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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

One of the most beautiful Of the
many word pictures in the New Testa-
ment is the story of the angelic choir
that sang at the advent of the Savior
What a grand strain that must have
been that broke upon the stiffness OF
that Judean night. and how it must
have thrilled those simple shepherd
men as they watched their focks.
There is a beautiful legend that first
song ever sang, and the first music
ever heard by this old world since
the stars sang together was when a
mother looked into the face of her
sleeping babe and crooned to 1t a
melodry. The charm of music has
soothed the ages, but the voices OF
angels must have swelled to grander
heights than that of mortals.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

There is no place in New York for
an old man." That was the pitiful
plant of man sixty-three years old.
who dropped in a faint on the. streets
of that city the other day, and proved
to be suffering from starvation. He
was a self-respecting man. He had
not sought charity, but had tramped
the streets in search of work for days.
Something is wrong in the society
wnere such things can happen. The
world owes a living to every man who
is willing to work for it; and owes him
the chance to work for it. Christmas
dinners for the poor cannot be consid.
cred a fulfillment of the obligation
Damn your charity, give us justice,
was the motto on the banners of a
procession of the unemployed in
London. Under a regime of justice
there would be no poor except the
shiftless and the criminal.
Here is the supreme problem of the
opening century, in comparison with
which the tariff question and Other
merely partisan problems, important as
they are in their place, sink into in
significance. The poverty of the mar
who is willing to work is socia
crime
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Some recent news from France re-
veal a side of socialism which is sell
dom considered by philanthropically
inclined sympathizers with that
economic cult. Socialism promises to
cure poverty; but there are cases
where the remedy is worse than the
disease. The government Of France
has a monopoly of the manufacture of
matches, and therefore it has been
made crime punishable by fine for
man to carry an automatic cigar
lighter in his pocket. The government
is also considering prohibiting the use
of gas-lighters in cigar stores. Pri-
vate enterprise must not be allowed
to compete with government manu-
facture. Give all branches of manu-
Featuring and distribution to the gov
ernment, instead of one, and you have
socialism. The incident in France in
dicates what kind of tyranny the in
dividual may look for under a social
istic regime.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30
GOVERNORS ASKS PAYMENT
OF $4,000 IN BILLS

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 2S.-Gov-
ernor Haskell made q demand today
of the committee that has in charge the
plans for selling lots on the capital
site that the committee pay a $4,000
architects fee, a $4,000 attorneys
fee, contracted on account of the cap
ital fight; $4,000 as interest on s7O,-
600 appropriation to be asked for the
erection of an addition to a school
building that is to be occupied here as
a temporary statehouse and $4,000
which |. P. Putnam spent in the cap
ital fight, making total of $4,000. C.
G. Jones, chairman of the committee,
declares that the amount will not be
paid. The committee is considering
the governors proposition. On its ac-
ceptance may depend the governors
action with reference to the capital
bill
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30
WILLING TO LEAVE IT TO
COURT Of PUBLIC OPINION
BY Associated Press.

Newark, n J., Dec. 28-In state
ment in the Newark Times, this after
noon, Governor.elect Woodrow Will
son not only reaffirms his assertion of
an emissary from James Smith, Jr,
informed him before the election that
Smith would not be candidate for the
senate, but declares Smith personally
had corroborated such statement. 81
am willing" says Wilson, ITO go with
Mr.. Smith before the court of public
opinion on the charges of attempted
trickery and deceit"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

resentatiyes also is a much sought-for
position. 1t, too, pays $500. The
candidates so far announced are:
Ex-Representative South Trimble,
Kentucky; ex-Representative w. H.
Ryan, of Buffalo, N. Y.
The duties of the house doorkeeper
are comparatively easy, and that place
pays $4,000 per year. v
Joe Sinnott, now a special employee
of the house, who halls from Richmond,
Va, wants to be the next doorkeeper.
So does George F. Parrish, of Ohio,
secretary to Representative Sherwaad,
of that state.
The postmaster in the house pays
$4,000 There are as yet no active
candidates, but they will materialize.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30
Refusal of Requisition
May End Sensational Case

