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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
SUPREME COURT TO
HEAR TAX CASES
Situation at Present In Regard tc
Status for Suit TO Exempt
Lands Of Indians.

Many questions are asked daily re.
earding the status of the suits
brought to enjoin the collection OF
taxes on the lands Of the allottees o.
the old Cherokee Nation, and the sitl.
alton at present Is one Of much IN.
terest.
Several months ago a petition was
fled In the district court by Parker,
Rider & Brown, attorneys for certain
allottees in ottawa county asking for
an order to enjoin the collection OF
taxes on both the homestead and sur.
plus lands of those Indian plaintiffs
Later Attorneys j. S. Davenport and
w p. Thompson on behalf OF the In.
dian citizens of other counties, insti
tuted a similar suit A test case WAS
submitted by Messrs. Davenport and
Thompson before Judge Pitchford, Of
the district court for Cherokee county
sitting at Tahlequah Their applica
tion for an injunction was denied
Later Mr.. Rider presented the
same cause TO Judge Tom Brown. pre-
siding over the district court, at MI
ami. and was granted an injunction ii
50 far as the homestead allotmenti
were concerned.
The situation at present Is tina
certain citizens of ottawa county ar
exempted, at least temporarily, from
the payment of taxes on their home
stead allotments. while the other cit
liens are not.
Both of the above cases viii be car
ried to the state supreme court and
decision rendered that will be bind
ing to all
Suits have also been instituted b!
the United States attorney and ar,
pending IN the federal court for th,
eastern district, that will involve thl
same questions. These suits will nov
be pushed to a speedy decision.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
GOVERNOR HASKELL GRANTS
PAROLE TO SICK CONVICT

Guthrie. Okla, April 23.-Sixty days
sick parole was granted VIM. Yoder,
a life convict in the McAlester peni.
tentiary by Governor Haskell Friday.
At the expiration of that period he
must deliver himself up to the au-
thorities to serve the rest of his sen.
tence
William Yoder was convicted in
1900, with Tom Curtis, of the mur.
der of p. ]. Flick at Oklahoma City.
Fick's head was severed from his
body, both sewed up in a sack and
thrown into a creek on the edge of
town. The arrest, conviction and
sentence of Yoder and Curtis followed.
Yoder has improved his time since
his sentence. At the time Of his in-
generation. he was unable to read or
write Now he is fairly we'll educa-
ted and we'll read
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
DRUGGIST SAYS STRYCHNINE
TONIC WAS HARMLESS
BY Associated Press.

~ @AafNAAttANA 4 1853
Kansas city. Mo, April 25.-That
there was nothing harmful about the
stryehnine tonic. which Colonel swope
was accustomed to taking, testified o
II, Gentry, the independence druggist
in the Hyde murder trial today, This
druggist filled the prescription fos
Moss Hunton for many years, Hun
ton induced Col swope to take this
medicine
Or. Hyde faced the FIRST of his al
lged victims shortly before noon to
day when Miss Margaret swope took
the stand The physician is indicted
on three counts charging him Will
poisoning her The testimony of Mis-,
Swope this morning was uuiuterestlnl
IN the main She had just begun tC
discuss her illness when the court ad
iourned FOR the noon recess
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
nean Quits the phnsnlx.

Muskogee, Okla, April 2S-Wm. O.
Beall for three years business man.
ager Of the Muskogee Phoenix, has
rendered his resignation to the board
Of directors J. b. Jenkins, formerly
editor Of the Oklahoma City Post, be
comes the editor and general mana.
ger, having purchased Beall's interest
p. 2. Hull becomes business manager
The Phoenix is controlled by Tams
Bixby.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
HYDE ATTORNEYS PLEASED
WITH DEVELOPMENTS
By Assoelated Press.

Kansas City, Mo, April "a
Hyde's attorneys were we'll pleased
with the developments in the cross ex.
animation of Miss Anna Haulihean,
taking place this morning. That the
nurse never saw Miss Stella swope, to
whom Or. Hyde Is asid to have given
the candy just seven days before she
was attacked by typhoid fever eat
any of the confeetion was brought
out. Miss Haulihean also admitted
that she did not see Hyde administer
the capsules to Chrisman swope on
December s. the day the patient had
the first convulsion
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
OFFICIALS DISCONTINUE
HUNT FOR FUGITNES

BY Associated Press.
Leayenworth, Kans.. April 23
Frank Grigmore, the Union Pacific
train robber and Theodore Murdock,
the Chicago eounterfeited, who escap.
ed from the federal prison here Thurs.
day are still at large and are believed
to have gone north The active hunt
by the prison officials, for the con
ylots has been discontinued, but
thousands of circulars with photo
graphs Of the two men were mailed
today to every town in the west
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN
ON OR BEFORE JUNE
BY Associated Press.

