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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
NEW WORTMEN BILL
AROUSES SCHOOLS
Friends of A. and M. College Want
Recognition For It's
Graduates.

Guthrie, okla, Mar 3.--Frlends Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical col.
lege at Saltwater are up Ia arms
against a bin by Workman, now pend
ing in the lower house Of the legisla.
ture. which they believe is fostered by
adherents of the normal schools and
the state university. and which would
have the effect OF barring graduates
of the agricultural college from hold.
ing the Office of county superintendent.
The bill fixes the qualifications OF
county superintendent requiring that
in order to be qualified TO hold that
office the incumbent must be a grad
uate Of either the state university or
one of the state normals or must hold
life certificate to teach
This is considered by friends Of the
A. and NJ. college as a direct slap at
that school, as the agricultural college
is not primarily an institution 70 quail
! ify teachers but designed for the pur.
pose Of educating the young people of
the state IN agricultural and mechan-
icai pursuits, although the school GOV.
ers some subjects taught IN the nor.
mails and university
The bin goes stlll further and pro
yides that where no person can be
found in a county who possesses the
desired qualifications, the state super
intendent Of public instruction Is au-
thorized to prescribe an examination
to the candidates for county superin.
tendent and appoint one Of these per.
sons who shan have successfully pas
sed the examination for q life eertia-
cate
Some Of the leading educators Of the
state favor the fixing Of q distinct line
OF demarkation between the curricu.
lums of the state agricultural and me
chanical college and those Of the state
university and the normal schools.
They take the position that the recent
action IN adding courses in pedagogy
70 the state A. and NJ college Is a mis-
take and some of the members Of the
state board Of agriculture, fearing a
future clash between that school and
other state institutions are working
along the line Of fixing q permanent
curriculum for the A. and NJ college
clearly distinct from that of the nor
NAL schools and the state university.
uncle Jimmy Green, the venerable
dean Of the Kansas university law
school. when be addressed the banquet
OF the Oklahoma Kansas University
Alumni association, pointed out the
dangers along these lines and urged
the members Of the legislature to take
the matter in hand while the state is
yet young aud the various state educa-
tional Institutions are yet comparative
" small, and to fix definitely and dis
tinctly the courses OF study for the
leading state schools
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04

bond issues the council disposed of
the usual routine business OF making
the monthly appropriations. etc.
The monthly reports Of the various
city officers were received and referr
ed to the finance committee,
The street and alley committee sub.
mitted a proposed contract with J. c.
Gray for sweeping and sprinkllng the
streets for a period Of one year. The
consideration was $225 per month. the
city to furnish the sweeper and Mr..
Gray the necessary sprinklers. As the
contract was not specific enough in
regard TO the streets to be swept, Il
was referred to the committee for re-
consideration.
A petition for a water crane or hyd-
rant, in the northeast portion Of the
city to supply water TO a nonresident
was referred to the water committee.
A petition of the property owners on
South Wilson street for an arc light at
the alley 100 feet south of Canadian
avenue, was referred to the light COM
mittee, with the power to act in case
an agreement as to the location OF
the light could be reached.
The proposed extension of the fran
chise of the Vinita Electric Light, Ice
a. Power company was to have been
taken up but there was so much 9th.
er business that it was decided to ad.
iourn the session until Wednesday
evening at which time the proposed
extension was to be taken up.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
ALL ARE LIES SAYS
GOVERNOR HASKELL
Brief Review Of the Evidence Filed BY
Governor Brought Out In
investigation.

