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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
AMENDMENTS
TO STATE ELECTION LAW

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 3.-Amendments
to the Oklahoma state election law to
provide for rotation of candidates
names according to counties are being
prepared by members of the state elec-
tion board for presentation at the reg
ular session in January. Some sort
of change is considered desirable be-
cause at the primary this year some
of the strongest men on both tickets
were defeated by comparatively little
men whose names began with some
letter of the alphabet which gave them
first place on the ticket.
The idea is to have each candidates S
name first in some part of the state,
the number of divisions corresponding
to the number of candidates. The
figures on the recent census of the
state, by counties, have been obtained
by the board, and arrangement will
be made so that candidates will rotate
among the counties in such a way that
the division, according to population,
shall be as nearly equal as possible
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
HARTMAN INTERESTS IN
CONTROL OF NORTH COAST

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 3.-Articles of
incorporation of the Oregon Washing
ton Railroad and Navigation company
were filed few days ago at Salem,
Ore, and show the Hartman system
to be the owner of the mysterious
Nerth Coast Railroad company. These
articles provide for a large new cor
poration with a capitalization of $780,
100000, controlled by the Union Pa
cific system, and make provisions to
absorb all the property of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation company, the
Oregon and Washington Railway COM
pany and the North Coast Railroad
company.
Throughout the history of the North
Coast Railroad company, which was
organized in 1906 with Robert E. Stra-
horn of Spokane as president, the fin
ancial hackers have been successfully
concealed until the articles of incor-
poration were filed few days ago. Mr..
Strahorn, owing to the absolute sec
recy maintained as to the financial
hackers of the road gained for himself
the title of "The Sphinx"
The Union Pacific system by ac-
quiring the North Coast Railroad com
pany, will shorten it's line between
Spokane and Portland, Ore. by about
sixty-fve miles, tap the Walla Walla
country, the Big Bend section, the Co.
lumbia river valley, acquire terminals
at Puget Sound and cut down its mile
age to the east by several hundred
miles.
It is estimated that the total mileage
of the consolidation when the lines are
completed will reach 1000 miles, not
including electric lines. Among the
latter are the lines of the Yakima Val.
ley Transportation company, radiat.
ing from the city of North Yakima,
west of Spokane, to other points in the
Yakima and tributary valleys. These
will continue under separate owner
ship, but will be extended and oper-
ated under the supervision of Mr.. Stra-
horn, as heretofore.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
BALL|NGER REPORT TO Be
SUBMITTED NEXT WEEK

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-The re-
port of the republican members of the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigation com
mittee will be ready for congress next
week.
At the conclusion of an afternoon
conference of the republicans yester-
day Senator Nelson chairman of the
joint congressional committee, said the
reports would be completed and sub
mitted to the full committee early next
week. Congressman Denby of Michi-
gan will reach Washington today and
the republican members will hold an
other session.
The democratic members of the COM
mittee who have already made public
their minority report also will meet
then. Their program of action has
not been fully determined. The dem
|ocrats will have an opportunity to see
the republican report before it goes to
congress.
The ordinary procedure will be for
the democrats, as soon as the majority
report is submitted to each house of
congress, to offer their minority re-
port, and move that it be substituted
for the other
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
OKLAHOMA HAS THREE
CHAMPIONSHIP ASP|RANTS

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 3. - Oklahoma
now has aspirants for pugilistic honors
in three divisions. Carl Morris of Sa-
pulpa, the giant Frisco engineer, who
is taking on all comers,, is after the
heavyweight honors, while Kid Ferns
and Pete Shaughnessy of Oklahoma
are after the welterweight and light
weight championships respectively.
Morris, who is showing real from as
fighter has added two more scalps
to his list by defeating Battling Britt
of Henryetta and Jim Harper, of Kan
sas City. Neither of them were able
to last three rounds with the big rail
roader, Morris took the aggressive in
both fights and disposed of both op-
ponents with perfect ease. His back
ers are now trying to match him with
some of the better known heavies, as
he has never had to extend himself to
win any of the battles which he has
fought so far.
Ferns undoubtedly shows great
promise as welterweight and his
friends at Oklahoma City have $4,000
ready at all times to back his cham
pionship aspirations. Ferns came into
prominence about a year ago by his
victory over "Rube" Ferns, who was
once top-notcher in the welterweight
division, but has been out of the game
for some time and was unable to come
back" enough to make him equal to
the youth and strength of his younger
namesake. Ferns last fight was with
Clarence English, and was declared
a draw at the end of six rounds.
Another fight will undoubtedly be
matched to go longer distance, in
order to get a line on the merits of
the two.
Shaughnessy is another youngster
who looks like conner His last bat.
tie was at Muskogee on Thanksgiving
day with Frank Stanley, who was put
away in the fourth round of what was
to have been fifteen-round contest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09

