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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
HASKELL PREPARES TO
CALL SPECIAL SESSION

Guthrie. Okla. Jan. 5.-Governor
Haskell last evening directed the fol-
lowing irregular letter to members of
the legislature preparatory to calling
a special session which it is under
stood will meet January II.
Dear Sir: Please telegraph me
what you and the people of your To-
cality think as to the necessity of q
special session of the legislature, hay-
ing in mind particularly the question
of taxation and of limiting tax levies
and further restricting the issuing of
a district, county and municipal bonds
and Of dividing tie annual tax pay
ments into two payments. instead of
one and guaranteeing temporary re-
lief by extending the time for present
tax payments; also of passing uni
form and definite officers salary or fee
bill and any other subjects that may
seem of immediate Importance.
Sincerely yours,
&c. N. HASKELL, Governor"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
DEATH SENTENCE
FOR TWO NEGROES
Other Prisoners Seek to Hang The
Negro Brutes in Exercise Room
of The Jail.

Kansas City. Mo-, JAN 5--George
Reynolds and John Williams. negroes,
were found guilty of assaulting Mrs
w. F. Jackson, by jury in the Grim
inal court here yesterday and the SEN
tence fixed at death by hanging.
A verdict of guilty was returned on
the first ballot. The jury was out
but five and one-half minutes. But
two days were occupied in selecting
the jury taking the hearing and re
turning the verdict. Both men viii
probably be hanged the first week of
February.
The attorneys for the prisoners in
timated last night that they would not
file an application for appeal, which
must be done in four days or sen.
tence will be carried out.
Every precaution has been taken
during the trial to protect the prison
ers from violence. Tie assault was
Of such nature that intense feeling
was aroused against the prisoners.
and threats of lynching were fire.
quently heard. The public was not
admitted to the trial
Mrs Jackson swooned while testi-
flying.
The prisoners in the county Jail re-
leased bedlam when the verdict be-
came known. They had previously
threatened to lynch the colored men
in the exercise room Of the Jail. When
the threat reached the officers they
removed the negroes to another part OF
the prison.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
uPHOLDS
PROHIBITION LAW
Criminal Court Of Appeals Reverses
Decision of Lower Court on Pro-
hbition Law.

Guthrie, Okla Jan. 5.-The Grim
inal court of appeals, in an opinion by
Presiding Judge Henry M. Furman,
holss Section 1 of Article 8, senate bill
No. 61, known as the prohibition en-
'forcement act, which makes it an Of
tense to have possession of prohibited
liquors with the intention of violating
any, of the provisions Of the prohibi-
'tion law to be constitutional and valid,
in the test case of the State of Okla
homa versus George Hoffer, an appeal
from the Logan county court.
The criminal court reverses County
Judge ]. C. Strang and other county
judges over the state who have held
the above mentioned section of the
enforcement act unconstitutional for
the reason that the clause embraces
different subject matter from that con-
tanned in the title of the act.
County Attorney James Hepburn
took exceptions to the ruling of Judge
Strang and appealed the case to the
criminal coutr of appeals on an agreed
statement of facts.
3 Judge Strang in the trial court sus-
tanned the defendants motion to quash
and set aside the information, holding
thatsthe section was unconstitutionaI
This decision also affects number
of similar cases pending in the county
court which will probably be tried at
the next term of court.
The criminal court in an opinion by
Judge T. H. Doyle, the case of N. N.
Bonaparte VS.. United States, an appeal
from the United States federal court
of the Southern district of Indian Ter
ritory on the ground that the appeal
was not properly taken. Bonaparte
was convicted on the charge of forg.
ing checks at McAlester and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
Resolution introduced in Both Houses of Coz
gress Order Investigation of BalIinger-Pin-
chot Controuersy---Committee of TweIue
to Conduct Inquiry Nelson Probably
Will Head Committee---Persons Re-
fusing to Answer Questions or
Giue Information Will be Deem
ed in Contempt Ordered
Open to the Public

