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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
KEPT LAST OATH
BY SUICIDE ROUTE
Unable to Ward OFF the Demon Drink,
an Oklahoma city Hotel Keeper
Commits Suicide.

Oklahoma City, Aug 20--U. H. Cor
bin, aged SS, of 324la West Grand ave
nue., pioneer in Oklahoma City and
well known character, kept his last
oath and as result his body Will be
buried this afternoon, suicide. Cor
bin was found dead Friday morning at
the entrance of Wheeler Park by J. A.
Nichols, park policeman. At his side
was an empty bottle bearing the label
"carbolic Acid"
Three days ago, after weeks
spree, Corbin swore to his wife that
she would never see him intoxicated
again.
Thursday friends informed Mrs
Corbin that her husband was drunk.
She began search for him which
lasted all day Thursday and Thursday
night. She was unsuccessful.
Friday morning she saw the remains
OF her husband at Street and Draper's
undertaking parlors.
AT one time in the early days of
Oklahoma City Corbin was one Of the
best known hotel proprietors in the
southwest Later he began to drink,
and though not TO excess, his business
began to fall and he changed to
rooming house keeper.
Shortly over year ago Corbin's
mother. to whom he was devoted,
died. Friends noticed his increasing
dependency He began to drink
heavily and was often seen in police
court.
About month ago, Corbin mar
ried Pearl Spear The two continued
to run the Corbin rooming house at
s241a West Grand His wife often
chided him for drinking and Corbin
in flash Of his old self became
ashamed
1t was after weeks debauch and
a quarrel with his wife that he swore
she would never see him drunk again.
He was unable to keep his oath, SO
be killed himself
A member of the police department
stated that Corbin opened a bootleg
ging joint several days ago and had
jestingly told friends that he sold
booze but had quit drinking it.
Corbin has relatives in Anadarko
and Ardmore.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
From Mondays Daily.

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 20.-What re-
lation former Senator Chester /. Long
of Kansas and former Senator John
NJ. Thurston of Nebraska have with
the so-called McMurray contracts, was
described by McMurray before the in
yestigating committee today. McMur-
ray declared Long and Thurston both
had been employed as counsel in en-
|deavoring to secure the approval of
contracts. The witness said Long
called on Taft and Thurston called on
Attorney-General Wickersham Nc
Murray said the former senators were
advising him on legal matters.
you don't call visiting the president
and attorney-general advising you on
legal matters, do your" asked Repre-
sentative Saunders.
McMurray declared the visits we're
made in relation to legal phases, it
having previously been shown that
AoAt az ouNH finlbo huu CAbAC CccCu us
approval of the ten per cent fee on the
ground that it was too high. The wit
ness denied that the former senators
had been employed to lobby McMur-
ray was compelled to be in Washing
ton to seek the approval of his con-
tracts and he selected the former sena-
tors as counsel because he believed
they were well qualified to assist him.
1t was brought out in the testimony
|of J r. McMurray before the congress
sional committee investigating Indian
land affairs Friday that he held ais
many as half dozen contracts with
the Indians for legal services. all COW
|ering the same period of time.
Mr. McMurray testified, under ques-
|tioning, that for general services he
had two contracts with the Chicka-
saws at $4,000 year each. two with
the Choctaws at $4,000 a year each,
and contract for special services at
ia fee Of $1,000, only $1,000 of which
was paid, a yearly expense allowance
|of $2,700 under contract and other gen.
|eral expenses amounting to $1S0,000
All of this money was in addition to
the $750,000 allowed his law firm as
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
TO INVESTIGATE HASKELL CASE

Muskogee. Okla. Aug, 2O.-It be-
came known here Friday that the in.
vestigating committee of the United
States senate, composed of Senators
Brown Of Nebraska, Borah Of Idaho
and Stone of Missouri, to investigate
the methods of the government in Sc
curing indictments against Governor
Haskell and fnnr other Muskopee aciti-
Eens in the Muskogee town lot cases,
will be here about September 3. Or
vile 7. Smith. private attorney for
Governor Haskell, is here preparing
evidence to submit before the commit
tee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
70 OPEN VAST NEW TERRITORY