/ 1913, the enabling act date, and until
the capitol building shall be completed
at Oklahoma City. 1t was voted down,
f79 to q.
The capital location bills went
through without amendments, except
those offered by the house capital COM
mittee. The house insurgents, led by
Maxey of Pottawatomie and Cornell
of Custer, made long speeches in favor
of amendments to leave the selection
of the site to a legislative committee
and the location of the site within Ok
lahoma City, but the amendments
were voted down overwhelmingly.
Representatives from each of the
cities and towns with capital aspira-
tions presented the names of their
candidates, each in turn as substitutes
for Oklahoma City as the permanent
location, but each was voted down by
large majorities. The cities presented
were Guthrie, Shawnee, Chickasha,
Muskogee, Ardmore, Enid, Alva, Buff
falo, Waukomis and Kingfisher.
The Franklin bill raising the salary
OF the commissioner of charities and
corrections from $1,000 to $2,5OO was
passed finally by the senate with the
emergency, 81 to 10.
In both houses resolutions were of
fered that only union labor, so far as
possible, be employed in erecting the
capitol buildings and were laid over
for future action.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
Smoke Drove Moore Back.

G. w. Moore, of Kentucky, who was
a guest at the Burlington, lost every
thing he had with him except the
clothes he wore yesterday. He made
an attempt to get into his room for
his belongings, but the smoke was too
dense.
Mr. Moore was in town to close a real
estate deal by which he and Mr. Wake
field sold to Matt Hawkins los lots in
the Fairview addition. One of the
terms of the sale was that Moore &
Wakefield should pay the accrued
taxes, and this morning County Treas
urer Ficklin was writing tax receipts
until his fingers ached.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
v|NITA ENGINEER
WEDS MISS HUNT
Popular Young Vinita Couple Married
Saturday Afternoon And Will Go
to Washington For Visit.

In an attempt to take their many
friends by surprise, Miss Lucille Hunt
and Mr.. j P. Gooch were married at
2:90 this afternoon, at the home of the
brides parents on East Tahlequah
avenue. The friends of the young
couple, however, have been on the
watch and the plan was discovered in
time for large crowd of the young
people to assemble at the Katy station
to bid them goodbye" and happy
honeymoon trip. The happy newly
weds will go to Washington, D. c.. for
visit with Mr. Gooch's parents, after
which they will return to this city to
make their future home,
The bride Is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hunt, one of the old time
and most honored families in Vinita.
She was born and reared in Vinita, and
has made hundreds of life long friends
who wish her all the joys of married
life.
The groom has been city engineer for
the past two years, and was recently
given the management of the munich
pal water plant, in addition to the Of
flee of city engineer. In both depart
ments he has made good and has prom
ise of splendid future in the business
world.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
.NATIONAL|SM DENOUNCED
BY GOVERNORS CONFERENCE

