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fund OF $4,000 is being raised by public sub
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Warranted Dress Shields:
all sizes; usually 16c. 1Sc, and
Zoe pair. Special at 7c.
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Special at SC
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Prussian Binding (all silk). 1E~
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"Neverlost" Baby Pins. Usu- 10
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Mondays the Day

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Because the mne rested and because they don't get hurried
and worried until the latter part of the week With best ne
best materials wholesale quantities. and jobber prices the Paa
Royal is made headquarters for hats to order
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Another Special Request Dressakers
Special at l0c

The Palais Royals famous
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years.
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Tough. of Edinburgh. Scotland. Command
er Porter is the son OF the second full
admiral of the United States navy and
a grandson of Commodore David Por-
ter, OF Essex fame.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
FIGHT is Called OF.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE Kaufman
Langford fight was called of here last
night by the orders of Acting Mayor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
GOVER0RS ULT|MATUM
TO ALL STATE OFFICERS

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 17-It develop
ed Monday night that at the meeting
Of the state board of equalization at
Oklahoma City Saturday night, Gov
ernor Haskell practically delivered an
luitimatum to the state officers, CIV
ling them the choice of obeying his
calls to come down to Oklahoma City,
or having their officers declared va
cant and successors appointed by him.
The governors ultimatum was not
in the form of a formal proclamation,
but was an emphatic statement made
to the state officers there assembled
attorney General Charles West,
State Auditor NJ E. Trapp, State
Treasurer ]. A. Menefee, Secretary Of
State Thomas P. Smith and others.
State Examiner and Inspector G..
A. Taylor. member of the board,
after repeated telephones from the
governor, had wired the chief execu-
tive from Guthrie that in his opinion
the Huston iniunctions forbade him
attending meeting Of the board in
Oklahoma City. This brought forth
the governors statement, which in
part was as follows:
"I'm through wasting the money of
this state humoring district judge.
If one district judge could suspend the
business of the state nine weeks, the
other district judges could take their
turn, and we would never be in oper-
alton. My proclamation locating the
state capital at Oklahoma City, in ac-
cordance with the initiated bill, was
issued nine weeks ago. do not see
any right of the state officers but to
obey the governors proclamation.
From this on this government will be
run at Oklahoma City and all steps
necessary to keep it in motion will be
taken. When the state officers fail to
maintain their Offices at the state capi-
i0t, thCJ 8AafS otiHptJ SACdtVu va
|cancy by their own act If Judge Hus-
ton wants to act hastily with any of
the state officers, want you to under
stand we are going to protect them
Il want it distinctly understood that
this is seat of government and in
tend to act strictly as the governor
should do. From Monday morning on,
il vacancies are forced on me they
win be filed"
None of the state officers at Guth-
rie, including the four that attended
the board Of equalization meeting, are
making any apparent preparations to
move down to Oklahoma City yet
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
PLANNING CHANGE
IN ELECTION LAW
Claim That Indifferent Voters Merely
Cast Vote FOR First Name on
the Ballot.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. t7.-Be-
|lieving that names should be placed
on the ballot in some way other than
alphabetically as they were in the re-
cent primary election, number Of
defeated candidates have started
movement for the organization Of a
Legislative to change the election law.
In number OF instances, it is al
legged that the candidates. who because
his name began with one of the initial
letters of the alphabet he received
the most votes. The defeated ones
say that this was due to the fact that
the voters simply cast their ballots for
the first name on the list, being in
most cases too Indifferent to 20
through the list and select the ones
they really wished to cast their bal
lot for
A plan has been suggested to d.
vide the state into as many districts
as there are candidates for Office, lot
each candidate head a group Of eoun-
ties comprising one district. The same
rule then to apply in grouping town.
ships into districts for county cleo
tons
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
LETTER ON
CITY ASSESSMENT
Desire on Part Of City Board to Deal
Justly With All Property Owners
in eRsard to Valuation.

