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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
TITLE TO THE RAILROAD
BUILDING" AMENDMENT

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 13.-Attorney
General West has prepared and for
warded to the secretary of state the
ballot title for the railroad building"
constitutional amendment initiated by
resolution of the 1903 legislature.
This question is one of the two ini-
tiated by the 1909 and 1910 legisla-
lures to be voted on November 8, and
one of the five initiated questions now
pending. The other four are the wo-
man suffrage amendment; the anti
prohibition amendment; the corpora
ton school tax amendment; and Sen
ator Russell's New Jersusalem." The
latter, however, is generally conceded
to have been eliminated by the June
II capital election.
The railroad building" amendment
is proposed to alleviate the difficulty
of selling domestic railroads under the
constitution, as at present, and thus
stimulate the building of lines within
the state by promoters or towns who
want railroads, and who have the
money to build, but have neither the
capital nor inclination to operate. As
the big systems are always willing to
buy these short lines, and can operate
them at a profit in connection with
their entire system, when the local
promoters could operate them only at
loss, the legislature, recognized the
necessity of market for such domes-
tic roads. Under the present railroad
section of the constitution, railroad
systems incorporated in other states
than Oklahoma, are forbidden to ac-
quire lines built within the state 1t
is this defect that the proposed amend
nent will remedy.
The amendment proposed includes
all the good and none of the bad of
the Article 8" amendment, initiated
by the railroads themselves, and so
signally rejected by the people June
IL last.
The ballot title prepared by the at
torney general is as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to
amend the constitution of Oklahoma
by adding in lieu of section 9, new
section authorizing railroad companies
transportation and transmission COM
panies, organized under the laws of
the state of Oklahoma, to consolidate
with like companies organized under
the laws of any other state or of the
United States, but provides that such
companies shall not thereby become
foreign corporations, and provides fur
ther that the state courts of Oklahoma
shall retain jurisdiction in all contro-
versies that may arise, as though the
consolidation had not taken place"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
DECISION EXPECTED IN
COLUMBIA BANK CASE

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 1S. = While
there has been no announcement on
the part of members of that body it
is understood that the state supreme
court will render its decision today
In the famous mandamus case brought
by State Examiner and Inspector
Chas. A. Taylor to require the bank
commissioner, E. B. Cockrell to open
the books and records of the defunct
Columbia Bank & Trust company to
inspection. Taylors object in seeking
access to these records was TO com
pletely check up the state depositor's
guaranty fund.
Should the court render an opinion
granting the demand of the state ex-
aminer it is probable that Mr.. Taylor
will commence checking up the Okla
homa City bank at once.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
have been set for arguments on the
state capital case. They will require
at least a day and half probably
more. Attorneys for the respective
parties will be the same as in former
hearings of the case.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Plaistefs Majority is Giuen as $500 Demo
Gratis Assured of Control of Both Branches
of Legislature in Joint Session When
Hale's Successor in United States Sen
ate is Elected ---Republcan Leaders
Are Overwhelmed With Surprise
---Euen Democrats Astonished

years, and by coincidence, Harris NJ.
Plaisted, father of the present sue
cessful candidate, was Names last
democratic governor in the year 1881.
Colonel Plaisted's opponent was Gov
ernor Bert NJ. FerDaldo.
Asher c. Kinds of Portland, parlia-
mentary clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, was defeated for congress
in the first district while Congress
man Burleigh, in the Third district,
and Congressman Swasey, in the Sec
ond, also went down to defeat.
The returns for governor from 499
out of 628 election districts give:
Fernaldo, republican, 54,2S1; Plais-
ted, democrat, 81 100
The corresponding vote in 1906 was:
Cobb, republican, 5S,O41; Davis, demo-
crat, 1888.
These returns show a republican
loss of per cent and a democratic
gain of 16 per cent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
COLLEGE MAY YET
Be LOCATED HERE
Wealthy Shawnee Man is Here For
the Purpose Of Buying Willie
Hslseli College Property.