Louisville, KY, Dec. New nation
alism, as far as it affects conservation
of natural resources, was denounced
by executives of three states, and de-
Tended by Governor Noel of Mississippi
at the conference Of governors here
yesterday.
After Governor Norris of Montana at
the afternoon session had said the idea
of the federal government reaping ben
| efits Of the vests natural resources
was a selfish one on the part of east
erners and that the states could best
care for themselves in this respect.
Governor Shafroth of Colorado gave
his version OF new natlonalism. He de-
clared monopolies could be controlled
easier by state legislatures than by
congress, and that new nationalism
and the idea of greater Capitalization
of power was advocated for political
reasons and not for better jurisdiction.
Governor Sloan of Arizona declared
the states could best and should con-
troll water rights and public lands, al
though he said the recently completed
irrigation work done by the govern
ment in his territory was beneficial
Governor Noel of Mississippi spoke in
behalf of the federal control of re-
sources. He based his ideas, he said
on the fact that the Union was one
!, great family and that one should help
the other. This idea was actuated by
! the fact that Mississippi once had
wealth in natural resources but through
mismanagement by state officials the
I Commonwealth now gained nothing
from it's extensive forests.
Governor Norris was followed by
Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Mis-
souri,, who spoke on Employers Liza
bility and Workmen's Compensation
Acts" and Gamaliel Bradford, a Bos
ton banker, who spoke on "The Power
of the Governor"
When the governors transferred
their conference yesterday from Frank
fort to Louisville, they again found a
program which gave pleasure more at
tentiOn than the conservation of nat
ural resources. Several executives
/ who carried bullying manuscripts, fin
ally retired last night without an op
portunity to add their views to those
already expressed in connection with
more or less uniform legislation
4 throughout the various states.
The conference selected Spring
Lake, n. j., as the next meeting place
A. L. Churchill says that he was
about eighteen miles north and west
of Vinita yesterday and found the
wheat looking fine, in spite of the dry
; weather.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
CHIEF CHARGED
WITH COMPLETELY
Arrest Was Result of Evidence Work.
Up BY Representative Of Enid
EIks-kenefick Belonged.

Pawnee, Okla, Dec. 3.-Chief of Pc
lice Overstreet, Mrs Frank Manning
and an unidentified man were arrested
and placed in Jail here yesterday and
held without bail, charged with com
plicity in the murder of Joseph Kenne.
fick of Enid, who was murdered here
Friday, November 25. The arrest of
the above parties is chiefly due to evi-
dence worked up by Charles Boarders
of Enid at the instance of the Elks
lodge, in which the murdered man held
a membership.
Kennefick 1eceiyed six bullet wounds
msn his body, two of which, it is stated
by many upon grounds of suspicion,
came from a pistol in the hands of
Chief Overstreet.
So strong is the feeling against the
officer that many of his bosom friends
"snubbed" him on the street some time
before his arrest was made.
The murdered man lost his life near
the home of Frank Manning, who is
known as bad man" and it has Gre
ated no little speculation as to why
Chief Overstreet offered no assistance
to Kennefick and being present at the
time of the tragedy.
Examination of the dead mans body
showed that two different kinds of bull
let's had been fired into his body, indi-
eating that the hand of two different
persons contributed to his death.
Excitement runs high and much bit
ter feeling is expressed over the affair.
1t is thought that the unknown man ar
rested in the case is known to some
and his identity is withheld for some
reason, and mystery is added to the
case as a result.
Kennefick being we'll known Elk,
the lodge is spending earnest effort to
bring the guilty persons into court.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
Opposition Centered in Feeling Against the
Appointment of the Commission by Governor
HASKELL in Hands of Senate But no
Likelihood of Immediate Passage
McMechan and Governor Engage
in Animated Argument.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 3-Dur-
ing the period of consideration of the
bill yesterday, several other towns in
the state, including Muskogee, Shaw
nee and Guthrie, had their claims pre-
Isented, their representatives moving
| the substitution of the names of those
towns for the name of Oklahoma City
in the bill. All the motions were de-
feated.
Opposition to the capital bill Friday
appeared to have centered in a feel
in gagainst the appointment of COM
mission by Governor Haskell The
senate passed a resolution providing
for joint committee of ten members
which shall select site.
The capital bill goes to the senate
today, but owing to the feeling
against an out-of-the-way site it is not
believed that it will be passed by the
senate Immediately. The senate, ap-
parently, is in favor of the selection
of the site by the legislature, but it
appears that a conference committee
will be appointed and the session con-
tinued into next week.
The Franklin bill, providing for 500
annual increase in the salary of the
commissioner of charities and correc-
tions, passed Friday after some wrang-
ling.
An indication of the opposition to
the Putnam site scheme in the senate
and Oklahoma City was furnished by a
rebuff which was administered to Gov
ernor Haskell in the crowded lobby
of the Lee Huckins hotel last night by
Senator Thomas MeMechan of Okla
homa City The governor approached
McMechan and suggested that mas
much as the business men of Oklahoma
City may not be able to present a site
for the capitol within the city limits
for several days that the senate might
pass the administration capital bill
and that when the other proposition is
submitted he (the governor) would
give it consideration.
II want you to understand" replied
Senator McMechan, that I am. .respon-
sible to my constituents for my actions
as much as you are to the people of
this state, and propose to represent
their interests"
The interview ended there.
The Bolen-Jones bill was adopted,
SO to Is on final roll CALL without
amendments and the emergency was
adopted SO to 18. The bill for perman-
ent location at Oklahoma City and the
capitol commission was adopted on
final roll call 81 to 10 and the emer-
.gency received SO votes to Is against.
Every democrat, including Clayton of
Guthrie, lined up and voted for the
latter bill and seventeen republicans
voted with the democrats. The re-
publicans who voted against the bill
were Acton of Logan, Blackburn of
Lincoln, Clark of Kay, Clarke of Paw
nee, Dawson of Major, Porter of Car
field, Shearer of Logan, Lesterman of
Noble and Vogle of Harper.
The minority, led by E. NJ Clarke
of Pawnee, offered an amendment on
final passage that the removal of the
capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City
should not become effective until after
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
LEGISLATORS Call on Taft.

