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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
MURDERESS GETS
LIFE SENTENCE
story Of step-son Believed to Have
Caused Jury to Convict Mrs.
Nettie Brown.

Bartlesville, Okla. Feb. 16. - Her
stepsons story Of their improper love
for each other and the crime which re.
suited from 1t was responsible for the
verdict Of guilt brought in Monday
night against Mrs, Nettie Brown She
was convicted OF FIRST degree murder
for killing her husband, r. B. Brown,
and viii be sentenced to prison for life.
Her attorneys gave notice of an ap.
peal
Peter Brown, the son OF the slain
man told or the witness stand re-
markable story OF love and murder
The elder Brown, his second wife and
Peter Brown, son by the first mar
riage, were travelling through Okla
homa in wagon. Peter Brown said
his stepmother urged him to kill his
father and appealed to his love for
her to gain his consent. Afie. hio
father had gone to sleep one night
Peter Brown aroused by his step
mother who placed an ak in his hands
and told him the time for action had
come.
One blow with the ak ended the life
of the sleeping man. Then the son
and his stepmother. after robbing the
body, placed 1t on the campfire and
piled wood on 1t. The boy said be
went back to bed while his stepmother
remained up to keep the fire replenish-
ed. The story Of the crime was told
with such accuracy of detail that wo-
men In the courtroom, overcome by
horror, tainted.
The elder Brown had $4,000. the pro-
ceeds OF the sale OF Missouri farm.
and 1t Is supposed that Mrs. Brown
took this money.
The defense laid stress on the asser-
ton that the body of a 160-pound man
Could not be burned in an open wood
fire on the prairie In seven hours and
totally consumed The prosecution or
set this with reminder Of the expert
tence of FARMERS il burning the bodies
Of hogs and cattle in a less time than
was alleged to be available for burn
ing Browns body.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO
WITNESS DETACHMENT

Guthrie, Okla, Feb 17-Governor
Haskell has temporarily blocked the
official filing OF the local option and
high license petitions for the sub
mission Of an amendment repeating
the prohibition seetioS Of the CON
stitution.
The law requires that the sigma.
lures be detached by the secretary Of
state IN the presense Of the governor
and one OF the petitioners. The gov
ernor refuses to witness the detaching
of the signatures and it will be neces.
sary to institute court proceedings to
compel him to do SO.
In a lengthy letter to the secre-
airy OF state, Governor Haskell says
hat the Indian nations were acting
within their rights when they asked
ongress to impose prohibition on the
adlan territory side for twenty-one
saig. and that congress acted within
rights when It required the adop.
on Of this portion of the Oklahoma
pnstitution
He says the court should pass on
e proposition before the expense Of
eetion is incurred.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18

Guthrie, okla, Feb. Ito the man
engaged In private business and com
pclled to be satisfied with 3 return of
fIom two or three Il ten or twelve per
cent on his investment, and who con.
siders himself exceptionally fortunate
II his profits can be figured at the
latter rate, a court ruling thas rates
under which a railroad makes from
81 to S5 per cent profit on its volume
cf business are conhseatory appears
not little peculiar
The ruling of United States Circuit
Judge Hook as announced at st. Louis
on February 5th, in the Oklahoma rate
case makes this declaration.
The proposed injunction against Ok
lahoma's rates applies In the interest
of the Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe COM
pany as we'll as of the other companies
interested in the case. The figures
showing the profits in the business OF
the Gulf, Colorado e. Santa Fe Co.,
s,,u,eined in its sworn statements
made to the state corporation commits
sion and presented to Judge Hook on
page "A of the defendants record in
the case. copies Of which are in the
hands of many attorneys and news
papers Of the state. show that lnstecd
OF being eontlscatory the rates have
netted that company profits. or the
revenue basis. that would look so
good to the average business iuan as
70 be beyond hope Of attainment. And
the so-called revenue basis" upon
which these profits are computed. has
always been contended for and upheld
by the shrewdest railroad legal lights
as the proper one for arriving at con
clusions in such matters
The statement of earnings OF the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe company
for the fiscal year 1909, shows the pro
fits on the Oklahoma intrastate bust
ness, or business originating aud com.
pleted within the state. to have been
S91 1923 The profits on Okaho.
mas proportion Of the companys in.
terstate business. meaning business
originating in Oklahoma and carried
10 the state line or the reverse there.
Of we're s464.S73.ss. Thus. the whole
profits, intrastate and interstate, on
the company's business done in this
state amounted TO s556,t0512.
Instead Of being connscatory. or
less an ordinary and reasonable pro.
1t upon the investment involved these
profits we're equivalent TO return
OF 1914 per cent on the capitalization
Of the company as shown by thc bal-
ance sheet OF the average eapitallza-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
Commission Submits Figures Showing Earnings
on Both IntrG-State and Interstate Ship
ments--InsteGd of Being COnfscatOry the
Oklahoma Rates Yield Profit of 1914
Per Cent on Capitalization and
1881 Per Cent on Actual
Cost of Railroads.