A surveying party is now encamped
northeast Of Wagner, where they are
putting down grade Stakes for the pro-
posed extension Of the line north Of
Wagner to Joplin, Mo-, and Pittsburg,
Kan. and thence to Kansas City
E. B. Fisher. general superintendent
of the road. left last night for Clarita
on an inspection trip, returning Mon
day
Maps Of the proposed northern ex-
tension are now being prepared The
new line will open an important
stretch of territory in the state east
of aIuskogee that has never been PEN
etrated By railroad line and win
be the means OF diverting large vol
unle Of new trade toward this city.
Muskogee Phoenix
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
M'MURRAY TELLS Of THEIR
RELATION WITH CONTRACTS
Hs Declared That Both Long and Thurston
Had Been Employed as Counsel to Secure
Approval of Contracts and That He Had
Selected the Former Senator's Because
He Believed They Could Assist Him

"a contingent fee in what are known
as the citizenship cases." and in ad-
dition to the contracts by which he
now seeks to obtain 10 per cent. or
$S.000,0e0 as contingent fee on the
sale of ssO,OOO,OOO worth of asphalt
and coal lands
How is it that while having so
many contracts to represent the In
Idians generally ON regular salaries you
got a special contract on contingent
fee basis every time any special case
bobbed up?" asked Representative e.
w. Saunders of Virginia. member of
tn convention.
Isn't it strange that the Indians
had to sign SO many contracts in order
to get their affairs Strengthened out
when the government was supposed to
look after a great part of that work %
McM,rray replied that he had been
identified with the Indians for so many
years they had come to look to him to
take care of their legal affairs. He
said hardly an act had been passed
by their tribal councils without the
sanction of his legal firm. Many of the
expense allowances, the witness said,
had been collected by him without the
knowledge of the department of the
interior Also, he said, many acts
passed by the tribal legislature were
not submitted to the president of the
United States, as 1t was asserted was
required.
Asked by Representative G. b. Mil
Ter of Minnesota whether his work
had not tended to lead the Indians
away from close relationship with
the government, Mr.. McMurray said he
always had done his utmost to bring
the Indians and the government to-
Igether. 1t was also shown that the
Indians had employed other attorneys
beside McMurray, each tribe paying
$4,000 year and one of the tribes
$4,000 year for special counsel.
How much money in the aggregate
the Indians have pledged themselves
to pay for attorneys has not yet been
determined by the committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
REUNION OF ouANTReLLs BAND

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 20.-Thirty.
two out Of ninety-three surviving mem.
bers Of the old Quantrell band Of
guerrillas met at the opening Of their
annual picnic here Friday
Cole Younger was the principal at
traction Of the day. He addressed
them on the subject of What Life
Has Has Taught Taught Ne. = TT'le ex-bandit said
he had learned that the straight and
narrow path was the only one man
could safely follow. and that he is try
ing 70 do this.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
WOULD MAKE NO
: REPLY TO RUM0RS
A Complete Understanding Of the sit
uatiOu is Expected After 'vfiis us
its Of Various Politicians.

Beverly. Mass, Aug. 20.--No dispo-
sition has been shown here as yet to
make even an informal or unofficial
reply to stories that recently have
come from Oyster Bay telling of a
serious break between President Taft
and Col. Theodore Roosevelt. The
president and Mr., Norton absolutely
refuse to discuss the matter, either
officially or unofficially.
There is general belief in Beverly,
however, that Col. Roosevelt's atti-
tude, if it has been correctly repre-
sented, is based on an entire misappre-
hension and misunderstanding of the
facts. There is also a feeling here that
a better understanding will be had
soon.
This may be based upon the fact
that Lloyd G. Griscom, president OF
the New York state republican COM
mittee, is coming to Beverly next
week. It is also said there that William
Loeb jr. may be an early visitor at the
summer capital.
Representative Nicholas Longworth,
who has been in close relationship
with the president during the past two
weeks, will see the colonel at Oyster
Bay this week. Mr.. Longworth not
only spent several mornings with
president Taft on the golf links, but
was present at all the recent confer
ences.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
&C aareaatIonaI Church.

