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New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
MOTT NAMED FOR CONGRESS
Defeats Ex-senator Elon r. Brown in
2sth New York District.
TRu TeleRranh 10 The Tribune.

Watertown, ~ Y, Oct. 3-Luther ".
Mott. for few days State Superintendent
OF Banks, was to-day nominated for Repre-
sentative in Congress by the Republicans
of the 18th District. comprising Jefferson
Lewis and Oswego counties
Jefferson favored ex-senator Elon r.
Brown. and its fourteen delegates were for
him. Oswego with thirteen delegates, IA
yored Mott Lewis had six delegates but
no candidate Theirs were the only dele
gate. uninstructed. but on the first and only
baIIot every one OF them voted for Mott
Jefferson Republicans are making a
strenuous effort TO get Brown to run as an
independent candidate. At present he looks
favorabIy on the proposition. it is said
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
BRYAN ANTI-cANNoN SPEAKER.

Danville H., Oct. at was announced
here to-day that William j. Bryan would
spend two days stumping this Congress
district against Speaker Cannon He will
sneak at Kankakee. Momence. Watseka
and DanyiIle on October 20. The second
day will be devoted To the lower part OF
the district.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

A1lUUIptOWn, =.
cratic convention here this afternoon
Charles Wills. of Port Jervis. was n6mi-
rated for member OF the Assembly, I'd Dis
trict. Orange County
Buffalo. Oct 3-oiiver @ LaReau has
been nominated the democratic eandi-
Gate for the Assembly from the "a Erie
District
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
NOMINATED FOR THE SENATE.

Schenectady. n. Y, Oct. 3-Assemblyman
Loren III. White, of Schenectady County.
was to-day nominated for Senator by the
Democrats OF the 3lst District, comprising
Schenectady. Montgomery and Schoharie
counties.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.

sixth Massachusetts District-Augustus
p Gardner. Republican renominated
T,venty-seventh New 1orA District
Charles A. Talcott Democrat
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

will make a special 200 mile trip to Kingston
Point and return. leaving Desbrosses ST. s-4V'
w 42d ST. 10; ". 10th St. 100 Fare'
5000 Shorter trips may be taken TO Poush-
keepsie (S1.J0, Newburgh or West Point
tS1. .e0).
peg,,1ar through boat leaves as usual at
Desbrosses St. $40; w 42d ST. Q: W. lZ9tn
st. 90
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
MILLER'S LETTER PROVES
RATHER DISAPPOINTING

James S. Davenport yesterday re.
eeived the following letter from Guion
Miller, relative to the payment Of the
eastern Cherokee money:
James S. Davenport, ESQ,
Yinita. Okla
Sir: Replying to your letter OF
March 22nd, 1910, you are advised
that / have not yet definitely deter
mined the points at which payments
will be made to the Eastern Cherokees
in Oklahoma II is my present ex-
pectation however to begin the pay
ments at Tahlequah. While ] shall
endeavor to make payments at points
which will accommodate the mass Of
the beneficiaries as far as may be
practicable, 1t will be absolutely inn
possible for me TO visit every point
where Cherokees are to be found, and
/ will have to select places where the
accommodation viii be such as to
make the distribution convenient and
orderly, am unable to say just when
the payment viii be begun as l am
dependent upon the action Of the
treasury department in this regard. /
hope, however, to be able to reach
Tahlequah about the first Of June.
Very respectfully,
GUION MILLER,
Special Commissioner
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
HOhESTEADERS WILL Be
NOTIFIED OF DRAWING

Spokane. Wash, April 1-omcial
announcement Is made by James ".
Whitten. superintendent in charge OF
drawings on Indian reservations. that
homesteaders intending to file on
lands in the Spokane. Occur dAlene
or Flathead reserves. for which the
drawings we're made last August. viii
be notified by mail OF the exact hour
when their names will be called at
Missoula. Kilispell Mont Occur
d'Alene Idaho and Spokane In this
way it Is expected 20 avoid the usual
confusion attending the filing on gov
eminent lands. Those who intend 70
take up land on tne Flathead reser.
walton VIII have the privilege Of at.
tending the selection at Kialispell and
II nothing desirable is found there.
they may 60 70 Missoula a week later
to take up a claim Payment of 20
per cent Of the appraised value Of
the land Is required at the time OF fl.
lng, also fees aud eomrisslons
amounting to not more than Si6. A
schedule showing the area, apprais.
ed value and classification OF each
tract viii be mailed to each success.
ful applicant before April 15. The
time for settlement and entry has
been postponed until May q
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
THOUSANDS GREET
TEDDY IN NAPLES
Roosevelt Family Arrived in Sunny
City And Are Welcomed BY Am.
bassador And City Authorities
BY Associated Press.

