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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
THREE JUDGES WILL HEAR
ARGUMENTS NEXT MONDAY

Guthrie Okla. Oct IL United
States Circuit Judge Walter A. San
born of St Paul, Mimi, is expected
to sit as one of the three federal
judges in the grandfather clause"
oral arguments which will begun in
the federal court of Oklahoma City
next Monday morning. The two dis
trict judges to sit in the case are John
II Cotteral, of this district, and Ralph
NJ Campbell of the eastern Oklahoma
district, Of Muskogee.
1t is not certain that Judge San
born will be the circuit judge, but If
he does not come, some circuit Judge
will. Since in the cases where the
states are alleged TO have invaded the
provisions Of the United States fed
eral constitution three judges are TO
sit, one circuit and two district
judges.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
MEXICAN TAX COLLECTOR
SAYS HE SAW MONEY PASSED

luce was placed on the stand by the
government again 10 interpret the
Mexican law Of limitations. He was
rigidly cross-examined By the defense.
A large number OF Kickapoos and
Shawnees, most of them blanket In
dians, were in attendance in court
and they will be placed on the stand
by the government in support Of its
charge that the defendants forged
deeds and checks Of the Indians A
number of the Indians present are
those whose deeds and checks are
said 10 have been forged, according to
the charge Of the government. The
government claims these Indians viii
testify that they did not sign the
deeds and got no money for their land.
Frank Thaskery, Indian agent at
Shawnee since 1901, was placed on the
stand late in the afternoon by the
government to identify the allotments
and the allotment numbers of certain
Indians whose lands are involved in
the charges of the government.
Thackery testified that one of the In
dians from whom the defendants had
bought land was blind, another all
idiot, and still another was about dead
with consumption when the deeds
were made
Harvey Maxey, an attorney for the
defense, proved by Thackery's testi-
mony that he had approved the deed
for the sale of some of the land of
Pawkawtah, the Indian whom Thack-
cry had testified was an idiot, and that
the sale had been approved by the Sec
retary of the interior The witness
stated that he did not learn that Paw
kawtah was an idiot until after he
had approved the deed.
The defense considers this impor-
tant testimony, as the defendants
claim to have purchased a piece of
land from this Indian a year later and
this is one Of the deeds the govern
ment charged was forged and which
Thackery testified the Indian was not
competent to sign.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
.BONNIFIELO WILL REFEREE
OKLAHOMA MISSOURI GAME

Joplin, Mo, Oct. 25.-A. D. Bonni-
field of Kansas City will act in the
capacity of referee at the Missouri
Oklahoma football game to be played
in this city next Friday afternoon.
John c. Grover will umpire the game.
Bonnifeld is one of the most exper-
fenced referees in the country and
during recent years has refereed all
the big games played by the Tigers.
Great preparations are being made
for this very important contest now
and the local committees have arrang-
ed to care for the largest crowd of
people ever known to enter Miners
park in one day 1t is practically as
sured that seats will be at a premium,
and Clark Nichols, one of the local
promoters, says he has already receiv-
ed hundreds of applications for seat
reservations from this and adjacent
cities
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
INVESTMENT COMPANY
OFFICERS UNDER ARREST

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 25.-Pres-
ident A. B. Winsett, Secretary R. o.
Bounds and Vice President Harry Doe
Of the Phoenix Investment company
an Oklahoma concern, were arrested
here Monday by United States Mar
shall Abernathy, on the charge of u.s.
ing the mails to defraud. The arrests
were the result of the refusal of the
officers to submit the company's books
for examination to the state bank com.
missioner and his subsequent com.
plant to the postoffice department. An
investigation was made by Postoffice
Inspector R. " Leaghay of Guthrie
and complaint was made through Unit
ed States Attorney John Embry.
The Phoenix company rose a year
ago from the ruins of the Jackson
Loan and Trust company, which was
forbidden to transact business in the
state after it had failed to submit re-
ports to the state bank examiner.
Bounds came here from Jackson, Miss.
as president of the company.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
POLITICIANS FORCED TO
ABANDON AUTOMOBILE