ry. its officers or employees as it may
deem desirable"
The authority to sit during sessions
of Congress and in recess, to require
the attendance of witnesses and the
production of papers, usual to congress
sional Inquiries, is granted by the re-
solution, 1t is provided further that
ANY person refusing to obey the process
of the committee or to answer any
question propounded shall be deemed
guilty of contempt, and Jurisdiction is
conferred upon the Court Of Appeals of
the District of Columbia to try and de-
termine any such charges of contempt.
Employment of assistance, legal or
otherwise is specifically authorized.
This provision is for the purpose OF
enabling the committee to procure the
services of able attorneys to take
charge of the probing, so far as the
directing Of questions Is concerned. 1t
is the intention Of President Taft to
have the committee name competent
attorney to conduct the case, and it is
CONTINUED on Last Page.)
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
TRAFFIC OEMORALRED
As RESULT OF STORM
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 5.-Railroad
schedules throughout western Missouri.
Kansas and in most of Oklahoma are
demoralized today. and telegraph and
telephone wires are in chaotic condi-
tion as a result of yesterdays snow
and sleet storm. The storm was fol-
lowed by lower temperature last night,
but the mercury began to climb up
ward today. The natural gas supply
is still weak and there is much suffer
ing. The mercury reached the lowest
of the season at Topeka this morning
three below, at Kansas City. zero, Ok.
lahoma City IA above. At Ardmore
in southern Oklahoma, twenty two
above. This is unusually cold weather
for Oklahoma and vegetation has beer
frozen.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
INSURGENTS ARE
VERG|NG ON ANGER
Probability That Early Meeting VIII
Be Called to Discuss Attitude
Of President.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 5. With
amazement, in some cases bordering
on anger, the insurgent republican
members Of the house today, read the
published reports that they are to be
singled out by the administration for
punishment for "rebellious conduct"
as members Of the majority party OF
the house, not few were loath to be.
lieve that Taft would lend aid to an
effort to administer castigation to
them for supporting the very princi-
pies for which they claimed the party
itself stood pledged Said Represen-
tative Madison Of Kansas. I'VE insur-
gents are not against Taft or his poll
cies, we unanimously believe in favor
Of every leading reform. to which the
president and republican party is com
mitted. It is not the insurgents, but
men like Aldrich and Cannon whom
the president will have to induce to
support his policies
The insurgents discussed the de-
sirability of holding an early meeting,
and acertaining from Taft where they
stand.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Investigation Of
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy is
ordered by joint resolution today in
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Jones,
and in the House by Mr.. Humphrey,
both of Washington. AS heretofore
announced the provision is for the
broadest kind of public inquiry, the
resolution being of the character re-
quiring the signature of the President
which gives to 1t all the force of gener-
al laws.
A committee of twelve is to be ap-
pointed to conduct the investigation,
six of whom shall be designated by
Vice President Sherman and six by
Speaker Cannon. Unquestionably Sen
ator Nelson, chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Public Lands, will head
the list Of Senators and this doubtless,
will result in his selection as chairman
of the joint committee. The scope OF
the investigation is outlined as follows
"The committee is hereby empower
ed and directed to make a thorough
and complete investigation OF the adj
ministration and conduct of the Inter
ior DEPARTMENTS several bureaus, Of
.ficers and employees, and of the Bu-
reau of Forestry in the Agricultural
Department, it's officers and employees,
touching or relating to the reclama-
tion, conservation. management and
disposal of the public lands of the
United States, or any lands held in
trust by the United States for any pur-
pose, including all the natural resour-
ces of such lands, and said committee
is authorized and empowered to make
any further investigation touching said
department, its bureaus, officers or en-
ployees, and of said Bureau of Forest
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTER
NATIONAL BANK q TRUST CO.
NINETEEN PER CENT DIVIDEND
Directors of vinita Institution Meet
And Outline Policy to Pursue in
Coming Year.

