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The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
NAVAL MARVEL OF ENGLAND
"Let En- All Gomez the Challenge
on the Lions Brow.
Cruiser Just Launched Ought to
whip Any Battle ship Anoat.
Her Speed Thirty Knots.

There was no gloatng in the London
newspapers over Germany when the CO.
lossal cruiser battle ship. Lion. was
launched at Davenport. Perhaps the only
boast was that Of the painter, who
scrawled "Omnes veniant" In big letters
on the bow OF the vessel. The phrase
may be freely rendered as Let 'em all
come"
The Lion, as has been cabled, is
naval marvel She helps further to dim
the rapidly disappearing line of distinc-
ton between the armored cruiser and
battle ship. Although classed as a crui-
ser, the Lion in armor and gun power
ought to be able 10 wipe out any battle
ship now afloat. AS for speed. she can
outfoot any battle ship for her engines
ought to develop speed Of thirty knots
and over.
The Lion will be able 70 take her place
as flagship OF the home feet before De-
cember, 1911. Her complement will be
$50 Officers and men. While the ad-
miralty has issued no official figures OF
the Lions might, and her construction
was carried on with secrecy, it is be-
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
The Diamond.

The diamond has been found in all con-
tinents and in almost every country on
the globe.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04

the decline OF exports 20 China is due
chiefly to the reduced exports OF cotton
cloth TO that country.
Our total exports 10 Japan. notwith-
standing the increases under many heads.
show slight decline for the period under
consideration, because Of the large de-
crease in the Japanese takings of our
raw cotton. The value of our exports to
Canada during the seven months Of the
previous year was more than 30 per cent
larger than during the corresponding
period Of 1900.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
STEAL $500 PENNIES.
Boys Carry Them Away in Fathers
PuShcnrt.

Hoboken. n. j.. Sept 3.-The histrionic
ambitions of George Abrams. fourteen
years old. led him to tempt ten-year-old
Henry Bier. son Of Morris Bier. a baker,
to do a Job OF safe-breal1ing. These boys
stole $500 Lincoln pennies and 81 in
bills from the bakers safe. hauling their
plumber away In Abrams handcart
manufactured out Of soap box and two
wheels. Their object was to pay the
tuition OF Abrams IN New York dra-
matte school.
Henry obtained the key to the safes
inner compartment from his fathers
trousers. Then he and Abrams unlocked
the safe. and wealth lay before them.
When Henry finally confessed. $50 pen
niles were found In his pocket Both
were held for court
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
WATERWAY BODY AT NEWPORT
Delegates of Providence Convention
on Pleasure Trip.

Newport Sept. S-About so Of the dele
gates that have been attending the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Convention in
Providence this week came here to-day
to the guests Of the city for a short
tim Before arriving IN the city proper.
however. the visiting party stopped at
the Newport Training Station. where
they witnessed the monthly general mus
ter ceremonies and a special drill OF the
1000 apprentice seamen Rear Admiral
r. P. Rodgers and his officers did every
thing TO make the visit at the station
pleasant one.
After . trip across the bay in tho
steamer Warwick as far as WEXFORD.
the delegates came here and took con-
veyances for a drive about the ocean
front and through the residential section
Of the city.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
SHOWS CHARITY IN JAIL.
Pittsburger Pays for Release of n
FeIIow-prisOner

Pittsburg, Sept. "A A. Vilsack, mill
lionaire banker, who is serving eight
months in Jan for completely in brihlng
Pittsburg councilmen. has made himself
friends in the Pittsburg TAIL by paying
the costs and fine OF maJ. who had left
his wife. sending him b;.ck TO her with
the warning that II he were not a bet
ter husband TO her that he CVnsack)
would on his release from jail hunt him
up personally and whip him.
John Sullivan was the erring husband
and his wife was crying in the outer
court Of the 3ail because she could not
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Annapolis, Md. Sept. 3.-The battle
ship Iowa, flagship of the midshipmen's
summer cruising squadron. sailed to-day
for Tompkinsville. N Y. she will shortly
be placed in dry dock at the New York
Navy Yard for repairs The Indiana Is
SIN at Annapolis. the Massachusetts
having gone to League Island Navy Yard,
where she viii be placed in reserve.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
Death HaIt. Brornc Trln1.