~ aAEaNNt1NNNt 4 a Nsef
Naples, April Cool Roosevelt and
family arrived here early this morn
ing from Egypt and were welcomed by
American ambassador, the city au.
thonties and commander OF the fort.
Thousands Of Americans who have
been travelling In Italy have swarmed
into the city and have been augment.
ed by hundreds OF tourists from the
big excursion steamers in the bay at
anchor
Ambassador Lehman and members
OF the American embassy arrived last
night. Although no official reception
Is to be encouraged by the Italian au-
thoities in honor OF the distinguished
guest. the mayor of Naples
has delegated alderman Del Ce to
present to him the welcome of the
city. No fixed program has been
made for the ex-presidents stay here
but il is probable that he will hold
az informal reception at the Excel
sior hotel and that he will visit the
studio OF Sculptor Clairemant to in
spect the bust Of the late Marion
Crawford, the novelist, which Mrs
Crawford intends to present to him
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
RATE FIGHT IS ON
Yin SUPREME COURT
Greatest Battle Over Rates Since Pas.
sage Of Hepburn Bill Is Nearing
Completion.
BY Associated Press.

bg AhsOelaleu ETesa.
Washington, d. c., April 1.-The
biggest freight rate fight. since the
passage Of the Hepburn rate bill en-
tered its final stages today, when the
government filed in the supreme court
its brief in the so-called Missouri riv-
er rate cases. They involve the In.
terests Of manufacturers. jobbers mer-
chants and railroads from the Atlantic
seaboard u the Rocky Mountains.
These cases arise out Of the order is
sued BY the interstate commerce com
mission. to become effective Novem-
Der 10, 1908, directing a reduction of
the rates. The order was a result of
complaints filed with the commission
by Kansas City firm and a large
number Of individuals and corpora
tions, as shippers, iobbers and the
wholesalers at Kansas City, ST. Joe
and Omaha They claim the rates
charged by the carriers are unjust,
unreasonable and discriminatory The
arguments probably will not be reach.
ed till next week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
VETOES RESOLUTION ENDING
CODE COMMISSIONS LIFE

Guthrie, Okla, April 1.-Goyernor
Haskell Thursday vetoed the Thomas
resolution ending the life Of the
state code commission
This means that the FIVE commits
sioners will continue in the pay Of
the state at a salary Of s400 per
month each. It ia not known wheth.
er or not the commission viii at
once resume its work on the code, but
IL Is presumed some effort win be
made along that line.
Under the Thomas resolution the
new codes prepared by the commits
sion and all its papers we're to be
filed with the secretary OF state until
the next legislature.
These papers are now in the hands
of the secretary and IL is likely the
commissioners will attempt to regain
Of them and go on with
the work Of codiflcation.
According to reports Thursday
morning Governor Haskell will also
veto the bill relating to the state
and the usury bill Il
Is understood that he has promised
several parties TO take such action
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
AGENTS
RAID THE BROKERS
Government In First Step Against
Stock Gamblers Has Prepared
Case With Secrecy.
By Associated Press.


Washington, D. c.. April 2.-Armed
with bench warrants, issued by the
supreme court OF the District Of Co
lumbia. special agents of the depart.
ment Of justice, this morning, stimuli
taneously raided brokers offices in
New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City,
Baltimore, Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Conspiracy indictments, In which
twenty-nine persons are named. five
Of them said to be millionaires and all
Interested in brokers Offices In the
large cities Of the United States, were
returned late last night by the fed.
eral grand jury of the District of Co
lumbia on the evidence. which the
agents Of the department OF justice
have been gathering for over a yeasfs
The men indicted are said to be
those financially interested In the
corporation known as b. s. Beggs g.
Co., Price & Co., and the Standard
Stock g. Grain Dealers association.
This is the governments first attack
on stock gambling and has been pre-.
pared with the greatest secrecy. It's
scope practically covers the United
States from the Missouri river to the
Atlantic Three of the concerns in
dicted maintain more than $50 ofi.
ces and branch Offices from New Eng
land to Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
PUBLIC BUILDING
FUND EXHAUSTED
All Contractors Engaged in Work For
the state Are Affeeted-eet No
Money, Until May /.

