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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24.-I4ight
rain began to fall yesterday afternoon
in Wallace and other Couer d'Alene
mining towns that have been scorched
and threatened by forest fires, and the
weary fire fighters took new hope.
Nothing but long heavy downpour
will quench the flames that are eating
up the big trees of Northern Idaho,
Northwestern Montana and North
eastern Washington. The Idaho militia
and government troops are on the way
to battle with the dread invader, but
the soldiers can accomplish little more
than to protect the threatened towns.
Forest supervisors in Idaho and Mon
tana are unable to get into commune
cation with nine hundred rangers. The
most sensational rumors OF loss OF life
continue, but it is impossible to verify
from the loss among the national
rangers. the number of dead in the
three states win not exceed 100.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
LEVY FOR COUNTY
AND CITY IS MADE
Tax Rate for This Year Is Two and a
Half Mills Lower Than the Rate
Paid Last Year.

Vinita property owners will have to
pay tax of about twenty-five mills on
all property above the exemption limit,
provided the state levy is the same
as last year. This is about three and
one-half mills less than the tax of last
year.
The county excise board, which has
been in session here since Monday, last
night completed the levy for thfs city
and for the country at large. The board
is still working on the levy in some Of
the municipal townships.
The total levy made for the city is
ten and one-half mills. Five mills is
levied for the general fund and three
and a half for the sinking fund The
following is the estimate OF the
amount to be raised for the various
funds, together with the levy made
for that fund:
Street and bridge fund, levy 000S
mills, amount $2,654S4; street light
ing, levy .0011 mills, amount $3,64972; /;
fire and water fund, levy .0015 mills,
amount s5.30S69; parks fund, levy
.OOOO6 mills. amount s19907; contin-
gent and supply fund, levy 0015 mills,
amount $5,3OS.69; salary fund, levy
.O01S4, amount $6,1O5 Total levy,
seven mills. Total amount to be raised,
$23,225.55. In addition to this amount
the three and a half mill levy for the
sinking fund win yield an income OF
s11,611.75.
The levy for county purposes is five
mills for the general fund and nine
tenths mill for the aid of the com
mon schools. The levy for the main
tenance of common schools and known
as the regular school tax is five mills
and one and one-tenth mills for the
common school sinking fund. This
makes the total levy, exclusive of the
state tax 226 mills. The state tax
last year was two and one-half mills.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
MANY NEW POsTOFFICES
ESTABLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.

Fifteen new postorsices have been
established In Oklahoma within the
past few weeks. They are: Achilla,
Bryan county; Adel Pushmataha
county; Brinkman, Greer county:
Criner, McLain county; Cruce, Steph.
ems county; Diamond, Bryan county;
Flavia, Sequoyah county; Gerty,
Hughes county; Hatten, Beaver coun-
ty; Jenness, Okmulgee county; Kene-
fic, Bryan county; Laura, Latimer
county; Murphy, Mayes county; Rog-
ers, Mayes county; Schulter, Okmulgee
county. OF the foregoing Hatten was
formerly called Hamilton, and Gerty
was called Raydon. Mail in Bryan
county has been changed to Kenefic.
Postoffices have been discontinued
at Barber, Bartlett, Burrow, Chaffee,
Cox, Bable, Hoxbar, Keltner, Melvin,
Paucaunla, Sans Bois, Unchuka and
Wecharty. It has been arranged that
the mail directed to these places is
to be forwarded to nearby postoffices.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
TO SUE NEGRO COLLEGE

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 24-Immediate-
ly following the receipt yesterday by
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege at Saltwater of $4O.5OO, represent
ing the Morrill, fund apportionment
from the United States department of
agriculture, the regents Of the institu-
ton announced that they would file
mandamus proceedings in the courts
to compel the Negro Agricultural and
Normal university at Langston to pay
over to the Saltwater school $4,000, the
part of the Morrill, fund allotted to the
negro institution. The regents of the
school at Saltwater are determined
that they either will control that
school or will not permit it to share in
the funds apportioned by the govern
meht for the agricultural schools.
The board takes the position that un-
der recent decision of the state SUI
preme court, holding that the state
board of agriculture, as regents of the
A. and M. college. also has control of
all other agricultural schools in the
state, If the Langston school is an
agricultural college, the board of agri-
culture must govern it, and il it is not
an agricultural school 1t has no right
to share in the government funds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
HORSE KILLED BY HEAT.