Guthrie, Okla Mar /. - Every
charge made by the persons who de.
manded an investigation of Governor
Haskell on the charge Of misapplying
state funds, is either false or too silly
for serious consideration, according
to brief review OF the evidence
brought out in the inquiry which was
filed by the governor with the legis-
lative investigating committee last
night.
In reference to the testimony OF
c. A. Lawler, detective, who, on the
witness stand, oontradicted Haskell In
that he denied being employed to In
vestigate the territorial accounts, the
governor called attention to the fact
that Lawler testified on cross-examin.
alton that he did not always know
what use was TO be made of the re-
ports he made
Defending his employment OF At.
torney w T Hutchings of Muskogee,
he says the time of Hutchlngs retain
ment antedated the indictments Of
Governor Haskell and Hutchings In
the Muskogee town lot cases.
The defense made for the employ.
ment OF attorneys outside the attorney
generals Office is that the supreme
court had decided such action was
legal
No denial is made that j. w, Flen.
ner, Washington newspaper man,
was employed to do clerical work for
the governor Reports OF the work
done by Flenner have been given to
the committee for private investiga.
tlon, the governor says.
The employment Of w b. Anthony
as private secretary to the governor
is defended ON the grounds that the
attorney general had held that the po-
sition held by Anthony was an official
one.
That Lieut. Governor Bellamy was
paid cut of the public funds while act
ing as chairman Of the banking board
is false It is said. This salary is said
to have come ont of the fees collected
from banks.
Renewing the charge that ouside In
fuences were brought 10 bear in or
der to have the charges aired the
governor says several harsh things
about Attorney Clark, who conducted
the investigation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
MAGNATES OF PROPOSED
NEW RAILROADS MEET

Guthrie. Okla, Mar. 2.-There was
a meeting at one of the local hostel
ries yesterday afternoon and evening
OF promoters of railway lines that are
to traverse the Osage Nation from
east to west, and the road proposed
from Vinita TO Bartlesvllle to connect
with the Usage line. held an informal
meeting. The meeting being informal,
no definite arrangements could be
made. It is now believed the new
electric line from Coffeyyille south
through the Verdigris valley will be
extended as far south as Nowata or
even further, this summer and the
proposed steam roads will interseet
It, each feeding the other In a rapid.
" growing country, both as to pro
ducts Of the soil and In manufacturing
The roads are backed by Coneyyille,
Caney and Fort Scott. Kans., capital,
aud Pawhuska, Bartlesville, vinita,
Nowata aud Chelsea. okla. with St,
Louis builders of note ready to take
half of the expense under their own
protection
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04

fifths of the voters voting at a special
election.
The bona course Is thought to be
the only way to eleminate most de-
plorable condition in the finances OF
the city.
The present administration inherit
ed an Indebtedness aecruing from con-
tracts made by the former administra.
ton for street crossings and other
public improvements. which they were
unable to provide for under the con-
stitutional limit of ten mill levy Be.
fore the bond election II will be nee
essary for the city officials to pre-
pare a statement Of the receipts and
expenditures Of the city to show that
the funds were expended in a legiti-
mate way. This viii require a care
ful review of all Of tie appropriation
ordinances of the last year
The other bond issue will be for
the expenses OF enlarging the city
water reservoir, drilling additional
wells and extending the mains to meet
the requirements Of the rapidly grow.
ing city The memory u the long
drought of last simmer when the
water supply was insufficient to meet
the demands will cause this bond is
sue to meet with ready favor This
issue will require only majority
vote to legalize it, whereas the other
issue Will require three-ffths of the
entire vote.
IN addition to the discussion of the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
STILWELL WINS FIGHT
FOR COUNTY SEAT

Guthrie, Okla. Mar 2.-The election
returns from Adair county, relative to
the county seat contest between the
rival cities Of Stlllwell and Westyille
were received at the governors Office
this morning. Westville was declared
the temporary county seat of Adair
By the constitutional convention and
there has been a prolonged contest
and lack OF final result since state
hood. Under the returns as stipulat-
ed by the election commissioners to
the state executive Stillwell has a
majority OF 80. The successful city is
on the Kansas City Southern road, as
is Westville, but the latter line from
0kmulgee through Muskogee and Tah-
lequah to Arkansas points.
Deputy Sheriff Smith shot a man
named Wolfe at the Wauhillau pre-
cinct, one of the voting places almost
on the Cherokee county line, where
there are no telegraph and very poor
telephone connections The sherins
officer Is reported to have been an
intense partisan of the stillwell cause.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
VINITA WELCOMES
FIRST OF MARCH
Usual Month Of Storms ls Ushered in
With Fair Weather-city IA
Garb Of Spring.