Services tomorrow at l1:00 and
800 o'clock. Morning subject Tho
Eagle Symbol Of Divine Care Even
ing subject, The Lily Of the Valley
q Symbol of The Beautiful" Both sub
jects belong to the series Of Mid-Sum
mer services the pastor Is delivering
Mr. Mckay viii sing in the morning
A cordial invitation to all.
]. E. Pershing, Pastor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
PUT ISSUES SQUARELY UP
TO CONGRESS CANDIDATES

Washington, Aug. 2O.-For three
hundred and sixty-four and one half
days out of the year a member of
congress is his own boss.
That is, the people get but one
chance every two years to get in a
word as to what they want and do
not want All the rest of the time Mr..
Congressman does as he pleases.
The one day out of two years in
which the average citizen has a
chance to get in his say will be here in
a little over two months now. No
|vember 4 Is the day. It is not too long
a time for the voter to begin to exam
inc the issues, so that on the one day
out Of the two years when he does
have an opportunity to make his wish
felt, he viii be able to make the best
of his opportunity,
In the past candidates for congress
have promised certain thinks and then
after election just as promptly forgot
ten them. Or else they denied the
promise.
Voters do not need to be fooled
again, however, II they will but take
the trouble to be sure they know what
the man they intend voting in favor Of
stands for A good way to do is to get
the promises Of the candidates in
writing For instance, voters might
write the candidates in their district
the following letter and list Of ques-
tions.
TO. Observation-Disclosures.
Candidate for House OF Represen-
tatives from district
OF. of......................
Dear Sr:-As voter in this dis
Itrict, wish to ask you these ques-
tions. ! feel that these are issues Of
extreme Importance, and that can
cast my vote more intelligently If
know your position on them Yours
very truly,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20

If elected to congress will you vote
/. For Cannon for speaker
2. To revise the tariff again, plac-
ing absolute necessities on the free
list together with trust controlled pro
ducts. and make the basis Of revision
the equalization of wage cost of pro.
duction at home and abroad?
3. For an income or Inheritance
tax, in order that the burden of taxa,
tion may be placed upon those best
able to bear it?
A. To authorize the taking of a
physical valuation of railroad proper
ties, in order that the public may not
be forced to pay interest on money
that is not in use?
5. For the direct election of Unit
ed States senator's?
6. For sensible conservation of ma
tional resources?
T. For or against ship subsidy?
If the reader can think of more
questions. he should add them to the
list. No harm can come of having the
people and their representatives IN
congress understand each other.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
Presbyterian Church.

Regular services August q Morning
service. 1900 a. M. Sunday school,
1000 a. M; Young Peoples meeting,
ZOO p. m; evening service, 500 D. III.
Come and worship God with us.
w. O. Davis, Pastor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
SHERIFF NOTIFIED THAT
GIRLS ARE At WHITE OAK

Sheriff Ridenhour was notified this
morning that the two young girls who
left their home near Centralia on
Wednesday and WHO had not been
seen since, were in White Oak Ac-
companied by w. s Haggerman.
father Of one of the girls. the sheriff
went to White Oak TO see if the re-
port was true. If the girls are found
at that Place they will be taken back
to their homes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20
CRIPPEN AND MISS LENEVE
1AEEN BACK TO ENGLAND

Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2o.-Dr Hat
ley Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve, in
charge Of Inspector Dew, Sergeant De-
teetiye Mitchell and two wardenesses,
will depart for Liverpool tonight The
party boarded the steamer Magantic
this afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20

To those owing for street improve
ment, don't wait for notice to be
sent you. before paying your assess
ment for there will not be any notices
sent out. Don't forget to bring your
lot and block number as that Is the
only record have.
A. ]. GREEN,
104-7 City Clerk
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20

Jack Malin and Charles Hurt consti-
tuted the docket in police court this
morning Malin was charged with dis
turbing the peace and was fined S17.
Hurt was fined the same amount on
a charge Of being drunk.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20

Services will be held tomorrow as
usual Bible school. S:45 a. M: wor.
ship and sermon, 11:O0 a. M; Junior
C. E.. 800 p. NJ; Y. P. s. c. E.. ZOO
p m: worship and sermon. 500 D. m.
The public is cordially welcome. Men
come without their coats. Plenty of
fans Be eomfortabls
S. w Brown, Pastor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-20