To the Property Owners Of Vinita,
It has come to my attention that
some of the property owners of this
city feel themselves aggrieved at the
assessed valuation placed upon their
property by the city board of equaliza-
I tion. and claim that they were not
notified of the increase made by the
board or given an opportunity to be
heard regarding the same For this
reason such property owners did not
have opportunity to appeal to the coun.
ty commissioners for relief l am ad-
vised that the county commissioners
refuse to take action in the matter be-
cause of this failure to appeal.
The city board Of equalization de-
sires to deal justly and fairly with
every citizen in this matter and | have
advised the board Of county commits
sioners that no objection will be made
on the part Of the city If they hear
complaints regardless Of legal formali-
ties. The matter having been certifi-
ed by the city board of equalization to
the county commissioners, the city has
lost its original jurisdiction therein.
The law, however, provides that the
county commissioners may order re-
of any of the property for
the purpose of correcting the assess
ment, and have asked the board Of
county commissioners to make such
order in ali cases where an injunction
had been done or mistake made. |
This they fatty refused to do.
OF course as to such property own
srs who had hearing before the city
board of equalization and neglected
70 appeal or who had opportunity to
De heard and did not avail themselves
If the same, they should not now COM
plain, because the fault is their own.
As to the others, however. who feel
themselves aggrieved. the city board
If equalization is ready and willing
o hear them If the county commits.
'ioners Will make the proper order en-.
lbling them to do So
Respectfully,
o. L. RIDER. Mayor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
NJ 'iiIARG TELLS OF PLAN
TO SELL INDIAN LANDS

New York, Aug. 17-Ormsby Nc.
Harg, formerly assistant secretary
in the department of commerce and la
Dor, who has been retained by the
Choctaw Indians to look after their in
terests in the sale of tribal lands In
Oklahoma, returned to his Office yes
terday after two weeks visit to Mus
kogee and McAlester.
Mr. stcHarg was present at several
of the hearings of tae congressional
investigating committee in Muskogee,
although he took no part in the pro-
ceedings. He has been retained IS
the Choctaws to defend their rights ia
the coal, asphalt, timber and aslicai.
tural lands which J. F. McMurray has
been endeavoring to sell for them for
10 per cent on each sale.
According TO Mr.. McHarg, a plan
has been drawn by Richard A. Bal
linger, secretary of the interior, for
the purpose of settling the whole dis.
pute and giving the Indians fair re-
turn on their property without exact
ing cent for lawyers fees.
"Ballinger has written to Attorney
General Wickersham." said Mr.. Nc
Harg, urging him to draft che neces-
sary bill 20 be introduced as soon as
congress meets in December.
"The Ballinger plan is this: To
appoint board Of trustees. who shall
take charge of the whole business OF
selling Choctaw and Chickasaw lands,
and to holdthe sales in open court
under federal jurisdiction"
1t is Mr.. McHargs contention that
the government has promised and is
duty bound to sell these lands, valued
at from sS0,O0o.O0O to 1000, 900, for
the two tribes, who own them jointly.
without charging the Indians anything
for the transaction.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
~-.---
AFTER
IEDDY'S TURNDOWN
a Speech Planned BY the Colonel
Would Have Ranked Him AS
an insurgent.

