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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
RAILROADS APPEAL FROM
LIQUOR INJUNCTION

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 2S.-The rail.
roads and express companies yesler.
day appealed to the supreme court
from the injunction granted by the
superior court of Oklahoma county
prohibiting the companies from shin.
ping liquors into Oklahoma. The in.
junction granted by the lower court is
sweeping and forbids the Santa Fe
Frisco, NJ, X. & T., Midland Valley
Kansas City Southern, NJ, o. & G..
Fort Smith & Western, Arkansas &,
Western, c. r. l. & p. and Iron Noun.
tain railways, the United States. Pa
cific and Wells-Fargo express COM
panies from shipping into Oklahoma
any liquor consigned to any one in
this state holding a government Ii
cense
Judge Philips of the United States
district court already has issued a
peremptory injunction ordering sew
eral of the companies not to accent
shipments and they answered in the
Oklahoma cases that it was impossible
for them to obey the order of the Ok
lahoma court.
They were overruled, however, and
now appeal to the supreme court.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
LETTER ACCUSES WOMAN AND
D|PLEY OF CONSPIRACY
By Associated Press.

Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 2S.-A letter
received today, by the chief of police
of Springfield, signed Mrs. Maude
Nugget" mailed in Salt Lake, purports
to give the facts of an alleged con.
spiracy, hatched by Walter Dipley and
Mrs. Goldie Smith to rob and at
tack Stanley Ketchel, who was killed
near Conway, on October 16.
Mrs. Nugget asserts that the Smith
woman wrote her of the plans against
ketchel, and the chief of police has
wired the officers of Salt Lake to
learn the identity of Mrs. Nugget and
If possible gain possession of the Smith
letter, if it exists. Dipley and Mrs.
Smith are being given their prelim.
mary hearing at Marshfield on a
charge of murder.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
LADIES ATTEND
BARNARD MEETING
Oklahoma's Only Woman officer Ad.
dresses Crowd That Filled Every
Seat in Auditorium.

The crowd that heard Miss Kate
Barnard at the Auditorium last night
was fully as large as the great throne
that greeted Lee Cruce, the demo,
cratic candidate for governor here a
few weeks ago. There was, however
great difference in the crowd. More
than half the audience last night were
ladies, while at the Cruce meeting the
crowd was composed largely of men.
Miss Barnard is a unique in the poll
tical affairs of this state. She was
the only woman ever elected to a
state Office in Oklahoma. She is a
democrat of the simon-pure brand and
does not stand back a bit in telling
her hearers so.
Her address last night was devoted
largely to a review of what the demo
cratic party had done for Oklahoma,
during the three years of rule as
against the do nothing era that mark
ed the several years under the republi.
can regime. She dwelt at some length
upon the conditions as they existed
in the various state institutions before
statehood and upon the improvement
in the conditions in those institutions
since the democrats assumed control.
Those who heard Miss Barnard read
ly understand why she was elected
without opposition, as she
will be again on November 8.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
Here's Honest Jim Davenport's Plat
form.

BY James S. Davenport, democratic
nominee for congress, Third Oklahoma
district:
If elected l would vote for a reduc,
ton of the Payne-Aldrich tariff. by re.
adjusting the rates by schedule so that
the duty levied shall not exceed the
cost of production in America and
abroad
would also vote for a law placing
upon the free list all trust made and
trust controlled articles that are nee
essary for the producer and consumer.
would vote against the proposed
ship subsidy that the machine triei
to pass during the Goth congress.
] would vote for an income and in.
heritance tax.
| would vote for bill providing for
the expenditure of money in building
good roads, as l feel that good roads
are as essential to the people of the
United States as large standing Armies
and navy.
l would favor an amendment TO the
United States constitution which pro-
Vided for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie.
| would vote for a law which will
secure better wages for the rural de-
livery carriers, railway mail and free
delivery carriers of mail in the citles
throughout the United States, as the
wages they now receive are not suff-
cient for the risk and exposure they
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04