tion per mile Of line. and a return Of
1881 per cent on the actual cost Of
the railroad as shown by its state
ment of the average cost per mile.
Had the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
company, done no business 1t all ex.
cept what it did within the state Of
Oklahoma, and had its volume OF busi-
ness and rates charged been what lnn
records prove to have been the &C.
tual volume and rates involved, 81 per
cent of the receipts from what was
really intrastate business, AMI 1854
per cent of the receipts for what was
really interstate business, would be
recorded as clear profit In other
words. in every dollar collected by
this company in Oklahoma on basi-
ness originating and completed in this
state there was 81 cents OF profit. and
In every dollar collected for business
originating In this state with destina-
ton outside Oklahoma or conducted
IN Oklahoma having originated out
side of Oklahoma or conducted in Ok
lahoma having originated outs de the
state there was 1884 cents of profit.
IN the face OF these indisputable
figures, and IN the light Of the fact
that the United States suprem3 court
never has upheld an injunction
against the enforcement OF aay rates
where It could be shown that the rail.
road company was making a profit
equal TO four per cent of the value OF
the property, It Is difficult for dlsin-
tcTested parties to see how Judge
Hook could have brought himsslf u
consider the rates as applied to This
railroad as anything but ample. and
impossible to see how he could have
construed them as confscatory unless
he was misled by the opinions Of IN
terested rallrCad experts.
Backed by these and other figures.
the corporation commission Insisted
upon further hearing in this case. not
as litigants often fight IN support Of 4
legal proposition about which there
Is room for argument, but as the
champion Of a righteous cause, sup
ported and spurred on BY the eonvic-
tion that the cause Is just and that It
had lncontroyertible proof Of the cor.
rectness Of its contention.
In the face Of the fiscal showing
that cannot be questioned It Is clear
to the public and the commission con
tends ought to be clear TO the court
that there is no Just ground for issu
ing the proposed injunction, aud that
The rates that the commission has es-
tabliahed, both freight and passenger,
should be allowed TO remain IN effect
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
PRESIDENT PASSES OUT
FAT JOBS IN KANSAS

Washington. d. G., Feb t7.-Presl-
dent Taft today. sent the following
nominations to the senate: United
States district attorney. for Kansas,
Harry II Bone: register Of the land
Office, Harry f. Milliman. at Dodge
City, Kans; receivers Of public money
Louis j. Pettliohn, Of KANSAS City. at
Dodge City. Kans.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
STONE WILL NOT
PERMIT RECOUNT
Missouri Senator Makes Reply to pro.
posal Of Governor Hadley to
Reopen Ballot Boxes.

