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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
RELATIVE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT DEAD.

Ravenswood.-Mrs. Janet Scott
Tavenner, relative of Sir Walter
Scott, and member of one of the
distinguished families of Virginia,
died few days ago at her home in
Tavennerville, Wood county, She
was born on August 90, 1919, in Vir-
ginia, the daughter of Alexander
Scott Withers, author of Chronicles
of Border Warfare published in
Clark burg in 1881, and probably
the most accurate and interesting
history of the times of the coIouist in
the western section of this state.
Mrs. Tavenner was married about
1870 to Cabell Tavenner, another
distinguished Virginian, whose death
occurred in 1919, survived by his
wife and four children, one of whom
was the gallant Lieu tenant Colonel
William Cabell Tavenner. of the 18th
Virginia regiment, who was Instantly
killed at the battle of Monrcacy in
July, 1864; of the other two children,
one survives, Miss Janet A Taven-
ner, who resided with her mother at
the old homestead in Tayennerville.
The family removed to Wood county
in 1861, locating OF Tavennerville,
and Mrs. Tavenner has resided there
ever Since.-NewS
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
Youth Rules,

It IS every womans duty to keep
young as long as possible. but, IN.
fortunately, she does not always know
the best way 70 live up to that duty.
Avoid worry. hurry and getting
frustrated.
Learn self-controL Anger is a rapid
wrlnkle-bringer.
Be temperate. Moderation does not
only refer TO the stomach. OVERRIDING
in any way makes for premature age.
Love the open air. Fresh air is not
a fad. II Is a necessity II one would
keep young.
Get plenty Of sleep. Nothing lines
the face like nights Of wakefulness.
Keep mentally alert. An intellectual
back number adds years to her seem.
ing age. Nothing makes for youth
Ike a young mind. save perhaps
young heart
Don't let yourself get sluggish and
Indifferent. Here is where the benefit
Of massage. physical and a vital in.
terest in life comes IN.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

FOR SALE:-One yoke of fine
work cattle, well broke. Call on or
address, E. W. Hoffman, Letart,
West Va, Route ..
May lS-tt.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

ton. The size Of this house. 81 feet
six inches wide by IS feet six inches.
makes It very suitable for the ordinary
suburban 5O-foot lot.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

er prominent, and all things consid.
cred, slate would probably be most
satisfactory.
One OF the newer forms o: roof con.
struction. which might be used. con.
sists Of corrugated steel sheets which
rest on light steel frame work. The
corrugadons are deep enough to pre-.
vent any bending OF the sheets be.
tween supports. Waterproofed cement
plaster is spread on over the sheets In
coat about one Inch thick. com.
pletely filing the corrugahons. This
method would certainly make fire.
proof roof. and the cement plaster
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

concrete beams. The concrete beams
are four inches square, reinforced
with twisted steel rods. On top Of this
concrete and terra Gotta floor a one
inch coat OF cinder concrete is laid in
which 2x2 mailing strips are imbedded:
the wood flooring is laid on these, be-
ing nailed down securely. For the cell.
ing finish the wall plaster is applied
directly 10 the underside OF the con.
crete beams and the tiles. This makes
a floor that is thoroughly freproof,
very warm and not excessively heavy.
The roof Of this house may be con.
structed In number OF ways. yet II
should be made freproof. since the
roof IS really the most vulnerable part
OF the house. Green slate would be
very appropriate and would make a
beautiful contrast with the cement
walls. The roof In this design is rath.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The accompanying illustrations show
a concrete house design, which. al
though simple and inexpensive, can be
made exceedingly attractive. The
lower portions Of this house. the foun-
dations and frst-story walls. are made
Of concrete blocks of uniform size. and
right here is where most artistic and
interesting effect can be obtained by
means Of a proper surface finish on
these blocks.
The concrete block Industry has
passed through a number OF years OF
experimentation. 1t has suffered at
the hands of inexperienced block ma
kers whose product has been used by
amateur and unshlled house design
ers, the result in general being a poor
building material used in an awkward
and inappropriate way. The little
block men have talked "cheapness" I'M
I'll this fine material was in danger Of
becoming discredited for anything but
cheap work.
The third annual cement show held
recently at the Coliseum in Chicago
proved conclusively. however. that
there have been giant strides in the
concrete block industry. both in the
manufacture Of the blocks and in the
methods Of finishing them and Of using
them in modern construction. The
complaint has been made that blocks
absorb so much water that any house
made OF them is always very damp. At
this show concrete blocks were made
showing an absorption of less than one
per cent, which is much less than the
standard grades of brick and building
stone. These blocks were made with
q very wet mixture and were put under
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
RRECEING A KYScRAPER.

