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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22

buildings, and therefore be irrevoo-
! ably bound to that location and be at
the mercy of land owners who might
fix extraordinary prices for their land
and hence before taking any steps TO
invest any of the states money in
building, l cent an agent to Vinita
who was able, and greatly assisted by
the Vinita Commercial Club, in secur-
ing legal options executed and re-
corded, upon about 100 acres of land
adjoining this Institution, and which
options and plat of the ground /
hand you herewith showing that the
state may purchase any or all of the
several farms at acreage prices, aver
aging about thirty-odd dollars per acre.
/ am informed by those who know,
that these prices are not above the
present fair market value of these sew
eral farms. And therefore, the legis-
lature now has an opportunity, should
it deem wise. to buy such amount Of
this additional land as in its judg-
ment may be proper; and l do rec
ommend that out of the proceeds of
the sale of public building land, first,
that this additional land be purchased
for the state for the use of said asy-
lum and the site whereon to build and
maintain the same; and l do further
recommend that in order to give said
asylum Institution a capacity suffi-
cient for from 500 to 600 patients, that
an additional appropriation be made
for building purposes out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of public building
land While you have heretofore ap-
100000 to begin this insti-
tuition, call your attention to the
fact that similar institutions in our
states, cost several times
the amount you have already appro-
priated, and if we are to care for our
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22

to have contained several thousand
dollars and it is believed it has been
blown in some desolate spot and that
the robbers have fled.
The three passenger coaches in the
train Were left standing on the main
line until after midnight when spe-
cial train from this city carrying dep
uties arrived. Later the passengers
were brought into the city. Missouri
Pacific officials say it is impossible to
determine how much there was in the
safe at the time
Two hours after the hold-up the dis
triet in which the hold-up occurred,
which is sparsely settled, was being
searched.
Conductor e. H. Butts climbed off
the train when it stopped, to see what
was the trouble and the robbers fired
a fusilade of shots at him.
After the engine disappeared, Butts
walked to a farm house near Eureka.
and telephoned to st. Louis. Several
robberies of this kind have taken place
in the vicinity of Eureka. In one Of
them John Hedgepeth, recently killed
as burglar in Chicago, and his gang
took $4,000 from Frisco train at
Glendale.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22

unfortunate insane it is but necessary
to read the report Of our State Chari.
ties Commissioner in order to con.
vince us that substantial appropria.
tions must be made for building pur.
poses, Judging BY the present insane
patients as compared with total popu.
lation in other states, Oklahoma, with
its present population must soon con.
template the necessity for accommo-
dating from 1900 to 1000 patients.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22
HUNDRED MEN ON
: TRAIL OF ROBBERS
Missouri Pacific Passenger Train Held
Up And Robbed in 80 Miles
of ST. Louis.
By Associated Press.

st. Louis, MO-, Jan. 22.-Over hun
dred deputy sheriffs, constables and
special service men are in pursuit and
it is believed the four men, who held
up the Missouri Pacific passenger
train, number eight, last night, near
Eureka, will be run down today
Bloodhounds were put on the trail to.
day.
With all trains leading to st. Louis
more than two hundred men, divided
into six posses, the pursuing the four
train robbers. The posses are believ-
ed to be practically all railroad and
secret service men.
Postoffice Inspector Dickson stated
the loot might amount to ten thousand
dollars. Sixteen pouches of register
ed mail, containing about two hun
dred registered letters had been rified.
The bloodhounds were put on the trail
at dawn and started towards st. Louis
from the scene of the robbery. Re-
wards, aggregating fifty two hundred
dollars, have been offered by the state
of Missouri and the United States
postoffice, for the arrest and convic-
ton of the robbers. The safe in the
express car, which the robbers failed
to open contained ninety dollars cash
and other valuables
Missouri Pacific train No. s, due
here at 10:40 o'clock from Kansas
City, was held up and robbed by four
masked men at 9:55 o'clock last night,
one mile east of Eureka, thirty miles
from st. Louis.
The train was tagged with red
lantern and as the engine stopped the
four men showed revolvers into the
faces of the engineer and firemen.
The baggage and mail and express
cars were detached from the train and
with the robbers in the cab the en-
sgineer was compelled to run with them
toward st. Louis The passengers
were not molested.
The safe in the express car is said
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best and greatest sale we have ever
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and up-to-date and this is to be the
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We have not an inferior article to offer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22
HORROR OF WRECK
GROWING HOURLY.
Three Cars Of Canadian Pacific Pas
senser Train Took Mad Plunge
Into Icy River.
By Associated press.