Chicago, Sept. "A halt was called in
the second trial OF Representative Lee
O'Neh Browne to-day By the sudden
death Of Mrs. Julia B. Kerston, wife OF
Judge George Kerston, who is hearing
the case The trial viii go on next
Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
Total Broadade

IN the twelve years that have passed
since the completion OF the Cressy type,
therefore displacement has bee, more
than doubled. and speed has increased
by % per cent. but the weight of broad
SIDE hre has been Increased almost ex-
actly eight times, to say nothing of the
far greater ranging power Of the p inch
and 10 inch guns compared with the
81 inch with which the earlier vessels
were armed.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04

The advance in gun power is II any
thing even more striking. The following
The Washington herald., 1910-09-04

table shows ths armament, the weight
Of metal thrown in one discharge of al
the guns Of inch calioer and over. and
the weight Of metal similarly thrown
witt all available guns bearing on the
broadside:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
HEARST MAKES HOT REPLY
TO GAYN0R'S STATEMENT
In Signed Statement, Publisher Declares Neu
York Mayors Attack is Observation-Disclosures
SGcGsticGlly if Opponent Thinks "Ameni-
cans" Editors Are Either Dishonest
or Childish

after you had been seated as mayo
call your attention to the warran
for Cohalans $4,000 which was il
your Office?
Did not Comptroller Prendergas
explain to you what II was and tel
you that If YOU sent the warrant bach
10 him he would make a complete re
port on It and go to the bottom oi
the matter?
Did you not thank Comptroller
Prendergast and say that II was true
that these lawyers in such cases were
getting too much from the city?'
Did you not then fail to send the
warrant back to the comptroller and
fail to ask for the report but did you
not on the contrary allow this padded
fee TO so through unquestloned on
January 4, 1910?
stop talking about the date that
did not print and say few words
about the date that did print"
For the mayor Robert Adamson,
his private secretary, made before the
mayor had seen Mr.. Hearst's state.
ment:
THE mayor is not required TO sign
warrants at all. They are made out
and signed by the comptroller, and
then by the chief clerk of the mayors
office under authority OF the charter.
Over 275,OOO such drafts are signed
IN year, some days over I.10O. The
mayor has never signed one. The
(Cohalan) claim was for legal sery.
ices in the franchise tax suits. Sew
eral lawyers were paid, including
Judge Alton B, Parker. The claim
was audited and filed last December
after much evidence was taken and
thereby became a legal claim against
the city. Mayor Gaynor never had any.
thing TO do with It."
Comptroller Prendergast gave out a
statement In advance of Mr.. Hearst's
substantiating some of Mr.. Hearst's
differences.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
ARE CHARGED WITH
POISONING POTTERTON
BY Associated Press.

Arkansas City, Kans, April 30
Louis W. Potterton and Mrs. Emma
A. Allen, his fostermother, were ar.
rested here early today upon cor.
oners' warrant that charged them
Jointly with having caused the death
by poison Of Mrs. Frances Killmell
Potterton, wife of Mr. Potterton. a
bride of only few months, who died
suddenly January last The arrests
calle at the elimination of an in
yestlgation into Mrs. Potterton's death
begun by Il. ], Fleming, county attor-
.ney, and c. S. Beekman, his assistant
that extended over a period of three
months. Mrs. Potterton died after a
brief illness, the cause OF death given
as "Addison's disease" After the
county prosecutors office had worked
on the case the corner took it up and
late last night warrants were issued
for the arrest of Louis w. Potterton
and Mrs. Allen. The warrant charges
that Mrs. Potterton came to her death
from poison, probably arsenic, ad.
ministered by said Potterton and Mrs.
Allen. Potterton was this morning
released upon furnishing ten thousand
dollars bond to appear for trial May
II. Mrs. Potterton left real estate
valued at twenty thousand dollars.
and a life insurance policy for FIVE
thousand dollars. The insurance pol
icy was made payable to the estate
but has not yet been paid
Mrs. Potterton was twenty.four
years old and an orphan. Potterton
was thirty-four years old and Santa
Fe locomotive engineer. Mrs. Allen
is fifty-fye years of age and came here
from Gordon Kans., where she owns
a farm. She made no move to furn-
ish bail and was kept in custody.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
HERRING SPECIAL FIRST
EXCURSION ON NEW ROAD