At meeting of the board of direc-
tors at the International Bank & Trust
company on January 4th. very hand.
some dividend was authorized to b
paid to the stock holders. which makes
a total of nineteen per cent in divi-
dends paid during the past year, and a
substantial amount was placed to the
surplus and undivided profits.
1t is claimed, by those who ought
to know, that this bank stock is one
|of the best dividend payers of any
large institution in this part of the
country. It's stock is now being held
at very high prices and none on the
market.
At this meeting j. w. Orr was elect
ed president to fill the unexpired term
of Hon. Alfred Orendorff. deceased.
and S. R. Frazee was elected manager
and to the board OF directors.
The election OF J w Orr as presi-
dent was the most natural and fitting
thing that could happen, as he had
worked long and hard to build up this
institution. and as he expressed him
self at the meeting, 1t was the pride of
his life work to have seenSihis lnstitu.
tion take its place as one Or the lead
ing banks of the state.
Mr.. Orr expressed himself at the
meeting as being very greatful for
the honor conferred upon him on ac-
count of his election to the presidency
|of this institution. He claimed that
he felt more interest in the success of
this institution than any hi had ever
been connected with and felt that the
relationship between the bank and its
customers was closer and Of more
tender nature than that of any other
banking institution he ever knew or
was connected with.
The policy of the bank will be TO
stand By its customers In prosperity
and adversity, and In return the Gus
toners always appreciate these things
and will always be found boosting for
this bank.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
Fees Not Exorbitant if
Law is Rigidly Enforced

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 5.-That the re-
adjustment of fees which county of
ficers are allowed to collect for serv-
ices offers reason why special ses-
sion of the legislature should be called,
is denied in some quarters. An attor-
ney who has made a close study of the
fee question has stated that if the
laws now on the statute books are
rigidly enforced, county officers, with
a few possible exceptions, would not
be able to collect exorbitant fees.
THE only county Offices for which
specific fees are not prescribed at the
present time," said the attorney, ARE
the clerks of the district and county
courts. In both of theses cases the
judges Of the courts fix what they con-
slider would be reasonable fee for
their clerks to charge. The salary of
the sheriff In the larger counties is
limited to $1,000 year, and all fees
collected in excess of that amount
must be turned into the county. In
some cases sheriffs are remunerated
by county commissioners for fees col
lected. This is illegal, as the sheriff
should stand the loss in connection
with civil fees, if any remain uncollect-
ed, and not the county. In some cases
the county also pays the sheriff for
fees in connection with search and
seizure warrants in liquor cases.
whereas the officer should collect
them himself and If not collected. he
should stand the loss. The talk that
some sheriffs are receiving as much
as $4,000 a year in fees out of their
Offices is untrue, in my opinion, unless
they are doing SO illegally.
The fees OF the register of deeds
are also limited to a certain maximum
amount equal to the salary of that Of
ficer, which in the larger counties is
$4,000. The only real need for legisla-
tion is in connection with the clerks of
the district and county courts, where
no fees are fixed by law It cannot be
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05


presumed, however that where the
judges of these courts fix the schedule
of fees. they are excessive in many
cases"
Senator D. n Smith and others who
are urging special session of the leg
islature claim that the 100000 or
more that a special session would cost
would be more than saved by Iegisla-
tion reducing the fees of certain county
officers. They claim that unless such
revision is made before the aext regu-
lar session. the reductions could not be
made to apply to the county officers
who would already have taken their
seats for another term, owing to the
provision of the constitution which
provides that the salary or emolu-
ments of a public officer cannot be
changed during his term of Office.
The application of this provision of
the constitution has never been passed
upon by the courts of the state and is.
therefore. an open question. Some
good lawyers take the position that
the inhibition contained would not
apply to any officers created by law.
but merely te those created by the
constitution
It is pointed out that regardless of
this provision of the constitution in
large number of counties the county
commissioners have voted themselves
the increase of salary authorized by
law passed the second Legislature,
which became effective during their
term of Office. presumably taking the
ground that the.inhibitIon against the
increase did NOT apply to the first set
of county ofisers elected or appointed
after statehood.
Those who favor the special session
for the purpose OF reducing fees de-
clare that in some Of the large coun-
ties, district clerks, sheriffs and regis
ters Of deeds are retaining fees which
make their income exceed the salaries
Of the governor and tn higher state
officers. u
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
PITIFUL APPEAL FROM WIFE OF
COUNTY PRISONER.
LET THE PRISONER GO HOME
Believes Family at Springfield Wanted
M. E. Ivy More Than Craig or
Mayes County.

