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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
EXEMPTION LAWS
MUST Be REVISED
Before Adjourning the Hardware Men
Adopt Resolution Demanding Bet
ter Protection Through Laws.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 10.-Adopting
resolutions demanding better laws by
the Oklahoma legislature enabling
them to do credit business, declar-
ing for a revision of the present ex-
emption law which they call "the worst
on earth" going on record as unalter-
able opponents of the parcels post bill
in any form, asking for a law against
the bad check man recommending the
Borland law which provides for uni
form standard of gauge for sheet iron,
the Oklahoma Hardware and Imple-
ment association closed it's eighth an
nual convention yesterday afternoon.
"The association will make a vigor-
GUS fight for new exemption law"
said M. c. Hale, retiring president
Under the present law we must trust
to a mans honor to pay a bill. He
may have a $4,000 residence and a
$4,000 salary but under the Oklahoma
exemption law we cannot collect an
account of 81. With the farmer it is
equally as bad. as be is exempt to the
extent OF l60, acres Of land and all i'm
provements. The bad check feature is
another thing we have to contend with
Bad checks absolutely bankrupted one
dealer in Oklahoma. Other states leg
islate against Il, why not Oklahoma?
We are framing a bin providing for
vigorous prosecution Of those who
give bad checks. Under this bill
man is given ten days to make good
a check; if he does not, he may be ar
rested"
These officers were elected Presi-
dent, w. B. Porch Mustang; vice
president, Howard o. Mcclure, Tulsa;
secretary-treasurer, George L. Larf
more, Oklahoma City; directors, Fred
w Palmtag, Tahlequah; L. II. Eng
land Sterret; G. w Ginnsman, Enid;
&c. w Amspacher, Apache; N. B. UT,
Elk City; Harry Davis, Oklahoma
City; G. w. Walters, Wagner; dele
gate to National Federation of Imple-
ment Dealers, C. w. Spangler, Null
hall; alternate. V. D. Tinglepaugh, Ell
Reno; delegates to National Retail
Hardware Dealers convention, M. c.
Hale, Tulsa; Frederick Pfaff, Ana
.t4
|darko.
The rext place of meeting will be
selected by special committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
MUST
REPORT ON BILL
House Angered at Delay on Part oi
Senate Committee And May Re-
call Capital Location Bill.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 1O.--An
adjustment of the capital row seems
imminent. The senate committee on
capital location, reported this morning
that the citizens of Oklahoma City
had made them a satisfactory propos-
ition and that they would report on
the bill Monday. The senate adjourn
ed until Monday
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec 10.-To-
day will see either committee report
recommending capital site and one of
the two Oklahoma City propositions
now pending or the recall of the house
capital bill from the senate commit
tee.
Senator Roddie of Ada gave notice
in the upper house yesterday that he
would move to relieve the committee
of the capital bill today unless final
report was forthcoming.
On the request of Chairman Thomp-
son, the committee was given until
today to finish consideration of the
site propositions, two of which are still
pending. One of these which has the
greatest support of the business men
is that of the Putnam-Classen and
es-Chandler inter SITS. They offer
/ 900 acres northwest Of Oklahoma
City, 800 of which is already secured
and 100000 in cash. The site is two
miles nearer Oklahoma City than the
Original Putnam site and the offer in.
cludes the guarantee of a free capital
There is a feeling in the house that
the senate has been unduly dilatory
in its action on the capital bill and
a statement issued by the house cap
ital committee last night aecentuates
this feeling. The house committee
Expresses endorsement of the original
house bill and regret that the legis
lature should be kept in session SC
long, closing with a denial that the
house is responsible for the condition
of affairs.
Capital bills were introduced in the
senate yesterday afternoon, one pro
viding for the immediate location oI
the capital here, the other two provid
ing for it's location ON school sec
tion south of Oklahoma City.
The house adopted a resolution de
manding of the senate an explanation
of its delay and another resolution
was introduced calling for capito
propositions from Tulsa. Muskogee
Shawnee, Guthrie and other cities
The resolution declared that the de
Hay was due to the dissension amont
the business interests of Oklahom;
City.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
CONTEST
CARRIED TO HIGHER COURT