If it had not been for the fact that
a bunch of republican politicians were
used to pushing an uphill campaign,
they would have fell in bad last night.
A party of speakers started to go to
Centralia in an automobile, to attend
a meeting there last night. For the
first fifteen miles all was lovely but
then the machine went dead, and the
party made its way to Centralia with
out the machine. Later the driver
got the car to Centralia and the party
started back. They pushed the ma
chine up all of the hills and let it run
down. When about two miles from
town they decided to leave the ma
chine and walk in. Those in the
party We're e. NJ. Probasco, Billy
Simms, A. A. Brown and Frank Frank
lin.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
MAYOR APPOINTS SHEEHAN
COLLECTOR or POLL TAX

The was a call meeting of the city
council last night, for the purpose of
accepting the report of the board of
appraisers, that reappraised the paw
ing costs on Scraper street. Two other
matters were mentioned in the CALL
One was the appointment of poll tax
collector The other was the hearing
of the application of w. A. Armstrong
for some dirt, to be taken from North
Foreman street, to be used in grading
South Gunter street. The report of
the appraisers was accepted without
opposition. John Sheehan, republi-
can member of the council, was ap-
pointed to collect the poll tax
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
| 'NEVE ARRA|GNED
AND IS ACQUITTED
Her Counsel Said She Had Been Un-
der Influence of Dangerous Grim
Inal Since Age of Sixteen.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated HTesb.
London, England, Oct. %. - Ethel
Clare LeNeye was placed on trial to-
day, as an accessory to the murder of
Cora Belle Crippen and was acquitted.
The court room was crowded when the
trial began, most of the spectators
seeming to be in sympathy with the
girl, who for the love of man, near
Ny twice her age, had sacrificed her
reputation and deserted her home and
friends.
In the dock she was pathetic fig
ure of medium build, light brown hair,
gray eyes, excellent teeth and pretty
trim figure. She was dressed in blue.
In reply to the reading of the formal
charge she replied. "Not guilty" in
tones scarcely audible.
At the beginning of Miss LeNeye's
arraignment her counsel, Frederick
Muir, NJ. p, asked the jury to bear in
mind that his client had been under
the influence of DR.. Crippen, one of
the most dangerous criminals of re
cent years, since she was sixteen
years old. This he said accounted for
her fight with the doctor There was
no proof that she had knowledge of
the murder Chief Justice Alverstone
in summing ENp the evidence said he
saw no reason why Crippen should
have told her.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
POSTAL BANKS TO Be TRIED
IN SECOND CLASS OFFICES

Washington, D. c., Oct 25. = The
board Of trustees Of the postal savings
bank system has approved a list of
forty-eight second class postoffices at
which the plan will be given its first
trial. The list includes one Office for
each state and territory.
The trustees are Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, Secretary of the Treas
Jury MacVeagh and Attorney General
Wickersham The list they formally
approved was selected after careful in
vestigation by the postal officials, with
a view to making the first test of the
service as thorough as possible under
the limited appropriation of 100000
provided by congress, which includes
the engraving and printing of forms,
certificates, bonds. clerical assistance,
etc.
Owing to the smallness of this ap-
preparation it has been impossible to
establish postal savings banks during
the first year in the large cities. Com
munities were chosen in which the
conditions were exceptionally favor
able for the development of a postal
savings business, mostly industrial cen
ters where wage earners especially
will be benefited by the kind of bank
ing facilities afforded.
A large patronage of the service is
expected by the officials from foreign
born Americans in these cities who
now are remitting considerable sums
to their native countries usually in
the form of money orders. Many of
the places selected, particularly those
in the west are not provided adequate
ly with other savings institutions. The
Offices designated today follow:
Bessemer, Ala; Globe, Ariz.; Stutt-
gert, Ark; Oroville, CAL; Leadville,
Col; Ansonia, Conn; Dover, Del; Key
West. Fla; Brunswick, Ca; Couer
d'Alene, Idaho; Pekin, ILL.,; Princeton,
Ind; Decorah, Ia; Pittsburg, Kans. ;
Middlesboro, Ky; New Iberia, La. !;
Rumford, Me-. Frostburg, Md; Nor
wood, Mass; Houghton, Mich. ;
Bomidji, Mimi; Gulport, Miss; Car.
thage, Mo-; Anaconda, Mont; Nebras-
ka City, Neb.; Carson City, New; Ber-
lin, n. H.; Rutherford, N. j.; Ration,
N. NJ; Cohoes, n Y; SALISBURY, N.
c.; Wahpeton, n D.; Ashtabula. o.;
lGHyman, Okla; klamath Falls, Ore. !;
Dubois, Pa; Bristol, r. l.; Newberry,
S. c.; Deadwood, S. D.; Johnson City,
Tenn; Port Arthur, Tex; Provo, Utah,
Montpelier, Vt; Clifton Forge, Va; !;
Olympia Wash; Grafton, w. Va;
Manitowoc, Wis; Laramie, Wyo.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
New Cafe Opens.

