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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
THIRTY F|REMEN KILLED
IN PACk|NGHOUSE FIRE
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec '22.-Fire Marshal
James Horan, Assistant Fire Marshal
burroughs and twenty-eight firemen
were killed in the fire in the Norris
& Company ware houses, in the stock
yards here today. The damage is es-
timated at 81, ,250,OO0. The whole stock
yards district was threatened for a
time. The injured number fifty-seven
The bodies were all recovered At one
O'Clock this afternoon the fire was still
burning but was hugged in. Mayor
Busse called a special council meeting
this afternoon to take what action nee
essary The coroner arrived early at
the fire and impanelled a jury which
got busy aiding the firemen. Mayor
Busse was on the scene and had
narrow escape when an explosion of
ammonia pipes sent shower of bricks
and frozen meat around him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN SUGAR FRAUDS
Abuse of "Drawback" Priv
ileees Principally in New York TO
Be Investigated.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 22.-Customs
experts from the treasury and special
agents of the department of justice
are making an investigation which
promises to add another chapter to the
story of sugar frauds.
An alleged abuse of the drawback"
privileges, principally at New York, is
under investigation and one official
says the revelations promise to put
the government in position to recover
nearly as much as in the underweight
cases when more than $3,000,000 was
paid TO the treasury.
When sugar is imported it pays a
duty, unless coming from the Philip
pines, and when 1t is manufactured
into a produce and in that form ex-
ported the duty is refunded in the form
of drawback" except l per cent,
which is retained to defray the cost
of tariff administration.
| Under this arrangement sugar is i'm
ported raw and exported as syrup and
many other by-products of sugar. On
each Of these the treasury makes
"drawback" refunds. About $1,000, 900
lis paid in that way each year and half
that amount is drawn back on exports
of sugar and tin. Officials say that
frauds in sugar extending over several
Years could easily run into large,
'amount of money
Some of the investigations are said
ito have shown that the government
lhas been defrauded in the draw
backs" it has allowed on syrups. 1t
lis charged that the refunds have been
Ipaid on high grades Of sugar COM
manding high duties, while in fact a
VERY low grade of sugar was used.
Under the system of examination the
lcustoms authorities are confronted
with the probability that they may
, lhave been paying Drawbacks" on ship
! lments which were not sugar at all,
} but might in fact have been sawdust,
. las far as the usual inspection develop
led.
4 United States District Attorney Wise
of New York has had extended con-
! ferences with Attorney General Wick
ersham and Assistant Secretary Cur
tbs on the question, and the, investiga-
tors have progressed stosa point where
some action by the government may
J soon be taken.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
A Great Play.

THE Climax" is one of the greatest
plays from playwright's pen, and Ed
ward Locke, the author. may be sure
of his fame were he to do nothing
else. The music, specially written for
the play by Joseph Carl Briel, is ex
quisite. 1t is replete with classical
arias, music you drink into your soul
and wonder how anything on earth
can be so beautiful, so heavenly
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
THIRTEEN KILLED
BY FALLING WALLS
Police Believe Fredlander Leather
Factory Was Set on Fire-All OF
the Men Are Accounted For.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 22.-Thirteen
known dead, twelve firemen and one
policeman, and more than fifty injured
is the record of last nights fire, at
the Friedlander leather factory here.
AT one O'Clock this afternoon the Off
cials believed all of the men working
in the ruins when the walls fell on
them were accounted for The dam
age will not exceed twenty-five thou
sand dollars. The police are making
an investigation on the belief that the
factory was set on fire by an enemy of
Friendlander, who says strange men
have been lurking about the place.
After all night searching the ruins
of the Friedlander leather factory, de-
stroyed by fire last night, it is thought
twenty firemen and policemen were
killed while fighting the fire. The fire
was nearly extinguished, when at an
early hour this morning Chief Daxter
was standing on the roof of two story
building, directing the firemen. Just
inside the building at Bodine street, a
group OF firemen were throwing water
on the ruins, when suddenly the wall
fell inward, burying all the men within
and carrying down big ladder, on
which were six men. The work Of
rescue rs slow. At eleven O'Clock
groans of men still living in the ruins
could be heard.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
PREPARING TO ENTERTAIN
LAWYERS OF THE STATE