Sheriff Ridenhour daily receives let
ters that are filled with pathos, but
one received this morning from Mrs.
M. E. Ivy, of Springfield, Mo-, is ef.
pecially pitiful in it's appeal to the
sheriff for the release of the woman's S
husband, who is confined in the county
Jail here, on charge of carrying a
gun and violating the state prohibition
law.
The letter stated that the prisoners
family was in most dire circumstances
and needed the assistance of the hus-
band and father in providing food and
other necessities for the wife and four
small children. In the letter Mrs. Ivy
stated that she had no relatives to
whom she could go for assistance and
that she and the family were on the
verge of starvation.
Upon receipt of the letter Mr..
Ridenhour called up Sheriff Dallas, of
Mayes county, and got that official to
recall warrant he had out for the
arrest of Ivy, upon the latter's release
from the Vinita Jail, and will this
evening release the prisoner, so that
he can go to the assistance of his
family. The charge against Ivy at
Pryor Creek was very much the same
as that for which ne was arrested here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
.vINITA UNANIMOUSLY FAvORS
CALLING SPECIAL SESSION

In response to a letter received this
morning from Governor Haskell in re-
gard to the necessity of calling a spe-
claI session of the state Legislature. E.
IN. Ratcliff, the Craig county repre-
sentative today made an investigation
as to the sentiment of the people in
this locality ON the matter, and stated
this afternoon that he had found the
people of this city we're unanimously
in favor of calling the special session,
and he has wired the governor to that
effect.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-05
MARK TWAIN AGAIN IN
GRASP OF OLD AlLMENT

BY Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 5.-Far from good
health and grief stricken at the recent
sudden death of his daughter, Jean,
Samuel L. Clemens, Mark Twain)
sailed for Bermuda today Clemens
said the ailment with which he had
been troubled had returned.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
BIG DOCK TRADE.

The dock business at Point Pleas
ant is fast becoming the chief indus
try of the Mason county capital, ac-
cording to visitors here from that
city. Two well known river boats,
the Keystone State and Helen NJ.
Gould, are being rebuilt there, and
will soon be ready for the water again.
From $4,000 to $4,000 are being
spent on the Keystone State, while
from $4,000 to $4,000 are being
used to place the Helen NJ. Gould in
frst-class shape.
The Marine Dock Company is
building new boat, which will be
named the C. c. Bowyer in honor of
a well known banker of Point Pleas
ant.-Wheeling Intelligencer.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
A GLANCE BACKWARD.

As you turn the corner into the
new year, look back a minute over
the road you have been travelling the
past year. 1t seemed long way
when you started out, but it has
been traversed at last. See the line
of that road ever winding on, while
twisting here and there. Do you
remember that DOGGY place into
which you strayed; How you prom
ised yourself in your better moments,
/ will turn over new leaf" Have
yea been true to yourself? If not,
once more before you step out into
the pure New Year, renew your
promise to your better natures.
Don't stray, but linger near the
pleasant outlooks, keep near the bits
of high ground where you breathe
purer air and can see afar off Heav-
ems high hills of blue, make the mo-
tive pure work for the object. Be
diigent in seeking better ways and
in twelve more short months, take
another retrospective glance and see
how much pleased you will be with
yourself, low much more of good
ness and genuine worth this world
will seem to possess.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
The TRADING" Rat.