Bankers, brokers and others are
watching with wonder the demolition
of the twenty-five story building at
Wall and Nassau streets and yester-
day several of the leading business
men of the district inquired of the
contractors whether any injury to any
person has occurred the first II days
of the work.
There has not been one accident, >
said A. voIk, head of the voIk House
Wrecking Company that prepared the
way for the erection of the new por-
tons ofthe World Building. Stones
weighing from 500 to 900 pounds are
constantly being lowered from the
upper floors and loads of bricks are
being sent down, but we have had
no trouble
An arcade of iron and wood has
been raised over portions of Nassau
and Wall streets to shield pedestrians
from any falling stones or timbc.s,
but as vet there is not dent in the
roof of the arcade. The only dis
comfort comes from an occasional
shower of dust.
Mr.. Volk says that the building
now being taken down is the largest
structure in the world that has ever
been deliberately wrecked in order to
have larger building erected upon
the property.
The Gillindsr Building that we
are wrecking,'' said Mr.. Volk, was
90 stories high and of solid structure,
1t would have stood for 100 years,
but the Bankers Trust Company OBJ
tanned the property and two small
properties adjoining on both the Wall
and Nassau street sides and decided
to erect a thirty-two story building
on the corner.
Our great trouble is in removing
the stone covering and the brick walls.
Everything is as solid as it can be
made. There IS only one other in
stance to my knowledge when steel
building has been torn down; that
was the eight-story Pabst Building in
Times square. New York World.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

could be easily colored to make an ef.
fective contrast with the side walls.
Native squared stone is used to very
good purpose In this design for the
large chimney and for the porch piers
and arch. This stone work gives the
house an added appearance OF sta.
bility.
The arrangement OF the house
leaves little to be desired. The floor
plans show large parlor. or living
room. dining.room. kitchen and re.
ception hall on the first floor. Upstairs
there are four bedrooms and a bath.
room.
The cost Of this house is estimated
at $1,000. using a good grade OF ma
:erials and most thorough construc.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Cultivate Only Good Ones.
A habit is easily born. but hard to
kill
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

OF 2x6 studding well braced, but they
are covered both inside and out with
expanded metal lath. The outside Is
plastered with cement plaster applied
in three coats; thus there is fully one
inch Of natures most fre-reSisdug ma
terial-cement-on the outside on this
house. completely surrounding the
steel reinforcing. thus protecting It
against rust. The inside OF the walls.
IS well as all the interior partitions.
are composed OF one cost Of cement
plaster on expended metal hath and
then q finishing coat OF hard wall pias-
ter.
The floors Of this house are formed
Of hollow terra Gotta tile made in mar.
row fat panels between reinforced
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
FOR SALE.
May II.

Sewing Machine, Rugget, Rugs,
Kitchen Cabinet, Quad Range, Car
pet Sweeper, Washstand, Clock and
other household goods. Also House
and Lot and lot adjoining.
Apply to T. c. Winger, Point
Pleasant, W. Va.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Mr.. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject OF building for the readers OF
this paper. On account OF his wide expe-
Renee GS Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer. he is. without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
AL inquiries TO William A. Radford. No.
~ Fifth Ave. Chicago. III. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
FOR SALE, TEAM.

Good general purpose horses.
Weight 1900 lbs, about 16 1-2
hands, sound, well broken, good
for saddle driving or team work.
J. B. Tippett, Point Pleasant, w.
Va.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

If you want good work and prompt
delivery of enlarged portraits, see or
send your orders to J. NJ. Burdett,
of this city. All work guaranteed.
tt.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
WEST REVIEWS ATTEMPT
TO SECURE MANDAMUS

Guthrie, Okla, May 4. = Attorney
General West has renewed his ap-
plication to the supreme court for a
writ of mandamus against Bank Com
missioner A. NJ Young to compel the
commission to permit an examination
by State Examiner and Inspector
Charles A. Taylor Of the records and
assets of the defunct Columbia Bank
and Trust company of Oklahoma City.
The application is the same as the
one presented some time ago and dis
missed by the court for the reason that
the bank commissioner had resigned
and might be out Of office before the
case could finally be determined, with
the exception of the stipulation that If
Commissioner Young is out of office
before the renewed application is
heard the demand will be made upon
his successor for an examination OF
the records.
The court took no action on the APP
plication today and has not yet set
the date of hearing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
DECISION WILL AFFECT
TWO THOUSAND FREEDMEN