| VI dChluS.
Twelfth-That original and revised
plans calling for certain steel rein,
forcement at specified intervals in the
concrete floors and ceiling were ignor.
ed by Bishop, on instructions from
the company, and the lightest rein.
in instead.
Thirteenth-That no steel reinforce
ment was laid in the ground floor of
the west wing of the cell house, as re-
quired under the specifications.
Bishop further charges that the orig
inal plans and specifications were sub
stituted by others, calling for much
lighter work, and that the original
plans were burned by the Texas Build.
ing Company.
Another of his allegations states
that by the use on the concrete work
of labor paid for on the time lob and
the use on the contract of materials
bought for the time job, the state was
defrauded out of the value of S1O0, 900.
He also says that the Texas Building
company overcharged the state more
than Z 1-2 per cent on the plumbing
and electric fixtures, and that the
metal lathing in the administration
building is of inferior quality.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
GUESTS At PALACE
HOTEL ARE ROBBED
Burglars Enter Rooms And Take
Watches, Money And Other Val.
uables From Occupants.

For the second time within a wear
rooming house was robbed of sew.
eral hundred dollars, last night when
the Palace hotel was looted of several
watches, about $3.50 in cash and other
yaluables.
The robbery occurred at an early
hour this morning and is believed To
have been committed by two men.
The rooms of several guests were en-.
tered and in two or three instances
the occupants OF the rooms were
awakened and saw one of the men.
However when the burglar found the
guest awake he excused himself. saw
ing he guessed he was in the wrong
room. George Sheets was one of the
latter and after the man had gone
said he looked at his watch and II
was 500 o'clock.
There were several guests, however
who were not so fortunate as to be
awake when the burglar called and
this morning they are minus their
watches, money and other valuables.
The heaviest loser, probably was A.
j. Howard manager of the Western
Union office here. He lost about s136
in money and good watch.
The worst of it is that s1S of the
money belonged to the telegraph com.
pany. Judge George B. Denison lost
his watch and small amount Of
money and the landlady, Mrs. Merritt
had nice ladies gold watch taken.
The burglar escaped without leay.
ing a clue to his identity. Two men
were seen hurrying from the hotel
to catch the north bound Katy Limited
at 5:2S this morning, and they are
believed to have been the burglars.
The officers are making a search for
them.
A man at the Elite rooms also was
robbed of watch and a small amount
of money. 1t is thought the robbers
vent to the Elite first, but were
frightened away.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
STATE GRABS AN
ORPHAN ISLAND
State Lays Claim to Tract of Land in
Arkansas River Near Usage
Valued at s5oo,ooo.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 28.-An orphan
island in the Arkansas river northwest
of Tulsa, and right between the rich
Usage and Cleveland oil fields, valued
at approximately $5OO,OOO, was en-
phatically, though somewhat hurried
1y adopted by the state of Oklahoma
yesterday afternoon, acting through
Attorney General Vests office.
The is land contains S71b acres, is
about mile long and averages 200
yards or more across. 1t has some
timber. The island has never been
surveyed by the United States. and
several applicants to file on it as
Homestead were turned down for this
reason.
R. L. Lonsford of Cleveland, special
agent of the Oklahoma land Office.
who looks after the production of oil
from the school lands in the Usage
Cleveland field, heard of the island
and the various attempts by several
oil companies to get title to it, and
notified the attorney generals office
of the matter.
Assistant Attorney General K. G.
Spillman, who has been filing on all
the federal land he could find, and
who spent a week investigating the
law on the ownership of islands, dis
covered that the Oklahoma statutes
make such the property of the state.
and that a recent decision of the
United States supreme court gives the
state title above the national land of |
flee to all land below the highwater
mark
After satisfying himself of the para
mount title of the state to the land |
he notified Governor Haskell of the
find and at the same time wrote the
land Office at Washington
claiming the land against all appli-
cants in the name of the state.
Lunsford estimates the value Of the
island for oil purposes to easily reach
half a million dollars. There is but
little speculation about it, the oil fields
on either side of the river coming up
TO the very banks.
The exact location of the island is
s@djacent to section 30, township q,
porth, range 8, east"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
MILITIA WILL QUELL ALL
ELECTION DISTURBANCES