Washington, d. c., April 23.-Con.
gress will adjourn before the middle
of June, and possibly by June 1st, It
is believed by the president and ad-
ministration leaders, and before that
time 1t is expected that most of the
so-called administration measures,
now before congress will have been
passed or if not, they will be in such
shape that they can be enacted into
law soon after congress meets in De-
oember A number of republican
members of each house wish to get
back home to prepare for the coming
congressional election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
Negroes In Tolls Of Law.

Frank and Thad Burlington, Alex
Williams and Chas. Whiteside, me-
groes were arrested last night for dis
orderly conduct Two negro women
were arrested in the same house. In
a raid on another resort on the east
side four negroes we're interrupted
while enjoying a game Of "Blaek
Jack"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29

Chicago, H., April 23.--The east
ward moving storm manifested itself
yesterday in a rain and the high winds
developed snow and freezing temper
atures in the western lake region and
in the upper Mississippi valley today.
In the fruit belts Of northern Indiana,
western Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota and Wisconsin bear.
ing fruit was damaged TO the extent
of million dollars. according to re.
ports from the sections affected.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
MARK TWAlNs FUNERAL
SERVICES VERY SIMPLE
RY AeaocIated zoe


New York, April 23-Seryices as
simple as his wholesome life attended
the tributes paid here today to Mark
Twain. The Brick Presbyterian
church was selected for the funeral
services this afternoon. although the
church seats twelve hundred people.
It was by no means large enough to
contain all who desired to see, for
the last time the face Of Mark Twain
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
ExpIosIon claims Many More.

Uf EiH4WNIttNNW 7 N1l"s
steubenyille. Ohio April 22.-Nine.
teen miners. are believed to be dead
as a result OF an explosion IN one Of
the mines of the Youghiegheny &
Ohio Coal company, near New Am.
sterdam, early today Four Of the men
were rescued alive. SO far six bodies
have been recovered. Seven were TAX
en- from the shaft IN an unconscious
condition. Twelve men are still miss
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
WAS
BELOW FREEZING
Oklahoma, Arkansas And Texas Es.
cape Cold Wave That Swept
over the North.
BY Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo, April 28.-Freez-
ing temperature prevailed last night
and early today in Kansas, in the
northern half of Missouri and gener-
ally throughout Iowa and Nebraska
ranging from twentyfour degrees
above in Iowa to thirty-two in Mis-
souri,. There was a heavy frost in
.Coneordia, Kans. Damage to fruit is
feared The cold wave did not touch
Oklahoma, Arkansas or Texas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
lDENTtFlcATloN OF MANoLED
BODIES PROVES DIFFICULT
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Birmingham, Ala, April 22-Up to
this morning twenty-eight bodies Of
the forty-three victims of the Mulga
mine explosion. had been recovered.
The bodies we're so badly burned and
mangled by the explosion that identi-
ficatlon Is difficult.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-29
aloo. coo EIrs a InaIanapoIIa.

Indianapolis. Ind. April 25--Fire Of
unknown origin, in the Wholesale dis.
trlct early today destroyed property
valued at a hundred thousand dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

more to do today but go to visit your
Cousin Agnes and then run around
to papas office i'm the evening and
come home with him.
"All right, mamma" said Dot, her
face clearing as she thought of the
pleasure in store for her. ''All right,
mamma, I'll work with will.
But Ethel saide nothing. She was
displeased to think she had to do any
work, and when she and Dot were
seated in their own room, work basket
between them, she sat pouting over a
pair of stockings that lay on her lap.
Dot, working away with a smiling
face said "Well, Ethel, why do you
waste precious time? Hurry up with
your work. We want to get through
as quickly as possible. Don't you re-
member mammals promise?
But what's the use of hurrying?'
asked Ethel. 1T will be so late by the
time we are through with our work
that we can't have any time to play.
| don't see why We should always
have to work on Saturdays, anyway.
Ever since last summer mamma has
had US mend our own clothes, and it's
a terribly hard task"
But you surely wouldn't want mann
ma to do all the mending, would you?"
asked Dot. threading her needle. 'She
always did it for us till we grew old
enough to do Ii for ourselves. And
now we should be willing to help her
ali that we can"
But Mamie and Della don't have
to mend their Clothes" persisted Ethel,
still sitting with idle hands. They
play every Saturday at home or go TO
visit some friends or attend the mat
inee.'
But their father is very rich
man" said Dot plving needle and
thread industriously. And our dear
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
STATE WOULD LOSE
CHARM WITHOUT BIRDS
HoNoRABLE MENTION

