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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04

OF action ne might have won world
wide rcuowu. a comparatively short
time sufIiced this forceful Jesuit 90
convert the entire tribe Co the Roman
Catholic religion. which they have
professed ever since.
Indeed. the Flatheads were un-
usually faithful and obcdieut children
Of the church until recent years. when
the "bOot-leggers" and salOonkeepcrs
on the borders OF the reservation be-
gan 20 supply them with contraband
whisky. Now drunkenness is common
among them and leads 90 variety of
crimes. During the festival Of the
annual dance. which is held I'm July.
liquor flows more freely than usual
and bloody fiEhts. with occasional
fatal consequences. are part of the
regular order Of things The writer
tested the ease with which whisky is
obtained by the Indians. Giving one
Of them a. dollar at the gate Of the
mission. he found that 10 took just
tweuty-three minutes 60 convert the
coin into a bottle OF "firewater."
The priests bcmoau the baclSsIiding
Of their flock. but they are almost
helpless TO better matters. Father
T7l'man. the active director OF The
mission. may preach a stirring sermon
pu a. Sunday iuvciChing against the
SIN Of intempcraucc. The appeal iu
their own language 20 the blankcted
men squattiur motiouless about the
floor or the church like So many
bronze statues makes n temporary inn
preston at least. and FOR that day
most or them will refrain from in-
diligence.
Tho venerable Father Asti. success
eor TO Father DE Smet and nominal
head Of the mission. who is nearing
his uiuctiCth year. uTOmul-gtos
threats and pleas. whilst ne secs with
sadness the steady deterioration of
the Tlathc1ds. amongst whom ne has
passed lifetime of earnest endcavor
The Sisters Of Charity and the Trsu-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
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line nuns. who conduct two schools
on the reservation. strive through the
women and youths Of the tribe to in
flueuCe the men. Tt is all Of little
avail Father DE Smet would have
reeortcd TO the practical argument Of
stout stick. but the authority Of
the church has wancd and the length
OF her arm has shruuk. The Indian
agent is the only man who can exer-
else effective control nowadays. He
has always had a hard task I'm the re-
precision Of the liquor traffic. and
with the opening OF the reservations
90 viii be doubly difficult
For ages the Flatheads lived I'm this
secluded mountain region. having
little intercourse with other tribes
and making only short excursions
from their homes into the nearby
buffalo country. They intcrmarried
among themselves and seldom admit
ted a strange strain of blood. Now
they are SO mixed that Il is said there
is not a thoroughbred Flathead ON the
reservation HaIf-breeds are numer-
Gus and form the worst element They
account for an excessive proportion OF
The drinking. immortality and crime.
Great changes are taking place I'm
the country of the Flatheads. Like
other reservations. theirs is being
thrown open Co settlers. Each mem
Der OF the tribe has received an al
iotmeut Of land. and. as they are all
lowed free selection before the whites
are admitted. they should be I'm pos
session Of the choicest tracts. II does
not by any means follow that they
have generally awaited themselves of
the opportunity. The Indian is prone
To- be whimsical and impractical His
choice or "a piece OF land may be i'm
flucuccd by sentiment or some condi-
ton Of trivial consequence. The half
breeds. however. may be counted on
TO take good care Of themselves. even
fribpsmcu.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04

valley with the utmost safety and
occupants. Even when the greed OF
the newcomers for the best lands re-
suited in the removal Of the rightful
owners TO the reservation farther
north. the friendship OF the Flatheads
was not impaired.
And now the reservation is opened
to settlement and one Of the irriga-
ton projects of the reclamation serv-
a beautiful country OF picturesque
mountains and broad valleys. through
which inuumerable streams thread
their way. II has been called the
Switzerland Of America, and the nu-
merOus lakes lend themselves 20 the
comparison. The largest Of these. the
Flathead, is thirty miles I'm length and
from six TO eighteen miles in width.
Surrounded by mountains and forest
and dotted with verdant islands IL Is
one OF the most lovely sheets OF water
in the world. its neighbors. Lake Nc
Donald and Lake St. Mary's, vying
with II I'm grandeur and beauty.
Experts in mineralogy believe that
/ the Flathead country is destined 20
become n great mining region. Many
specimens Of hiEh-grade ore have
I been taken from its mountain ranges.
but the government prohibition
/ against prospecting on the reservation
I has restrained treasure hunters The
/ Indians have always actively aided in
/ the enforcement of this order. resliz-
ing that with the discovery OF ex-
/ teusive gold deposits the land would
soon be taken out or their possession
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-L2OlEzz EIRS H|W 0Ed
L2cSs6Z2S NO012
THE tran-contincntal railroad pass