When T. w. Cooks European Cafe
opened this morning, in the Raymond
building, Vinita was given just such
an institution as has long been need
ed here. 1t is the intention of Mr.
Cook to at all times serve anything In
the way of eatables one may desire.
1t is to be strictly short order house.
The orders will be served in the most
approved and appetizing style.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Will Get Hearing Monday.

Lawton, Okla, Oct 25.-Judge John
H. Cotteral of the United States dis
trict court for western Oklahoma has
set Monday, October 81, for hearing
arguments in the injunction suit
against the grandfather" clause. Sew
eral weeks ago the republicans of Ok
lahoma brought the suit in the federal
court at Guthrie. The hearing will be
held at Oklahoma City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
SHERIFF CAPTURED LARGE
CONSIGNMENT OF BOOZE.

Sheriff Ridenhour last night captur
ed several gallons of booze. Who evel
the booze belonged to has not yet ask
ed for its return. The sheriff suspect
ed certain persons would bring 10
some booze last night and was watch
ing the trains. Someone tipped The
game by going to Alton and putting
the carriers next. This ruse failed
however, for the sheriff stationed him
self at the Cabin creek crossing and
waited for them to come and took the
booze.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
First Cotton Marketed Here.

Vinita became a cotton market for
the first time this morning when the
first car of cotton ever shipped from
this place was loaded The cotton was
purchased at Ketchum and hauled
here for shipment. This morning the
citizens of Vinita were surprised to
see several wagon loads of cotton on
the streets. This morning was the
first time loads of cotton were ever
seen on the streets of Vinita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Porter Representative Here.

G. A. Masters, of Perry, representing
what is knowll as the Porter railroad.
under construction from Caney, Kans.,
to this city, was here this afternoon
for a consultation with the members
of the Commercial club.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
West Point Democrats Meet.

The democrats at West Point held
big meeting last night. Several dem
acrats from here attended and Sey-
mour Riddle and E. J. Hobby made in
teresting talks on existing conditions.
D. c. Roper also was an enthusiastic
speaker
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 25.-The prin-
cipal witness for the government in
the Mexican requisition hearing Mon
day was Roman A. Galan of Muzquiz.
tax collector for the state Of Coahuila,
by whom the government seeks 10
prove that certain Of the defendants
paid tribe money TO Jefe Politieo Guar
lado by Muzquiz TO aid them in gaining
admission to the Kickapoo camp near
that place and in getting deeds to In
dian lands Galan, who speaks very
broken English, testified that he saw
". l. Chapman, Dr. r. c. Conine, two
Of the defendants, Amarant Falcon,
private secretary TO Guarjado, and Ra-
fael Flores, chief Of police Of Sabinas.
get of the northbound train at c. P
Diaz, Coahuila. get in a hack togther
and drive across the bridge over the
Rio Grande to Eagle Pass, Tex. The
witness stated that he followed them
in a livery rig and saw them enter
the First National Bank at Eagle Pass
and that he hitched his team and went
around to a window where he could
command a view of the interior Of the
bank.
Galan testified that he saw E. II.
Schmidt cashier of the bank, pay some
money to w. L. Chapman, one of the
defendants who, in turn handed it to
Falcon, Guariardo's secretary, that the
two Mexicans returned to Diaz and to-
gether took the southbound train 60
ing toward Muzquiz.
This occurred July "a, 1906, accord
ing to the witness. In cross-examin-
alton, B. B. Blackney, attorney for
Chapman and Conine, tried to confuse
the witness in his story, but in the
main the Mexican official adhered to
his original testimony.
The defense, however, developed
from the witness that he and Martin
J. Bentley, who had for several years
previous been taking Kickapoo Indians
from Shawnee to camps near Muzquiz,
were on very friendly terms, that Bent
ley made Galan's store his headquar-
ters, left his mail in Galan's care, and
that the witness followed the two de-
PENDANTS and two Mexicans to the
Eagle Pass bank for the purpose of
shadowing them. Galan denied, how
ever, that he went to Eagle Pass to
buy land of the Indians in connection
with Bentley, but stated that following
the issuance of the order of Guarjado
causing the arrest of Bentley and bar
ring him from the Indian camp, he
Galan, had left Muzquiz and gone to
Eagle Pass because Guarjado had filed
a complaint against him charging him
with being an ally to Bentley.
The defense brought out this testi-
mony in an effort to prove it's charges
that Bentley is back of the prosecu.
tion of the defendants and in order
to show that the witness was in league
with Bentley During the examina-
tion of Galan, an interpreter was used
for the first time in the present trial,
Senator Nicolas NJ Barazaluce acting
in that capacity during part of the
witnesses testimony. Senator Baraza-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28