New York, Aug. 17-Following his
turn down by the New York state re-
publican convention as temporary
chairman yesterday, Colonel Roose-
velt issued the following statement:
ITO the various persons who asked
me whether would accept the position
of temporary chairman of the state
convention I said that ! would do so
onlysif they were sure. after knowing
my attitude, that they desired me, be-
cause my speech would be of such a
character that it might help ii the
committee named the right kind of a
man on clear-cut, progressive plat
form; but that it would hurt If neither
the right kind of man were nominal.
ed nor the right kind Of a platform
adopted"
It was his most pointed political
statement since his return, and those
who saw him were convinced that he
had determined to begin an open fight
on the old guard.
This is Colonel Roosevelt's second
defeat at the hands OF the old guard,
the first having been the legislatures
refusal to pass the Cobb direct primary
bill, although Colonel Roosevelt in
dorsed it. With his setback today
plans for harmony within the party in
the state received a severe setback;
and as soon as Colonel Roosevelt
heard the news he issued a statement
in which he enrolled himself as a pro
gressive, SO far as the New York state
situation goes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
Committee is Investigating Some of the Enor
moas Fees Paid BY Indians to Attorneys
In Some Instances Fees Amounted to
Twenty-Five Per Cent? -Gouernor John
son of the Chickdsaws on Stand---
When Asked to Explain Big De-
posit Says NeUer Had $4,000
2. I'm re-IOO0. 900. "

<NsgN1V.
You were willing to give a little
|graft money in order to save that
much land, is that it? Tell why it is
that a few days after the $75O,00O was
paid McMurray you were able to de.
post to your personal account in a
bank in Denison, Texas, $4,000.
Where did you get that s75,o0O?"
Il don't remember l was dealing
In cattle and my account varied, So I
don't remember
"Depositing $4,000 to your personal
account produced SO little an impress,
|siQn on your mind that you don't re-
|nember?"
When you became chief Of your
tribe isn't it a fact your bank account
only had s5,0oO2 How, then, were
you able to deposit $4,000 just shortly
after McMurray got his $75O,00O fee ?"
Chief Johnson insisted that he did
not remember.
ASKED why the $4,000 in warrants
as expense accounts rendered McMur-
ray had been made out in his own
favor, johnson explained that he was
accustomed to pay off expense bills in
Cured by McMurray Johnson said
his salary as chief executive Of his
tribe is $4,000 in response to ques-
tion
The witness asserted that he never
had received financial aid from Me.
Murray He declared the majority Of
his tribe favored paying McMurray the
Is s3,000,000 fee in the present proposed
|sale of the lands. Johnson occupied
almost the entire day on the stand.
Governor Haskell teIegraphed his
Willingness to testify. He will prob.
ably not be called by the committee.
Other Indian witnesses who said
they wavered the contracts asked, will
be recalled to the stand in consequence
|of Chief Johnson's testimony.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
CAPITAL CASE TO
Be AIRED IN FULL
Oklahoma Governor chafes at Delay,
But other State OFFICIALS Won't
Court Contempt Charge.

Guthrie. Okla, Aug. 17.-Every phase
of the capital location case Is embrac-
ed in the perfected appeal taken to
the supreme court by the attorneys
for Oklahoma City from the action Of
Judge Huston in granting temporary
injunetions in the district court to re-
strain the removal of the state capital
from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The
petition filed yesterday is supplement-
al to the one filed yesterday by r. p.
Smith. secretary Of state and IS made
lon hohair of Al the otheg state ofiicers
who age enjoiued lsosu rsnosa cs their
lafices ana records The perfected
lpeai raises y tne merits OF the case,
including the question OF the validity
of the initiated bill, the binding force
of the enabling act and the legality of
the 100000 appropriations
B. F. Burwell and c. B. Stuart, at.
torneys for Oklahoma City. yesterday
tried to get the supreme court to set
a date for hearing the case, but no ac-
tion was taken because Of the fact
that only two Of the justices are In
the city.
1t is virtually certain. however, that
the case will not he taken up until
the September term, which starts Sep
tember 49,
Governor Haskell. who has been fret
ting under the deliberate procedure Of
the courts, and who on Saturday is.
sued an ultimatum at Oklahoma city
to a number of state officers to come
I'd Oklahoma City a. once or suffer the
chance OF their Offices becoming vacant
is angered further by the fiat refusal
of several OF the state officers at Guth-
rie to remove to Oklahoma City and
place themselves in danger Of being
thrown into jail for contempt
The Guthrie attorneys thus FAR have
shown spirit Of lensency viii regard
TO attempts 70 enforce Judge Huston's
Injunction, but If the present trend Of
Iaffairs goes much further. contempt
proceedings win be fled against some
Iof the state officers. 1t is the opinion
Iof some Of the best lawyers here that
the state officers who participated in
the meeting of the state board of
equalization at Oklahoma City, a.
which the state tax levy fixee may
have been in contempt Of court but
nothing has been done SO far By
Guthrie to Vest the matter. Several
vouchers tor Office rent at Oklahoma
City for state departments that have
opened branches there have come to
the auditors Office, but none has been
allowed, owing to their questioned leg
ality
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
ALL OFFICERS TO
GET POLICE FEES
Tuesday Nights Meeting Of the City
Council Was Devoted Largely to
Reform Movement.