Washington, Feb. II. - Answering
the charge made by Governor Hadley
OF Missouri, that Senator Stone OF
that state was not honestly elected TO
the United States senate and that
there should be a recount of ballots.
Senator Stone today declared that
"such a recount as Governor Hadley
proposes is impossible at this time
because he knows II would be viola.
tive OF the constitution and statutes
of the state"
Senator Stone In prepared state
ment asked significantly II Governor
Hadley can point out way by which
a full and legal investigation can be
had, and If II can, and the finding Is
in my favor, will he resign as COVER
nor because Of these false and maIio-
ious statements and pay the cost"
Stone declared that II an authora
tive recount could be had and he
could have satisfactory" assurances
that during these long months the
ballot boxes have remained intact, he
would not interpose the slightest OBJ
lection.
IF It could be done in a lawful
way" he added, Il would like to 81
ience this assinine and untimely ac-
cusation. Governor Hadley charged"
continued the senator, that had not
been honestly elected and offered to
give bin of particulars.
Il called for the bill OF particulars.
| have since analyzed and answered It
and shown beyond peradventure that
the governor is many cases mlsstated
facts and showed eonclusively that
what he gave as his proofs were 50
worthless as to be ludicrons. From
that answer he turned in rage 10
issue his challenge Tor a recount, a
performance whose abnurdity Is on
par With the other things he had
said and done In this behalf"
AS 20 Governor Hadleys charge
that Senator Stone had uttered an
unqualified falsehood' when he de-
clared that Governor HadIey had de-
layed his charge until the day after
the senatorial primary ballots we're
burned. Senator Stone says: "When I
said the ballots had been burned / did
not utter a falsehood but it appears
now that ! was mistaken as to that
particular fact. | based what I said
as TO that upon what | had read In
the st. Louis press. which was TO the
effect that an order had been made by
the election commissioners some
weeks ago TO destroy the ballots For
some reason this order was not exc
euted.
Whether tue ballots were destroy
ed or not, however, is immaterial. The
point / am making vas that Governor
Hadley. processing TO have information
which would vitiate my nomination
and election. had buried i In the deep
bosom Of his consciousness and kept
it a profound secret until long after
the time when Il would serve any prac-
tical use 70 make 1t public"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
BEGIN INVESTIGATION
OF PACKING COMBINE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. II. - The
hearing as TO the supposed combine
OF nine meat packing companies in
Missouri. began here today, before
Special Examiner Daniel Dillen, Of st.
Louis. Among the representatives of
the packing houses here are c. w.
Armour, president of Armour G Com.
pany, of Kansas City and G. f. Swift,
of Chicago. president OF Swift & Com.
pany, of Illinois.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18

By Associated Press
Fort townsend. Wash. Feb IT,
John Bohning, aged 20, a native Of
Kansas is the second member Of the
crew of'the armored crusier, washing
ton to die Of small pox since the war
ship returned from Honolulu. Bohning
died during last night, at the Diamond
headquarters station where three
others suffering from the same malady
are seriously III One OF tho latter Is
Ensign p O Grihith
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
CHALLENGES STONE FOR
RECOUNT OF BALLOTS
by Associated Press.

jefferson City. Mo. Feb 15--Gover-
nof IIadley. today. challenged United
States Senator Stone TO consent to a
recount of the ballots cast In the sen
slufial primary election. He said II
Stone end former Governor Joseph
fok cansent and the recount shows
stcne Eaa not nominated he will ap.
point foik as Stones successor Gov.
ernor Hadley. IN bis statement. said
he viii then run against Stone. II the
former governor does not enter the
contest Hadley telegraphed to Folk
ioF his consent to open the ballot
lsoxee
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
MOUNTAIN DISTRICTS
REPORT SIXTY BELOW
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo-. Feb Il. The
coolest weather of the winter prevail
ed In western Kansas. Colorado aud
parts Of Wyoming, today The cold
was also very severe IN Oklahoma,
Texas and other portions Of the south.
west The Kansas temperature rang.
ed from ten above to four below IN
Colorado some Of the mountain dis.
tricts report as much as sixty below.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
ROBBERS HOLD UP LOBBY
OF HOTEL ON BOWERI
BY Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 1.-TWO despera-
does, with drawn revolvers, raided the
lobby of the Waverly Hotel on the
Bowery today, shot down and killed
Fred Devlin, guest who, when they
demanded money for drinks was only
able to produce a dime and then held
up and robbed the clerk of the nights
receipts Less than ten dollars all
told was the result of the holdup The
men ran out after the shooting and
disappeared
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
|OSTAL SAVINGS BANK
BILL FACES DEFEAT

Associated Press.
d. c.. Feb 16.-Unless
iator Root can be induced to with
IN or materially modify his amend
nt to the postal savings bank bill,
hiring the investment OF postal
Ioslts in United States bonds, the
lsure probably Will be defeated In
senate. Friends OF the bill nrae-
|lly admit this Is the situation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWs
MANY ACRES OF LAND

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Feb. IA TEN.
porary withdrawal OF lands from pub.
lie domain was made by Secretary Bal.
linger today, involving 2,O6S,4 ,4s2 acres
reserved from coal entry. and 1903
acres withdrawn from all forms of dis,
position. 46,4Sl acres was restored to
settlement
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
SENATOR ELkiNs NIECE
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE,
y Associated Press