Guthrie, Okla, Dec 10.-The case
of j. F. BUD bedbetter versus
Charles Kimsey, involving the Office
of city marshal in the city of Musko-
gee, has been appealed to the supreme
court. At the city election there early
in 1908, under the special procedure
provided by the Brook bill, Ledbetter,
an old-time deputy marshal and booze
smasher," was elected chief of police,
but Kimsey, who was serving at the
time, brought suit to regain posses
sion of the Office and had the election
declared illegal At the next election
Ledbetter was again the democratic
candidate and was again declared
elected over Kimsey, republican. Kim
sey again brought suit and was award
ed the Office by the district court on
the ground that enough citizens had
been disfranchised by the action Of
the county election board in changing
precinct lines on the day before the
election, to change the result. From
that decision Ledbetter now appeals,
claiming that the action of the election
board was entirely legal and regular.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
MADAME LABAO|E
PLEASES v|N|TA
Interpretation of lbsen's "Doll's House"
Exceeded tie Expectations Of
Audience at Auditorium.

Nine. Labadies reading of Ibsen's
"A Dolls House" at the Auditorium
last evening was equal in every way
to the expectations created by the ad-
vance advertising, and was deeply ap-
preciated by large audience.
County Superintendent Shelton, in
PRODUCING the reader, made the state
ment that no other town in Oklahoma
of Vinita's size would be able to make
date with her.
Madame Labadie is an artist of the
first rank. Her training in voice and
gesture has been so thorough as to
give perfect control and grace without
destroying naturalness and spontane-
ity. Impersonating the characters of
the drama, she transformed herself
in turn into the self-important hus-
band, the pessimistic physician friend,
the desperate and INSCRIPTIONS law
yer Cronstadt and the charming little
immoralist, Nora, who could make
any sacrifice for love but could not
understand law
And yet she never quite ceased to
be herself. The audience were get
ting, not Ibsen straight, but Ibsen as
reflected through the readers person
ality. The result was an interesting
transformation OF Ibsen The great
Norwegian dramatist was a realist to
the core, and pessimist concerning
the present state of society, however
optimistic concerning the future But
the atmosphere of Madame Labadie's
charming personality softened Ibsen,
toned him down. transfigured the char
acters until it seemed as if one were
listening to the work of a thorough
going idealist.
There was one character in the play,
however, who escaped this process.
Torvald Helmer was presented as
Ibsen drew him. The readers woman
hood seemed to revolt against the as
sumption and conceit of the man who
could say to his wife, II am your will
and your conscience" and Helmer, as
Madame Labadie read his part, seem
ed all the more contemplate by the
contrast with the other characters as
idealized by the reader
The Chieftain representative met
Madame Labadie after the perform.
ance. There was no formal interview.
ing; no discussion of literature and
social problems for the benefit of the
public. The two discovered mutual
friends and chatted for a few minutes
of them and of "lifes everydayness,
for off the stage Madame Labadie is
as simple and gracious and warm
hearted and altogether charming as il
she were not great Only one thing
she said may be quoted. She con
fessed she had fallen in love with Ok
lahoma
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
-FOUR MEN WRECK BANK
At ARLINGTON KANSAS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Holton, Kans., Dec, 10.-Four men
wrecked the State Bank at Arlington,
twelve miles east of here, this morn
ing and escaped with three hundred
dollars, overlooking twenty-three hun
dred dollars in small safe, inside the
vault The telephone wires were cut
by the robbers to evade pursuit. Leav-
ing the bank the men stole team and
buggy, drove away and left the team
tied to fence a mile east of Holton
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
UNCLE. SAM RULES
OVER 100000
Complete Figures of the Thirteenth
Census Are Announced-okIa-
Twenty-Third State
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 10.-The
population of the United States is
93,4O2,151. This is the total number
of people enumerated throughout the
states. territories, District of Column
bia, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico
in the thirteenth census which begun
on April Is, 1910 This total does not
include the Philippines. The increase
in the country's population during the
last ten years was 16,145,521 or 20.9
per cent over 77256,630 the popula-
ton in 1900, as compared with the
increase of 14,276,S64 or 22.7 per cent
over 62,979,766, the population in 1890.
The population of continental United
States is 1872, 2,267, an increase of 49,
977,691, or twenty-one per cent over
rs, ,994,575, in 1900 when the increase
was 13,O46,S61 or 20.7 per cent over
62,947,714, the total in 1890 The total
population of the United States, with
all possessions, is about 101,100,000.
This number includes 7,695.426 in the
Philippines, as enumerated in the cen
sus there in 1908, and the Isthmus or
Island of Guam, an American posses
sion in Samoa and persons in the
Panama canal zone
The first seven states in rank, ac-
cording to population, the New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Texas,
Massachusetts and Missouri Kansas
ranks twenty-second, Oklahoma TWEEN.
ty-third and Arkansas twenty-fifth
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
ANNOUNCES FINAL LIST or
POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Dec 9.-It was
learned today that President Taft sub
mitted to several senators the final list
of men who are being considered for
appointment to the United States SUI
preme court. Besides Justice Hughes
down as probable chief justice, the list
contains the names of Judge Gordon
Russell, United States district court of
Texas; Judge William Hook. Leaven-
worth, judge United States circuit
court for the Eighth Circuit and Judge
John G. Pollock, Topeka, United States
district judge.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
Mine Explosion in Canada.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Winnepeg, Canada, Dec. 10.-A spe-
cial from Bellvue, Alberta, says that
thirty bodies have been removed from
the Western Canada Colliery mine,
where an explosion occurred last night,
entombing forty-five men. Ten of the
thirty we're dead. Several were fatally
burned and others unconscious. The
explosion was caused by poisonous
gases.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
$4,000 Fire at chanute.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Chanute. Kans., Dec. 10.-Fire this
morning, in the business district, caus-
ed damage estimated at fifty thousand
dollars. Henry Yockey was the heav-
lest loser. His wife and two daugh-
ters escaped from the flames in their
night clothes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
CHARLTON WILL Be TAKEN
TO ITALY FOR TRIAL