Dear Aunt Laurie:
n IL, HOW beautiful the little birds
aHe. What "a shame it is to kill
" them merely for sport and for
women to wear on their hats.
When one is in the country the
pretty song of the birds is always
heard. 1t is very cheering.
Birds are harmless. They are cheer
full and go about their tasks of build
ing their nests and finding their food
with a song, which is a good example
for every one. If the women who wear
stuffed birds on their hats would go
out into the country amid the waving
fields and see the little plrds and hear
them sing, | don't believe they would
care to wear them on their hats again.
How gracefully the little birds dart
around among the branches of the
trees, and how quickly and silently
they disappear when you are looking
for them in field or meadow. What
would our sunny California be without
its singing birds? We cannot fully
realize the great value of them until
they have gone. Then we would APP
preciate their happy song and would
long for them to come back again.
California has many beautiful varie-
ties of birds. Our state would not be
the same without them. 1t would lose
half of it's charm and beauty if they
were gone Then let us appreciate our
birds even more than we have. Your
nephew, ARTHUR MOBILES.
S24 East Fifty-seventh street. Twen-
ty-eighth street school, grade AS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
WOMEN INFLUENCE MEMS VOTES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My opinion is that women should
have some voice as to how the govern
ment should be run.
Women own property as we'll as
men. They must pay taxes on their
property, but. women have not the
privilege of 1evying the taxes.
Lincoln said. "All that am and ever
hope to be owe to my angel mother"
If Lincoln's mother had neglected to
be as faithful as she was, she could
not have raised as eloquent a man as
Lincoln. But as yet some men think
that women do not know enough to
vote. Women have great moral in
fuence over men. l think If this in
fluence could be extended to the halls
of legislation we would have better
moral and humane laws to govern our
country.
AS a rule, women possess more for
titude than men. and can endure great
mental strains longer than men can.
Our criminal laws and penitentiaries
would, l know, be in no worse hands
than they are at present If women
could control the ballot.
RUSSELL WRITSMAN.
1917 East Twenty-third street. Twen-
tieth street school, grade BIS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
Ethel ReSenfS Tasks
and Pays Penalty

EkN OW, my dear children" said
Mrs. Tolivar to her two little
\ daughters, II want you to fin
ish your tasks before stopping. Last
Saturday you sighted your darning
and mending in order to go out and
play. But today you must finish your
work first. And as soon as it is done
you shall go to visit Cousin Agnes
for an hour"
But we have so much to do" said
Dot, the elder of the two girls Yes.
mamma, we have each three pairs of
stockings to darn and / have buttons
to sew on one apron and Dot has to
mend rent In petticoat," said Ethel.
But you have only today in which to
do your mending. my dears," explained
Mrs. Tolivar. And if you will work
very fast and take an interest in doing
it well, you'll soon be through. And
then will come your reward nothing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