Vinita may yet have one of the best
colleges in the southwest, If plans that
are now forming materialize. Prof.
E. W. Justus, known to many as a
poet and writer OF great ability, is in
the city for the purpose of investigat-
ing conditions looking toward the es-
tablishment of such college. A prop
osition has been made to Prof Justus
for the purchase of the old Willie Hal
sell college property and that is what
brought him TO this city, He said this
morning that his time was not worth
much to him at present and that he
would spend a week here and II at the
end Of that time he thought the condi-
tions would warrant such. move he
would buy the college property and es
tablish a college here.
Prof. Justus is said to be man of
considerable means and has retired
from actual business and has devoted
his time to writing He has written
a book of poems, and other works. IN
speaking of the college proposition to-
day he said that If he made the deal
he would not make 1t for the sake Of
an investment, but that II he felt that
he could break even financially on the
deal that that would be as good as he
expected.
The following is one of the poems
written by the professor that has at.
tracted the attention of literary men
all over the state:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16

Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.-There was
no uncertainty in the voice with which
Maine yesterday recorded her pref
erence for governor and her attitude
on the issues of the campaign gener-
ally, the plurality given to Frederick
NJ. Plaisted of Augusta (democrat),
being decisiyely large, while three of
the four congressional districts which
are ordinarily strongly republican re-
turned democratic candidates. Plais-
ted's majority will be 1000 and may
be as high as 5000.
Early returns also indicate that the
Legislature might be democratic and
elect a democrat as successor to
United States Senator Hale.
In the face of the sweeping demo-
cratic victory, the republican leaders
were overwhelmed with surprise and
the magnitude of their successes as
tonished even the most sanguine of
democrats. 1t was the first beating
the republicans Of Maine, the state of
Blaine and Reed, has had in thirty
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Honeymoon Trail"

Ned Wayburn's Dancing Brownies"
the ten little dancing broiiers who do
such an extremely clever production
number and dance in the musical com
edy success, Honeymoon Trail" are
undoubtedly the highest salaried
chorus girls on the American stage
today This number is one of the pet
numbers of that wizard of stagecraft,
Ned Wayburn, and is a distinct novel
ty. The girls are required to do the
fastest and most difficult forms of
dancing, and they have created moth
ing less than a sensation everywhere
they have appeared.
Honeymoon Trail" is the attraction
at the Auditorium, October Z.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
NACEL FOR SUPREME COURT
IS WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 1S.-The.
name of Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Charles Nagel has replaced
that of the late solicitor general,
LLOYD W. Bowers. in the gossip OF
Washington regarding the expected
appointments to the present and pros
pectiye vacancies in the supreme court
of the United States. 1t had been
taken for granted that Mr.. Bowers
would be appointed to one of them.
In the absence from Washington OF
both President Taft and Secretary
Nagei, the subject must remain one
Of gossip.
The more apparent substance is
given to the mention of Mr.. Nagel be-
cause he halls from the Eighth cir
cult, which, although it embraces
thirteen states west of the Mississippi
has been without representative on
the supreme bench since the death of
Justice Brewer, who was from Kan
sas. With the death of Mr.. Bowers
and the supposed impracticability in
existing circumstances of the eleVa-
ton of Judges Sanborn, Van De Van
ter, Hook and Adams of the circuit
court, all of whom, though mentioned
at various times for promotion, have
passed upon the pending Standard Oil
case, the rumors regarding Mr.. Nagel
become decidedly worthy of attention.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Democrats open headquarters.

Democratic headquarters for Craig
county have been opened in the Chero-
kee building and the campaign will
now begin in earnest. This morning
a huge banner, with DEMOCRATIC
HEADQUARTERS emblazoned on it
was strung under the windows of the
apartments to be used by the demo
Gratis. New furniture has been plac-
ed in the rooms and preparation made
for conducting the campaign.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
TWO KILLED At
PLEASANT HILL
ScaffoIding Broke And Two Carpen-
ters Fall From Tower of Old
Church Building.
FROM TUESDAYS ALLY.