Elk CITY, Okla, April SO.-The first
excursion over the new Wichita Falls
and Northwestern railroad. which Is
completing its tracks into this city
was run today by the Elk City Her.
ring Club, About 800 were ON this
train fro mthis city while many others
will join the crowd along the line.
The plans are TO 20 to Frederick
where a meeting will be held at eleven
o'clock and Mr. Herring will deliver
an address assisted by Judge Nc.
Murtry Hon. w b. Merrill and Judge
&c. S. Glikerson.
The exeursionist win then leave for
Altus where another meeting will be
held with Mr.. Herring as the main
speaker assisted by Senator r. Il.
Echols, Judge G. A. Brown and Judge
McMurtry.
AT eight o'clock in the evening the
Herring boosters will have rousing
meeting at Mangum with speeches
from Mr.. Herring, Hon. w b. Merrill.
Senator r, e Echols and Judge c. S.
Gilkerson.
II is expected that fully 500 people
will be on this excursion train when
II reaches Frederick. An enthusiastic
meeting was held here Wednesday
afternoon by the Herring Club and
committees were appointed to make
all the necessary arrangements.
Word was received from sayre, Kemp
ton, Granite, Clifton and many other
points that they would have dele.
CATION join the Elk City crowd and
help boost for Elk city's candidate
for governor.
The meeting was largely attended
and much enthusiasm manifested and
they propose to make ii a typical ok.
Iahoma booster excursion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
WILL VOTE TODAY
ON RAILROAD BILL
Clay Speaks In Opposition to Court
Features--No Victory For lnsur.
gents Was Made Possible.

Washington, d. c., April 29.--When
the senate adjourned last night 1t was
the general understanding that a vote
viii be reached today on the traffic
agreement provision of the railroad
| bill
The first vote will be on the Cum.
Minis substitute requiring the approv-
al OF the rates embraced in the agree
ments in advance OF their taking eff.
feet. If this provision is defeated a
ballot will then recur on the Elkins.
Crawford amendment, which has been
accepted by the committee. Support
ers of the administration are claiming
majority of seven or eight votes in
favor of this section.
Senator Clay yesterday spoke in es.
pecial opposition to the court features
of the railroad bin and the provisions
authorizing traffic agreements be.
tween railroads and permitting com
binations, contending that the Craw.
iofd-hlklns tfainc agreement PROPOSE
ton will have one feature multiplying
the antitrust law in it's application
to railroads.
Clay referred to the prosecution of
President Gompers and the other Of
feers Of the American Federation of
Labor and asked: III labor organiza-
tions are bound by an antitrust law.
Why should railroad magnates be ex-
empted from it2 Who can stand be.
fore the people and say that statute
shall apply to the farmer. laborer and
labor organizations and not to the
railway systemsT'
A small Number Of democratic
members were in attendance In the
house during the most of the session
and made It impossible for the insur.
gents to score any victories over the
regular republicans. An amendment
was adopted to include telegraph and
telephone companies within the scope
Of the interstate commerce law.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
COUNTY FAIR NOW
SEEMS ACERTANITY
Farmers And stockmen Express Con.
fldenee In Success Of Such a Prop.
osltlon In Craig County.