BY Associated Press.
North Bay, Ont, Jan 22.-The hor-
ror of the wreck of the Canadian Pa
cific passenger train. at Spanish river,
yesterday afternoon, grows hourly. At
least two score of lives were snuffed
out in a twinkling and others have
died since from their frightful injuries.
Not one car. as was first reported,
but three took the terrible plunge
down the steep embankment into the
icy river.
When the train left Sudbury at noon
it carried approximately one hundred
souls.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22
HADLEY OFFERS MAXIMUM
REWARD FOR EACH ROBBERS

BY Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. 22.-Gover-
nor hadley, today, offered reward OF
three hundred dollars for the arrest
and conviction of each Of the men who
held up and robbed the Missouri Pa
cific train near Eureka, last night. The
reward is the maximum allowed by
the state.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22

Mrs. Silas Clawson is here from
Tulsa for visit with relatives.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-22

Mrs. o. d. Neville and children left
last night for a visit at Adair.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
Municipal Affairs
NEW LIQUOR ORDINANCE
TO Be PUBLISHED TODAY
Restaurant Selling Bottled Goods
Will Be Compelled to Pay
$50 a Month

The new liquor ordinance Will pc
published this morning and on its pub
lication will Immediately become etfec-
tive as it bears the emergency clause.
Liquor dealers have been making in
uuiries of c. E. McKeag, secretary OF
the police commission, as to what Is eX-
pected of them when the ordinance be-
comes effective and to all these inquir-
les Mr.. McKeag has replied that 1t
is not intended the ordinance shall be
retroactive and that only those portions
of the ordinance that refer to main
tainance of liquor establishments will
have any effect on places now in exist
ence.
The ordinance expressly excepts
those existing places from its opera
ton, but when the permits expire July
/ next, it will affect all alike and So
cial clubs and such institutions speci-
fed in the ordinance that now have no
permits must get them at once.
Practically the only change in ex-
listing conditions made by the ordinance
is that the restaurants that now serve
liquors will be placed in the No. 2 class
at $50 a month, which is s25 month
less than they now pay. Restaurants
of this class are entitled to sell half
pints of wine or beer in the original
bottle. Restaurants that wish the
privilege of selling "short drinks" will
have to apply for a new permit under
the No. l class and pay 500 a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
FREE MAN IMPRISONED
ON CHARGE OF BIGAMi
Regains Freedom. with Two Wives
and No Divorce

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Richard
H. Smith, husband of two women, in
dicted on a charge of bigamy and i'm
prisoned for some time while awaiting
trial, is a free man today with two
wives living and no divorce record.
Smith was freed in the criminal
court on a charge of perjury, having
previously been freed on the bigamy
charge because ne proof could be found
that Smiths wife No. 1 was living
when he married No. 2. Smith mar
ried Mary Merzen in 1892 and lived
with her for nine years. Becoming
weary of her, without any legal cere-
mony he forsook her and married an
other Mary Merzen, first cousin of
wife No. l. The first wife had him
arrested in Maryland and through
some technicality the court dismissed
the case against Smith. The courts of
the District of Columbia were appealed
to because Smiths second marriage
took place there, and now after sew
eral months Of legal sparring and fall
ure to find evidence Smith is a free
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
COURT ORDERS TRANSFER
OF BIG BLOCK OF STOCK
Action May Cause Election of
New Bank Officials

officers of the All Night and Day
bank must transfer 1155 shares of stock
of their books to Hugh Blue, trustee,
according to a decision rendered yes
terday by Judge Conrey of the SUI
perior court.
AS the result of the banks pledging
the stock to insure the payment of
$94, 900 to the Title Guarantee and Trust
company, the Pasadena National bank
and the Crown City National bank,
the stock was sold at public auction.
L. c. Brand, manager of the first
named creditor, purchased it in the
name of Blue, who asked the bank Of
ficials to transfer 1t to his name on
their books. They refused and the
suit against the bank, Newton ]. Skin
ner, its president, and w. ]. Conner,
its secretary, ensued.
In all probability the transfer of the
stock will result in new officers for
the bank, as the 1155 shares represent
more than half of the stock and con-
troll of the institution goes with them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
FIREMAN DISAPPEARS FOR
8 WEEKS, BUT SAVES JOB