Oklahoma City, Okla Oct. 2S.-Gov.
ernor Haskell and Adjutant General
Canton conferred yesterday on calls
received by the governor from Mus
kogee and Wagner counties for sta
tioning troops in the voting precincts
with large negro population on cleo
tion day.
The decision of the supreme court
yesterday sustaining the suffrage
amendment to the constitution re-
Gently adopted, had the effect in sew
eral east side counties of melting the
negroes to a threatening stage.
A letter was received by the Cover.
nor from Chandler, Lincoln county. to-
day signed by fifteen citizens, saying
that the negroes were buying all of the
arms and ammunition available iii
Chandler. A similar report came from
Seminole county.
Adjutant General Canton indicated
that he would instruct the command
ants of the several companies of the
state militia to have men in readiness
on election day. Governor Haskell
will refrain from voting at Muskogee
in order that he may remain In touch
with the situation over the state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
nth CASE DISMISSED
FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

thrie, Okla, Oct. 28.-In the case
Wilson, N. Smith VS.. the county
on board of Delaware county, in
az the nomination of a candidate
1unty judge who was not qualifi-
der the law to hold the office,
upreme court Thursday decided
t did not have jurisdiction and
d a writ of prohibition,
| the Eufaula-C -Chocotah county seat
est the referee was allowed an ex-
ion of time until January 1 to COM
} his findings.
motion of the plaintiffs the court
Missed the case of Bates, B. Bur-
Us. w. L. Barnum, district Judge,
which writ of prohibition was
ight in guardianship matter, and
Q the cases of w. B. Walker VS.. G.
Rinehart and N. H. Fox VS.. o. D.
idwin.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
Robbers Fail to Get Money.
Y Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Canal Dover, o., Oct 31.-Robbers
broke into the State Bank, at Boliver
eight miles northeast Of here today
and attempted to blow the safe. con.
tanning twenty-eight thousand dollars.
They failed, apparently, because they
found their stock of nitroglycerine ex.
hausted. After tearing off three doors
of the safe they discovered another
barring their way. They fled leaving
the interior of the bank in wrecked
condition.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04

when she was too i'll to get out of bed
Johnson was subjected to a very Sc
we're cross examination and his testi.
mony was shaken somewhat bv the
showing that he had testified differ.
entity In a deposition taken at Mon.
cloYa, and in civil suit tried at Te-
cumseh He declared that he was
drunk at the time the deposition was
taken at Monclova and did not know
to what he was testifying. In the Te.
cumseh case he testified, on direct ex.
animation just as he did today. but
on cross examination reversed himself
completely and affirmed the correct.
ness OF his Monclova deposition in
which 1t was stated that the deeds
were signed by the Indians. as they
purported. His explanation of the Te-
cumseh testimony was that Grimes
and Joe Adams, one of the attorneys
III the case, had seen him between his
direct examination and his cross exam
nation and had threatened to send
him to the penitentiary if he did not
testify the way they wanted him to
do.
The Moncloya deposition was read
in full. In it Johnson denied having
written a letter to Senator Teller from
Eagle Pass, declaring that the trans
actions were fraudulent and that he
was willing to testify to that effect.
In the deposition he stated that he was
drunk when this letter was written.
The defense then introduced an aft.
1avit made by Johnson in Blakeney's
office in Shawnee, in the presence of
}. d. Lydick, F. B. Reed, J. M. Aydo
oft and ]. L. Roebuck, in which he
declared that the transactions in con-
lection with taking the deeds were
'egular He was asked whether he
lad not told Joe Adams last night
hat Kearful had threatened to send
llm to the penitentiary for perjury If
le did not testify the same way that
le did in Mexico in July. He replied
hat he did not, but admitted having a
conversation with Adams and Grimes.
n the course of which Grimes gave
i'm 81. Blakeny asked him if he
ad not been drinking mescal just be-
ore he went on the stand this morn.
ng, which the witness denied.
]. R. Jacobs was recalled for fur
her examination in regard to the first
wo Garrett deeds taken by him at
Ioncloya.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
NRY B. SMITH WILL
ESCAPE PROSECUTION

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2S.-The Rev
nry B. Smith of Ardmore. Okla.
Episcopal churchman who fell into
hands of the law because of bogus
scks, may not be prosecuted. The
v ]. Stewart Smith of this city told
ige Ralph S. Latshaw of extenuat-
!; circumstances yesterday. H. B.
nth is still in Jail, but he is to be
eased in a week and the case
ainst him continued pending his
I'd conduct.
ASillip ]. Mccarthy, a real estate
ent, told the court that he person
Y would be responsible for making
ID some s16S in bad checks if Smith
not take care of them.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
HOLBOE RESUMES WORK
h ON ASYLUM BUILDINGS