IT HE ff1n-C0utincntal railroad pass
Il ing through the northwestern
corner OF Montana carries thousands
OF passengers every day past tho little
station off E1valIL There is nothing
about tho place Co excite more than
casual irtercst-1u Indian trading
store. au uuurctcntioue hoetelry and a
Jew humble houses. backed by rugged
hills mr. any one anghts from the
train his destination ie probably Mis-
sion valley. although ne may be ulu-
matclv ruiuG on to kalispoL
a steep and winding road brings the
traveller to the summit of the Eavalu
range. and there n beautiful piano.
rama lies before his eyes. The Mis-
sion valley ls a deep. narrow notch
between two mountain spurs. The
Pend dOrclilc sends numerous sill
very streams mcaudcring through 10.
At tho upper end stands beautiful
Flaf1cld lake. with Ealiepol at its
head. and Nesting under the sombcr.
hoary-hcalrd Mission mountains As
peaceful 80. Irnatius. which has slum-
bored through nearly a century I'm
this secluded spot
The vhitc-walicd. rcd-toppcd mis-
sion buildings stand out against the
green and russell OF the surrounding
crop lands. with the shccuy band OF
.
fuI inviting aspect OF the scene may
be acceutuatcd by the drowsy notes
~ O. bell floating mp 90 the ridge on
which Che traveller has refined iu his
horse
Little change has taker place in the
country OF che FIGthcad- since Lewis
and Clari.. fatizucd to- the verge or
evn- .tiuu. and almost famished.
req. DO on their return from the
ID |I 3D. II = "a
ir Che uurs off the expedition. and
had the -raiHus proved hostile instead
OF hosuitIbI". DC is quite possible that
not o. member OF the party would
have survived to carry home the story
or thrir important explorations. iu
which case the oregon territory might
never have been added Co the map Of
the United states
These were tine first white men who
had ever boon seen in that region.
Others followed soon aftcrward. and
contact with them awoSe iu the In
diaue 1 curiosity. m not am intelligent
desire. tn learn more about the white
mems religion. They sent 81 dclara-
i0u tu So Louis. nearly 5000 miles
distant. herz.rr that a "bi7ck robe"
might bc sent fo them Failing of re-
Spouse. they dispatched another par
fr. and set two more. ON the same err
rard- Nt length Father DE Smet. Of
che order Of Jesus. was sent tp the
Flrtrr11 country. De Smct was fine
specimen of the muscular Christian
type uiouE priest with the soul Of
a medieval knight Tie was natural
commander Of men. I'm wider sphere
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
BURFORD TO WASHINGTON
IN GUTHRIE'S INTERESTS

Guthrie, Okla, June 25 = Further
court proceedings in the state capital
location matter will be taken by Guth-
rie at once, according to reliable in
formation secured yesterday. Judge
John H. Burford, former chief justice
of the territorial supreme court, and
leading counsel for Guthrie, left the
city last night, and while it is stated
that he went to Arnet on professional
business, it is currently believed he
started either for Washington or Chi
cago, where Attorney General Wicker
sham now is.
Attorney General West stated to-
day that at the request of the Guthrie
attorney. he had consented to a con-
tinuance in the pending Injunction
case in the state court, to Tuesday,
June 28. At that time he will argue
his second demurrer to the applica-
tion for injunction.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
MRS. ALBERNATHY BRINGS
SUIT FOR PAST DUE ALIMOHlIlT|

Guthrie. Okla. June 25-Unifed
States Marshal John Abernathy is
made defendant in suit brought by
J. A. Purviance OF Guthrie, father Of
Mrs Alvira Purviance Alternately. re-
Gently divorced. IN which Puriyance
seeks to compel Abernathy to pay $3.50
to Mrs. Abernathy for the support Of
their infant child, claiming that Aber
nathy entered into pre-diyorce agree
ment with his wife to pay that amount
for the support of the child.
The petition alleges that the amount
was to be paid from the receipts Of
the sale of a farm and that Abernathy
has sold the farm but has not paid the
money to his former wife The pa
pers drawn by Attorney G. G. Horner
of this city and forwarded to Oklahoma
City by mail for fling in the superior
court of Oklahoma county.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
STATE OFFICERS
RESUME ACTIVITY
IntImated That the Federal Govern
ment VIII Institute Proceedings
in Capital Removal Case.