and thus gain the annuities and the
small fortune is best told in Martins
own words
"It was about three years ago." ne
told a Tribune representative the
other day, that Dallas came between
me and my wife. We were then living
in Adair, Oklahoma, comfortably sit
uated and had everything we wanted.
She seemed to be infatuated with him,
and she applied for divorce. | filed
a cross-complaint and it was on this
cross-complaint that l received the
decree. Affidavits were filed by prom
inent citizens of Oklahoma in which
it was stated that the wife was not fit
person to take care of children and in
order to compromise l was given the
custody of the boy and Mrs. Martin
took the girl
Later when matters took another
course. we wanted to swap custodian q
ship, and in order to make matters
clear an agreement was entered into
whereby she was to take the boy and
the girl. This document was signed,
May 4, 1909, and at that time the girl
was years old. At this time both
of us relinquished all claim to any
property which is to come to our chill
dren in later years.
"Since that time l have travelled
from Oklahoma to the Atlantic and
from there to Seattle and then down
to San Diego arriving here on August
~ last. During this chase have spent
nearly $4,000 in the fight to keep the
little girl away from the hands of that
woman.
Dallas has a wife and two little
girls in Oklahoma, and at the lasl
primaries his actionS in relation to
my wife were used as a club over his
head during the campaign. He was
defeated nevertheless, and since that
time has been trying his best to get
even with me.
81 was arrested here on a warrant
issued at Pryor Creek, but l believe
that the requisition for my return
east must have been obtained by mis-
representation of the case. After my
arrest my former wife was 10th to
come here and when she did arrive
here Dallas came also, he first going to
Sacramento with the papers.
'The last seen of Dallas around the
city, or the woman, either for that
matter, was Friday, when they left a.
local hostelry, according to a report
which I have received from my detec-
tives and left for a more secluded
Ispot."
Since Martins arrival here, he has
worked up a nice little business at his
H street grocery, and when arrested
his establishment was closed up and
remained so until he was released on
habeas corpus proceedings last week
Martin feels confident that the hear
ling before Acting Governor Porter
this afternoon will result in his being
set free and after that end has been
ATTAINED he declares that he will bring
action to recover possession Of his
little daughter, Mamie, who is now in
the custody of Mrs E. C. Chambers,
pending the final disposition of nis
case.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30
Burns Issues eotch's Challenge.

By Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb,, Dec. 2S-"Farmer"
Burns, through the Omaha Bee, issues
challenge, on behalf of Frank Gotch,
for a match with any man in the
world, George Hackenschmidt PREFER
ed, for a side bet of twenty thousand
dollars, winner take all the wrestlers'
shares of the gate money or for a
purse.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The question of Sunday postotIice
closing has two sides to it. The letter
carriers and postal clerks have only
one side. Our civilization has become
so complex that probably every one
of these postoffce employees benefits
by the Sunday labor of some one whose
mail he wishes to be relieved from the
task of handling on that day.
Belgium has an interesting way of
the Sunday mail proposition.
The Belgian stamps have little slip
at the bottom of each one requesting
that the letter il bears be not delivered
on Sunday If a man is sufficiently
interested in the speedy delivery of a
letter to tear off this slip when letter
is to reach its destination on Sunday,
the letter will be delivered on that day,
otherwise it will be held over until
Monday morning
When the carriers have finished
with the Sunday delivery letters. their
Sundays work is done. The rest of
the day 5hey may go and play
This strikes us as a pretty sensible
compromise between the rights of the
public and those of the carriers. The
old world isn't behind us in everything
even if Americans are, with the pos
sible exception of the Chinese, the
boss grafters of the twentieth century,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Other Oklahoma towns will turn
green with envy when they learn that
Vinita has a citizen over twenty-one
years old who doesn't want to be call
ed colonel. No other Oklahoma city
can produce a duplicate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