papa is in very moderate circum-
stances, you know. But mamma says
that if we all work and are economi-
cal we'll some day have every COM
fort and many great advantages. So
she has begun to instruct us in sew
ing and cooking, that we may help
her and papa to make a nice home for
us and have plenty to live on as we
grow up. Sometimes / feel out of
sorts when I have to remain indoors
of Saturday forenoon, sewing or
cooking, but l always feel ashamed
of myself afterward And if mamma
and papa have to work, why, shouldn't
we-you and I-do our share? | am
ashamed of having grumbled a while
ago when mamma told us our work
for the day. But-you'd better hurry
up and start your darning, or you'll
be late getting it done. See, I have
one stocking almost finished, and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
POLLS NO PLACE FOR WOMEN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The question of woman suffrage
has caused a great deal of trouble ali
over the world especially in England.
Some women have gone to such an ex-
treme that they have been put in Jail
anG then taken out because they re-
fused to eat. l do not argue from the
standpoint of politics, for l have not
studied that view carefully, but I do
not think women should vote as a rule
The average woman has not the time
to study the questions to be voted
upon. This is especially true in regard
to mothers. Not many of the children
of today are so well behaved that a
little more time with them would be of
no value. Thus | have shown that no
mother has time to waste at the polls.
Then consider the class of people at
the polls Women would be thrown
among coarse, vulgar men and would
meet the people who use bribery and
other evils to get votes. Politics is
corrupt and as the voters make up
politics the women who voted would be,
some at least. considered low and
coarse. Besides lowering the morals of
the women it would cause a great deal
of expense and bother, for imagine the
number of votes if all women voted.
These is one class of women that I
am not SO sure about. An example of
tiliS Is an aunt OF mine IN England,
who owns great deal of land and thus
has to pay heavy taxes with none to
represent her in saying how they shall
be laid. This does not seem quite fair.
but would these women desire to vote?
/ think not. / believe that it is the
class of women who think men are im1
posing and act as lords of creation"
who wish to vote.
KATHLEEN HARNETT.
BurnettNhigh school, BIZ grade. II.
j. G. No. 2.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

There pussy-cat gray,
With very soft velyety paws,
Even when horribly vexed, they say,
She would never show her claws.
She loved her sisters three.
Who gentle, kind and sweet
She would always say, Come sit with me-"
When they all sat down to eat
She obeyed her fathers call,
And needed her mothers cry
When there plenty Of work to be done,
She always said: Il will try"
She darned all the stockings small;
And always served her best
She swept the house and scrubbed the floors,
When the work was done, she would rest.
When her mother was sick and sad,
She staid near her bed all day;
She toasted bread a delicate brown,
And never wanted to play.
She washed her sisters three,
And combed out their ringlets, too,
Then she would cry "Oh! mother, dear,
l wish there was more l could do
Philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

Just as Mrs. Tolvar and Dot were
leaving the room the hall door bell
rang. And a minute later Dot was
happily greeting her cousin Agnes, who
was calling for her and Ethel to go to
the matinee as her guests Come, Dot,
you and Ethel, and go to the mat with
me. 1t is a love of a play, they say.
Mamma has given me the money to
buy three tickets. And after the mat
l may come home with you girls for
supper. And ANNA will call for me in
the evening. Won't we have a glorious
'ernoon? And just think of it, did
all my Saturday mending and cleaning
before luncheon! Wasn't l quick?"
And Agnes ran into the sitting room
to greet her auntie, Mrs. Tolivar.
But Ethel isn't done with her work.
explained Dot. "She was out of sorts
about having it on hand on such a fine
day. and didn't work with a will, as
you and | doubtless did. And what
shall we do about it, mamma?' Dot
asked of her mother.
Get into your best frock, for you
shall not be denied a pleasure on Eth
els account" said Mrs Tolvar. 81 am
SO sorry the child was so lazy about
her task, but she'll have to learn the
lesson some time. and now is a very
good opportunity for her to have it, I'll
go upstairs and explain to her just
own ugly conduct regarding her work.
She will be sorry, and the lesson will
have it's good effect. Mark my words,
next Saturday she'll be through with
her work as quickly as possible, and
ready for any little innocent pleasure
that may be offered her And if she
shows a repentant disposition and
wants to do better, why she shall have
a fine afternoon next Saturday / shall
give you three girls a little treat of
some sort.
"Oh, mamma, you are so good!" cried
Dot. And l know Ethel will realize
her own shortcomings and be sorry.
And she'll be glad to behave better next
Saturday / do hate going off without
her, though"
Eyes, dearie, but she needs just this
little punishment" said MEs. ToliVar.
80 you two run along, and don't be
late at the matinee"
Then Mrs. Tolivar went upstairs to
Ethel. The child had already repented
of her ugly behavior, and when her
mother entered the room she jumped
up and kissed her affectionately. For
give me, mamma" she said. ."Ive be-
haved in a very naughty manner. But
| promise to be better in future. Yes,
mean to work, just as Dot has worked
today. And / overheard everything you
all said downstairs just now, for /
NcIl " lllC iiiuliiS " 'NN NiiO N"'
calling. And / know | deserve the
punishment 1 am having measured out
to me. If had done by work willingly
and quickly / would now be going to
the matinee with Agnes and Dot But
I'll go another time"
"Snce you show such a spirit, dearle,
/ shall help you this time" said Mrs
Tolivar, seating herself beside Ethel
and beginning to darn stocking. And
after all. Wen not pass such a bad
hour, for we'll have so much to say 10
each other won't we, dear?"
And Ethel, tears in her eyes, declared
her mother to be the best and most
forgiving mother in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