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Dec. 22.-Ar-
rangements for the annual meeting of
the State Bar association in Oklahoma
City December % and 29 are almost
completed. 1t is expected that three
hundred attorneys of Oklahoma will
attend the meeting.
Addresses and business sessions will
occupy two days meeting, which will
conclude with a banquet on the night
of December 29 at the Lee-Huckins
hotel Judge Frank Doster of Atchi-
son, Kans., will be the principal speak
er at the banquet. Judge Doster was
formerly chief justice of Kansas.
The committee in charge of the ban
quet has planned the biggest affair of
the kind ever given by the association.
Everything possible is being done to
make the concluding event of the as
soeiation the most enjoyable part of
the meeting.
The arrangements committee is com
posed of Tom F. McMechan of Okla
homa City, chairman; John H. Denar
BILE of Chickasha, Nate Gibson of Mus
kogee, John Doolin of Alva and E. e
Blake Of Ell Reno. T. ]. Womack OF
Alva, president of the association, and
Clinton o. Bum of Oklahoma City
secretary, are aiding in the prepara
tions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
TWO BRITISH OFFICERS
SENTENCED TO PRISON
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Leipsic. Germaney, Dec. 22.--Captain
bernard Frederick French, of the
British royal marine and Lieutenant
Vivian H. Brandon, of the royal Brit
ish navy were found guilty in the
German court today of spying on the
German Notifications and sentenced to
four years in prison. Both frankly ad-
mitted they were getting plans of the
German Notifications for use in Eng
land.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
G|LLETT HAD PULLED OF
ANOTHER BIG CATTLE DEAL
By Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Grant
Gillett, arrested in Los Angeles, CAL,
yesterday because of his interest in
the sale of stock in the Cleveland Oil
company, the offices Of which were
raided by federal officials is the Grant
Gillett known to Kansas City stock
men for wild cattle combination that
blew up" twelve years ago. Gillett
was released here on five thousand
dollar bond. He was arrested yester-
day with w. ]. Bachelor, secretary of
the oil concern. Gillett tried to inter
est Kansas City acquaintances recently
| in a California oil proposition.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
Notice of Dissolution.

December II, 1910
The co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between Russell A. Elliott and Ar
thur Pershing under the firm name of
Elliott = Pershing is this day dissolv-
ed by mutual consent. The business
will be continued by Arthur Pershing,
who is authorized to settle the ac-
counts of the late firm. gil
R. A. ELLIOTT,
A. e. PERSH1NG.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
$50 Bodies Passed in Mine.
= Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Bolton, England, Dec. Pit is prob
able the disaster at Suite Colliery yes
terday was greater than at first sup
posed. Three hundred and sixty lives
are believed to have been lost Res
cuers have passed hundred and fifty
bodies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
War Reports Confirmed.
Assoclated Press.

By Associated Press.
chihuahua, Mex, Dec. 22.-An Amer
lean who left Pedernales Monday, con-
frmed here today, the reports that
General Navarro was surrounded by in
surgents at that place The hills
swarm with insurgents. The federals
are in momentary danger of annihila-
ton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22

L. X. McGuffin has sold his residence
to p T. Coble, Of Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr. Coble, who is already in Vinita,
and thinks of going into business here,
is to have possession of the property
within thirty days.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their sympathy and kindness to
us through the recent illness and death
of Dr. Foreman. FAMILY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22

Otis Spalding of Sharpsyille, Ind,
who is sick at the home of r. A, Lea
witt, is slightly improved.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-22