Guthrie, Okla. April lit develop
cd here Thursday that the state build
ing fund Is exhausted. State Auditor
M. z. Trapp turned down the claims
of the Cook Construction company,
which has charge Of the work on build.
ings at the A. e. M. College at still
water.
All contractors who are doing pub
lie work in the state will be affected
and not until May ! will there be
more money IN this fund with which
the state can meet its obligations to
the buildings OF school and other
buildings
The first series of the new public
building warrants will be sold May
1, amounting to s750.O00. II is not
thought likely that there will be de-
lay on any OF the states buildings
because of the present conditions.
The contract Of the Cook company
IS the oldest on which work is now
being done, the buildings at Saltwater
having been authorized by the first
legislature. Owing to this fact this
company was getting the preference
over others IN the matter OF having
warrants cashed.
Under the new public building war
rant law the rule is FIRST come, first
served" and II is stated that the
Texas Construction company, which
has the contract for constructing the
new buildings at the state peniten.
tiary, was very early applicant and
gobbled up all there was in sight.
Under the 1909 law when there was
no money in the fund the contractors
we're required TO take ten year war
rants bearing interest at the rate OF
five per cent The contractors would
not take these warrants at par and
in order to figure the difference.
are said to have increased their con.
tract prices about ten per cent over
what would be charged at cash prices.
A curious thing is that under the
new law those contractors viii get
in on the new warrants and get the
same deal as the men who figured
prices on a cash basis. thus leaving
them ten per cent TO the good
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
NATIONAL BANK FEES
INCREASE STATE RELENUE

Guthrie, Okla, April 4.-.-Bank Com.
missioner A. NJ. Young has made his
quarterly settlement with State Trees.
urer James A. Menefee, treasurer of
the state banking board, turning over
to him s6,s45 in fees collected by the
bank commissioners Office for the ex-
animation Of state and national banks
during the last three months. The
fact that national banks which desire
to be approved as reserve agents must
now be examined by the state bank
examiners has added materially to the
revenues Of that office.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
A RemarkabIe ExhIbItlon.

On April 20 the Winchester Arms
company has arranged to give a free
shooting exhibition at the baseball
park in this city that viii prove very
interesting. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Topperwein. the celebrated marksmen
viii give this exhibition, which will
be a revelation in the use OF modern
fire arms. Some idea OF the remark.
able workmanship may be had from
the record Of Mr. Topperweln at the
81. Louis worlds fair, when he broke
$500 flying targets without a miss.
In this exhibition will be used a rifle.
revolver and shot gun
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08

President A. Grant Evans Of the
University Of Oklahoma is IN receipt
of a letter from George c. Butte. a
prominent lawyer OF Muskogee, IN
which he offers a prize of 81 the
student who takes FIRST place as a de-
batter in the annual contest The prize
is TO be awarded In accordance with
such rules as the faculty may pre-
scribe. Mr. Butte agrees further to
make this offer extend over a period
Of ten years including the present
year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
EASTERN MINERS RECEIVE
ADVANCE OF S Per CENT
BY Associated PRESS.

BY Associated Press
Pittsburg, Kans., April / From
the appearance OF the streets here to.
day Il is evident that no work Is be.
ing done in the mines IN this district
Hundreds Of miners walked about IN
their good clothes. They were OBJ
serving the anniversary OF the pas
sage of the eight hour a day law in
Kansas, which comes on April 1st, as
well as protesting against the opera.
tors who refused to meet their de
mands
Baltimore. Md. April about
forty.nve thousand unorganlzed coal
miners Of Maryland, northern West
Virginia and southern Pennsylvania.
received an advance in wages Of Ave
per cent, according to an announce
ment made today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
Warrants for oambrIa Mlne Msn.

Guthrie, Okla, April Peter Han
raty state mine inspector, has sworn
out warrants for the arrest OF II. Den
man, vice president and general man
ager; John Patterson, foreman. and
Quinton G. ALI, all Of the Cambria
mine at Cambria, where four men were
killed by an explosion last Saturday
The complaint charges the first two
with violating the state mining laws
by allowing miners to fire their own
shots while other employees We're in
the mine All Is charged with leav
ing powder In the mine
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
LETTER FROM HOLLOW.
nolIow. okla.. Maroh 25. 1a1O.