March first is certah welcome IN
yinita. especially as Il came with such
nice warm weather prevailing The
long cold winter has caused long
ing for the return Of the balmy eli.
mate Of which Oklahoma is usually
blessed even III winter. and when Vim
tia awoke this morning to find the
first month Of spring here with a warm
sun shining, aud birds chirping In the
tree tops Il was certainly a contrast
with the weather Of last week
Today Vinita Is garbed IN full spring
attire. The show windows Of the city
are decorated with spring suits, hats,
bright sultings for ladies' and other
articles that make known the fact
that the old earth is about to don a
new dress
Spring sports have begun also. Yes
terday afternoon a few Of the baseball
players we're seen tossing the sphere
about in preparation for the spring
practice. which will begin in a few
days. Disciples OF Isaac Walton have
begun casting their weather eyes up
on the sky. and have taken out the
box OF tackle that was stored away
during the winter and few days
like this win see the creek banks
lined with anglers
Vinlta people are not unmlndful OF
the old adage eeome Ia ike a lamb,
20 out as a lion regarding the
month Of March, but they also have
not forgot the sign of the ground hog,
and are in hopes that the March sign
will prove like it's predecessor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
TRAINS BURIED
BY AVALANCHE
Most Terrible Condition In West In
History Of Trans-contInental
Railroads.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Everett, Wash, Mar 2.-It is feared
fifty lives were lost in an avalanche
that carried two Great Northern trains
into a canyon, near Wellington, yes
terday. The cars fell a hundred and
fifty feet and were buried by the
debris. The town of Wellington and
the Great Northern power house were
not destroyed
Seldom In the history Of the trans
continental railroads, has the Pacific
slope been cut off from the rest of
the continent as II Is today. OF the
several transcontlnental lines having
terminals on this coast only the most
southern roads are open.
Superintendent o'NellI, Of the Great
Northern, who is directing the relief
work ln the mountains, teiearaphs
that sixty lives we're lost In yester-
days avalanche.
AS the further details of the dis
aster that overwhelmed the two great
Northern passenger trains, when the
avalanche swept the trains and por-
ton of the town Of Wellington down
down the mountain side, are received,
the horrors grow. Twenty-three lives
are known to have been lost, when a
mass Of snow, loose stones and up
rooted trees hurled the cars over ths
narrow ledge down 10 the bottom Of
the oantn, two hundred feet below.
When the last report was received
from the scene twenty-five more we're
missing. The avalanche rolled down
the mountain side this morning and
two trains, three locomotives, four
powerful electric motors depot and
water tank were swept away and de-
posted In a twisted mass Of wreck
age at the foot Of the mountain.
Groans and cries for help, coming
from the heap Of debris, indicated
that many are imprisoned IN the
wreekage, still alive. Reseuers work
ed with feverlsh heat to rescue them.
The first news Of the disaster was
brought by John Wentze, Of Yelling
ton: "All wiped out" he cried. There
10 nothing but smooth snow, where
the tracks stood
Relief trains, carrying physicians,
nurses and workers, were dispatched
from Everett, bearing provisions to
last five hundred persons ten days.
Wala Walla, WASH Mar, 1.-The
danger Of the floods in the Walla
Walla yelley and southern Washing
ton believed to be over as the streams
have ben recedlng since midnight
Spokane, WASH Mar 3. ~ Almost
unprecedented flood conditions are re-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
TAYLOR BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Amendment to Constitution viii Be
Suggested as Soon as Governor
Signs Bill.