Glade Lewis and a party of friends
who have been camping on Grand
river, returned last night
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16

thing. I'd like to see it go through.
I'm not opposed to it in any way, but
they don't realize what they are up
against"
Here they make a big hullaballoo
about somebody giving $500, 500,
$50. They ought to be ANNUAL
subscriptions at least. They think
because some people may give a
500, they can make it go until hell
freezes over!"
Hospital Appropriation Act.
Act No. 357, Laws of Pennsylvania,
Pages 4S3 and 4S4, entitled
No 357
AN ACT
Making An Appropriation To The
Charity Hospital Association of
Honesdale, Wayne county,
reads as follows:
SECTION /. Be it enacted, &C.,
That the sum of five thousand dol
lars or so much thereof as may be
necessary be and the same is
hereby specifically appropriated to
the Charity Hospital Association
of Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa,
for the two fiscal years beginning
June l, 1898, for the purpose of
assisting in the erection of a new
hospital building for the medical
and surgical care of sick and in
jured persons, INDECENT or other
wise and without discrimination in
respect to religion. nationality or
color:
PROVIDED, That no part of the
money herein appropriated shall
become available until the treas
urer of said institution shall have
certified, under oath to the Audi
tor General that the sum of $5,-
600, exclusive of the value of the
ground, has been subscribed and
paid in cash into the treasury of
said institution by private con-
tributions for the purpose of as
sisting in the erection of said hos
pital building, and that said asso-
citation has become the owner in
fee simple, clear of all incumb-
RANGES, of ground of the assessed
value of one thousand five hun
dred dollars, etc"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
WAYNE COUNTY
TO THE FRONT +!
MRS. G. G. ABRAHAM WRITES
ENTERTAINMENT OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK AND WORKERS
THINGS TO BE AIMED At
QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWER
ED BY MRS. ABRAHAM. 4

THE CITIZEN has kindly given
us the use of one of it's columns for
Sunday school work. By thj means
we will be enabled to kee. intouch
with the schools in the county if the
district and county workers will CO.
operate with us.
We want to keep our Sunday
school work constantly before the
people and the cooperation of our
county paper furnishes a rich oppor-
tunity. To see an opportunity is to
bear a responsibility.
If each department will assume the
responsibility that belongs to it, it
will set in motion a great evangeliz-
ing force which will accomplish our
purpose, which is to bring our coun-
ty into the front line.
To do this we must attain to the
standard set by the Association
which consists of ten points, viz:
!. County organized.
2. Annual County Convention held
2. Annual county convention held.
3. Complete district organization
in the county.
4. Annual convention or institute
held in each district.
5. Statistics gathered annually
and sent to state office.
6. Pledge made to the Association
and paid.
Z. County represented at State
convention.
s. Fifty per cent. of schools have
cradle rolls.
8. Thirty per cent. of schools have
Home Departments.
10. Twenty per cent. of schools
have Teacher Training classes.
A class must take an eXamina-
tion before it can be counted.
Measured by this standard the
counties are classed as Banner, Star,
and Front Line.
A Banner County is one that has
attained any five points of the
standard including point 5.
A Star County is one that has att
tanned eight points of the standard
including point 5.
A Front Line County is one that
will qualify in all ten points of the
standard.
We are sorry to say that Wayne
stood as a Banner county at the
State Convention which was held at
Altoona in October last. We are
too jealous for the honor of Wayne
to allow it to remain a Banner coun-
ty. Then it behooves us to do our
utmost to bring it up to the stand
ard for a Front Liner.
This we can do if we will remem-
ber that the heart of Christianity is
service. 81 came to minister and
not to be ministered unto is the
spirit that animates all phases of or
ganized Sunday school activity.
Miss Clark, our elementary work
er for the county, will with the next
issue begin a series of articles for
her department. Beginning with
the Cradle Roll she will take the
work right up through the grades
1t will be our endeavor to present
in this lcolumn, every phase of the
Sunday school work. aand we invite
the county and district workers, OF
any one interested in the Sunday
school movement to contribute.
We will be pleased, also, to an
swer, any questions concerning the
work in any of the Departments.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16