Guthrie, Okla. June 25.-Following
the decision of United States Judge
Ralph Campbell dismissing the Guth-
rie petition for an injunction to pre-
vent the removal of books and records
of state from Guthrie to Oklahoma
City, Attorney General West advised
the various state officers that 1t would
be best for them to resume transac-
ton of official business. Consequently
the financial end of the state govern
ment got under way again this morn
ing and State Auditor Trapp and
Treasurer Jim Menefee have issued
and paid warrants today as if nothing
had happened.
The attorney general gathered from
the Campbell decision that the courts
would probably sustain the binding eff
feet of the enabling act should the
case be brought in the proper man
ner and though he intends to press
the pending injunction case in the
district court to a determination, he
considered it advisable not to tie up
the business of the state longer.
1t was strongly intimated last night
that the United States will institute
action for itself, to enforce perform
ance of the contract and fulfillment OF
the compact contained in the enabling
act, locating the capital at Guthrie
temporarily. Guthrie lawyers are su'
premely confident that the 1913 clause
will be sustained if the matter ever
reaches United States supreme court
An appeal from the Campbell decision
will be prepared, but there is some
doubt whether Guthrie will carry the
plain iurisdictional question any high
er.
Commenting on the Campbell de-
cision, Judge Frank Dale and G, G
Horner, leading counsel for Guthrie,
stated that the courts action was
hardly unexpected. but that the mat
ter would be pressed to a final de-
cision in both state and federal courts.
Judge Dale said further
There is no doubt but that If the
question of the 1913 clause had been
before the court, he would have held
directly that there was valid con-
tract, and that he would have enforced
It. There is. to my mind, no other
conclusion to be drawn from reading
the opinion"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
BASIS OF SETTLEMENT
AGREED TO BY WEST

Enid, Okla, June 25,--Attorney Gen
eral West and associates have agreed
upon the basis of settlement in the
Waters-Pierce Oil company case pend
ing in the district court here, and will
submit four propositions to the attor-
neys for the company These are the
propositions:
That the Waters-Pierce company be
.penalized for the violation of the ter
ritorial law in an amount to be agreed
upon; that the discrimination In prices
among consumers be expressly pro-
hibited, but nothing in this provision
is to be construed to prevent this
company from arranging just and
reasonable sliding scale of prices upon
the quantity consumer; that the COM
pany be restrained from entering into
or creating any trust relations with
any competing company, and that the
maximum price which the defendant
company may exact for oil or oil pro-
ducts be fixed from time in settlement
of any suit until such time as the
corporation commission can deter
mine whether or not it has con-
stitutional right to fix the prices.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
CONFERENCE WITH
FORMER OFFICIALS
Rough Riders Present ReoImenta
Flags Carried at San Juan to
Their Colonel.

Oyster Bay, N X, June 25.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt had a long talk Friday
with James R. Garfield. his secretary
of the interior, and Clifford Pinchot.
But what they said and what bear
ing, If any. their talk had on the ma
tional political situation is known
only to themselves. That the three
men talked politics is conjectured,
The Oyster Bay Pilot Friday appeared
with an editorial to the effect that
Roosevelt, Pinchot and Garfield were
very busy forming a new national
party
Mr.. Roosevelt spent the day in en-
Itertaining numerous guests. Besides
Messrs. Garfield and Pinchot and NJ.
Mccormick Of the Chicago Tribune he
had with him several rough rider
comrades, including Captain Edward
Boering, of California. and William
McGinity, of Ripley, Okla. Francis
]. Heney. the San Francisco graft
prosecutor, and Mrs. Heney were also
among the guests.
Boering and McGinity donned their
rough rider uniforms in New York al
sunrise, were ferried across the river
and then rode all the way to Oyster
Bay on COW ponies. They bore the
rough riders dearest possession, the
two regimental flags, which they car
ried in their charge up San Juan hill
Colonel Roosevelt was sitting on the
yeranda waiting. When he saw them
plodding up the hill he walked down
part of the way to meet them The
Icavalrymen saluted him in military
fashion and Colonel Roosevelt return
ed the salute.
Colonel" said Captain Boering
1--WE have brought back the standards
to the man who is best fitted to keeT
them.
Colonel Roosevelt replied that he
would treasure the colors always. One
of them he had lent to the rough rid
ers for their celebration yesterday
The rough riders also brought {
guidon. which was presented to Col
onel Roosevelt on behalf Of the Okla
homa 6. Ar
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
ROBBER KILLS TWO MEN
AND ESCAPES WITH $4,000