Steps were taken by the city coun-
ell, at the regular meeting last night,
TO place the city police department on
a paying basis In order to accom-
plish this the council decided to COM
pei those, who make the police de-
partuent necessary, to pay the ex-
pense of the department and to that
end passed an ordinance making the
minimum fine to be imposed by the
police magistrate $40 and costs. In
other words persons violating any of
the city ordinances will now have to
pay SIT instead of SS as in the past.
The new ordinance also provides that
all peace officers, including the sher-
iff, his deputies, constables and their
deputies shall receive the regulation
fee for arrests made and the person
convicted in the police court.
Last nights meeting was taken up
nearly entirely with the passage of
ordinances tending to what is styled
the reform movement.
BY an ordinance adopted, with the
emergency, the city now has de-
partment of engineering. to which all
matters pertaining to the city water
and sewage systems will now be re-
ferred. In fact the new ordinance
makes the city engineer manager Of
those two departments of the city, and
abolishes the office of superintendent
of water works For this work the
city engineer, under the new ordin-
ance. will receive $3.50 per month. He
has the power of employing the nec-
essary assistants, under the direction
of the council
Another of the reform ordinances
adopted last night was an ordinance
prohibiting public amusements for per-
sonal gain in the city on Sunday
Moving picture shows, skating Kinks,
tent shows and other popular amuse
ments are specified as being forbidden
by this ordinance.
The city engineer was instructed to
open the alley running north and south
through block nineteen.
BY ordinance the council instructed
the city clerk to advertise for bids
for the construction of sanitary
sewer in block 81 This block is in
the Excelsior Addition Another or.
dinance was adopted accepting the re-
port of the city engineer on the cost
of the construction of a sanitary sewer
in blocks six and eight of the College
addition.
Owing to the failure of the county. SO
far, to make the ennual levy for the
city taxes, the coincil made no pro-
vision for paying the bills against the
city
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
RAIN GAME IN TIME TO
PREVENT LONG DROUTH

Just about the time Vinita was be-
ginning to have unpleasant visions of
hot dry days, with dust galore, along
came old ]. Pluv. this afternoon with
his sprinkler and refreshed old earth
with enough of the needed moisture
to put all danger of a midsummer
droutn to route. The rain began to
fall shortly after the noon hour and
for more than an hour the shower was
almost constant. II is estimated that
full half an inch of rain fell during
this afternoons shower. The skies
cleared again. but the indications are
for more rain tonight and tomorrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
NEGROES PREPARING TO
FIGHT D|SFRANCH|SEMENT

Muskogee Okla, Aug. 17.-Promin-
ent negroes throughout the state will
assemble at Muskogee today in re-
sponse to a call issued by A. G. w.
Sango, local colored politician, to take
steps to wage war on the legality of
the recently passed grandfather
clause" which disfranchises the color
ed race. The state win be organized
by counties and townships and del
egate convention will meet at an early
date at Bowley.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
Notice to BlcycIe Riders.

Much complaint is being made by
the citizens against the practice Of
riding Of bicycles on the sidewalks,
and after this the ordinance prohibit
ing the same will be strictly enforced.
The minimum fine in police court now
is $40 and costs. Take warning and
stay off the sidewalks with bicycles.
C. q. WILKINSON,
Chief of Police.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
Notice 10 Property owners.