A cartoon in one of the city papers
attempts to depiVt the good old times
generation ago by a picture of a
grand mother seated before a log fire
with her knitting finishing up stock
ing at the top Of the leg instead of
"toeing it off. as our mothers used
to do. To begin knitting sock at the
toe would have excluded any woman
from society.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Adair, Okla, Dec. 2S. = A case of
great and peculiar interest to the peo
pie of Adair, Pryor Creek, and in fact
to all persons more or less in Mayes
county, probably came to its last step
when a few days ago Acting Governor
Porter of California refused to grant
requisition papers issued by Cover
nor Haskell of Oklahoma in the Rich
ard Martin kidnapping case.
Martin, who is known throughout
this country, is now operating a small
grocery in San Diego, Cal, and was
charged with kidnapping by his di-
vorced wife, Roca M. Martin. A
week ago Acting Governor Porter re-
fused recognition of the requisition is
sued by Governor Haskell, and it is
believed that the end of the case has
come.
The trouble and the circumstances
leading up to the kidnapping charge
is one of the most interesting that
has ever been brought to the atten-
ton of the residents of this place. 1t
involves two children, a boy and a
girl, who, under a recent act of con-
gress, have an annual income of
nearly $1,000, and when they become
or age they will be the possessors of
lands and other valuables to the
amount of about $4,000.
Picking up the story of this juno
ture, the San Diego Tribune finishes
it as follows:
A wolf in sleeps clothing also is
said to entered the case with the re
suit that three years ago the children
were forced into the disgrace of di
vorce court scandal, the wife and
mother charged with infidelity and
desertion and finally after being drag
ged through the then territorial courts
the decree was granted the father and
the custody of one of the children was
given to the mother and the other tc
the father.
Since the decree was granted, the
case has involved a chase across the
continent and back again and accord
ing to Martin he has been harrasseG
from one end of the country to the
other by his divorced wife and her al
legged affinity who are now trying tc
regain possession of both of the chill
dren, so that the annuities which are
to come from the United States gov
eminent will go to the woman.
The man in the case, according tt
Martin, is Lawrence Dallas, sheriff
of Mayes county, Oklahoma, who
was named in the divorce suit by Mar
tin in his cross complaint as the one
who broke up his home and came be
tween him and his wife. Martin alsC
declares that Dallas is now seekins
revenge for political reasons, in tha
his uncle, George w. Mayes, defeated
Dallas at the recent primaries held il
Oklahoma in the race for sheriff of tha
county. He declares further that Dal
las is providing the money with whicl
the woman is making the fight 70
the child, Mamie, bright, fair-hairet
little girl of years of age, and wht
has been in his custody for some time
The story of the alleged plot to oh
tain possession of the two children
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The Oklahoma City Times shows
both enterprise and prosperity by in
stalling a new heading of Goth cen
tury type in place of the antikuated
one that it has been using from time
that memory runneth not to the con-
trary.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The probing OF affairs at the state
penitentiary in this state is no unusual
occurrence and the same thing has
happened in nearly every state in the
Union. When things get crooked they
must be Strengthened.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The anxious ones all over Oklahoma
are wondering whether Governor Has
kel will sign the capital bill passed
by the recent session of the legislature,
or whether mayhap, he has already
signed it. 1t will be great relief
when the state has governor that
will do things openly and in the sun
light.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

"Feigned congestion OF the brain
rather than return to Missouri, is the
heading of a column in the Joplin
Globe Perhaps the disease may not
have been feigned. The thought of
going back to Missouri. after having
once gotten away, may have produced
a genuine case of "the funnies In the
roof" as Mr. Dooiey would call it.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

At Fulton, the seat of one of Mis-
souri's insane asylums the ice was
cut Sunday to baptize twenty-five per-
sons. Our neighbor state knows where
to establish her state institutions
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Why should the city charge a good
big rental for the Auditorium and then
allow actors and audience to be an
noyed by music and dancing in the
Commercial Club rooms?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Oklahoma City is having her trou-
bles along with the rest of us. The
capital removal is proving to be an
unwieldy proposition. Governor Has
kell is making them pay big price
for their ante-election promises. A
free capital is not the thing it is
cracked up to be. Perhaps Guthrie
has received a blessing in disguise.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Daniel Defoe: Wherever God ereets
house of prayer the devil always
builds a chapel there and twill be
found upon examination the latter has
the largest congregation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Mrs. Nellie Neal, the Kansas City
shop-lifter. is having hard work to con-
vince the Judge of her insanity. The
time has come for the pubic to take
the stand that no person shall be re-
leased from punishment on that plea
who is not willing to be confined in a
sanitarium.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

There was never quieter Christ
mas in the history of Vinta than the
one just past The sale of liquors was
never carried on with such utter dis
regard of law and yet there was little
or no drunkenness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The year about to clcge has been a
good one for white-wash in nearly
eveary department from the cabinet
way down to the United States senate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The report that Senator Gore was
to resign to make way for Governor
Haskell has died out 1t may have
been a case where the wish was father
to the thought Now the wish has a
new baby. The governor is going
after Owens scalp two years hence.
But probably the whole thing 5 just
press agents dope
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Recently Governor Haskell explained
that he granted pardons and paroles
only when the prosecuting attorney
petitioned it. We do not know that this
explanation really explains, In the
case of some of the most notorious
characters that ever infested the terri
tories, sent to the penitentiary during
territory days, this explanation does
not hold
But it may hold good in vast num-
Der of the cases that have been tried
during our brief term of statehood,
Whether true or not the governors
statement is a most serious reflection
on the county prosecutors of this state.
IIf these officials are really responsible
for the policy which has resulted in
criminals being turned out of the pen;
Iitentiary faster than the courts can
put them in, then the people should
take hand and see that the prosecut.
ing attorneys are brought to realiz'
ing sense of their own indiseretion
The governors explanation grew out
of some inquiries concerning the case
of Walter Steen. He explained that
he knew nothing of Steen but that the
county attorney had asked for his pa
role. The Civic League should solicit
the influence of Mr.. Steen. 1t seems
to be great-Tulsa World.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The Kansas City Journal would like
to see Harmon nominated by the dem
ocrats in 1912 That's hard on Har-
mon
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Christmas joys are nearly over. but
the memory of some Christmas trag-
edies still fingers country girl
alone in Kansas City that day took
her own life. Thousands more in the
same plight probably resisted the
temptation to which she yielded.
These things ought not so to be 7
Make a note and file 1t away for ref
erence next Christmas: include in your
Christmas party at least one lonely
stranger. You will get more JOY than
You will giye-and that will be lot.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