To the excessive heat of yesterday
afternoon is due the death of valu.
able horse belonging to the Webb
Brothers livery barn. The Common
wealth Land company ordered the
team yesterday afternoon to drive to
Big Cabin. They were informed that
if the drive was to be any farther than
Big Cabin that they could not get a
team. On assurance that the team
would only be driven to Big Cabin
and return the team was sent out and
shortly after its return last night one
of the horses died from being over
heated.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Helena, Mont, Aug. 24.-The first
report to reach here with a suggestion
of the terrible fate believed to have
overtaken a crew of six hundred forest
rangers who left Thompson Falls four
days ago to combat the furious forest
fires in the Cabinet reserve, was
brought by Julius Barney, who arrived
yesterday from Thompson, where he
heard from Forester superintendent
Bushnell the first hand information
of the condition.
"Six hundred men," said Barney
"have been gone four days, during
which time nothing has been heard
from them, and Forest Supervisor
Bushnell fears that all are dead. They
could scarcely have obtained food, and
as none have returned it is presumed
they were cut off by fire.
when l left Thompson the wind
was blowing a gale and wall of fire
hundreds of feet in height was sweep
ing in from the west. The people of
Thompson, numbering about 700, had
packed all their effects and were pre-
pared to flee to the plains 25 miles
west.
Thompson was crowded with ref
ugees several days ago. From White
Pine, Mont, from Buke, Idaho, and
from many other pionts they came
tramping in, men, women and child
ren, blistered and heart-broken. hav-
ing lost their every dollar in the
world and escaping only with their
lives. None of the parties saw the
rangers who plunged into the woods.
What is worse, the fire leaped
around Plains and is burning east of
Paradise and at several other places.
All hope of fighting it has been aban-
doned, and Thompson seems hopeless
ly cut off. Plains is still open, and
peihS the iai Sesg toWh III odhuefs
county, can accommodate the refugees,
but nobody knows when Plains, which
is surrounded by dense forests, will
be set aflame.
.'The flames jump five miles at once
and spread with rapidity, and unless
it rains tonight not only Thompson,
but Plains, Paradise and many other
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
.cEI InTc CITE EnD
Jill TUT
] THE NEW CAPITAL
Company Guarantees Property VIII
Net state s1,7oo,ooo 100000
for Buildings.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug 24.--Fol-
lowing close on the heels of the ap-
pointment of the capital commission
by Governor Haskell last night, the
capital site was selected. 1t represents
a combination OF the Linwood and
Putnam eompany's offer. The tract be-
gins Immediately east of Putnam City
and extends south to near West Tenth
street, and consists of 1000 acres of
which Putnam gave 9S3 acres.
1t will be known as the State Capt.
tai addition to Oklahoma City. In adj
dition to the tract of land. the state is
to receive 100000 in cash to defray
the expenses of the capital commission
in plating the site and in disposing of
the lots, this amount to be paid over
to the state by the vast capital de-
veIopment company which is capital
lied at $2,00O,O0O
The company guarantees that in
Guiding the 100000. the property viii
net the state 81 100000. OF this amount
81 ,500,O 900 is to be. expended for capital
buildings, s15O,O for furnishings, and
$4,000 for the expenses Of the COM
mission. 1t is estimated that it will
cost $4,000 to remove the state Of
Ifices from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
The site is 6lz miles northwest from
the business section of Oklahoma City.
The street railway company agrees to
give 15-minute schedule at 5-cent
fare. The sale of lots will begin to-
morrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
GARFIELD
TO MAKE SPEAKING TOUR

Cleveland, o., Aug. 24.-James R.
Garfield, secretary of the interior un-
der Roosevelt, will leave his Mentor,
Ohio, home tonight for speaking tour
of the west, during which he will ally
himself with Roosevelt and Pinchot in
the discussion of the progressive is
sues and conservation of national re-
sources. Saturday he will join Roose-
velt at Cheyenne, Wyo. At Osawatomie,
Kan, August 81. from the platform on
which Roosevelt will speak, he will
talk on "The Influence of Corpora
tions in Politics." Mr.. Garfield expects
to enter the fall campaign in many
states, notably Indiana, where he will
champion the cause of Senator Bever.
idge.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
WANT MlNDANAo TO BE ANNEXED
By Associated Press.

zamboango, Mindanao, P. l., Aug.
24.-Four Moro chiefs, representing
forty thousand Moros, today rendered
their allegiance to the United States,
to Secretary Of War Dickinson, who
is visiting here. They want Mindanao
annexed When Dickinson did not ac-
cept at once wild demonstration fol-
lowed The Moros announced they
would fight if the Americans withdrew.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT

The regular meeting of the Com
mercial club tomorrow night viii be
one of the most important the club has
held this summer, and it is hoped that
all of the members will find it conven-
lent to attend There are some mat
ters before the club that must be set
tied at once, and even though the
weather is warm business men
should devote little Of their time to
the discussion of things for the up
building of the city
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
NoTIcE.
COMMITTEE VISITS cHiLocco.