Roy Apperson and Miss Grace Knott,
of Bartlett, Kans., were married yes
terday by County Judge Frear-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

press labor or enforce monopoly,
they turn to the police department.
AS rule most cities have some big
bulldozer like Chief Sullivan at the
head Of their police departments
for carrying out such mandates of
the corporations.
1t was the corporations-the rail
roads, big contractors, mill and
mine owners of this section that.
under the surface, urged on the re-
cent cowardly and brutal treatment
of the l. w. w. by the Spokane po-
lice department. The moneyed in
terests of the Occur d'Alenes, the
big lumber mills, the railroad con-
tractors and the railroads them
selves wanted the organization
crushed out, and in Chief Sullivan
and the Spokane police department
found ready tools to carry out their
will. Now the unfortunate men
who do transfer work are getting a
little dose of what was given the
|. w. w. The eXpresSmen are
fighting mad, but agree that there
is no use in trying to oppose the
armed bluecoats, who have every
advantage in the controversy.
But the eXpressmen are sitting
silently by awaiting the opportun-
ity when they can get in kick that
will count and propose to register
this kick through the ballot box,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
NOW, THEY Give
EN- BOILERS

MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD,
Cal, March 26.-Following the COM
plete failure of boilers and engines
aboard the torpedo boat destroyer
Hopkins within two years after her
overhauling at this yard in July,
1908, the navy department today Or
dered the installation of new boil
ers and engines on the little craft.
The Hopkins will be refitted at
this yard and her crew held here
until she is ready for sea again.
The condition of the Hopkins on
her arrival here was such that
naval engineers expressed wonder
that she was able to proceed up the
coast without disaster similar to
that at San Diego on February IA,
when several men were killed.
The Hopkins lost the tubes of
both boilers yesterday when near
ing San Francisco The tug Una
tilla was sent to her assistance from
this yard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
POLICE AID RAILROADS
TO DOWN EXPRESSMEN

Expressmen of the city are fight
ing mad. They claim that the Hill
railroads have made deal with
the Pacific Transfer company to
give it the bulk of the baggage
business and that the police de-
partment of Spokane is being used
as tool by the railroads to see that
this monopoly of the business is
continued.
Hence, the eXpreSsmen, who pay
as much license for each of their
wagons as the vehicles of the Pa
cific Transfer company, are justly
indignant at this perversiOn of the
police department for the benefit
of the big corporations.
Recently one poor expressman
has been arrested three times and
fined in the police court because he
dared to earn an honest dollar for
his family. in violation of the COM
pact entered into by the police, the
railroads and the transfer COM
pany.
The man paid the fine, but says
that he will still continue to strive
to get share of the business, even
If he has to risk his liberty as an
American citizen to do so.
In Spokane, as IN almost every
large city, when the corporations
need any dirty work done to sup
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
PHOTOGRAPH

100000 in the parade are mere mil
liOnaires or ear-millionaires or
folks of ambitious pretensions, and
certainly they wear fine raiment,
and their women, on or off the
stage, have beauty-and style.
These glad people parade to
show their sparks or see the spark
ling others.
The late Mrs. AstOr, leader of
the 400" for many years, once
decreed that the real aristocracy"
must not show in the Easter pa
rade, as it was getting common
and therefore vulgar. But, never
theless, few of the great sweets or
grand danes of the avenue can re-
sist the joy of being gaped at by
the thrOng for little while of a
pleasant Easter afternoon.
The parade ground is the richest
street in the world. 1t is inhabited
by Americans who have made CO.
lossal fortunes, largely from the
natural resources of the country
and have taken homes at the seat
of aristocracy and financial power.
1t is recorded that there are 35
families with homes in the Fifth
avenue district who measure their
wealth at $100,00O,0O0 or there
abouts, and that there are several
hundred families possessing from
$10,000,000 to $50,000,000. Among
the former are old John d., who
never parades; Thos. F. Ryan of
high finance fame; the Vanderbilt
boys, the Goulds, Sloanes, Bel
monts, Astors, Oelrichs, Brokaws,
Goelets, Plants, Stems, Sages, Har-
rimans, Rogers, Twomblys, Clarks,
Iselins, Morgans, Gerrys, Mackays,
Whitneys, Mills, WOrmsers, Andy
Carnegies. Wilson's, Tricks, Whit
neys, Fishs, Leeds, Phipps, ct al.
Those possessing around $780,
100000 are, in hackneyed phrase,
too numerous to mention.
The parade covers about two
miles of the avenue, and passes
scores of mansions which cost from
100000 to $7,0O0,000 The land of
the block between Sixty-eighth
street and Sixty-ninth street sold
for 100000, and there is only
room for six or seven mansions in
the space.
If one has a taste for rich knick-
knacks or is interested in the
American social problem, the
Easter parade is an interesting
spectacle. The women are more
gorgeously dressed, travelled ones
say, than any to be seen in any
other city of the world. If King
Morgan and all his dukes came out
in their true colors, gold and purple
and ermine, King Eddie's .levee
would look somber compared with
a Fifth avenue Easter parade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
G O N I'll u F. D
r o
P A G F. O n F.
TEDDY. IS HAVING
straighten up President Taft"