Washington, D. c., Dec. 10.-Secre-
tary of State Knox has granted the re-
quest of Italy for the surrender of
Porter Charlton, charged with the mur-
der of his wife at Lake Como.
The secretary holds the fact that
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-10
Child Crushed to Death.
Associated Press.

by ASSocldteu IIesS.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. To-
Dorothy, the six year old daughter of
J. D. Dupree, wealthy lumber dealer,
was crushed to death under the wheels
of an oil wagon this morning, while
trying to cross the street
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-01
BITTINGER.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

On Saturday morning, August 9th,
this section was visited by a frost of
sufficient severity to damage growing
crops of buckwheat and other tender
vegetation in some localities.
James Frye and family. who spent
several weeks in this village, at the
home of Jonas Bittinger. returned to
their home at Braddock, Pa.
Messrs. Hershberger and Deifen-
baugh, of Grantsville, took two parties
from this village to Mt. Lake Park in
their automobiles on Wednesday of last
week.
Miss Beulah Getty and Miss w.
Bong, of Grantsville, spent last Sum-
day as the guests of Miss Ruth Beahm.
George Stark, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Peter G. Stark. accidentally fell from
the NOV in his fathers barn one day
last week and sustained a sprained
ankle.
Silas Platter and Christian Schrock
are very happy individuals since the
stork visited their respective homes
last week.
Mrs. T. B. Wiley spent a few days
last week at the bedside of her sister,
Miss Dollie Winterburg, at Grantsville,
and reports her sister condition rather
serious.
Mrs. Melchor Hetrick spent portion
of last week visiting relatives at Mt.
Lake Park and Oakland.
Our highly respected neighbor and
aged friend, Henry Bethel, Sr., died
suddenly at his home near this village
on Monday afternoon of this week.
Mr.. Bethel had been sick but a short
time and his death was a decided shock
to the community and all feel a genuine
sympathy for the bereaved family. The
entire community will feel the loss OF
so estimable man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-01
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