Arkansas City, Kan, Aug. 24.-The
special congressional committee inves-
tigating Indian land contracts went
from here this morning for visit to
the Chilocco Indian school across the
line in Oklahoma. From Chilocco they
will go to Pawhuska and resume the
investigation Thursday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Harry Mitchell went to Seneca to-
day to attend the funeral Of his uncle,
B. E. Mitchell.
Mrs ]. NJ Young and Misses Jose.
y -. md Pertha 10, : came down
fir IN t.ftcn today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
Fighters Against Forest Fires in Northwest Get
Aid From Rain and Snow That Fell Wednes-
day---Ony Htyfour Persons are Known
to Haze Per;shed in Flames Although
Rumors Haze Many More LOST
Storm Couered Couer D. Alene
District Many Reports NOw
Believed to be Exaggerated

smaller towns may go. Meanwhile,
nothing can be done for the six hum
dred men who are missing, nor can the
slightest news of their whereabouts
be learned"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
INJUNCTION AGAINST cockRELL
BY Associated Press. f

BY Associated Press.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 24.-By means
Of an injunction issued last night
Bank Commissioner E. B. Cockrell was
prevented from loading the records cf
his office upon Santa Fe passenger
train preparatory to removing them to
Oklahoma City.
The bank commissioner was not in
cluded in the capital removal injunc.
tion heretofore obtained by Guthrie.
He moved his office force to Oklaho-
ma some days ago, but until last
night no attempt was made to trans.
fer the furniture and records.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
CALLING IN STATE WARRANTS

By Associated Press.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 24.-Today
State Treasurer James Menefee be-
gan calling in outstanding state war
rants amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars.
The treasurer's office has not even
approximated the amount that will be
paid out Of the treasury at this time.
but it may reach half million. The
cali includes warrants u pto No.
79,OSS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
NOTICE TO WARRANT HOLDERS.

The funds for the payment of the
following warrants are now on hand
and interest on same win stop after
thirty days:
Fire and Water Fund
Present CALL 3S2-SSS inclusive arc
340-345 inclusive.
Salary Fund.
Present call warrants 444-5 and 447-
456 inclusive.
Contingent and Supply Fund.
Present call warrants 371-565 inclu-
sive.
Street and Bridge Fund.
Present warrant call S52-35S inclu-
sive.
]. w, MAHONEY,
City Treasurer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Harry Lumpkin was called to his
home at Jamesport, NO., last night by
telegram. The message merely asked
him to come at once and made no
mention of the cause.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
FORMER SENATOR MCCALL DEAD

Dy AssOfidtcu IfSoS.
Washington. D. c., Aug. 24-For-
mer United States Senator Wilkinson
Mccall of Florida died here today of
a cerebral hemorrhage. Mccall was
76 years old and in the upper branch
of congress from 1879 to 1897.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 24-Heavy
fall of snow in the mountains and rain
in the valleys has done much toward
bringing the forest fire under control.
The storm extended over one hundred
square miles, covering the Couer
d'Alene district.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 24.-Fifty-four
persons, and no more, are known to
have perished in the forest fires in
Idaho.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lane were
here from Coffyville. Kan, today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-24
BOYS DID KILL THEIR
FATHER SAYS ATTORNEY


Preston Davis returned last night
from business trip to Grove. He had
been to that place in connection with
the preparation of the defense of
Beaver Chuwalooky and Chick Vann.
charged with the murder of their
father, Chick-a-lee Vann. According to
Mr.. Davis, the two boys did not kill
their father, but the old man really
died from the effects of knife wounds
inflicted by himself, in the attack on
the two sons. Mr. Davis says that the
wounds inflicted by the sons would
not have killed a chicken As attor-
ney for the defense, Mr. Davis did not
contest the preliminary hearing and
permitted both the young Indians to
b. bound over to the district court for
trial.
NOTICE.
To those owing for street improve
ment, don't wait for a 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. J. GREEN,
1n67 Cif1, Clortr
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

Instead of tightening the labor of the
producers, reducing their hours of work
and increasing their reward, every i'm
provement in the process of production
tends to make the work harder and more
dangerous, to increase the hours of work
and to reduce the pay. In addition, the
women and children are also turned into
e-laborers, to compete with the work
ingmen. And the result of all this is to
increase the number of the unemployed
of the class from which strikebreakers
are recruited.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

When you have an hour to-spare in the
evening why not ''Try to Get In the
Hlppodromes The management does it's
part to make your paper possible by ad-
vertising each week. Remember this here
after and give them part of your
patronage.
Spend the way you talk and ask others
to do the same. If you believe others
should employ union labor, then employ
union labor yourself by purchasing the
product with the union label upon it. Be
consistent and your cause will advance
doubly fast.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