Washington, D. c., Dec 3.-The
White House executive officers We're
crowded today with senators and rep
who called to pay their
respects to the president. President
TAFT devoted the morning to seeing the
Legislators.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-09
Leading Yachtsman Dead.
lated Press.

by ASbUOIdIbu IVoo'
New York. Dec. 3.-Frederick
.s1hompson Adams banker, broker and
prominent in the yachting world as
commodore of the Larchmont Yacht
club. died today at his home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Advanced Medical Courses.

There are perhaps 200 or go American
medical students in Vienna, many OF them
experienced practitioners at home-men OF
middle age, who took degrees in Americas
medical colleges twelve, fifteen and even
twenty years ago. They come to Vienna
TO specialize on certain subjects, or, as
one expressed it to me, Ito Ir,shen up ana
bring themselves up 10 date.
The med.cal SCHOOLS OF vienna are just
now offering greater advantages IN Ger
tain Inns of research and study than
those of Berlin or farIs. But II oepends
entirely upon the personality OF the IN
struc,or students go to ParB Tor SOME
speclairies, to Berlin and Vienna for 9TH
RS, so that they can nave the opportu-
nifty of following the most noted SPECIAL
ists and instructors through the hospitals
and in the clinics.
1t is the prevailing impression that a
doctor can get a better hnishing or post
xraauate course in europe than he can
get at home. AS rule, the stuoents tell
me- there is q better chance tor b.gin-
ners. tor those who nave not passed their
nrst examinations, in the American
schools.
IT is also the almost unanimous opinion
that Europ, an doctors are superior to
Americans IN theory only and not In prac-
tice; tina. they can diagnose case more
accurately, but are not so Skillfui or care
full IN trea, ment. / have often heard 1t
said that Dig doctors in Europe are sat
Ened wnen they discover the causes o. q
complicated case OF disease, and 90 not
care whether The patient g.ts well or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
VIGILANCE OF SON {
SAVES FATHERS LIFE
Negro Armed With Razor Detected
in Bedroom of James e. Devine
Of Montgomery County.
sueciai Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. November Is. 1910
Had it not been for his little son, who
was In bed with him, and who happened
to be awake. there is believed to be little
doubt that James e. Devine. who lives
near Germantown, this county, would
haye been slain while asleep in his home
last Tuesday night by a. negro. whose
identity has not been fully established.
Shortly after IL o'clock q slight noise
attracted the boys attention, and he was
Mortified to see a negro with an open
razor in his hand crawling along the floor
of the room toward the bed. Although
almost paralyzed from fear, the little
fellow retained his presence Of mind suf-
ficiently to shake and awaken his father,
who was sleeping soundly by his SIDE.
AS Mr.. Devine Strengthened up in bed
the negro stopped, and was apparently
about to spring for the bed when Mr..
Devine leaped toward a corner OF the
room where stood a loaded rife. As he
did so the intruder made for the window.
and just as he was going to jump Mr..
Devine fired. The man fell from the
window to the ground below. and Mr..
Devine is of the opinion that the rife bah
took effect In the mans back.
MIR. Devine says the tntruOer had sew
eral companions waiting for him outside.
and he also discovered that boxes had
been piled alongside the house to enable
the would-be assassin to gain entrance
through the bedroom window.
Immediately on the matter being re-
ported to the authoi tiles an investigation
was started. and both Sheriff Welt and
States Attorney Waters believe the
guilty person will be app ehended. Sheriff
Welt spent several hours in washington
yesterday, endeavOring to learn some
thing about a negro who claimed to be
from the Germantown neighborhood and
who applied at one OF the Washington
hospitals for treatment for q gunshot
wound in the back.
A short while ago Mr.. pevine swore
out a warrant charging q negro woman
who lives near Germantown with keep
ing a disorderly house. and principally
on his testimony she was convicted. MI.
Devine said at the trial that he hesi-
tated about having the arrest made be-
cause Of fear that friends of the woman
might do him bodily injury: but that
conditions at the house became SO in
tolerable that he decided to take a
chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Catarrh of the Stomach.
A pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
Effectual Cure For 1t.