~ Associated Press.
Kansas city. Mo- Feb. i6-Miss
Agnes Ellns. niece Of United States
Senator stephen B Elkins, Of West
Virginia. shot herself today, in her
room at a local hotel The bullet pass
ed through The body below the heart
The physicians believe she has a
chance for life. A note found on the
dressing table read. 7 am tired Of
life and have no home or friends"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
Discontinue Hun. For Nina.
ny Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington. u. G., Feb II. Al
hope that the missing navy tug Nina.
with thlrty.two persons aboard Is still
anoat has been abandoned by the
navy department and today. warships
we're ordered 10 discontinue the hunt
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
IlBRGLlRs SECURED
$4,000 IN JENELRY
Anociated Press.

Hel Springs. Ark Feb t5--Three
b lrglara last night. attacked Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Wyman. OF Peoria, III. in
Il Ell sQtiage here and robbed them of
J welry valued at four thousand dol.
hTs Wman. his wife and negro
g iok ners bound and thrown under a
BID ahd were unable 70 free them.
aaiyer 81 3 today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
INDICTMENTS AGAINST
ToHkcco GROWERS
81 Associated Press

Cincinnati O.. Feb. i7.-Tweive to
baceo growers. Of Dry Ridge. KY
were indicted in the federal court a
Covington, KY today. for alleged at
tempts to interfere with the inter
state shipments OF tobacco. by threats
of violence against shipper ". T
Osborne.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
CHILEAN CRUISER REscuEs
PASSENGERS FROM WRECK
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Quello. Chile, Feb. 1.-THE Chilean
tug bot, Pisagua. arriving here today
reports that the Chilean cruiser Min,
stro z. zenteno, rescued eighty-eight
persons who had been left on the
wreck OF the British steamer, Lima
in the Straits OF Magellan.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
w SAFE AND cor
AWAY WITH ABOUT $4,000,
lAsoelated Press

NHHUIIHNtH 7 fN"H1
bennington. III, Feb. 15.-Early
burglars blew the safe OF The
Bank OF Chatsworth H. es
yg.to the south with a team. TheS
ed eight thousand dollars Is cur
and two thousand IN silref
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
Roosevelt al eondakora.
= Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Gondokoro, soudan. Feb l7.--col.
Roosevelt. Kermit and other members
Of the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition arrived here today, all we'll
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-04
DISPOSITION no MNGNIEN
IMPORTANCE or INCInENT

New York, Aoril 3.-Thc outlook
is authorized To say Mr.. Roosevelt
had not directly or Indirectly com
municAted with the Mcthodists or
anyone else, and had not made amy
agreement to speak or to receive any
body. He entered Rome with no ar
fangcments of any kind save the audi
once with the king. 50 that the vat
lean in cndcavorinE to impose condi-
lions upon him, acted before he even
Thought of taking steps for any other
engagements
The foregoing statement was given
out In New York tonight by the pub
fishers af tho Outlook.
Bishop David Il. Greer Of the Epis-
copal diocese of New York. comment
ing tonight on Colonel Roosevelt's eX-
p%orioncc with the vatican. said that
in his opinion the American people
would regard il as a national affront
"And they will continue TO regard it,
in this light he added. no matter
how much Colonel Roosevelt or others
attempt to deprecatc the incident
The vatican's attitude, lac oharac-
.tcrizcd. as ill-adyiscd.
a copy of the Roosevelt CORE
spondcnce was delivered here tonight
to Archbishop Farlcy's secretary. but
no comment was Forthcoming.
1t would be- manifestlN improper. "
said the secretary. TO disturb the
archbishop al this honr with "a mat
ter of this nature"
In "a telegram from Atlanta. Ga. to
the New York World, senator Tillmar
of South Carolina said.
An this hoorah over Roosevelt
makes me sick
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-04
FREIGHT MEN LOSE
TO THE GRAYS
IS TO 4
Santa Fe Lads Go Down Before
Old Heads by Convincing
Score; Young Weeks Pitches
Fine Game,

