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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
HARMON ESCAPES
SEVERE INJURY
Rode Horse. on the Hallroad Bridge
And is Kicked of And Fell
Thirty Feet.

That James Harmon, living eight
miles east of town was not killed last
night is regarded as a near miracle
by those who saw his plight when he
attempted to ride his horse across
the Frisco railroad bridge that spans
Bull creek near Electric park, and was
thrown to the bed of the creek about
thirty feet below.
Harmon came to town yesterday and
imbibed too freely of the "bootleggers
jov." Last night he started home but
decided in his drunken madness, to
cross the railroad bridge. About half
way across the horse fell, one leg go
ling between the ties Harmon in some
way caught under the falling horse,
but the horse in its struggles to lib
crate itself from the bridge, kicked its
rider off the bridge and he fell into
THE creek. The water was six or eight
inches deep and broke the fall Har.
mon cried out for help and some boys
who had been to the skating rink, came
and helped him out of the water.
The horse was still on the bridge
when a Frisco freight train came
along, but was seen in time to stoT
the train. The crew together witt
City Marshal Wilkinson dragged the
animal across to the east side of the
bridge, and aside from few scratches
found him uninjured.
This morning Mr. Harmon had com
pletely recovered and rode the horse
home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
TARIFF COMMISSION IS
NOW PRACTICALLY CERTAIN

Washington, d. G., Dec. 20. = I'm
petus toward the movement for per-
manent tariff commission was given
Wednesday by the conference at the
White House and capitol, by the return
of Representative Longworth to Wash
ington with full draft bill creating
commission and the announcement of
Chairman Payne of the house commit
tee on the ways and means committee
that he expected such legislation be-
fore March 4.
Following the discussion with the
president over various features of the
legislative program for the session,
Payne announced that the bill for such
a committee is acceptable to both con-
gress and the president, and that it
will be put through the senate and the
house before this session ends. Later
at Payne's~i instance he had a confer
ence with Chairman Emery of the tar
iff board, regarding the personnel and
the salaries of the proposed commit
tee. tst
Emery contended that the nature of
the work and character of the men
of the committee would need made it
impossible to operate advantageously
| if the positions and salaries were rigid
| ly fixed by congress, his idea being
that these should be fixed by the com
mittee itself. He suggested that in
dustrial experts might have been en-
gagged for varying terms at various
lcompensations, Payne believes there
should be legislative check to aggre-
gated expenditure, but is said to agree
as to the necessity of freedom of ac-
ton by the committee to individual
items.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
PLAN TO BUILD
BIG HOTEL HERE
Now Certain That Portion of Burnt
District Will Be Rebuilt in the
Near Future.

That at least one hundred feet front
age of the recently burned district will
be rebuilt is now certain. The owners
of the north one hundred feet of the
property, where the fire of December
1, occurred have determined to build.
They have two plans in view One
is to build four story reinforced con-
crete building to be used for hotel.
The building of this depends on the
action of the Commercial Club and
the subsequent willingness of the citi-
zens to bonus home, people as they
have offered to do for outside capital.
AS soon as plans for this building can
be prepared they will be presented to
the Commercial Club together with the
property owners proposition to the
ely. 'If the city will give us the
bonus" said T. NJ Burlington, one OF
the property owners, 1--WE will build
one of the best hotels in the state.
On the other hand should the Com
mercial Club act unfavorably on the
bonus proposition, these property own
ers will build a two story office build
ing with store rooms below.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
RANDALL NOW RECEIVE
HIS MAIL IN BARRELS