nicely, too" And Dot held up for her
sisters inspection a stocking very
neatly darned at the toe.
"Oh, just hate darning and mend
ing" retorted Ethel. II don't mind
baking cake and making salad, but
darning-oh, it is such a task"
That's because you make it so by
delaying your work. You think too
much about it," said Dot. Come,
work with me-
Ethel reluctantly took up her needle
and darning cotton. But she worked
slowly, and when Dot laid aside her
three pairs of stockings, all darned so
neatly, she had not quite finished one
pair. Then Dot mended the rent in
her petticoat. Nov, I'm DONE" she
said
"And I'm only just begun" COM
planned Ethel. "Oh, it is so hard to be
obliged to do such work when one
wants to go out"
But you should have worked with
will. as / did" advised Dot. Il didn't
mind mine, and have it all done. And
/ really feel so glad that 1 can be of
help to mamma. Just think what it
meant to her before we got old
enough to do it for ourselves!"
well, / guess it was pretty hard on
mamma" admitted Ethel. But that
doesn't make it any the easier on u.s."
Say. sister, I'll sew on your buttons,
if you'll get them for me-" said Dot,
taking up EthePs apron, which had five
buttons missing.
But just at this moment their mother
came into the room. Have you almost
finished your work, dearies?" she
asked
1--WE got mine done" said Dot "And
now I'm going to sew the buttons on
Ethel's apron so that she'll get through
sooner"
But why hasn't Ethel got her own
work done?" asked Mrs. Tolivar. "She
had no more to do than you had. and
she is as expert with the needle"
But she couldn't make up her mind
to go to work for some time after we
came upstairs" explained Dot. And
l set to work at once"
mo, mamma, l just hated to go to
work today so just sat here idle for
little while And that's why I'm be-
hind Dot in my work"
well, dearie, you must do your own
work." said Mrs. Tolivar. 'It is sweet
and sisterly of Dot to wish to help
you, but it is not just to either of you
for me to allow her to do so. She has
done her own work and shall not help
with yours. You must finish your own
tasks. If you were i'll, that would be
a different matter. Then Dot might do
it all for you. But if through idleness
and laziness you have delayed your
work-why. my dear child, I cannot al
low your sister to do it for you. So go
right to work and hurry through it. But
do 1t we'll, mind"
Ethels face flushed. She knew her
mother was right What right had Dot
to do her buttons for her-since she
was able to do them for herself? No,
she had been lazy and ill-tempered. So
she must go ahead and do her own
work-and alone, for now Dot might
go down stairs and read or go for
stroll.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
NO HELP NEEDED

A little miss of five years who had
been allowed to stay up for an even
ing party was told about $3.50 to go to
bed. Very, very slowly she moved to-
ward the stair. An aunt, seeing her
reluctance, asked, Helen, can do
anything to help your
NO" replied Helen. 81 will get
there altogether too soon as it is."-
Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

give the men the housework for a
while. Then we would see how much
women really do.
Your nephew, ARTHUR MOBILES.
824 East Twenty street,
Twenty-eighth street school, grade AS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-03-02
MAY FIND INDICTMENT
or milwaukee FIRM

Milwaukee, Feb. 24-It Was report
ed from Chicago yesterday that an in
dictment g1l be returned against the
PlankintOn Packing GO. OF Milwaukee
as result OF the federal beat trust
probe complFaG4Ii there
Oliver e Pagin. the government 5
Indictment expert, is now ii WORK
drawing up the necessary papers,
Which will De f0swarded. when com
ple0ed, to Washington for the approval
of the department of justice. They
Will then be brought back to Chicago
and returned either before gunge
Kenesaw NJ. Landss or Judge GeArge
A Carpenter
Other subsidiaf ISIS of the Natioa4al
Packing Co., the principal concern
at which the probe was directed
which sill be indicted with that COZ
Germ and against which indictments
are being prepared are: the G.. III.
Hammond Co. Of Michigan, United
States Dressed Beef Co of New York.
the Angio-American Packing Co.
Omaha Packing Co. ST, Louis Dressed
Beef Co. Western Passing Co. OF
Denver, Colorado Packing 4 Provision
Co. and the New York Butchers
Dressed Meat Co.