Washington. D. c, Oct 25.-Aore
than I75 A1erican manufacturers
whose products are protected in this
country By the Payne-Aldrich bill are
selling their goods cheaper abroad
than at home.
The best evidence that American
consumers are being charged exces-
slvely IS the secrecy with which the
tariff benenciaries make lover prices
10 foreigners.
The beef trust heads the list Il Is
shipping American beef to England,
and. after paying transportation across
the Atlantic selling IT'S products at two
cents pound below American mar
ket price.
The following table compiled from
discount sheets sent 10 Europe by
American firms, shows the difference
between export and home prices Of
certain specified articles:
Auger bits. iswin's solid center,
41s, per dozen, export price $3.50,
home price, si.s0.
Bolts: Carriage, 3-8 by 6 inches,
per hundred, export price 60c, home
price 75c. Machine, 3-8 by inches,
per hundred, export price BIC, home
price CSC Tire, 3-s by inches, ex.
port price 65c. home price 76c.
Braces: Fray's ratchet. No 81, per
dozen, export price slO.64. home price
s1450
Harness snaps Trojan" Is loop
per gross, export price s2.70, home
price $3.50.
Lamp chimneys: Macbeth's, No.
502, per dozen, export price, 40c, home
price CSC. Macbeth's, No. 5O4, per
dozen, export price SOC, home price
SIC.
Rifles. Stevens Little Scout" No.
IA, each, export price s1.35, home
price s1.75. Stevens "Fayorite," )" No.
IA, each. export price s3.47, home price
$3.50
Watches Elgin movement, 20-year
gold filled case, export price 1898,
home price s1023. Elgin movement,
sliyeroid case. export price 1904,
home price s4.47.
1t is true, Of course. that low prices
to consumers in England increases the
sale of American goods. Lower do
mestic prices on the same goods would
also increase the sales in America,
thereby increasing the output and the
employment Of labor, and tending TO
Increase the wages OF the workers,
An illustration Of this view appears
in the experience of the steel trust
Notwithstanding the panic of 1907 in
the United States, it made with great
public announcement a sweeping re.
ductlon in prices.
The result was a prompt and very
marked revival of activity in the do
mestic sales of iron and steel pro
ducts, leading to the planning and
building Of many bridges. buildings
and other structures, and the renewal
of operations in many industries re
quiring iron and steel
II American manufacturers of lead
oil. chemicals, hardware, harvesting
machinery, watches, typewriters, type
setting machines. would give Ameri
cans the same prices extended to
foreigners, there is no reason why
their markets would not be vastly en-
larged. as were these OF the steel trust
The American people constitute the
greatest purchasing possibilities in
the world
Experience with American trusts
however. iustlfes the view Of down
ward revisionists that the manufactur
ers In the United States viii not re
duce their domestic prices to any
where near the level of the prices ex
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Men VIII Not Be Reinstated.