The high wind and sandstorm did
not deter a large number Of enthu-
siastic baseball fans from attending
the game between the Santa Fe
freight office team and the AlbuQuer-
que Grays ut Barelas diamond yes
terdaN afternoon and they were re-
Warded in seeing a very fair exhibit
ton Of the sport or sports considering
the weather conditions. The freight
men. who won from the GraNs last
Sunday and the sunday previous by
good substantial scores, fell from their
pinnacle of fame yesterday. losing to
the old-timcrs by the score of - to 4.
Kid Weeks, a brother of Rube, nov
With Fort Worth. did the twirling for
the Grays Yesterday and gave evil
denccs of superior ability in the slab
line. Only -four scratch hits were
%garnered off his delivery. and all of
those in the sixth inning. In HE sixth
there were two men out and two men
on bases. a Santa Fe heavy hitter
smashed one into deep center, where
il was muffed by Bernardinelli. Three
men scored on this hit, the freightel
making 1t good for a run around the
bases without applying the air at
third. An infield hit, a Wild throw und
some good base running scored n
more Santa Fe man and run-making
was over for the day.
The GraNs harvested runs through
the nine innings, but We're re-
quired to do some tan baseball PLAY
ing, the Santa Fe boys being on their
toes all the time.
Mex sunday at Traction park the
two rival teams win formally open
the season, The diamond will be put
in good shape during the week and
the santa Fee BOYS viii receive their
new uniforms in time to wear them at
the game. NeWmYer viii he here from
Denver to do the pitching and Pena,
the big backstop, who recently COY
cred from a severe Illness, viii do the
catching. both men being with the
Gravs.
The teams lined up Yesterday as fol-
vi
GraYs-Chayes, catcher. Weeks,
pitcher; Hidalgo, first base. Gonzales. |
second base; Burns, third base:
Alarid, shortstop. Luna. left field.
Bernardinello, center field; O'Ban-
non, right field.
Santa Fee team-Whiteside. catcher,
Kid O'Bannon, pitcher; Cristine. first
base. Jones, second base, Campos, !
base: Lopez, shortstop; Hayes,
field: Doubler, center field; car
)enter, right field.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-04

OLDFlELD IN BENZ
CAR MAKES FAST MILE

Los Angeles. April 3.-Barncy old
field, driving his Blizen Benz ear on
the one-mile m%otordrome this after
noon, covered a mile in 36 - sec
onds, attaining a speed of 80 44-100
miles an hour.
This is a fun second faster than
Strang in a Fla mad over the Atlanta
speedway last October. Strang's mile
was then the American record. Old
field used the same car today IN
which he drove the fastest mile ever
Travelled by man over the Florida
beach two weeks ago. Today was his
first trial at the new track and ne
declares he will heat 80 seconds be-
fore the lose of the meet.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-04
WILLING To Be |
ARIZONA WILL
Be STATE
PHOENIX MAN SURE
OF HIS TERRITORY
AIbuQuerQuean Tells Of Big Oil
Field on the PeCoSi Andrews
Has Indian Depreciation Bill,
Morning Journal Bureau, !
6t3 Munscy building,

I'm bet YOU any amount that Ari-
IONA will be admitted to statehood
at this session of congress, said
James r. Young. Of Phoenix. Ariz,
who has been in the city Tor several
weeks, Mr.. Young is here Keeping
tab" on the progress the statehood
fight Is making.
Both platforms, that of the repub-
lican and of the democratic party, fa-
vor the admission Of Arizona ana New
Mexico as separate states. The presi-
dent is in favor Of keeping faith wit
the platform upon which he was
elected, and the committees of the
house and senate are in favor of the
measure. There is. therefore, no rea-
son why congress should not pass the
bin as soon as possible. To delay ac-
ton ana not give the people of Ari-
iona what was promised them viii
surely prove the sorcst disappoint-
ment 10 them.
Won't Arizona send democrats to
Congress? he was asked.
NO. sir. Arizona will send two re-
publicans to the United States senate.
and il is more than likely that the
whole congressional delegation from
Arizona would be republican Al the
last election it was shown that the Re-
publicans almost captured the terri
torial legislature. \ difference in
votes of hft. or So would have given
the victory 10 the republicans.
since then there has been 4 new
influx into the TERRITORY from rcpubli-
can states. and the chances are thai
il an election took place today for
congress. those elected would De re-
puhlicans.
Il ann not prepared to say whether
the citizens OF the territory VIII re-
main loyal Ia the republican party
ID statehood is denied by "a republic
can congress. II is quite likely that
ia hat ease they would affiliate with
the democratic party and seek their