Cleye Hagerman Is at home now.
Mr. J. Il Ward has his new house
nearly finished.
Mules and horses have the distem-
per UP In our neighborhood.
Mrs. Nick Hinderson's boy Is quite
sick she sent to welch for Doctor
Bell.
Mrs. W. 70 Foster and two daugh.
ters were in Centralia Monday shop
ping
Mr.. w E Foster and Grant Bos-
man Of centralia traded mules last
week.
Mr.. Mahew went to Welch Tuesday
to see about The hog market. He has
some hogs to sell.
Farmers up our way are planting
corn. Mr.. W. f. Foster Is planting
corn, SO are several others.
There was party az r. d. Hager-
mans Wednesday night. There was
a nice crowd and all report a fine
time
There was a man in our neIehbor.
hood Sunday morning. He had lost
his horse. his way. his hat and his
coat. He said he lived near Cen,
tralla
S. E. FOSTER.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
BIG CABIN ITEMS.

Mrs. Balue is clerking in Jones
stone.
Work has begun on the new brick
hotel
Work is progressing nicely on the
bridge.
]. A. Dobkins has a nice line OF
spring hats.
George Lester is visiting his broth
er and family.
Miss Cora Upton is visiting Miss
Mary Langley.
Carlyle Leslie came up from Mus
|kogee Saturday.
Mrs. Josh Ritchey returned from
Missouri last week
Eva Ketchum spent Easter Sunday
with Georgia Trout.
Miss Chloe Donnan left for Mus
kogee Sunday night.
Ruth Wood has been on the sick
list the past few days.
There will be preaching at the Bap-
tist church next Sunday.
c. p. Jones was here from Welch
on business Wednesday
Mrs. Hill from Cabin Creek was
here shopping Wednesday.
Miss Mae Quinn visited Lydia
Ritchey few days last week
Mrs Scott from Ketchum is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mr. Mantooth is building a house
about three miles south east Of town
Tom Mud from Miami was visiting
friends in Big Cabin q few days ago
Mr. and Mrs. Lyons from Pryor
Creek spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
Burl Fisher from Chelsea was here
visiting friends and relatives few
days ago
Mr.. Kilgore from Adair Is here grad
ing the streets Of Big Cabin with a
steam grader.
Efiie Brown came down from Vlnita
last Thursday night and visited with
friends a few days.
Mr.. Teeter and family are going to
move TO the farm where Harve Henry
lived last summer
Mr.. Dorman and family are going
to move TO Mr Mantooths place few
mtfea oaef cf Cabin
Mr. Chatterton is giving away
graphphone TO anyone who buys fifty
dollars worth of goods.
Fred Higginbotham and Sam Bell
have been hauling potatoes from Adair
the past two days for J. A. Dobkins.
A crowd Of young folks from here
went 70 an egg roast Easter Sunday
On Cabin creek and had a fine time.
Mr. Grain and family have moved
among us we hear that they will live
On the old Fred Smith place south.
east OF town.
Andy White. was called by phone
message Wednesday from Adalr 10
the bedside Of his grandchild who
Is not expected TO live.
The doctors think there Is some
Of Mr.. Jake English, who
was shot one night last week, recover.
Ing There is a trained nurse attend.
ing him
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
MOST SERIOUS CLASH OF
ENTIRE INVESTIGATION
By Associated Press.


Washington, d. c., April 1.-The
taking Of testimony before the Ballln-
gerPinchot investigating committee
was marked today by the most ser
ious clash among the senator's and
representatives, that has yet marked
the proceedings Chairman Nelson ac-
cused Attorney Brandeis of conceal
ing certain facts and brought from
the latter demand that the remarks
be stricken from the record. Nelson
refused TO withdraw the statement. A
motion to lay the whole matter on.
the table was finally adopted by a
vote of to 3, the democrats de-
mandlng a roll call.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
Hail Storm in Missouri.