Your installments are now due on
street improvements and paving.
Don't wait until the last day and pay
that penalty Of IS per cent, which
will be charged if not paid by Sep
tember 1st A. ]. GREEN,
0-5 City Clerk.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
LssIae Won Aviation Meet.

By Associated Press.
Paris. France, Aug. 17.-LeBlac won
the four hundred and eighty-five mile
aviation cross country race, finishing
this morning with a total time OF
eleven hours, fifty-ive minutes and
fifty-nine seconds. Auburn finished
second.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17

Mrs. F ]. Barrett entertained
party Of twenty-five relatives and
friends with picnic supper at Elee-
tric park last evening. Boating and
skating We're enjoyed during the even.
ing, and al report a Jolly good time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17
Heavy Rain at Topeka.
By Assoelated Press.

Topeka. Kans., Aug. 17.-oyer two
inches of rain fell this morning over
a great portion of Kansas. Little fear
is entertained that the corn crop is
not beyond all possible danger.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-17

Miss Flossie Brown and Miss Ina
Sears will attend the state convention
of the Epworth League at Anadarko.
as delegates from the league here.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-25
The MANCHURIA MIx.UP.

Manchuria and the Orient are call
ing for some lively guessing in the
editorial sanctums of the world. but
the estimates from these sources on
what the future will be are not
more out Of joint in many instances
than the wise sayings from the for
eign offices supposed to know.
Secretary Knox, with his proposal
for the naturalization of the Man
churian Railway, has been the cause
OF what appears to be lively shifting
on the part of the governments OF
Europe, and also defeat for the
American Secretary of State. Every
nation has refused to accept his pro-
posal, and he is left alone, accord
ing to all outward Indications. On
the other hand, no sooner have final
answers been received on the first
item of his note than Japan comes
forward to authorize one hundred
millions of dollars in bonds for the
Manchurian Railway. Should these
bonds be taken up by various ma
tons, including the United States,
the latter part OF Knox's proposal, as
1t is now understood, would be ac-
cepted.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures Of the whole complex problem
Is the play Of Japan and Russia.
First reports were that Russia ac-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-25
BISHOP TRUST COMPANY,
LIMITED,
Bethel Street.

Birdseye and J. I. Lewis. and Ave ma.
tive rodmen and the Chinese cook.
Party No. 2. under H. L. Mcdonald
with A. J. Ogic as the second instru
ment man, will cover the ten minutes
lying between Hanamaulu and Ana
hola, and they started of on Thursday
morning for Kealia. where their camp
Is located on the grassy knobs on the
fiat Just beyond Kealia bridge.
The recorders for this section are
O. G. Taylor and Charles Collins and
besides thosr four there will be seven
more IN Il party, including the five
rodmen, wi h the cook and helpers
This party will spend month or more
on the section covering the. ten min
utes lying between Anahola and Ha'
namaulu.
C. II. Birdseye. the chief of the
whole force. went to Kealia yesterday
afternoon, and is continuing in that
vicinity today, the work Of plane table
triangulation which is preparatory to
the locating of the positions and ele
vations OF points prominently situated
through the interior OF the island
which It is necessary to fix for the
purposes of the survey.-Garden IL
land.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-25

John +. Monk, who is associated
with the Washington bureau of the
New York Sun. has been named as
the llet ms Washington cor
respondent, and some Of his first let
tors appear in this issue. Mr.. Monk,
s.ides being connected with what Is
often referred to as the greatest In
dependent news bureau of the coun-
try, is n member of the Standing
Committee of correspondents at the
capitol, and handles the correspond.
ence OF the st. Paul Dispatch and
the Albany Journal. News-gathering
is his business, and he will in Wash
ington uphold the Bull Inns
reputation at home OF getting all the
news and the truth about 1t.