Sedalia, Mo-, Oct. 25.-General NAM
ager Sullivan, of the Missouri Pacing
railroad today, met the committee y
the Sedalia Boosters Club to talk owe.
the strike. He said that under ~
would the company re
instate the machinist foremen in I'd,
towns where they struck. The outloot
is for a fight to the finish.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
TAvENER NOMINATED BY
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Work Of Our Washington Correspond
ent Is ReeoanIzed.

ent Is Recognized.
Clyde H. Tavenner, who has been
acting as Washington correspondent
for the Chieftain, has been nominated
for congress by the democrats of the
Fourteenth Illinois congressional dis
trict.
The nomination was given Traven-
ner in recognition of his vigorous es-
pousal of the cause of the people.
As newspaper man Trayenner ex-
posed the work of the Hobbies in Wash
ington, he protested against Cannon
ism, extravaganza and all legislation
designed TO increase the cost of living.
As member of congress he would do
the same thing
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Disastrous Fire at Abilene.

BY Associated Press
Ablelen, Kans Oct 25.-T v Prem
dergasts garage, c. r. Plieser's music
store, Raase & Smiths furnace store
and other buildings were destroyed by
fire today The loss was ten thousand
dollars. The insurance was fifteen
hundred
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Ben Harrison strioken Rlind

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Oct. 26.-Ben
Harrison, democratic nominee for sec
retary of state, has been suddenly
stricken blind, following a severe at
tack of malarial fever. Physicians be-
lieve his eyesight may be regained.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
This Is Certain.

Republican voters who sympathize
with men Ike LaFollette and Cum
Minis cannot consistently vote for
standpat republicans for congress, be
cause standpatters believe in Cannon
ism, and Cannonism is the arch-enemy
of I.aFollette and Cummins
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Newspaper Presents Alrshlp.

BY Associated Press.
Aldershot. England, Oct. 26.-The
military dirigible, Morning Post, ar
rived here this morning after a flight
across the channel from Moisson,
France. The airship was constructed
in France and presented to the English
army by the London Morning Post.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Going Up!

Prices are still going up. As re-
suit Of the upward revision Of the en-
tire cotton schedule in the Payne
Aldrich law. the prices Of women's and
children's dress goods have increased
considerably.
The John Y. Farwell company says
in a review Of the wholesale dry
goods trade that still more advances
may be expected.
The review declares that almost
all manufacturing agents are. adyanc-
ing prices on staple manufactured cot
tons. AS It looks now prices will con
tinue TO grow firmer and higher in
staple cotton goods"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Extremes.

standpat republican members Of
congress voted against $4,000 for
children's Fairgrounds and then turn
ed around and voted $4,000 for Speak
er Cannon's automobile.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Father Of Judge Hook Dead.
By Associated Press.

d .l..7lAIdl-474 7 7 -El-s
Leayenworth, Kans., Oct 25.-The
death Of Judge Enos E. Hook, father
Of William z. Hook, Judge Of the Unit
ed States circuit court here, was an
nounced today in a message from New
York. Enos E. Hook was a pioneer Of
this city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
How Tariff Affects Price
of Manufactured Articles

tended TO foreigners until they are
forced 10 do so by real downward re-
vision Of the tariff.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
Snow Ealing in Kansas.

Leavenworth, Kans., Oct 27.--Light
snow, the first of the season is falling
here
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-10-06
Sweet Creek.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Ryan and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Ed Fest and family.
Dusk Gentry called at Frank
Noftger's Sunday evening.
Wilkie .Wion visited Sunday with
Lige and Warren Toney.
Minnie Wiley visited Saturday
night and Sunday with Ruth Piercy
Mat Ryan was a Lamont caller
Tuesday.
J. w. Wion was a Decatur caller
Tuesday.
Frank Noftsger was Lamont call
erer Saturday.
John Zimmerman and Effie Gent
ry were Lamont callers Saturday
Dell Wiley and daughter Minnie
were Lamont callers Saturday.
Ruth Piercy was Lamont caller
Saturday.
Joe Ryan came back from Nebras-
ka last week to visit his relatives
and friends few days.
Mrs. Maud Fest and children Wis.
tied Tuesday night with her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smith.
Mrs. Frank Sellers is here from
Colorado visiting her cousins, Me. ant
Mrs. George Smith and other rela-
tives.