NUN 1OEOOA1 > a ALI
An accident that resulted fatally to
two Vinita carpenters occurred at the
Pheasant Hill Presbyterian church
this morning. The dead are s. G.
Hornbeck and Robert Thompson. The
former was instantly killed and the
latter died shortly after being brought
to town.
The Pheasant Hill church is located
about seven miles northwest of this
city. The building needed numerous
repairs and Hornbeck and Thompson
were engaged to do the work. This
morning while they were working on
the tower of the church the scaffolding
broke and both fell to the ground, a
distance of possibly twenty feet. Horn
beek's neck was broken by the fall
and he was dead when found by resi-
dents of the vicinity who were called
to the scene by two little girls who
had seen the accident while on their
way to school. Thompson was hur-
ried to this city for medical treatment.
His injuries, however, proved fatal
and he died about one o'clock this aft
ernoon.
Both of these men have only been
in this city for few months, but had
made a number of friends among their
craftsmen, who will deeply feel the
loss of both men. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been an
nounced.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Lorimer to Rebuke Teddy.

Chicago, Sept. 13. = United States
Senator William Lorimer is to be the
guest of honor at one of the biggest
dinners that has been given in Chi
cago in many years. The occasion is
to furnish a rebuke by the friends of
the senator to Colonel Roosevelt, who
recently declined to sit at the same
table, and they intend to ask Presi-
dent Taft to sit at the head of the
table
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
ROOSEVELT POLICIES" At
IRRIGATION CONGR.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 13.-Wha
be done with the Roosevelt pol
This is one of the questions
looms before the delegates t
Eighteenth National Irrigatiat
gress at Pueblo, SeptembeTFe26
4" Conservation versus conser
promises to become one of the
questions before the irrigation
gress," states Arthur Hooker,
tary of congress. There are
vationists and conservationists
the coming meeting the lines p
to be sharply drawn between
who favor federal control of j
resources and those who ad
state control and supervision O
development or prefer to leave
private enterprise"
At the last meeting OF the h3
governors, Governor Shafroth {
RADIO ably supported the states
doctrine, and this has many !
ters in Colorado and the othef
land states.
Judge Frank H. Short of Ca
will speak on Water Equit
the Control of the States Over
tion, Conservation and the
ment of Their Resources" ar
will not lack supporters on
side. y
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
At WORK At NOWATA

w. P. Thompson was at Nowata yes
terday afternoon and returned to this
city last night. He says that a special
grand jury has been empaneled at that
place to make complete investiga.
tion of the alleged almost open viola
tion of the state prohibition laws.
State Enforcement Officer Fred s.
Caldwell is there and will conduct the
investigation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
CHAIRMAN NELSON FAILED
TO ARRIVE FOR MEETING
By Associated Press.


Chicago, Ill, Sept. 13.-The meeting
of republican members of the Ballin.
ger-Pinchot committee, set for today
by Chairman Nelson was delayed by
the failure of Nelson to arrive at the
appointed hour. 1t was said his train
was late but that he would be here
today to call the meeting as was ex-
pected. The democratic members and
Madison of Kansas, who today made
public there findings which condemn
ed Secretary Ballinger, failed to at
tend. All the republican members
with the exception of Senator Nelson
and Flint We're present. Senator
Flint is not expected but has outhor-
lied Nelson to cast his vote with the
majority Of the republicans.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
More Packers Indicted.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, H., Sept. 1.-two other
meat packers are expected to be in
dicted by the federal grand jury. Yes
terday it charged ten Chicago packers
with conspiracy and illegal monopoly
and today the government announced
its intent to force an early trial of all
additional indictments. 1t is intimated
the indictments may not come until
the ton men already named have
given bond. Each must provide ten
thousand dollars on each bond OF
three indictments.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
NECK BROKEN IN FALL
FROM FRIGHTENED HORSE
By Associated Press.