straighten up President Taft"
So far as eliciting any reply, how
ever, these remarks might as well
have been addressed to the sphinx.
The former president had a CHEEKY
word of greeting for all the callers,
but nothing even family resembling
reference to politics passed his
lips.
After the reception at the Shep-
pard hotel, Roosevelt visited the
Ashar university. He was attend
ed only by two Mohammedans
From the university he hurried to
the Abdkin palace, where he
lunched with the khedive.
The luncheon at the palace was
an unusual honor. 1t is the first
time that the khedive has ever CIV
en- a luncheon to private citizen.
Ambassador Straus was also a
guest.
Tonight Consul Iddings will give
dinner in honor of Roosevelt and
some of the most prominent people
in the far east will be guests.
Roosevelt is evidently better in
formed on political subjects than
might be supposed. He has care
fully guarded against being trapped
into any statement that might be
construed as a political expression.
Although the correspondents have
led up to the subject of politics in
hidden and unusual ways, The
colonel has managed to sidestep
any answer. 1t is believed in the
talks he has had with Ambassador
Straus he has gained intimate
knowledge of American affairs, and
is already in very close touch with
the situation in the United States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
TURNS POOR
BOM DOWN

PARIS, March 26.-Boni de Cas-
tellane, divorced husband of Anna
Gould, former Princess de Sagan
and now Duchess de Talleyrand
recently offered to marry Baroness
Vaughn, widow of the late King
Leopold of Belgium, according to
unquestioned authority today. Boni
was flatly rejected.
Friends of Count Boni believe
that the volatile de Castellane
sought to replenish a somewha,
flattened purse by an alliance with
Leopold's widow.
Boni is up for reelection to the
chamber of deputies this year
and it is reported that he has moth
ing with which to make a fight for
the place. His only asset is his
title. and according to society S
statistics the matrimonial market
at the present time is extremely
dull.
Boni was awarded a tidy sum re-
Gently by the courts under con-
tract entered into by Anna Gould
before her marriage to him, where
by Miss Gould promised to pay her
prospective husband a stated mar
riage portion yearly. The sum,
however, taken in consideration
with Boni's menage, is paltry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
STUNG AGAIN!
POOR CUPID!

Stung again-poor, poor cupid!
Asserting that because of his wife's
bad temper and trying disposition,
and because of indignities she has
heaped upon his overladen Shout
ders, he has been unable to live
happily with her for more than a
year, M. S. Williams has petitioned
the courts for everlasting relief
from his incongenial mate.
According to the complaint,
which was filed in the courthouse
this morning, Williams and his wife
were welded in Salem, Ore, in No
vember, 1898, and went to Seattle,
Wash, to live. Here, as a climax
to their frequent clashes of dispo-
sition and ill-temper, they parted
the wife going to California to live,
while the heavy hearted husband
fled to Spokane to live down hrs
sorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
ARIZONA is
FREEZING
By United Press Leased Wire.)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., March 26.-
Northern Arizona is in the grip of
one of the severest snowstorms that
has swept this section in many
years. All Santa Fe trains have
been delayed from three to five
hours and wire communication is
lemOraliZed.
Six inches Of snow fell here and
deep drifts formed in the gulches
along the railroad tracks. 1t was
impossible this evening for dis
Datchers to follow accurately the
movement of trains, and it may be
many hours before normal condi,
tons can be restored.
Messages coming from HolbrooS
and Winslow today over the wires
that have been restored indicate
that the storm has abated in this
section, although it was stated that
| rains might not be run on schedule
time until tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
WHERE Is THIS BOY?