Lynn, Mass, June 25.-Three rob
bers shot and killed Thomas A. Land
regan. a prominent shoe manufacturer
Of this city, on the street here today,
fatally wounded Police officer James
Carrall, and seized from Landregan a
bag containing four thousand dollars,
which the manufacturer had just
drawn from the bank for the weekly
pay roll. Policeman Carrall died a
few minutes after he was shot.
The robbers fed to high rock in
the suburbs, where they were sur
rounded by a large force of police and
citizens. In less than an hour Patrol
man Thompson saw one of the rob-
bers and opened fire and the man re-
turned the shot. The robber was fin
ally wounded. He said his name was
Alba Anson, Of New York Another
of the men was seen near the Lynn
hospital. Policeman Grady exehang-
ed shots with the robber, one of
Grady's bullets striking the man. The
bandits condition is serious. His name
was not learned The third of the rob
bers was captured without fight on
Western avenue, short distance from
where the second highway man was
shot. A search of the robbers cloth
ing resulted in the recovery of more
than forty-five hundred dollars
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
NEGRO WANTS jim
HARRIS POSITION
Filing Of Negroes For Many Offices it
is said VIII Cause Split
in Party.

Oklahoma City, June 25.--Jim Harris
chairman OF the republican state CEN
trail committee, is much embarrassed
and humiliated because H. L. Storm.
negro, of Wagner, has fled for repre-
sentative from Wagner county against
the will of the republican boss. 1t is
said Harris went to Storm personally
and asked him not to get into the race
for representative, fearing that It
would do great deal Of harm to the
party.
Aside from Storm. there are three
other negroes filed for jobs in the low
er house, A. c. Hamlin of Logan
county, who was a member of the last
Legislature; Arch Jones Of Muskogee
county and G. A. Garrett Of okfuskee
county. CARROTS home is in Boley.
the noted negro town of eastern Okla
homa.
Il Is said the negroes of Boley de-
clare that they are going to elect Gar.
rett and claim he is one of the most
intelligent negroes in the state. The
negroes have filed their petitions with
Secretary VIII Linn of the state cleo
tion board Their names appear upon
the ballot the same as white. there
being no indications showing their
color.
Republicans from all sections OF the
state are greatly stirred up over the
fact that the negroes would not lis
ten to advice and filed in the face of
numerous protests from leading re-
lpublicans Il is contended by leading
republicans that the negroes will
drive away white votes from the re-
publican ranks.
All four of the counties where ne
groes have filed for representatives
are thichly inhabited BY negroes. The
democrats in Wagner are extremely
anxious that the grandfather" clause
be voted upon at the general election.
Wagner is the home of Chairman
Jim Harris Of the republican state
central committee and 1t is said that
he could easily poll all the negro votes
liz it we're not that negro now asks
a seat in the state legislature.
Some members Of the republican
lparty are determined to oust the ne
groes from the state ticket, while 9th
lers contend that they have right.
and should get out and make a hard
campaign for the Offices they are seek
ing Il may be that on account Of the
negroes filing it will cause split in
the republican ranks. Republicans
from the west and southwestern sec
tions Of the state are strongest against
negroes names being placed upon the
official ballot
The outcome Of the situation is be-
ling watched with interest.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
ONE MOREWEEK FOR
CANDIDATES TO FILE
Democratic Candidates Are More
Plentiful on Primary Ticket
Than Republicans.