Spokane, Wash, Dec 29.-Albert j.
Randall, a rancher of Okanogan coun-
ty, Wash, who recently placed an or
der for 1000 cats with s. S. Gilbert of
Sharon, Pa, is receiving his mail in
barrels at Conconully these days. The
writer's, who represent practically
every state any province in America,
say they will supply all the cats need
ed if Randall will pay the express and
carriage charges. Randall has taken
UP the work on behalf, of orchardists
and farmers in north central Washing
ton, who believe they can rid the coun-
ty of gophers and other ground pests
by turning cats loose on the land. He
will visit various districts in Penn
syIyania early in 1911, making head
quarters at Sharon, whence con-
signment of 1000 felines will start
across the continent in April. Gilbert
and a score of volunteers have prom
ised to assist in rounding up all the
stray cats in and near Sharon. RAN
dali says he is willing to pay fair
price for all the cats that are deliver
ed to him. He will not say how he
expects to rid the county of cats after
the gophers leave.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
LAHOMES MANAGER WAS
FORCED TO Be REASONABLE

The people who heard LaHoma sing
at the Auditorium last evening greatly
enjoyed her performance, but it is
safe to say that the Civic Club of Vim.
ita will not care to arrange for her re-
turn while she remains under her
present management. Complaint is
made that her manager, after verbal
agreement with the ladies some weeks
ago, delayed sending the formal con-
tract for their signature until a few
days ago, and then forwarded one diff
ferent in many ways from the original
deal. Even yesterday and last even
ing he is said to have threatened to
take LaHoma away and leave the audi.
ence in the lurch if the ladies did not
comply with some extra demands. But
when he learned that they had talked
the matter over with the city marshal
he decided to draw in his horns and be
reasonable.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
IMMENSE WEALTH OF LEAD
AND SILVER IS FOUND

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 29. = Eighty
million dollars worth of lead and sill
yer has been taken from Wardner hill
in the Coeur d'Alene district of north
|ern Idaho, 12S miles east of here,
since the beginning of systematic de-
|velopment work, according to Stanley
A. Eaton, manager of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mine, who made the
statement in spokane today. The
gross output of the district, from 1888
to date, is estimated at more than
|$210,OO0,OO0, with net profits of be-
tween SAL 100000 and $4,000 900. The
district ranks first in the United
States in the output of lead, the Mis-
souri-Kansas belt being second, Utah
and Colorado fourth.
The only discouraging feature of
the mining situation at present is the
depression in the lead market" Mr..
Eaton said, "and this is due solely to
the uncertainty about the tariff. Much
of the lead now being produced in the
United States is mined at small
profit. This is especially true of the
Missouri mines. 1t is out of question
for American lead mines to compete
with those of Spain, which produce a
tonnage equal to the United States
with little or no consumption on ac.
count of the poverty of the people.
1--WE are not afraid of competition
with the Canadian mines. The condi-
tions under which the lead properties
are operated in the Dominion are sim
liar to our own, and there is small OBJ
lection to reciprocity with Canada in
lead and lead products.
But for the tariff uncertainty the
lead market would be in a much
stronger position than that which OBJ
tains for copper, principally because
no large lead producers have been de
veloped in the United States for years
while enormous deposits of copper ore
the product of which can be marketed
profitably in New York as low as eight
cents a pound, have been opened uI
recently"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
.BAXLEY TAKES BIG
DOSE Of POISON
Young Employe Of Laundry Commits
Suicide by Swallowing Thirty or
Forty Grains strychnlne.

Albert Baxley died at eight o'clock
this morning, in the rear of the Peo-
Piles drug store, from the effects of
heavy dose Of strychnine administered
by his own hand,
The relatives and, friends are utter
ly unable to assign any reason for the
sudden determination of Baxley to end
his own life. Yesterday he was as
cheerful and apparently as contended
and happy as could be. This morning
he went to the shipping office of the
Ratcliff- Sanders Grocery company and
asked his brother-in-law, A. f. Etter
for drink of water. Etter pointed
to the drinking water and cup, and
went on with his duties as shipping
clerk. Glancing up he noticed Baxley
taking something from a small bottle,
and asked: What are you taking Al
bert?" Young Baxley made no an
swer but tossed the bottle over to
Etters desk. The latter picked it up,
but didn't know what it contained.
Another employe of the wholesale
house however, noted the poison label
and told Etter 10 get medical assist
lance at once. Etter took the small vial
land ran to the People drug store,
where he'was told that the bottle had
CONTAINED stryehnine, and to get the
patient there as soon as possible.
Baxley ran after taking the poison, but
was caught and taken to the drug
store. where he died without saying a
word.
The bottle had contained about sixty
Igrains of strychnine and all but about
one fourth was gone so it is estimated
that he took between thirty and forty
grains of the poison.
The deceased was brother of Will
Baxley, he night watchman and is
survived by his mother, three brothers
and wife. His only child died few
months ago The funeral services
will be held from the residence on
West Tahlequah avenue at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
|BETTERMENT Of FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS IS IN SIGHT
Investment Situation is Better Than for Many
Months---Bond Outlook is Declared to be
Greatly Improved European Demand for
American Investments is Having its
Good Effects.