With two week of his life an utter
blank, S. H. Calderwood, fireman of
engine company No. 5, stood before the
fire commission yesterday and begged
the board not to be hard ON him. His
plea saved him his job, for the COM
mission had previously determined to
discharge him as soon as he could be
found; but he was told to go back to
work, with loss of pay for the last
three weeks that he has been off duty.
Calderwood left his engine house
July for a day off, and he was not
seen again by any member of the fire
department until yesterday. He told
the commission that he had met a
friend and taken a few drinks with
him, and that he did not know any
thing that had happened the two weeks
following.
Chief Eley said Calderwood was a
good fireman. Calderwood promised If
put back to work he would never drink
another drop.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
Personal Mention

Hills Cole, a physician from New
York City, is stopping at the Lanker-
SHIN.
Charles F. Manning, an oil operator
from Bakersfield, is registered at the
F1gelus.
Karl H. Martin, a young attorney
from Buffalo, N. Y, is a guest at the
Angelus for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Weldon of Roch-
ester, N. Y, are registered at the Van
Nuys for a short stay here.
T. H Pullen, a mining man from
Glendale, Ariz., is among the recent
arrivals at the Westminster
Theodore ]. Roche, a prominent at
torney of San Francisco, is among the
late arrivals at the Van Nuys.
Mrs. John Benton Morrow of Gull
cair. Sinaloa Mexico, a wealthy ranch
woman, is registered at the Hayward.
Mrs. D. w. Dorman and daughter,
Miss Pauline Dorman of Ell Paso are
summer tourists stopping at the An
gelus.
James e. Logan and wife from Kan
sas City are tourists who yesterday
registered at the Alexandria for
short stay here.
T. E. Edwards and wife of Kansas
City are registered at the Lankershim
for a few days. Mr.. Edwards is a
railroad attorney.
DR.. T. F. H. Spreng, a practicing
physician from Sioux City, Iowa, is a
recent arrival at the Hayward. MIS-
Spreng accompanies him.
James o. Gulick, a New York cap
italist, is here, en- route to his sum-
mer home at Coronado, being regis
tered at the Westminster.
Mrs. A. spitz, wife of a well known
wholesale merchant of Santa Fe, N.
NJ, is at the Lankershim for few
days, accompanied by her family.
DR.. J. M. West and daughter are
among the late arrivals at the Hay
ward They are from Red Bluffs,
Iowa, where DR.. West is practicing.
John w. Schroeder, manager of the
Green Dragon Inn at La Jolla, Cal,
is spending a short time in Los An
geles, a guest at the Westminster. He
is accompanied by Mrs. Schroeder.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Spillsbury of
New York City are tourists who are
spending a few days seeing Southern
California, guests at the van NuSs
hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Schank of Calex-
leo are stopping, at the Hayward for
a short time, having arrived yester-
day. Mr.. Schank is well known in
mining circles in Calexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Jackson and Mr.
az Mrs. c.. A. lyman and family, all
of San Diego, form an auto party who
drove up from San Diego yesterday
and registered at the Angelus.. Mr..
Jackson is a well known banker in
the southern city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Robinson, accom-
panied by their sons, Sinclair, Aylmer
and SiIwyn A. Robinson, are among
the recent arrivals at the Alexandria.
They are from the Hawaiian islands,
where Mr. Robinson has made for
tune in the stock business. He is one
of the largest cattle raisers in the
world. The family will remain in Los
Angeles and the nearby beach resorts
during the remainder Of the summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
News of the Courts
SUES To RECOVER MONEY
PAID FOR R0OMINGHOUSE
Woman Charges Sellers Misrep-
resented Conditions
to Her

Fraud in the representations regard
ing a rooming house she bought is
averred by Rosa Schlesinger in suit
filed in the superior court yesterday
against Emily and C. F. Robinson for
$500.
In the complaint the plaintiff de-
clares that the defendants. to show
that the house was occupied, placed
suit cases, grips and other things in
various rooms of an establishment at
519 West Temple street, thus leading
her to believe that there were many
roomers.
She asserts that she entered into an
agreement February "a last to pur-
chase the place for $4,000, and paid
$500 cash. giving her note for the re-
naming $1,000. She asserts that short
ly after taking possession she found
the place had been misrepresented to
her, and now she wants her money
back
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
FEARING PARDON VIOLATION,
FORMER COWBOY ENDS LIFE