BY Associated Press.
Barnard, Mo, April 4.-This locality
was visited Sunday evening by the
worst hail storm ever known in north.
west Missouri. Plat windows were
shattered and fruit trees stripped Of
their bloom, running crops Hail
stones measured three inches IN cir.
conference.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
.PEARY IS THROUGH
WITH POLAR EXPEDITIONS

Chicago, III. April Commander
Peary, on arriving in Chicago, today.
declared that he positively was
through with polar explorations for all
time. Il am absolutely at the end Of
my career as an explorer" he said.
The reports that / am to lead an ex-
pedition into the antartic regions are
not true, and certainly do not CON
template another trip to the north
pole
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
RANDOLPH ROBBED OF $4,000
BY Associated Press.

by AssOclated Fress.
Norfolk, Neb., April Alt is report.
ed that the First National bank Of
Randolph, was dynamited and robbed
of ten thousand dollars, in gold and
currency, between two and three
o'clock this morning. Town Marshal
Carroll was held upon the street
bound and gagged and relieved of his
gun and placed in the bank room,
while seven explosions, requiring forty
five minutes wrecked the vault. Three
masked men did the Job and escaped.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
ORGANIZE FIGHT
ON TUBERCULOSIS
Monthly Report of state Board, For
March, Issued. With Vital
StatlsticS.

Guthrie Okla, April 2.-The report
Of the state board OF health for March
and vital statistics for February, is
sued Friday inaugurate statewide
campaign against the tuberculosis Of
the lungs, and rules are given the pub
lie for prevention and care Of the
disease. During February tuberculo-
sis was the most fatal Of all contag-
ious and infectious diseases, the death
rate being so per cent OF the cases
reported TO the department Out OF
l22 eases, 81 were recorded as being
fatal. The department bulletin calls
attention 20 the ordinary sanitary
rules supplementIng special rules for
patients, and declares there is nothing
dangerous in the malady II properly
attended TO- As a starter. the board
abolishes the public drinking cup May
1. Among other things the board Of
health says
Consumption of the lungs is the
most fatal form OF tuberculosis. and OF
the bowels IS the next most fatal form
To prevent tuberculosis, persons.
among other things must not sleep
with a person having the disease, not
use public drinking cups, not neglect
colds and coughs. not permit con
sumptlye to kiss you on the mouth,
and you must refrain from the use
OF intoxicating liquors.
Consumption Is not a very fatal
disease, and the majority Of those at
tackled recover Fresh air, whole.
some food and sunshine are necessary
factors. since consumption Is caused
by errors IN our ways OF living. Keep
the bedclothing clean, do not swallow
expectoratlon, take plenty OF rest for
body and mind. don't worry, keep out
Of doors and refrain from use Of liq-
uors. except upon advice of physician.
Let patent medicines alone and eat
plenty Of meat, butter and eggs. and
drink milk refrain from undue ex-
haustion. One person out Of every
seven and one child out Of every ten
dies from tuberculosis. Vital statistics
for The year 1908 shows there we're
66S deaths from tuberculosis. There
were 9.134 deaths from all diseases
during the year The percentage
should never he higher. and the way
TO prevent it is to encourage every
which has as its object the
of tuberculosis and lis
We believe In the estab.
lishment Of county hospitals for the
treatment Of consumptlye patients"
The vital statistics for February. Is
sued with the report, shows that out
Of 63 cases Of diphtherla. Is we're
fatal Of III cases Of scarlet fever. Z
died 2s OF the 3SS cases OF smallpox
proved fatal; there were Il deaths out
Of 76 cases OF typhoid fever, aud l94
cases Of pneumonia out Of 54l cases
were fatal
During the month there were 2.07l
births and sSS deaths. a net gain Ia
population Of 1,1Ss. OF the births.
lO76 were males and 955 females.
201S white and SO black. The death
record shows 81 to have been males
md see females. sS6 white and %
black.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
House Agrees TO Amendment.
I Associated Press.

Washington, d G.. April 2.-The
senate amendment to the bill to
amend the employers liability law,
was agreed to by the house today The
measure viii at once. be engrossed
aud sent to the president for his
signature
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
give Cars pynamIted.

BY Assoeiated Press.
Philadelphia. Pa, April i.--Five
cars were dynamited in the northern
section Of the city last night. The
windows were shattered, but no one
was injured The company has offer.
ed a reward Of $500 for the arrest and
conviction Of any one placing cxplo-
siyes on the tracks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
MIstook VIE Cor anrnIar.

By AssOclated Press.
Wellington, Kans. April 4-Claim-
ing to have mistaken her for a burglar
James Yanderwoot, a farmer living
seven miles southwest of Wellington
shot and killed his wife early today.
The sheriif and coroner are Investigate
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-08
Auto Irlver Exonerated.
BY Associated Press.

y Assoeiated Press
Kansas City, Mo- April 2,-The cor.
oner's jury here today exonerated
Miss Gertrude McCourt OF McPher.
son, Kans, who ran down an old man
with an automobile here last week
and killed him.