The delegates to the Miners Conven-
ton, which is now in session in this city,
are the most perfect specimens of Ameri-
can manhood and the most intelligent
body of men that ever assembled in our
city and reflect great credit upon the
labor movement, the 1nolder of good citi.
zenship, loyal and patriotic defenders of
the home and State
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

warn peaceable citizens, organizers, to
leave town at once Having agents
to commit an assault on labor organizer
SO that he was left for dead in the streets
the police conniving at the act.
We present the foregoing points to
the claque" newspapers for their con-
slderation-and possible reproduction.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

AS a result of the slave driving tao
tics OF coal barons assisted by their
horde OF guards - during the past
nine years 1856 miners have been slaugh.
tered; 9S5 wives made widows and 2Ol7
orphans created and thousands of miners
manned and crippled for life
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

This is the time when the legislators
are placing one hand over their gizzards
and declaring their devotion to the dear
peopul, while the other is stretched
out behind for applause la John
Aids
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

The wilful neglect and refusal of the
authorities to bring the Cabin Creek evic-
ton cases to trial shows the miner what
he may expect of the servants of the
master minds.''
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

The opening chapters of Truxton King
Will be found on the fourth page of this
issue. Dom It fail to read it
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

The open-shop breeds corruption, fos-
ters tyranny and creates slavery and OPP
preston. Agitate, educate and organize.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

We call your especial attention to that
portion of President Davis report under
the caption of "'The Labor Press and
urge you to give it careful attention.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

Wet again, dry again, try again.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03
Order of Publication.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
KANAWHA COUNTY, IS:
AT RULES held in the Clerk Office
OF the Circuit Court of Kanawha Coun-
ty, on the first Monday in the month of
February, 1910
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

Cali for and demand the union label.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

I1VhMA OhhE les, Plaintiff.
vs. } In Chancery. No. 2345.
j. B. SHREVES, Defendant.
(Ihe object Of this suit is to obtain
a divorce from the bonds of 1natrimony.
Ihls day came the plaintiff by her
Attorney; and on his motion, and it an
pearing by affidavit fled, that the De-
PENDANT J. B. Shreves is a nonresident
OF this State, it is ordered that he do
appear within one month after the date
OF the first publication hereof, and do
what is necessary to protect his interest
in this suit.
Teste:
IRA H. MOTTESHEARD,
E. E. ROBERTSON, Sol.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
TO j. B. SHREVES:
TAKE NOTICE.: That on be oG+b
day of February, A. D. 1910, between
Robertson, in the city of Charleston.
kanawha County, West Virginia, 1 will
take the deposition of myself and others
to be read in evidence in my behalf in ,
certain suit in Chancery now pending in
the Circuit Court for the County of Ka-
nawha and State of West Virginia. in
which L am Plaintiff and you are De-
PENDANT.
II from any cause the taking of said
deposition shall not be commenced or
completed on the day aforesaid the
same shall be contided from day to day
or from time to time, at the same place.
and between the same hours, until the
same shall be completed
EMMA SHREVES
By Counsel
E--E. ROBERTSON, Sol.
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EMMA sHREvEs, Plaintiff,
vs.. } In Chancery. No. 2345.
j. B. SHREVES, Defendant.
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Continued on Page Three)
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GUARDS.

a few days ago the Governor of our
State wrote me, enclosing letter from
one OIL our local unions, relative to the
assault made on one of our representa-
tlves on Loup Creek, in the New River
field, and in order to give you some idea
OF the situation which the local union
complained of, I desire to incorporate in
this report, the following letter which
L addressed to the Governor:
February %, 1910.
''Hon. w. E. Glasscock,
Governor of West Virginia,
Charleston, West Va.
Dear Sir-Replying to your favor
OF February 18th, enclosing the letter of
Mr.. c. A Scraggs, of Monarch, making
complaint of certain inhuman treatment
of miners in this state, beg to say that
the facts which Mr.. Scraggs referred to
IN his letter, and concerning which YOU
inquired of me, are as follows:
Albert Deck, of Herrin, Illinois, was
sent by L. L. Lewis, President of the
United Mine Workers of America, to the
New River coal field to gather certain in
formation, concerning which Mr.. Lewis
had received several letters from men in
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

President U. NJ. W. of A. Dist. II ,,
You will understand that there arc
many matters in reference to this nes.
'1on Oh these detectives or ''guards -
or thugs or whatever they amy be known
as winch L do not hesitate to give pub
ilcl1y to, and therefore, will not make
mention of in this report, but will give
the convention this information before
we adjourn l would, however, recon-
mend in this connection that a sneci,1
committee be appointed for the purnose
OF considering this question, and BRING
IN such resolutions or Recommendations
as they may dee madvisable.
DEMANDS
1t is well known fact to all members.
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1t is well known fact to all members