The season nearing a close has been
the most successful, as to number of
visitors, in the history of the Park. We
are not informed as to the amount Of
the gate receipts, but feel quite sure
that stronger program would have
added a large sum to the net receipts.
We understand that three prominent
lots have been sold recently on which
two cottages will be erected for oc-
cupancy next season.
Many of our summer residents will
remain later than usual owing to the
comforts of natural gas.
One of the greatest meetings of the
season will be held next Sunday-morn-
ing, afternoon and evening-when three
bishops, three returned missionaries
and three prominent laymen will adj
dress the meetings. People in the
neighborhood should come with their
lunch baskers and stay all day.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church held a successful japanese
Bazaar and supper on the verandah of
the Hicks House Tuesday evening.
Messrs. H. E. Flowers, of Baltimore,
and Gay W. Hayden, of Grafton, came
here to vote in the primary election
Tuesday.
Rev. Jahu Dewitt Miller was here
several days this week, the guest of
DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Davidson.
Our annual hay fever visitors are ar
irving in considerable numbers.
The status of Mountain Lake Park
as corporation will be determined be-
fore Chief Judge Boyd at a hearing to
be held September 18th. Mr.. Thos. j.
Peddicord will represent the citizens.
After next Sunday regular services
morning and evening will be resumed
in the M. E. church.
Mr.. John w. Lee, aged 50 years, who
was struck by train at the station and
painfully injured on Aug. oath, is on
the way to recovery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-01

his iron shod hoof upon the gentle bosom
of ten thousand dollar road. Perish
the thought of a common farm wagon
rafting its hard-hearted tires
upon an improved" surface, where a
whole mint of the peoples money has
been spent for that which must be
treated kindly" You, poor fool,
thought that road was meant for USE.
But, mark you, kindly" use. What,
did YOU suppose that a $4,000 road
could, Eshould or would stand the strain
of ordinary travel? Not at all. 1t is
an airy-fairy something for soft pedal
action; when, for example, one would
recreate himself in his auto-car "a la
Crothers-Tucker and Coz or would go
forth at eventide for meditative stroll
in his bare feet For the common
things of common life, find a dirt road,
or find yourself under the ban of the
Governors displeasure tor not treating
the roads as kindly as you ought.
Humor? Why 1t is past doubt the hit
of the season. Nothing funnier has
come on the boards than this naive APP
peal of the Governor to treat the
roads kindly"
Never again can a normal man look
on an improved road without Laughter,
holding both sides" 1t is little eX-
pensive humor, but it is humor par eX-
cellence. We shall henceforth know
exactly what to do when in the presence
of one of those unspeakable aggrega
lions of uncorrelated rocks, known as
an improved road" We shall pat it
kindly on the back and then laugh. The
pat will show our willingness to heed
the Governors request and treat the
road KINDLY" The laugh will be our
remuneration Tour one and only remun-
eration) for our contribution to the fair,
fragile creatures existence. And then,
well then we shall go back to our dear
old dirt road with humble soul and an
everlasting apology. you dear old
dirt highway-we have kicked you and
cuffed you and 'cussed' you galore, but
you have stood it like man. Gouged
and grilled, beaten with many blows
and travel-stained with the years you
have borne your burdens without COM
plant and without Sinking. You have
left that sort of thing to this browning
triumph of the road builders art. 1t
has remained for the stone quarry to
beg the public to treat it kindly"
Blessed old brave dirt roads, with all
your wrinkles and ruts, your mud and
misery, you are worth a thousand new
tangled toys that have to be put under
glass and labelled ''please treat kind
ly.' Cecil Wing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-01
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR
CONGRESS.