A grapevine dispatch from Wash
ington today, says that on Monday the
court of appeals handed down a de-
cision in the rejected freedman case
sustaining the contention of the freed
men that the Dawes Commission act
ed without authority In rejecting GER
tain freedmen from participation in
the Lewiston Of the funds of the Cher
okee Nation. According to this re-
port the court Of appeals holds that
all freedmen on the Kerns-Clifton roll,
of 1896 are entitled to participate in
the funds OF the Cherokee Nation and
forever enjoins the United States or
the Cherokee Nation from barring
them from such participation.
No confirmation OF this report has
been received yet from Washington,
II the report is true the decision will
affect about 1900 or 1000 freedmen.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
Taft Program Seemingly
Face Certain Defeat

legalized mergers between competing
roads,
While the organization leaders In
the senate were thus engaged in yield
ing to the superior strength of the in
surgents the house was not idle. 1t
also dropped section from the BILL
Many regular republicans in the house
joined with the insurgents and demo-
Gratis In killing the section Members
of the house were afraid of the cry
that was being raised that section 7,
if enacted into law, would repeal the
Sherman antitrust law SO far as 1t
affects railroads. They had visions
of angry constituents asking them to
explain increased freight rates.
The railroad bill was the keystone
OF the Taft legislative programme and
administration leaders in congress are
fearful of the effect that this routing
of the Taft forces will have on other
measures recommended by the pres
ident. There is dissension even among
republican regulars in the senate over
the surrender Of the traffic agreement
provision. More than one OF the So
called conservatives declared emphat-
icalIy Today that they would have pre-
ferred to stand by their guns and go
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
FIRST MEETING OF
NEW CITY COUNCIL
Council Forms Organization For Conn
ing Year-starr Elected President
standing Committees.


The new city council held its first
business meeting last night. The old
council met yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of installing the new Off
GERS.
The only business of Importance at
tha meeting last night was the organi-
cation of the council. ]. C. Starr,
democrat, of the third ward was elect
ed president of the council and the
following were chosen commissioners
of water works, Alderman Starr, Mar
tin and Leforce.
The mayor appointed the follow
ing committees: Committee on special
improvements, Starr, Leforce and
Lewis; Finance, Roberts, Winner and
Underwood; Ordinance, Underwood,
Starr and Sheehan; Police. Sheehan,
Underwood and Martin; Fire Depart
menG, Martin, Leforce and Winner;
Cemetery, Winner, Lewis and Roberts;
Sanitary, Sheehan Starr and Roberts;
Public Buildings, Lewis, Underwood
and Winner Light, Martin, Starr aud
Leforce; Streets and Alleys, Leforce
Sheehan and Lewis.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04

Washington, May 4.-The dismant-
ling of the administration railroad bill
proceeded in both houses of congress
yesterday and it appears more evil
dent that the entire Taft programme
may meet complete defeat as a result
of the chaotic conditions in the senate
and in the house.
Republican leaders in congress have
reached the stage where they are will
ing to admit that the republican party
no longer has a responsible working
majority in either house and that it is
difficult to tell from day to day in
what direction the weather vane of
Legislation will point
Yesterday the spectacle was pre-
sented in the senate of the republican
Organization combining with the dem
oeratic minority to vote out an admin
istration proposition pleoged by the
republican national platform and ad-
vocated by a republican president The
section Z Of the Taft railway bill,
which opens the way for the making
of traffic agreements between rail
roads was the provision thrown over
board and this was followed by fur
ther tightening of ballast in the saeri-
fee Of section IL which would have
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04

Tulsa, Okla, May 4.-The Haskell
cases were continued till the next
term of court.
This action on the part of Judge
Marshall at 2:S0 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon came as a great surprise to
the spectators and even the lawyers
for the defense, who were confident
till the final announcement came from
the judges lips that they were going
to be forced to trial.
Even after the announcement Dis
trict Attorney Gregg and Special Pros
ecutor Rush tried to reopen the case
but they were rebuffed and sat down
in disgust
The reason for the continuance is
that the officials of the government
in the interior department at Wash
ington and the union agency at Mus
kogee refused the defendants access
to records which might have proven
Of material assistance in their defense
This allegation has been made by
the defense from the opening Of the
case when they filed motion for a
continuance stating that in spite OF
ruling of the court made at Chick
asha last fall they had been denied
access to records, that repeated de
mands had been made in writing on
the officials of the government and
that one of the attorneys for the de
Tense had made a trip to Washington
and made demand on the interior de
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
Col. Ross Speaks Here.