cured the manager for your cam
paign? If so, you are to be con-
graduated, If not be sure and
do it today. The tip given is a real
live" one as you will probably real
ize later if you neglect to be guided
by it. The Bermuda Tour Manager
has been planning and working to
make the road to success as smooth
as possible for you, and that is the
best thing yet figured out-the
value-which amounts almost to an
absolute necessity-of having some
man friend, who will assist you in
your campaign.
There are so many persons he will
come in contact with daily whom it
might prove difficult for you to see.
He can mention to his men friends
that he is interested in seeing you
win and just as sure as shot they
are going to say, Sure Bill, or Har-
ry, or jim" as his name happens to
be, I'VE will help you"
Now consider again, take a specu-
lative glance at the splendid trip
THE CITIZEN is offering. Remem-
Der that chance for winning are a
whit better than yours.
The Tour Manager is primed
with answers to all questions. Ask
all the questions you like. Phone
or write if you can't call. Fire
away! Do not be bashful or timid.
Ask what you want to know. View
the situation as it exists to-day then
after doing so, under no circum-
stances should you neglect enrolling
your name, for you can never tell
with how much success you will
meet until you have tried.
You should see those who are in
and realize the difference between
bright hustlers with individuality
and sparkling personality, and those
who in weary tone tell you They
will win If they have luck" Luck
never won anything. Ambition
first, then energetic efforts, then
success.
Vote Schedule.
Here is the subscription rate and
votes schedule which will prevail
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
Vote Schedule.

Here is the subscription rate and
votes schedule which will prevail
during the contest;
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
Voting Rules.


No more than 5000 subscription
votes per week can be voted during
the first four weeks of the contest.
After that date no candidate will be
permitted to cast more than 5000
more votes per day than the leader
in the contest had in their published
list of votes on the previous days
issue until January 23rd, after which
time there will be no restrictions as
to the number of votes that the can
didates may cast each day. The
above does not apply to newspaper
ballots, which can be voted in any
quantities desired but T II e
CITIZEN reserves the right to dis
continue printing the coupons at any
time during the contest, and to raise
the voting limit or remove same alto
gether at any time.
The results of the contest will be
printed in each issue of THE CITI-
ZEN. Votes that are sent in up to
six o'clock Monday evening will be
printed in Wednesdays paper, while
votes sent in up to six o'clock We'd
nesday evening, will be printed in
Fridays paper.
The coupon found in THE CITI-
ZEN today has no expiration date
and can be polled at any time and
in any manner.
The vote limit will soon be rails
ed and then you can vote all you
want to. The 10000 ballot must be
voted before December 80. On that
date all those ballots must be in this
office.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
Oh. G. Van Alstyne.)

Boosters Week" from Dec.
16 to Dec. %, at s p. m, 1900
extra votes for every yearly
subscription to THE CITIZEN
brought or sent to this Office
before Thursday, Dec. %.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
THE HONESDALE HOSPITAL PROJECT !

Arguments Presented BY Prominent Citizens PRO" and
Con- MOSTLY "Pro" However--What The "Original
Hospital Man. and One of The Most Active Boomers
Nowadays Have To Say--Also The Question of Main
tenance Considered-Annual Subscriptions Most Needed
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
WEATHER Fom ST: Snow.

W ES, Dear tile Friends,
there Is ? santa Clausi
THE CITIZEI lys so, and IL
You see It in CITIZEN, you
know it's so
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
A CHANCE FOR NEW
ENTRIES IN THE CITIZENS
GREAT BERMUDA CONTEST

For Every Yearly Subscription Turned in Before Thursday
December 22, Bonus Ballot of 1900 Votes Will Be
Given Besides the Regular Votes Each Subscription.
Send in Your Name Today.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16
List of candidates with votes \
counted up to 6 p. m. Wednes- \
day. \
DISTRICT NO. 1.

Honesdale, and all of Texas except
Texas No. 3. A tour of Bermuda,
diamond ring and gold watch are
sure to go to this district
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16

Dis ILIOI NO. 2.
This includes Hawley Borough.
Texas No. 8, and all of Palmyra,
Berlin, Oregon. and Damascus town
ships.
A tour to Bermuda, a diamond
ring and gold watch are sure to
go to this district.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-16

M HE CITIZEN is the most
l. widely read semi-weekly
newspaper in Wayne County.
Lustier now than at any time in
its 81 years history.