Nicola, Ia, Sept 81. Dreyer, son
of a prominent farmer. was instantly
killed and Gladys Sexton of Nicola sew
erely injured when Dreyer's horse be-
came frightened at an automobile in
which the young lady was passenger,
threw the rider and caused the wreck
ing of the machine. The horse reared
and fell in the car. Dreyer's neck
was broken and Miss Sexton was
bruised by the horses hoofs.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.-The demo-
cratic victory in Maine seems COM
plete Plaisted, the democratic can
didate's majority at 1870 this after
noon is about $500. With four dis
tricts to hear from the democrats had
elected eighty-four representatives
and the republicans sixty-three. With
a majority in the senate the demo-
Gratis are assured of control of the
joint convention of both branches of
the state legislature, which will elect
a United States senator to succeed
Eugene Hale.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
CORNISH SAYS It
WAS SELF-DEFENSE
Old Hovel In Which Miser Lived
Showed Traces of Desperate
Struggle.

Alva. Okla, Sept 13.-Arthur Cor.
nish. a young man 22 years old was
arrested Sunday for the murder of Joe
Vineyard, who was found covered with
debris in his bed in an old dugout in
which he had lived for years. Cornish
has confessed to the killing and claims
it was done in self-defense.
From his story a dramatic scene
must have been enacted in the old
mans howell Cornish had rented one
of the dead mans farms and owed him
tive past due notes. While passing the
dugout Cornish was called into the
house by Vineyard and told he must ,
raise the money. This Cornish con-
sented to do, but told the old man that /
he proposed to have pay for the danT !
age Vineyards stock had done to his ,
crops while allowed to run at large,
which the old man would not consent !,
to. This started a quarrel and Vine.
yard, Cornish says, tried to strike him j
Will q olh6iCllCC, puI InC DO9 dNOlueQ IL
the blow The old man, he says. theni,
threw clevis and missed, the weaponse
striking post in the dugout, breaking !
into two pieces. This weapon the,i
sheriff foun dand thus far Cornish's.
statement is eorroborated.
The youth says he then pulled his
revolver and shot the old man fouth
times. He claims to have no recollecaa
tion of having covered the body upvi
and on his way from the house lost thoul
revolver. The weapon was picked uvir
by the neighbors and this was recogue
nized as one that Cornish had tried tldi
sell some time ago. This led to ir1y
quiry, and when interviewed by thr {
officers Cornish confessed. lte
The old hovel in which the mise b
lived shows that desperate batHcet
had taken place. The stove wsf j
knocked down and one chair warlt
broken, and there is no doubt in trre
minds of people who knew him that qu
would have killed the young man ns'
the scuffle. While Vineyard has nevlce
been accused Of assault or had air
personal encounters, yet he was arreaty
ed at one time for misusing a girl 1ent
the neighborhood and was defended arlt
that time by Jesse Dunn, who noR srsr
the chief justice of the supreme cohlty
and was acquitted. )n
| Investigation into his affairs shoJ
that Vineyard has distributed in van
GUS banks close to 100000 in cash. III
lived in the severest poverty and b
not clothes enough in the hut in whi
he lived to bury him. He practica
lived with the people who were inde
ed to him. He would go from place N,
place and remain with the peolab1
against whom he held mortgages ufot;y
he was ready to make collectiaro,
from some one else and while eath,no
their food and enjoying the hospitakel
Of their homes scoffed at the idea TOD
paying for the accommodation. A+tor
ALJUT
The young man charged with nsel
murder enjoys good reputation q, as
comes from one of the best familina, ii
this part of The state. Had he Ha
covered up the body and remaineibbs {
lent about the crime it is doubtfkson
he would have been prosecuted to A
tellihg MS story. ting h
------------- --- ! Yves
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Three steekmen Injured.
81 Associated Press