For the first time in the history of
Maryland the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties on Tuesday nominated
their respective candidates for Congress
under a statewide primary election
law. This law was enacted at the re-
cent session of the Legislature and the
result of the vote on Tuesday was
watched with interest by voters of
both parties. The contest in this the
Sixth District between Messrs, Warner,
Blair and Hagner, was warm from
start to finish and it was thought that
owing to the interest manifested the
vote would be large, but the result was
disappointing in the extreme, as less
than thirty per cent. of the total regis
tered vote of the combined Republican
and Democratic parties in Garrett coun-
ty exercised their right to cast their
ballots at Tuesdays elections. In Allie
~any county little more than twenty
five per cent. of the vote was out and
this condition also prevailed in Freder-
lex, Washington and Montgomery coun-
ties.
However, the result in this District
has been the naming of one whom every
true Republican can and will support with
enthusiasm, for after the retirement of
Col. Pearre from the race Mr.. Warner,
the successful candidate, was manifest
ly the choice of the great majority
of the rank and file of the party and he
will draw to himself the undivided vote
of that party. He has earned the dis
tinction of being fair fighter and an
untiring campaigner; he is energetic
and is equipped in every sense of the
word to represent ably and intelligently
the needs of the people of the great
Sixth District in the halls of Congress.
There is no sane reason why the
united Republicans should not center
upon a fight with their assets used to
the best advantage. They have a can
didate in the District who towers above
his Democratic opponent in every par
ticular. They should take advantage
of every opportunity to say a good
word for their nominee. Work for his
election from now until the votes are
cast and counted in November. Every
Republican, with shoulder to shoulder,
no matter what may be said concerning
the past, for that is gone, should work
and fight for the success of their candi-
date. With this one object in view Mr.
Warmers election should be a matter
of sincere concern to every Republican,
for all are loyal and all should show
their zeal by unremitting energy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-01
TREAT THE ROADS KINDLY.

With this plaintive plea the Governor
jumps into the lime light as full blown
humorist. And yet we have never
heard Governor Crothers classed as a
humorist. Reformer, jurist, preacher
these undoubtedly. Lawyer Former
ly), agriculturist (eternally), public
officer (When possible). But the role
of humorist is new one and wears all
the interest Of an entire surprise when
assumed by one who seldom "speaks
but to instruct" After hearing the
Governors solemn assertions that roads
were meant to travel on, or feeling the
weight Of his pathetic appeals for pur-
ity in politics, or bowling the head and
worshipping as he pronounces his semi
priestly benediction upon his own i'm
maculate administration with the spell
of the spirit of all these things land
then some) upon US. it is a most effec-
tive surprise, fair little sudden sun
beam in a darksome cavern, to have
the Governor come tumbling on the
boards in TESTERS garb. Treat the
roads kindly with this quib the
TESTERS part is on. We are not entirely
sure that the Governor meant to exact
ly pose as jester, but so the audience
has assumed, and the humor of the
thing has caught on. Everybody is
laughing except possibly the Governor
(Which by the way is excellent good
form-the accomplished jester leaves
all the laughter to the audience). And
the audience is furnishing it in this in
stance. The comicality of His Excel
lency's appeal is irresistible. "Treat
the roads kindly" Sure, Governor,
that's what they are meant for. ANY
old road can be treated any old wav.
But one of your up-to-date ten thousand
dollar-beauty roads is different. 'Kind-
ly treatment" is IT'S only proper due.
Traction engines will please take notice
and SHE into the fields or let the wheat
crops go unthreshed. The smith will
forsake his forge and join the rubber
trust, for no unfeeling steed shall press