NORFOLK, Va, July 2S.-Fearing he
had violated the conditions of a par
don on which he was liberated from
a western prison several years ago,
Edward H Shrock, 25 years old, killed
himself yesterday by firing bullet
from a revolver through his head. He
was engaged to marry Miss Elizabeth
Butler of this city and he sent let
ter to her telling why he committed
suicide.
Miss Butler declined to state what
crime he had committed. Friends of
Shrock say he was once cowboy and
that he killed man and was sem
fenced to prison and afterwards par
doned. His father resides in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Twentieth Century Gold Mining COM
pany-W A. Anderson, Thomas Fitch
and Rena, directors. Capital stock,
500, 900; subscribed, 100000.
Union Kern Oil company-E. S. Hoyt
f. C. Carlsen, Carroll Allen, IA G.
Brosey and Henry s. Van Dyke, direc-
tors. Capital stock, $1,00O,000; sub
scribed, $500.
Massey Gold Mining company-A, c.
Massey, Thomas Campbell, o. E,
Smith, A. G. Kellogg, H. j. Whitman,
S. A. Pawley and Dan Van Wagenan,
directors. Capital stock $1,00O,000.
Roberts Jewelry Manufacturing
company-O. L. Roberts, Sanford Rob
inson, T. S. Smith, ]. p. Vawter and
]. B. Shaw, directors. Capital stock,
s. co. 900; subscribed, S..
Pittsburg Foundry company-Frank
f. Burger. H. p. Burger w Burger
and II. r. Colby, directors. Capital
stock. $25.O0O; subscribed, 81.
Stockholders Building company-A.
r. Cooke, p. w. Ehlers, j. M. Arm
strong, A. N. Scott and j. M. Carter,
directors. Capital stock, 100000; sub
scribed. 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
ROBINSON WITHDRAWS
FROM FIRE COMMISSION

With best wishes for his co-com-
missioners and for the fire department
and each individual member of it, Ben
c. Robinson yesterday withdrew from
the fire commission. He had previous
ly presented his resignation to Mayor
Alexander and it was accepted.
In a communication to the fire board
yesterday Robinson said that he could
not continue as a member of the COM
mission because of his objection to
what is known as the "anti-picket-
1ng'' ordinance. He was appointed to
the board as a representative of organ
lied labor and he considered the pas
sage of this ordinance as a direct slap
at the interests he represented.
The mayor will appoint a successor
to Mr.. Robinson as soon as he re-
turns from his vacation in the noun
tains, but 1t Is taken for granted that
e. T. Parke, vice-president Of the Main
street bank, will be the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
SPITE FENCE AND CHICKEN
YARD KEEP COURTS BUSY
Maple Ave. NeighborS Continue
Long Legal Battle

A spite fence and chicken coops were
features Of a case which Judge Her
vey of the superior court refused to
hear yesterday because of a previous
Judgment rendered by Judge Houser.
The action was that Of Mrs Mar
garet B. Adams against Mrs. Bertha
Nicolai, next door neighbors at Maple
avenue and Twenty second street.
Mrs. Adams wants the court to or
der Mrs. Nicolai to move her chicken
GOODS from q strip of land three feet
wide, that was awarded to Mrs. Adams
after a suit two years ago. She also
complains that the caves Of Mrs.
Nicolai's house protrude over her
property and cause her much annoy
ance when it rains because of the water
which runs from them to the ground.
incidentally the spite fence, is feet
high and 12 years old, between the two
neighbors' properties, was mentioned,
the erection of it being credited to Mrs.
Nicolai
When the case was called before
Hervey yesterday he refused to hear
IT on the ground that a judgment rem
dered by Judge Houser did not clearly
define the property lines because of
an error on the part of counsel for
Mrs. Adams.
Judge Houser probably will make an
other Judgment, following the filing
of affidavits by both defendant and
plaintiff. He has given them until
next Wednesday to file the papers in
his court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
VETERAN ARMY OFFICER
TO MAKE 25O-MILE RIDE