Leslie P. Ross, candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
of Lawton, spoke to a fair sized audi.
ence at the court house last night
Ross was one of the anti-administra-
tion leaders in the recent special ses-
sion of the state legislature. His re-
marks were we'll directed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
Action on Part Of Judge Marshall Came as a
Great Surprise Attorneys for Prosecution
Rebufed When They Attempt to Reopen
Case--R Reasons Giuen for Continuance
is that Defendants We're Refused
Access to Certain Records

partment personally. but had been un-
able to secure copies of papers nee
essary to establish the innocence of
the accused.
The government combatted this
with the statement that the papers de-
manded were not evidence and even
II they had been secured they could
not have been introduced. The gov
ernment officials said they had done
their best to give the defense an OPP
pprtunity to secure access to the rec
ords.
Tuesday afternoon the defense made
its anal stand with an affidavit reciting
the specific papers which they desired
possession of and what they believed
the contents OF the papers were.
Then the battle of the lawyers be-
gan. Judge Stuart, Morton Ruther-
ford, the district attorney all fought
1t out. Then the judge announced.
there was ripple Of applause, stern
Nv suppressed, and the case was over
for this term Of court anyway. The
jury was discharged and went home
as court took a recess.
All day long, morning and evening
sessions of the court were attended by
a crowd which taxed the limits Of the
room. Standing room was at prem
ium, Nearly every lawyer in town
was on hand and the curious who u.s.
ua'ly hang on such things were there
in force.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-04
LOSES SUIT FOR
ATTORNEYS FEES
Money is Alleged to Have Been Spent
in Drum Creek Treaty, Which
Was Withdrawn.

Washington, d. c., May 4. = The
court of claims Tuesday rendered an
opinion in favor of the Usage nation
in the quit brought against It by Sue
Rogers, executrix Of the estate Of VIII
liam P. Adair. and Cuilus Mayes, ad.
ministrator Of the estate of Clement
N. vann. to recover slS0,000 for serv-
ices alleged to have been rendered
in the defeat of the Drum Creek treaty
negotiated in 1868 by President
Johnson's administration.
This claim, known as the vann and
Adair claim, had been pending in CON
gress for years. BY what was known
as the Drum Creek treaty the Usage
nation sold to the United States near
ly one-fifth of the state of Kansas for
a sum approximating nineteen cents
an acre.
Under the treaty the lands would
have been acquired at the rate by six
railroad corporations projecting lines
through Kansas, Determined opposi-
tion to the treaty sprang up and re-
suited in the hoifse OF representa-
tives denouncing It, and widespread
agitation that ultimately resulted In
the government abandoning the trea-
ties vsas indians and making agree
ments instead The treaty ultimately
was withdrawn BY President Grant,
yann and Adair. who were Chero-
kee Indians and members OF the bar,
claim that the defeat Of the treaty was
due to the services performed by
them. They also claimed credit for
the fact that the negotiation Of this
treaty. which would have given
100000 acres Of land In Kansas to
six railroads, became a public and ma
tional scandal In 1876 they secured
a payment Of $4,000 and repeatedly
besought congress for payment Of the
balance Of s2so,0Q0, alleged to be due
on contract with the Indians.
Congress finally sent the claim to
the court of claims. The Osages,
through their attorneys. Happier &
Merillat, OF Washington. D. O.. defend
ed on the ground that Adair and vann
had not defeated the treaty, but that
its defeat had been secured other
wise
1t also was alleged that the services
of Adair and Vann were rendered be-
cause they were delegates of the
Cherokee nation, and under the terms
Of the treaty the Cherokees would
have had to give a new home to tho
Osages in Oklahoma at the same price
the Osages would receive per acre.
The Cherokees. 1t is further alleged.
had succeeded in preventing the
Osages in locating in the eastern part
Of Oklahoma and thereby succeeded Id
forcing them to take their present
reservation, npon which oil has been
discovered, resulting in an annual oil
royalties to the Usage nation Of $780,
600 a year. The defense also was
made that the claim against the Os-
ages was fraudulent The court Of
claims found the defense to be estab-
lished and issued the. petition Of the
claimants IS