Work will be resumed in earnest on
lie first two buildings of the eastern
espital for the insane here next Mon.
ly ]. A. Holmboe, the contractor
as here last night and made arrange
Rnts to begin work.
Superintendent Gordon has a force
work today pumping the water out
the excavations preparatory to start
work. The failure to sell the state
lding warrants caused a cessation
the work, but it will now be
he'd to completion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04

When Lee Cruce is governor he will
nave no unholy alliance with the rail-
roads, the breweries, the book com
panies nor the oil companies. If an
error is made in any part OF the gov
ernment, he like Woodrow Wilson.
VIII make an immediate and thorough
investigation and correct it. He won't
nave dirty house. Corporations will
get their just deserts and nothing
more. Such promise by McNeal, in
the face of his railroad record, could
not SAVIOR in the least of sincerity It
would fall fiat on the surface and new
er penetrate the minds of honest-think.
ing men.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-04
Pheasant Hill.

There will be box-supper at the
Pheasant Hill church Thursday even
ing, November 10th. Everybody in
vited. Girls and ladies bring boxes.
Don't forget the date.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
FISHERIES AWARD
FAVORS AMERICANS
Great Britain Gets Decision on
Measurement of Three
Mile Limit

THE HAGUE. Sept. THE century
old fisheries dispute among the
United States, Great Britain. Canada
and Newfoundland was closed today.
with the award of the internationa!
court OF arbitration largely in favor OF
the United states, but questions OF
equity are to be submitted to speeial
commission.
Point 5. decided in favor of Great
Britain. was stated in the form OF this
question:
From where must be measured
three marine miles of any OF the coasts
bays. creeks or harbors referred 70 IN
article 1 of the American-Britlsh
treaty of 1892"
United States fishermen claimed the
right to take the measure from any
part of the British North American
shore and therefore the liberty TO hsh
in the middle of any Canadian pay nav
ing a radius of more than three mllSS-
The British contention which the
peace court sustained was that the
limit should be measured from an
imaginary line connecting the mead
lands.
The court decided against the claims
of Great Britain to a right to prohlolt
American vessels from employing TOT
eigners and to impose light. harDOr'
customs and other duties
The tribunal also held that regula-
+ions as 70 6shfng must be reasonable
and that Great Britain had no right
10 exclude fishermen from the bays
and harbors on the treaty coasts OF
Newfoundland and the Magdalen
islands.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
Oldest Natives to Parade
Especial Dispofch to The Call

SAN RAFAEL, Sept 7.-Steve Rich
ardson, said to be the oldest member
of the Native Sons and one of the best
known pioneers of Marin county, has
been invited by Grand Marshal Rossi
to ride in the Admission day parade in
San Francisco. Richardson remembers
well the old Spanish days of bull fights,
missions, Indians and big ranchos.
He was born August 8, 1881. and
christened at the Mission San Gabriel.
Los Angeles county. His father, Will
liam Richardson. came from London
on whaling vessel in 1922 and mar
ried Maria Martinez. daughter of Lieu
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

in substantial additions to their origi-
nal contributions; for they realize that
no effort can be spared to show the
people of the United States that San
Francisco is pre- -eminently the carnival
city of America. The Entertainment
will be carried out on a scale that will
fully satisfy the hosts of visitors who
have come here to have the time of
their lives. The committee believes,
however that the remainder of the
fund that is needed to meet expenses
contracted should be provided immedi-
ately by those merchants who have
been tardy about sending In their sub
scriptions and by those whose original
contributions were hardly commensu-
rate with the benefits which all the
merchants will receive fro mthe multi
tude of visitors who are coming here
from Ill parts of the state.
Recent encouraging contributions are
from the San Francisco brewers asso-
citation, $1,000; Hibernia savings and
loan society. $3.50; German savings and
loan society s160; Mission branch of
the German savings and loan society,
$780, Mission bank. 500; American ma
tionai bank, 5000; Anglo California
trl1Sf
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