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Just to
show the doubling Thomases that ne
can withstand any physical test set
for army officers, Gen. Robert S. Oil
ver assistant secretary of war, is to
pass most of his months vacation, be-
ginning tomorrow, in the saddle. Gen.
Oliver is 63 years old.
His first task will be a 250-mile
horseback ride from Fort Wingate, N.
NJ, to the Moqui and Navajo Indian
reservations. Miss Oliver, his daugh-
ter, will accompany him.
During the month he will attend the
military camps of instruction at Fort
Riley, Kas.; Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo;
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, and the
camp at Sparta, Wis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS
CARRY BURDENS0ME TAX
Street Improvements Fall Heavily
on Wage Farmers

1t was a heavy-hearted group of
small property owners who turned
away from the streets and boulevards
committee yesterday afternoon.
They had appeared to ask that the
assessment district for the widening of
Twenty third street, from Compton av-
enue to Long Beach avenue, be made
larger, or that the proceedings be aban-
doned altogether. The assessment dis
trict is only one block long and the
cost of the improvement falls heavily
on the property owners in this block.
They were told that the interlocutory
judgment in the case had been rem
dered by the courts, and the matter
was entirely out of the jurisdiction of
the council. The property owners who
must pay this assessment are nearly all
wage earners who own little homes
fronting on the street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
TO END DISPUTE OVER
LOADING OF GARBAGE

The long dispute over the garbage
loading station in Anderson street, east
of the river, seems in a fair way to be
settled. The matter was taken UP by
the public welfare committee yester-
day, and while no definite action was
taken, it was the opinion of the indi-
vidual members of the committee that
the loading station should stay where
it is.
Property owners in the neighborhood
have declared it is a nuisance, and
have asked that the council order
Charles Alexander, the garbage con-
tractor, to change it. The members of
the committee consider that the same
objections made to the loading station
in its present location would be made
if It was moved elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
MAYOR SUGGESTS PLAN FOR
UNIFORM ENGINE HOUSES

Mayor Alexander's recommendation
that the city adopt plans for single and
double engine houses, and hereafter
build all it's engine houses according to
one of the two plans, was approved by
the building committee yesterday and
will be favorably reported to the city
council.
Every time an engine house has been
built in the past 1t has been necessary
to employ an architect to prepare the
plans. AS a result there have been a
wide variety of engine houses built,
from the simple shell just sufficient to
accommodate the engine, horses and
men, to the engine house de luxe on
Figueroa street, north of Seventh, that
Just escaped having marble bath tubs,
cut-glass door knobs and gold inlaid
mahogany sliding poles.'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
AoUEDUCT HIRES 200 MEN
A DAY; NEEDS 1000 MORE

LabOrers for the aqueduct are being
hired at aqueduct headquarters Mt the
rate of 200 day and they would be
hired faster IL they would apply. At
least 1000 more men are wanted, al
though there are 1900 at work now.
The bonds to be sold the New York
bond buyers are being prepared and It
is expected that City Treasurer Hance
will leave for New York with them on
Saturday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
WYATT LEAVES MOST OF
ESTATE. TO HIS SECRETARY

By the will of the late H. &C. Wyatt,
manager of the Mason opera house,
which was filed in the probate depart
ment of the superior court, Miss Elsie
B. Crossley, his secretary, was made
chief beneficiary. The estate is val
ued at approximately $4,000.
Mrs. Eva Salmon, married daugh-
ter, is given $1,000, and w. It. Wyatt, a
son, is given $4,000. The remainder of
the estate goes to Miss Crossley.
Wyatt's wife, with whom he had not
lived for many years, was provided
for before his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
DISCHARGE LINEMAN
FOR INSTRUMENTATION

J. NJ. Klein, lineman in the bureau
of fire alarm and police telegraph, was
yesterday discharged by the fire com
mission for insubordination.
William Greve, acting foreman of
linemen, told the commission that Klein
had attacked him with a large iron
rod and had used the most insulting
epithets to him. Klein admitted that
all Greve said was true, and he didn't
seem to be very sorry about it, either.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
ACCEPT OFFER TO HOUSE
ENGINE AT POINT FIRMIN

An offer from G. H. Peck of San
Pedro to provide a suitable house for
chemical engine on Point Firmin, If
the city would furnish the chemical,
was accepted by the fire commission
Yesterday. The commission will send
the chemical that has been doing duty
at San Pedro to Point Firmin and place
a new automobile fire engine at San
Pedro