A strong effort is being made to
have the state banking board made up
entirely of bankers But why
shouldn't the public be represented.
too?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Chicago lost its chief and a score
more of fire fighters in a big blaze yes
terday And The heroes are not all
dead yet All around us are men and
women who seem very ordinary. but
have the stuff in them. waiting for a
crisis to bring it out, which has made
the dare-devils and the martyrs of his
tory. Say not thou what is the cause
that the former days were better than
these? For thou dost not inquire
wisely concerning this +"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

A Kansas City banker says that we
are approaching the time when every
thing we eat and wear will be cheaper.
Hope that wasn't a mince pie dream.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Now that sane Fourth of July has
been secured, let a sane Christmas fol
low. The usual grist of holiday killings
should be cut out.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

The new year into which we are
about to step will probably see among
other great reforms, a material short
ening of the hat pin
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Vinita celebrated the coming of the
Son of Man this year without single
fight
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Why not call grand jury and in
dict those conyicts who gambled in
the state penitentiary?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-30

Lee Cruce will be governor, Prince
Albert, silk hat and all after January
a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
GRAND MASTER
OF K. T.'S IS DEAD
Rev. Dr.. Henry W. Rugg Of Providence
was Also Master Of Masons Of
Rhode Island-Died Late
Yesterday.


Providence. RI l., july 22-The Rev.
DR.. Henry W. Rugg, grand master u
the Grand Encampment Of Knights Tenn.
plars Of the United States. and grand
master Of Masons OF Rhode Island, died
at his home here late yesterday Of a
complication Of diseases He was trns-
tee and secretary Of the corporation Of
Tufts college, which conferred the de-
gree Of Doctor Of Divinity upon him in
1878. and was well known as Uni
gcrsalist minister. He was sd de-
gree Mason. and an honorary member
OF the Supreme council Of the northern
district Of Massachusetts,.
Henry Warren Rugg was born in
birmingham, Mass, September 3, 1883.
He studied theology in Worcester, and
held pastorates in South Dennis, East
Cambridge, Hyannis, Mass, Path, Me-,
Halifax, N. ST. and thie city Since 1871
he had served as trustee Of the gem
erai Iniyersalist convention and at one
time was its president In 1909 he was
elected secretary Of the corporation Of
Tufts college, which Office he held at his
death.
He IS the author Of several books Of
historical nature, and also on Masonry
DR.. Rugg was made Mason IN Barn
stable, Mass, IN 1854, and in 1873 seryed
as deputy grand commander Of the grand
conlnandery Of Massachusetts, and Rhode
island. He is survived by q widow and
one daughter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-22
GRANITE SHIPMENTS
LEAVING BARRE
And First Freight Train Over Central
Vermont, Since Strike Was Start
ed, Pulled into This City
To-day.

A freight train Of about l6 cars was
pulled into tho local G u yard at 1880
this forenoon from Montpelier, the first
train to come in since the strike went
into effect. Engine No ssi from Mont
pelier pulled the train in, and station
agent Galleher Of Montpelier was in
charge of the train. The same engine
pulled ont this afternoon train Of 30
cars. mostly an loaded with granite stock
billed for Montpelier, Mortified and Wa
terbury. A strikebreaker was put onto
the branch passenger train last nigat as
baggagemaster Since the strike there
has been no baggagemaster on the train.
On orders from Sheriff Frank Tracy,
Deputy Sheriff George T. Howe began
patrolliap around the passenger station
this morning. There has been no trouble
at the station or IN the yard. but It is
said that il Is the request Of the rail-
road that an officer be stationed there.
There IS said to be no danger Of beef
famine in Barre because Of the strike
A shipment 81 FIVE carloads comes to the
agent III Montpelier once week, and
the usual amount came last Monday
and Barre is receiving its usual quota,
A Swift car was brought in this fore
noon. attached TO the 9:40 passenger
train.
There Is an agency for Buffalo beef
house in Burlington, and this agency
has promised to ship beef to Barre by
team. in case The situation becomes such
that the Central Vermont railroad can
not make the shipment.