business in a very quiet condition.
Conservation prevails everywhere. The
steel trade is still running at about
one-half it's capacity in the cruder
forms and there are no signs of early
revival in sight Everything depends
ON the railroads. Possibly if the latter
place their bonds satisfactorily, orders
for cars, equipments, ETC., will be forth
coming. The textile trades are also
quiet and efforts are being made for
general and concerted curtailment.
There is nothing unsound in the situa-
ltion, but a gradual settling down pro-
cess has begun, which must run its
lcourse before real recovery can, be ex-
lpected. Economy-is now being prac-
Iticed not only in business, but at the
home, and in nearly every direction
Icurative tendencies are at work which
will in due season pave the way for a
fresh forward movement.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29

New York, Dec. pa somewhat
better tone has been maintained in the
security markets during the past week,
and this in spite of the inactivity which
usually develops during the holiday
season. The main cause for better
ment has been the investment situa-
ton. This is probably more satisfac-
tory than at any time for several
months. The decline in prices has
brought many securities to level that
lnow offers more reasonable returns.
Money is easy, and the low rates OBJ
tanned for loanable funds naturally di-
vert attention to interestbearing Sc
curities. For this reason the bond
outlook is much brighter and there is
already larger inquiry for desirable
issues.
The January disbursements will be
larger than usual, being estimated as
high as 1926 100000; and fair pro-
portion of this sum always seeks re-
investment in Wall Street Another
encouraging feature is the better de-
mand for American investments by
European buyers. There have been
fairly liberal sales of bonds in Europe
during the last few days, and interna-
tional banking houses report condi-
tions as favorable to the further plac-
ing of good issues. Many of our best
railroad stocks are now selling at
prices which yield to per cent, COM
pared with to per cent when they
were at the top level. On bonds the
returns are also one-half to 1 per cent
better than formerly All conditions
point to a continued ease in money for
some time to come. 1t is possible that
the year-end payments may cause a
temporary furry, but no change of
consequence in monetary conditions
seems probable between the middle of
January, when funds return. and the
first of April This means a period
of at least two months of monetary
quiet; indeed we may be facing glut
of idle money. Whether rates will de-
cline sufficiently to permit gold ex-
ports remains to be seen.
Our foreign trade is gradually as
suming more normal proportions, be
cause imports have been falling and
exports rising. In November our ex
ports were $2O6,OO0,O0O, or over $12,
100000 in excess of last year. Our
imports for the month were $4,000,
600, or about $1O,OOO,0O0 less than a
year ago. This left an excess of ex
ports for the month of nearly $4,000,
900 compared with $53,500,000 year
ago. 1t should not be forgotten how.
ever, that the large excess in exports
was due to the rushing forward OF
cotton in anticipation of trouble over
the cotton bill of lading controversy
The close of the year finds general
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
JUDGE TURNER WILL Be
NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE

That Judge John B. Turner of this
city, now associate justice of the state
supreme court, is to be elevated to
the position of chief justice is appar-
ent from the following item from the
Guthrie correspondent of the Kansas
City Times:
Judge John Turner, associate JUS
tice of the Oklahoma state supreme
court, is to be elected chief justice
next MONTH to succeed Chief Justice
Jesse Dunn Judge Turner is a man
of military inclinations, and in his
younger days once volunteered for a
Ifilibustering expedition to engage in
the Boxer uprising in China. The ex
pedition, however, never sailed"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
ROBIN INDICTED AND
REFUSED ASYLUM PRIVILEGE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 29.-The grand jury
this afternoon returned an indictment
against Joseph G. Robin, whose finan-
cial transactions are alleged to be re-
sponsible for the closing of the North
ern Bank of New York, Tuesday. The
indictment charges the larceny of eight
thousand dollars from the Northern
bank.
New York, Dec. 29.-Denied asylum
at a private sanitarium to which he
was committed as a paranoiac, Joseph
G. Robin, whose operations closed the
bank of Northern New York Tuesday,
appeared for moment in Jersey City
yesterday and then vanished with his
sister, DR.. Louise Robinovitch, in an
automobile. No warrant is out for his
arrest, but detectives from the district
attorneys office are watching the
apartments and the home of his sister.
At the sanitarium the following
statement was made:
In view of the fact that criminal
prosecution may be instituted against
Robin because of certain statements
that have been made, DR.. Mcdonald
requests Robins sister, DR.. Louise G.
Robinovitch to remove Robin from
the sanitarium."
DR.. Max G. Schlapp, one of the
three physicians on whose certificate
Justice Amend committed Robin. call
ed at the district attorneys Office to
make clear his connection with the
case and that of his associates, DR.
Austin Flint and DR.. Valentine Wild
man.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
RAILROADS HAVE
D|SOBEfED ORDERS
Corporation Commission Prepares to
Punish Roads or Make Them
Comply With Regulations.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 29.-Delinquent
railway corporations are going to hear
something from the corporation COM
mission regarding the failure to report
wrecks and about constant, system
attic lying as to late trains. Acting
Chairman A. P. Watson announced
yesterday that the commission intends
to use all it's authority in sfforts to
enforce the rules requiring telegraphic
reports of wrecks and accidents in a
given time and correct bulletining of
trains. Complaints of violations of
the rules come in constantly.
1t is said there have recently been
wrecks on the Rack Island and Frisco
but no official reports have come in.
Investigation will at once be made by
the commission.
There is pending case against the
Santa Fe for failure to report wreck
at Pauls Valley two weeks ago. The
case was set for yesterday, but it has
been postponed to the second day of
the January term, which term com
mences on the second Tuesday of the
month.
Citizens of Shawnee, in an effort
to improve the passenger service to
that city, have complained to the com
mission of the infrequency Of passen-
ger trains on the Santa Fe. They ask
an important change to this effect;
That No. IL will be split" at Pauls
Valley and run by way of Shawnee to
Newkirk; that No. II be split" at
Newkirk and run by the way of Shaw.
nee to Pauls Valley. This would give
two more trains than the city now
has.
In regard to reporting of trains ii
is said that there were gross abuses
of the public during the holiday rush
and that at Ell Reno, for instance, a
train was bulletined an hour late
when it was five hours late and the
station force knew it. There is said
to be common practice of ascertain
ing that train is at least an hour late
and then bulletining it twenty minutes
late.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
GOTCH PREFERS MATCH
WITHIN FOUR WEEKS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 29.-"Tickled
to DEATH" said Frank Gotch, when
told today that George Hackensmidt
had accepted Gotch's challenge to
meet any man who would put up a
twenty thousand dollar side bet. I'm
read to meet the Russian Lion, as
they call him, and show him I'm the
world champion. I would prefer a
match within four weeks. After meet
ing him I will stay on the mat as long
as any one can put up enough money
Des Moines citizens have offered ten
thousand dollars to have the match
pulled off here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
Thirteen Killed BY Explosion.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Pittsfield, Mass, Dec. 29-Thirteen
persons are reported killed, and fifty
injured today by an explosion of the
boiler in the plant of the Morewood
Ice company, on the shore of More
wood lake, near here.
Oficials of the company say gang
of a hundred men were preparing to
begin cutting ice, and the men had
gathered near the boiler house when
the explosion occurred. 1t was learn
ed positively, shortly before noon, that
thirteen were killed. Seven bodies
have been identified
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
No Cause For Alarm.