Mexico. Mo, Sept. lS.-Three STOCK
men were injured. one fatally, wheh
two sections of a Chicago and Alton
freight train collided in the yards
here today. The injured were n. II.
Hare. smithton, Mo-. fatally, w W.
Conner, Auxvasse, Mo-, and b. u.
Terry of Fulton, Mo. The injured
were passengers in the caboose.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Arizona is Democratic

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. ID
figures available last night.
that the democrats are cen
majority of fifty-two delegate
constitutional convention.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
Two Negroes Lynched.
BY Associated Press.

Nashville, Tenn. Sept, 1S.-Will
Sharp and Bob Bouce, two negroes,
were lynched near Tiptonville, Tenn,
last night for an attempted assault
upon two little girls.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
LIFE's GOLDEN DREAMS.

Life is sweet, so sweet to me,
In ali its golden dreams,
All, how love to revel In
It's soul inspiring themes,
Like surging mighty river,
Oft to me 1t seems,
Life is full and overflowing,
Into crystal streams.
And SO ! lift my soul to God
In reverential praise,
And ask him in his wondrous love-
To multiply my days.
Not that would care to live
For worldly selfish gain,
But to help to lift mankind
Upon a higher plane.
| often think, when all alone,
And in my golden dreams,
That man is but pendulum
Between the two extremes.
He wanders up and down the land
ls tossed on every sea,
His life is but phantom.
His death a mystery.
Then let us live, in noble deeds,
And trust the rest to fate,
Our lives will then be holy,
Our names will then be great.
In golden dreams, yes let us live,
In golden dreams of youth,
In golden dreams of beauty,
In golden dreams of truth.
Below is the comment on Prof. JUS
tus by the Muskogee Times-Democrat,
when Prof Justus was in that city
with the Shawnee boosters. during the
capital location fight
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-16
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
THE SOUTHERN
COTTON OIL co.

federate cause. and to Confederate or
carnations.
Two Morning Alnrms.
The department was called out at F.;
o'clock this morning to n fire on soutt
street, which partially DESTROYED a
new double tenement owned and ali.
most completed by John Dunnivant.
One side of the tenement was practi-
caliS ruined but the loss is covered
by Insurance The buildings had not
yet been occupied The fire is sup.
posed to have caught from a heater
which had been used for dying the
new plastcring.
About o o'clock this morning tele-
phone alarm came in from Hinton
street but the fire was found to be
only the burning or a foul chimney.
No damage resulted
Personal and Otherwise.
Koenig ADAMS, second son OF D.
.trcy Adams. was taken suddenly iii
Yesterday with appendicitis. He W..
successfully operated on last night 6y
Dr. II. a. Burke.
The vestry of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church are considering the call of
rector to succeed the Rev. r. w. Barn
we'll, resigned. but have yet taken no
definite action.
1 The store of Joseph Weiner. on Hal
flax Street, was broken into last night
and robbed of $40, of which the thief
in his hurry dropped 80 on the floor
II is not known what else was taken
City Collector William II. Camp has
reported collections on account of this
years city taxes. amounting to $780,
400. The second half or these taxes
was due and payable on December 10
G. Cleveland Wright, owner OF the
Wright block whick was destroyed by
the recent fire. will erect two very
handsome stores on the sites of the
old buildings.
Stole and Got Drunk.
negro named Charles Gillian, !
with several aliases. yesterday went
to the home of a woman on Commerce
Street, and representing himself as
having been sent by the family washer
woman, secured her wages for last
week, and was given the clothes for
this weeks wash. He cast the basket I
Of clothes away in an alley. and dis /
with the money. He got
drunk, went over to Ettrick and at
tempted to shoot a man and was
placed in the lookup. The Ettrick
authorities have consented to turn the