Catarrh Of the stomach has long been consid-
cred the next thing to iDcurable. The usual
symptoms are a full or bloating sensation after
eating accompanied sometimes with sour or
watery risings, formation OF cases. causing
pressure on the heart and lungs and difficult
breathing, headaches, fckle appetite. nervous
ness and general played out, languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste IN the mouth,
coated tongue and II the interior OF the stomach
could be seen It would show a Shiny. indamed
condition.
The cure for this common and obstinate trou-
bic IL found In q treatment which causes the
food to be readily, thoroughly digested before
1t has time to ferment and irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces Of the stomach. TO secure q
prompt and healthy digestion 10 the one usces-
sary thing to do. and when normal digestion IL
secured the catarrhal condition will have disap.
peared.
According to DR.. Harianson, the safest and
best treatment il to use after each meal tab
let, composed Of Diastase. Aseptic Pepsin,
little Nux. Golden Seal and fruit acids- These
tablets csu now be found 1t all drug stores
under the name Of stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
and not being . patent medicine can be used
with perfect safety and assurance that healthy
appetite and thorough Digestion will follow their
regular use after meals.
Mr.. r. 9. Workman. Chicago. H.. writes:
.sCatarrh II . local condition resulting from .
neglected cold Ia the head, whereby the lining
membrane Of the nose becomes tn6amed and the
poisonous Aischargs therefrcn, passing back.
ward into the throat. reaches the stomach. thus
PRODUCING catarrh Of the stomach. Medical a.
thorities prescfibed for me tor three years fer
catsrrh Of stomach without cure, but today
am the harpiest Of men aftef using only oae
bog OF STARTS Dyspepsia Tablets. I cannot
and appropriate words 20 express my good feel
ing. I have found nesh. appetite and sound
rest from their USE"
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets 10 the safest prep
arstion a. we'll as the simplest and most con.
ven.ent remedy for any form Of Indigestion,
catarrh Of stomach, biiiousness. sour stomach.
heartburn and bloadns aftef meals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
made happy addresses appropriate to the

made happy addresses appropriate to the
occasion. Mr.. Robertson. referring to his
fathers long connection with journalism
said he felt well at home in the company
Of newspaper men. He dwelt on the re-
lation between the press and the stage.
az well as upon the change that had come
in the feeling between the English ana
Americans In recent years, and expressed
had been said about him and his work at
various times by the press.
DIR. Simon made q brief but eloquent
speech, In which he compared the work
Of the stage with that OF the church. MI.
Hede made one Of his characteristic adj
dresses that set the newspaper men
laughing and kept them in merry humor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-18
Baptist Home Officers Elected.

At a recent meeting OF the board %
management Of the Baptist Home the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. Eliza
beth Hoeke; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mooney: secretary. Mrs. Elisabeth
Olive: first vice president, Mrs. d. 8.
Foster; second vice president. Mrs. III.
c. Sholes: corresponding secretary. Miss
virgie King.