The business section of Vinita was
thrown into a near panic this morn.
ing by fire alarm sent in from the
Thomason hotel The fire boys hur.
ried to the scene but found the alarm
to be unfounded. The fire on Decem
ber 1 has placed vinita on the alert
and at every indication of fire the de
partment is called out without delay
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
johnson Definitely Accepts.
NV Associated Press.

BY ASSOCIdIeu FTtSS.
Paris, France, Dec. 29. = 1t is an
nounced that Jack Johnson has defin
itely accepted the offer, made some
time ago, of twenty-five thousand dol
lars, to come to Paris next April and
fight the winner of the approaching
match between Joe Jeanette and Sam
Iangford.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
RHODE ISLAND DENSEST
STATE IN POPULATION
BY Associated Press.

/ By Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 29-Rhode
Island has 50S.5 persons to the square
mile and heads the list for density, ac-
cording to figures issued today by the
census bureau. Nevada with seven
tenths persons to the mile is at the
bottom. The second in density on the
list is Massachusetts with 41S.S, then
New Jersey with 1917, Connecticut
231.3, New York 1912. Kansas has
2O.5 and Nebraska 1916. Idaho in
creased from 19 to 3.9 and Oklahoma
from 11.4 to 23.9. Missouri has 47.9,
Arkansas 80 and Texas 14.S.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
severe Earthquake in Greece.

BY Associated Press.
Athens, Greece, Dec. ga violent
earthquake in the province of Ellis, to-
day, caused heavy damage. The gov
ernment has dispatched aid U the
people of the stricken district.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
Asks DR.. Cook to Lecture.

By Associated Press.
Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 29.-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook, the arctic explorer, has
accepted an invitation to lecture in
Des Moines under the auspices of the
Press club. The proceeds win go to
charity.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
Another Wreck Victim Dead.

by Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. go. B.
ocker, Western Union telegraph OPP
orator, died here today, as a result of
injuries received in the street car col
lision on the inter-city viaduct Tues
day. He is the third victim. The other
fifty injured probably will recover.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29

Col E. D. Ficklin's Office is the bus
lest place in Vinita. A constant line
of men are at the door of the treas
urer's office waiting to pay their taxes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-29
Elders Mistake Causes Death.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-Three COM
municants are dead and twenty-nine
seriously i'll as a result of mistake
made by an elder of the Lutheran
church here last evening, who filled
the communion cups with sulpurated
chromate instead of wine.
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DENTISTS

WE DO EVERYTHING IN THE FUR
and taXldcrmist line ard carry com
plctc stock OF manufactures goods; pay
highest price for raw furs ard game
heads. r. Stencil Fur Co.. 81 East 3r1
South. a31s2
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SPECIAL STOCMHOLDERS' MEET
ING,

Notice is hereby given that there will
be a special meeting Of the Stockholders
of the WeiIner Copper company had and
held Ut the office of said company, rooms
20S-0 Herald building, Salt Lake City,
Utah. on the 18th day nf July, A. ID.
1910. at the hour OF o'clock p. m OF
said day,
Said meeting will be had and held for
the following purposes
!, For the election Of officers. for the
reason that officers were not elected at
The time provided in the articles OF In
corporation for the year 1909
=. For the transaction OF such other
business as may lawfully come before the
meeting.
This meeting is called pursuant TO q
resolution OF the board of directors; also
at the request OF the president of saic
company.
j. l.. PERKES. Secretary.
JAS. l.. PARDEE, PRECEDENT.
Dated June 25. 1910 m34ll
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OSTEoPATHY

DR. ALICE HOUGHTON. 4o-5a MER-
camille block lover Walkers store). Bell
phone SCI, ring 2. d2133
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FRENCH DRY CLEANING

NEW WORK CLEANING CO. Gil.
crs and Overs OF fino wearing AZ AZ
gents suits. French dry or steaIi ~
S1.50: suits sponged and presses; assn
work guaranteed. Phones-bel 80
292a.