Guthrie, Okla, Mar 2.-B- strict
party vote, after a debate limited by
agreement to an hour on each side,
the house yesterday finally passed the
senate bin by Taylor providing a spe-
cial modification of the initiative and
ferendum by which the democrats ex.
peet to place an educational qualih-
cation, coupled with a grandfather
clause, IN the state constitution.
The bin will go to the governor for
his signature as soon as It is enrolled.
AS it deals with the initiative and
referendum, It is not subject 10 a ref
erendum. AS soon as the governor
signs the bill a joint resolution sug-
gasting the amendment of the consti-
tuition for the educational test and
grandfather clause viii be passed.
The republicans In their speeches
charged that the Taylor bill was a
rart of the plan to disfranehise the
negroes Of the state This was ad-
mltted by the democratic orators
IF It is the purpose to keep the ne
groes from voting | am for it, said
Anderson Of MeCurtain.
Il am opposed to the negro voting"
said Gilmer Of Ardmore.
Democracy in Oklahoma Is going
to preserve what It has gained IN Ok
lahoma, said Workman. of Claremore.
u believe In government by the
white people We will pass the cleo
ton laws, and no matter how much
Doodle your campaign committee has
TO use, it will find that your forty
thousand purchasable voters cannot
be brought to the polls. The republi-
can party has wonderful record of
national victories, but revolution is
at hand Your party organizations is
trying TO kill that honest band Of IN.
surgents. Two elements in the re-
publican party will destroy each other
and the revolution now in progress,
clearly shown by the insurgency in
your party. due to broken compaign
pledges, will result in a democratic
victory"
Cook, Of Muskogee. formerly a mem
Der of the supreme court Of North
Carolina made the principal speech
for the reput leans. Cook. who was
confederate soldier. said he was a
republican. not because OF the negro
but in spite OF him, and that It took
as much courage for him to be a re-
publican as It had to face the eannon's
mouth. He expressed the belief that
the Taylor bin and the grandfather
clause would create bitter strife In
the state, such as existed In the south
during the reconstruction days. and
that the negro in forty years OF free
dom had, by education and training,
been fitted for the election franchise.
He declared that III the forty years
since It's emancipation from slavery,
the negro race had made more pro-
gress than any other race in the same
length of time, excepting the Jap
anese.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
FRIES CONFESSES
TO MURDER CHARGE
Says He Killed chauHeureWlth a Ham
mer-Gives Robbery as Direct
Motive.

Norman Okla, Mar. Leon Freis,
an 1S-year-old Oklahoma City boy, ar
rested here in connection with the
murder OF Artie Rose, the Oklahoma
city chauffeur, south of Oklahoma
City, last night confessed to the crime.
lie indicated robbery as the imme-
date motive. He killed Rose with d
hammer and threw the body into the
weeds after taking s45 from his poe
ket.
I'VE stopped the machine and both
got out" he said. "As Rose stepped
back into the machine. I struck him
on the head with a hammer He fell
out upon the ground and I struck him
twice more. then dragged him into
the weeds I then went four miles,
and the car broke down. | got a
farmer to bring me to Norman"
The confession was made to Sheriff
Isaac Sale and Jailer Maxey tonight.
The murder was committed at seven
o'clock yesterday evening.
Fries father is a contractor in OH.
lahoma City and owns a picture the
ater here, which tho boy has been
managing. His mother came here to
night, but was not permitted to see
the boy. She viii be admitted to the
jail tomorrow.
In less than an hour after the con
fession, Freis was asleep In his cell.
Feeling was high early this evening,
but has subsided.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
TWO MOlORNEh BADLY
INJURED IN COLLISION
ny Aeeoelated 20.

by AHHutlhttu FFtsa.
Springfield. Mo. Mar Running
at high rate Of speed in a dense fog
two trolley cars eollided head-on. in
this city today. and two motormen
Joseph Aaron and George sherman
we're fatally injured. but the passen-
gers, although badly shaken up by
the collision. escaped serious injury
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04

Spokane, Wash. Mar 3. ~ Almost
unprecedented food conditions are re-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
GRAND JURY MAY NOT
CALL "YARB" DOCTOR
BY Associated Press.