tenant Ignacio Martinez of the Pre-
sidio.
Steve Richardson came to Marin
county with his parents in 1s41 All
the land from Sausalito north and west
as far as the northern slope of Mount
Tamalpais was a part of his father $
rancho. Richardson's bay was named
after his father who was a pilot on
the bay and coast for many years
Richardson was raised among the mis-
sion Indians and buckaroos.
From the San Joaquin
STOCKTON, Sept. THE Native
Sons and Native Daughters of Stockton
and Lodi have completed all prepara-
tions for the part they will take in the
Admission day celebration in San Fran i
cisco. The various committees have
been working for weeks.
The local Native Sons and Native
Daughters will leave at o'clock Fri
Western Pacific. The Lodi delegation
will make the trip to this city in auto
mobiles and will also go down on the
excursion train.
The Native Sons will carry their uni
forms in suit cases and don them at the
ferry building. Their headquarters are
at the Golden West hotel.
The Native Sons local committees
consist of the following:
General committee-W. G. Neuniller (chair-
NAM. W. f. o'Connor. George f. Cats. F. J..
Dietrich. W. III. Hosmer. Alvin f. Sie9e. r.
5. Dorcey, Harry White. William Barth. AL
Teseh. Martin Kingsley Ed Van vrankss. RAY
gerald
transportation commfttee-w. E. o,Connor.
Parade committeeLw. II. Hosmer. Harry
White, Martin Kingsley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
POST0FFICE CLERKS
OBJECT TO RESTRICTION

CHICAGO, Sept. members of the
national federation of postofice clerks
in annual convention today passed
resolutions denouncing an executive
order issued by President Roosevelt in
1902. The order prohibited postofice
clerks under civil service soliciting in
creases in salaries or betterment of
conditions or giving members Of
congress information regarding their
work unless permission was first given
by the postal department.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08
Twin Peaks AbIaze

The Chinese colony, which is always
TO the forefront in matters decorative
during days OF celebration, has once
again shown fts enthusiasm by i,ln-
minating and decorating Chfnatovn
throughout Some of the business
houses there have gone to great ex-
peDse in Illuminating. Green and gold
seem to be the favorite color scheme.
1t is estimated that by this evening
there will be nigh onto 100000 persons
in San Francisco The cities along the
peninsula and across the bay have in
dicsted that they will turn out i'm force
There win be 10000 Native Sons mar
ticipsting in the celebration. Special
trains will be run TO nearby points
during the three days and the train
service along the peninsula has been
almost doubled.
With the exception of one or two of
the leading places. all the hotels were
crowded to their utmost limit last
night The committee in charge. real
lied what the situation would be and
planed to meet 1t by securing list of
lodging and boarding houses where
visitors unable to obtain rooms at the
hotels could be accommodated.
The streets last night were thronged
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

wear white wigs or powdered hair to
represent the stars.
The Sons. in the form of a hollow
, square, will act as escort to the living
flag. The parlor will display a new
$500 banner and at headquarters will
have q reception and dancing every
afternoon and evening.
ST. HELENA PARLOR
St Helena parlor No. 53, N. S. G.. W.,
has completed its arrangements to take
part in the Admission day celebration
in this city. The members will wear
white flannel trousers, white silk negli-
gee shirts, blue ties and dark blue sack
coats. Every member in the parade
will have a green pennant with the
name st. Helena embroidered in gold.
The parlor's headquarters will be at
the Hotel Turpin, where the members
will entertain during the afternoon and
evening of September 9.
Two thousand Admission day souve-
Mrs will be distributed at .headquar-
ters to ladies presenting cards, which
will be thrown by the boys when in
parade to the people along the line of
march.
The parlor has adopted unique hand
painted badge, designed and colored by
L. kettlewell, a young local artist
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

,Yc-Nsrs MAY BE REvoKED-Two saloon
Seerers Alexander Macchia. 623 Paeinc street
and Rinaldo Mflanf. $50 Jackson strees. nave
-, citsS nv 4he police commission TO appear
~ the NEXT meeting aud show cause wny tnelr
ucensss shonId not be revoked They are ac-
cused OF selling drugs to soldiers
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-08

WOMAN TURNS BANDIT-Covington. la.
Sept This parish is disturbed the ex-
plots OF woman highway robber who has
held up at the point OF a revolver and robbed
several men during the last two weeks.