Confiding the information that
trouble has entered the family, A. j.
Tice, a we'll known insurance man
of Elliston, Va, has written to
Chief of Police Sullivan in the hope
Of learning something regarding the
whereabouts Of his son, who, he
says has been roaming from place
to place for the last three years.
The missing boy, whose name is
F. w. Tice, was in Spokane a few
months ago, and was working at
that time for the Inland Fuel COM
pany. He lived at the Havana no.
tel. He is described as being %
years of age, and dark complex
toned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
OLD SWEETHEART
NOW PROSECUTES
HER FOR MURDER

Pallissard in earlier days es-
corted the girl to school and later
to dances. Rumor had it that they
were engaged to be married, -
this was denied by Pallissard. He
admitted, however, that they were
sweet on each other"
The revelation of the romance
that places Pallissard in the posi-
ton of an accuser of his former
sweetheart comes in the course Of
an examination by Attorney Morris
of the defense of Edward Meyers,
the prosecution strongest witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
SELL RIBBONS
NOT BOOZE
(By United Press Leased Wire)


PEEL, WASH, March 26.-From
the saloon business to dry goods is
far cry, but with the ousting of
the liquor men here, a former pro-
prietor of bar is fitting up his
store room as a dry goods and no.
ton house. Another has opened a
confectionery store and a third is
hustling logs. The 'wets" are try
ing to convince Judge Watson that
charges made that liquor is still be-
ing sold here are untrue. William
Zackovitch, defendant in case
brought on this charge, was found
guilty and fined SIS and costs. The
Judge ordered the marshal to de-
stroy 5000 worth of liquor confis-
Gated under search warrant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

INTERESTED

Another step toward securing the
right of way for the Boulevard Park
Railway company's line from some
unknown point in Spokane out the
Northwest boulevard to it's inter
section with III street was taken
today, when a petition was filed
asking that portions of lots 2, 3
and 5, in section 2, township 20
be condemned for its use.
1t is asked that jury be ap'
pointed to fix the price on the
property to be paid by the railway
company for its right of way. The
Rev. William II. O'Connell, Roman
Catholic archbishop of the arch
diocese of Boston, trustee under
the will of John f. Noonan, de
ceased, is one of the parties inter
ested in this property
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
A SCANDAL NOW &C, &c.
THEY ARE DEAD

unsafe and should have fire es-
capes.
Officials of the building depart
ment assert that nc notification re-
garding the condition of the Fish
building was received from Hofan.
At present the inspection of
buildings is done by the building
department. 1t was announced to-
day that the city council will be
urged to transfer the fire inspection
of structures to the fire department.
For some time there has been
friction between the fire depart
ment and building department con-
corning the manner in which build
ings should be inspected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
DON'T OPEN TELEGRAM
ADDRESSED TO AN
OTHER
(By United Press Leased Wire)

OLYMPIA, March 26.-The state
law allowing treble damages where
a person opens telegram ad-
dressed to another was sustained
by the state supreme court late
yesterday in the suit of c. H.
Deighton against Arie Hoover.
Deighton owned 120 acres of
timber land in Oregon, which a
friend was trying to sell for him in
Minnesota. The friend wired that
he had received an offer of $4,000
for the land.
The telegram was delivered to
Hoover, who was Deighton's en-
ployer, and Hoover, instead of de-
livering the dispatch, traded Deigh-
ton land in Yakima county in eX-
change for the timber land. When
Deighton heard of the delivery of
the telegram, he brought suit.
The jury found the difference in
value between the Yakima land
and the Oregon timber to be Sl40O.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
THREE MEET DEATH
in DIFFERENT WAYS
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SEATTLE. March 26.-Three
men met sudden death in Seattle
this morning, one dropping dead,
and two meeting death under en-
gines.
John Simmonds, a track walker,
40 years old, was killed by Great
Northern train at mile post No. 10.
F. E. Moore, 80 years old, step
ped off a switch engine directly in
front of another engine in the
Northern Pacific yards. Both legs
were cut off and he died on his
way to the hospital. Moore was a
railroad man.
Daniel Wood fell dead at $40
this morning while walking home
from the Pacific Ammonia and
Chemical works. where he was
nightwatchman. He dropped dead
at the gate of his home.