BY AssUtluttu Fftbb.
Kansas City. Mo, Mar alt was
announced today that Dr. G. II. Jor-
dan, the South American physician,
who, at times, supplied the swope
family with medicine, VIII not be call.
ed by the grand jury. It is assumed
that Mrs. swope, while testiiying was
questioned closely about the medicine
the family received from Jordan.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
LONDON coNFERs FREEDOM
or CITY TO ROOSEVELT
by Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
London, England. Mar 3.-The
court Of the common council today
unanimously adopted resolution con.
ferring honorary freedom Of the city to
Col Roosevelt, in recognition Of bis
distinguished services to civilization
during bis presidency and his effort
toward the maintenance Of the peace
of the world" Roosevelt will visit
London about the middle Of May
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
COMMISSION ENJolNED
FROM ENFORCING ORDER.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. Mar. 3.-In a de.
clsion. handed down here today, the
United States circuit court permanent
" enjoined the interstate commerce
commission from enforcing the order,
prohibiting railroads and other car
riers from allowing compensation to
the owners and operators Of elevators
for the elevation and transfer Of grain
In transit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
Hogs $40 in st. Louis.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City Mar. t-Hogs here to.
day sold at 1915 per hundred.
St Louis, Mo, Mar. 1--Hogs sold
here today for ten dollars per hun
dred.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-19

Love for giving proves likeness to
God.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-19
>MATSON VICTOROVER
AMERICAN-hAWA||AN
FORCES COMPETING COMPANY
AT HONOLULU CONF ERENcE
TO MAKE HEAVY SHIPPING
CONCESSIONS.

San Francisco, April 13.-Reports
received from Honolulu state that the
recent conference between william
MatsOn, head of the Matson Naviga.
tiontion Company. and George Dear
born. president of the Americ3n.Ha.
waiian Steamship Company, resulted
In a decided vic Dry for MatsOn as far
rs the coast and island frelght-carry.
ing trade Is concerned. the Matson
company practically forcing the Amer.
ican-Hawaiian to acccde to iis terms
which provided for the withdrawal
from the route of the eime' Nava /.
an and the REIMBURSEMENT of the
heavy, traffic that for years ha3 been
done between this city and the is.
lands by this steamer and others of
;he Americ3n-Ilawaiian line
The Nevadan was not Dnly forced
or the line but the owners were glad
to turn the vessel over To the Matson
company on a charter that Is to last
for an entire year a. the end of which
time It. A. understood. the Matson
company Will have the option of buy.
ing the big freighter.
II IL said too that Matson may
charter or possibly buy the passenger
and freight steamer Honoluluan. now
being built on the Atlantic coast for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-19
LOCAL NAMES ARE IN
COAST DIVORCE ACTION
Confined from Page u

feel that any further information
should come from him.
Gle refused to discuss the matter
further, but the man who the day be-
fore spoke of the matter, strictly sub
rosa was willing to add a few details
to what he had already said of the
secret answer.
" 1T begins in a mild way. he said,
with a statement that Mrs. Cunning.
ham had conducted correspondence
with several gentlemen. the character
OF the letters being such as husband
would not wish his wife TO write to
or receive from other men The Offer
is made to produce the letters. From
that Is goes on to specify that on Ger.
tain occasions she was observed drink.
ing with certain gentleman In public
places, with the offer to be more spe-
cific as to the name OF the man and
what the public places were. Then
followed allegations Of certain occur.
rences said to have taken place at.
Honolulu. and the concluding charge
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-19
WALL CUP Tennis
STARTS MAY 4

Out at the Beretania tennis courts
on Wednesday, May 4, the Wall Cup
tournament will once again be
staged. and some fine games are be-
ing looked forward to by the enthu-
siasts of the club.
The tournament Is open for club
members only, and is a handicap az
fair. In the past the Wall Cup has
always been holly contested for, and
Il. s.. Gee, who got hold on 1t for
a time, had to give his chance up
on account of leaving for the main
land.
Warren was another player who
got to within striking distance OF
the cup, but also departed for the
Coast before he could win It for the
third time. At present there are a
number OF players who would appear
to have q chance of getting their
names on the trophy, and the play
rext month should be about as ex-
citing as has been seen on the Bere-
tania courts for long time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-19
SPLITTING
HEADACHES
THIS REDWOOD CITY WOMAN
FEARED INSANITY.
Trouble Entirely Cured When the
Weak Nerves Were Toned up
by Dr.. Williams Pink Pills.

II every pale, weak, nervous woman
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born to a heritage oil weak nerves, fewer
unhappy homes.
Weak nerves mean irritableness, hy-
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insanity. Build up the nerves by using
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