An animal whose instinct teaches
it to give something in return for
that which nature has taught it to
steal should be capable of a bust
ness education A curious state
ment is made about the trading
rat, which is one of the unique and
interesting animals met with in the
Rocky mountains.
Miners of the region declare that,
although these rats enter houses,
camps and mines and take things
that do not belong to them, they
never take an article without leav-
ing something in its place. They
conduct a trade, and hence their
name.
They enter dwellings at night
and steal anything they can find,
carrying away spoons, knives and
forks, but invariably leaving a chip,
stick or stone in place of each arti-
Gle taken away.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
DIES IN PEN
SLAYER OF.MRS. BELLE GUINNESS AND
HER CHILDREN DIES OF
TUBERCULOSIS.

Laporte, Ind, Dec. So.-Ray
Lamphere, 50 years old, slayer of
Mrs. Belle Guinness and herckildren,
died tonight of tuberculosis, in the
Michigan City penitentiary, where
he was serving an indeterminate
term for arson. Lamphere on April
%, 1908, set FIRE to the Guinness
home, near Laporte, and incinerated
the family. He had formerly been
employed by Mrs. Guinness. Fol-
lowing the fire, the bodies of several
persons, who had been murdered by
Mrs. Guinness, were unearthed in
the farm yard.
Lamphere was convicted of burn
ing the house and sentenced on Now
ember GO, 1908, to serve from two to
fourteen years in prison. Lamphere
always contended that he was inno-
cent of the arson.
Before his death he made no state
ment about the Guinness case, so far
as is known.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
JUDGE WILKINSON ON DIVORCE.

We congratulate Judge Wilkinson
in speaking out on the matter of the
divorce evil, so prevalent in our sec
ton and in the country at this time.
He plainly stated that he had no
sympathy with the motives which
prompt great many of the divorces
that are asked for, and stated that he
would do nothing to facilitate the
granting of said divorces, in the way
pointing out errors in the application
for same. Of course Judge Wilkin-
son or another judge can refuse the
granting of divorce if the showing
comes up to the requirements of the
divorce statute. 1t IS pity that the
statute is not more severe than it is,
and especially that it does not pro-
hibit the guilty party from re-marry-
ing at least for long period after a
divorce is secured. 1t is a shame
that our county should have as many
divorce cases pending as have been
before the last two sessions of cir
cult court. Public sentiment should
be stirred up against the divorce evil.
The ministers of the gospel can be
powerful factors in this moral fight if
they will. No minister worthy of
the name should perform the cere-
mony for the re-marrying of di-
vorced man or woman until he is con-
WINGED that the said person was the
innocent party in the granting of the
divorce. This stand, universally
taken, will help some. With the
courts compelling the divorce seekers
to walk strictly within the letter of
the law, and public sentiment frown-
ing upon the practice, there may be
some hope of lettering conditions.
1t is contamination devOutly to be
enterprise.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05

One of the rarest things to run
across in print is specific information
about the care of a horse, especially
his feed. Farm papers take it for
granted that all their readers know
without being told. But many peo-
pie, not having been brought up on
farm, yet longing to own horse,
hesitate about getting one lest they
should not know what or how to
feed the brute" The Youths
Companion on its Family Page for
January tells about it. Indeed, this
department of the paper is packed
with things well worth knowing.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
A Victim Of seo,ch Lonie

A highland hotel keeper was one
day having a squabble with an Eng
ishman in the lobby of the hotel
about his bill. The stranger said it
was a gross imposition-he could
live cheaper in the best hotel in
London.
The highland landlord replied:
ooh, nae doot, sir, nae doot. But
dae ye no. ken the reason2"
Not a bit of it." replied the
stranger hastily.
"Weel, then" replied the host,
'Eas We seem to be a sensible bit cal
liant, I'll tell We. There's 365 days
in the Lunnon hotel keepers calen-
dar, but we have only three months
here. Dae We understand me moo,
freen'? We maun max hay in the
hielan's when the sun shines, for it's
unco seldom she dist"