The county ticker for the primary
on August is rapidly filling up. There
is yet another week in which appli-
cants may file for place on the pri-
mary ticket. The democrats have SO
far outnumbered the republicans,
which is the result of the political COM
plexion of the county. According to
the county election board no candidate
will be placed on the ticket who has
not filed on or before next Saturday
night.
The following candidates to date
have filed their applications with the
county election board:
For county judge-Theo. D. B, Frear
democrat; s. f. Parks, democrat; F.
M. Smith. democrat; e. NJ. Probasco,
republican.
For county attorneyC. Caldwell,
democrat; Guy Patten. democrat
Harry J. Swarts, democrat.
For clerk Of district court-Lee R.
Mitchell. democrat; D. B stutsman,
democrat.
For county clerk-John F. Malin.
democrat; G. w. Fincannon, demo-
crat; R. F. Nix, democrat.
For sheriff.. G. Barker. democrat;
IW. r. Friend democrat +, =. Riden.
hour. democrat; G W. seigel. demo-
crat; Ned Hoskins, republican: A. F.
Chamberlin. republican.
For county treasurer-E. p Ficklin,
democrat
For register Of deeds W L. Trottl
democrat; E. N. Williamson, demo-
crat; John e. Butler, republican
| For county surveyor George Ashby
democrat.
For county superintendent-Ja f
Mccullough. democrat; H. w G. Shell
ton. democrat; Frank P. Marsh, re
publican.
For county commissioners = First
district. Grand Bozman. democrat; E
IT. Hayes. democrat. Second district
IL. E. Coats, democrat. J. NJ simms
democrat. Third district. L. c. Couch
democrat; Robert R. Chamberlin, dem
ocrat; ]. Wes Harris, democrat; D. T
witt, democrat: H. R. Allen, republi
lean; Irwin Johnson, republican.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
Found Several Indictments.

BY Associated Press.
Springfield. ILL.,, June 20. = The
grand jury today returned the follow
ing indictments in the legislative brib-
cry probe:
Conspiracy to bribe ~ Representa-
tive Lee O'Neil Browne. Representa-
tive Robert E. Wilson, Frank j.
Trout, Louis D. Hirsheimer.
Bribery-A. B. johnson.
Perjury-A. b. Johnston.
Browne and Wilson were also in
dicted on a general Jackpot" deposit
tion on three counts each, in the con-
spiracy indictments and two in the
perjury indictments against Johnston
and twelve in the bribery indictment
against Johnston.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-25
By Associated Press.

by ASsUCldtcu TISsS.
Washington. d. G., June 25.-Sena-
tor Gore today presented to the SEN
ate a resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the employment of pri-
vate counsel in connection with the
sale of the Chickasaw and Choctaw
lands. The resolution was agreed to.
Cores charges, in connection with
Indian affairs in Oklahoma are not con-
fined to those made against G. f. Nc
Murray, the Oklahoma lawyer. When
the senator made his appearance in
the senate today, he said in private
conversation that another attorney
had been making efforts to have about
ten thousand negroes enrolled, which
he said would net the promoter $685.
100000 to $SO.OOO,OOO If permitted to
be perfected.
"Oh," said the senator, there are
several dens of wolves in that state.
II hesitate to go into the matter as it
ought to be done, but some one ought
Ito do it."
Washington, June Ex-senator Gore
startled the senate yesterday by an
|nouncing he had been in effect offered
bribe of $4,000 to withdraw his op-
position to recognition of the so-called
McMurry contracts for the sale of In
dian lands in Oklahoma
The senator went further and added
to this declaration the statement that
a member of the house likewise had
been approached. This happened May
|6 last, two days after he had intro
duced resolution prohibiting the ap-
proyal of the contracts.
"a representative of McMurry came
to see me May g." he said He was
man who resides in my home town,
man who had been friend in time Of
need. He came to my Office and as
sured me that it would be to my in
terest if would call on the senator
from Colorado and advise him not to
report the resolution. There was a
suggestion that $4,000 or $4,000
would be available if the contracts
were not prohibited And | am in
formed that a similar proposition was
made yesterday to member Of the
house of representatives.
Gore did not mention the name of
either the agent who approached him
or thaS of the member of the house.
I He also declared that IAN ex-senator
from Nebraska and an ex-senator from
Kansas are interested in these con-
tracts" but in this instance also, he
likewise failed to name the men. With
out indicating other personalities he
added that there was large lobby
here pushing the McMurry interests,
| Mr. Gore announced that if the re.
cessions of the senate from the amend
ment to the general deficiency bill was
sustained, Mr. McMurry would get 3
million dollars as his fee for the sale
Of the Choctaw and Chickashaw In
dian lands. The amendment In ques-
ton required proper approval of the
contracts.
| Gore had secured the adoption in the
omnibus appropriation bill to the ef
fleet that no money could be paid on
the McMurry and similar contracts ex
lcept with the approval Of congress. Il
has come back from conference with
a provision that no money should be
Ipaid except on the approval of the sec