That Craig county Will have fair IN
Vinita this year that will be the best
county fair in the state was decided
upon at the meeting held at the Com.
mercial Club last night All other bus.
iness Of the Commercial Club was side.
tracked for the fair proposition.
Several farmers and stoekmen were
In the city especially to attend that
meeting and everyone OF them express.
ed themselves as heartily in favor Of
the plan for county fair. Several
stated that they would subscribe for
stock and expressed the belief that
the fair would not only be OF great ben
eft to the county and town, but would
be paying investment as well.
A committee of seventeen, ten from
the country and seven from Vlnita was
selected 70 thoroughly investigate the
sentiment IN regard to subscribing
stock and to find possible sites for the
fair grounds All who have lands for
sale that are suitable for such grounds
are requested to present their PROPOSE.
tions 70 the committee at its meet
ing at the club rooms Saturday after.
noon. This committee will not select
the site for the grounds but win only
get a line on sites that may be pur-
chased The site Of course viii be fin.
ally selected and purchased by the
board of directors OF the fair assoeia.
ton, when It shall have been organic.
ed.
AZ the committee meeting tomorrow
afternoon il is entirely probable that
articles Of Incorporation will be drawn
up and application made for a charter.
so that the sale Of stock can be com.
menced at an early date While the
date Of the fair has not been settled
1t Is thought to begin IN time to have
everything In readiness. The date win
be 80 arranged as to not conflict with
the fairs IN any Of the neighborlng
towns.
It Is proposed TO permit every one
In the county. who so desires, to be.
come a stoekholder in the fair associa
tion. The price OF the shares will be
made small enough to allow all 10 pur.
chase al least one share without bur.
dening themselves.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
THREE CHICKERING GRAND
PIANOS ARE PURCHASED

That Vinita people are more and
more appreciating the better things
Of life even to the purchase OF pianos
Is evidenced this week by the pur.
chase of Chickering grand pianos by
three we'll known society women OF
this city. The purchasers Of these
fine instruments were: Mrs. Ewing
Halsell, Mrs. J. W. Sanders and Mrs.
D. II. Wilson and the purchases were
made through c. o. Bowen represent.
ing the Johnson Bros, Music House Of
Parsons, Kans.
The fact that Mr. Bowen sold these
pianos in the face of such strong com.
petition is certainly compliment TO
his ability as a salesman. The above
ladies had figured with a number of
other companies relative to the pur.
chase Of instruments, but found John.
son Bros the most satisfactory. The
Chiekerlng is considered by nearly all
pianists as the best instrument made.
made
Mr. Bowen will spend the larger
portion Of his time in vinita in the
future and expects to establish a
splendid patronage IN musical instru.
ments.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
ROOSEVELT ENDORSES
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
- Associated Press.

Washington. May 2.-In letters.
which Roosevelt is alleged to have
written to President Taft, Senator
Root and William Loeb Jr., It Is said
BY the Washington Post, that the for.
mer president thoroughly endorses
the Taft administration, favors Loeb
20 succeed Governor Hughes and In.
dicates that his decision to remain in
private life final, and that the colonel
win not even Be a candidate to sue.
seed Chauncey Depew in the senate.
and much less would he desire any
other Office. It is said also that the
ormer president viii not be a candi.
late for the presidency in 1912. on
be contrary the letters are said TO
ndicate that It is his conviction that
be reelection OF President Taft Is
be republican party's duty
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
EXPERT MEDICAL
TESTIMONY GIVEN
Or. Hall Testified That All Of swope's
Vital Organs Were Normal
Believed Death Unnatural.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 80. - An
swering the hypothetical question re
iating to the deaths of Col. swope and
Chrisman Swope. DR.. Hektoen, the
Chicago pathologist, said in the Grim
inal court today that in his opinion
both men died from the effect OF
some convulsive, paralyzing poison
Cyanide OF Potassium, testified the
scientist, was such poison. Shortly
before noon, Walsh began his cross
examination of the witness, HIS earli.
est efforts were directed toward an
attempt TO show that Hektoen was a
professional expert witness and work.
ed much in conjunction with the cor,
orner's Office in Chicago. The witness
denied such as being the case.
With the calling OF Dr. Frank Hall,
a pathologist to the witness stand Fri
day the Hyde murder case entered in.
to the vital and complicated realm of
expert medical testimony.
DR.. Hall assisted DR.. Ludwig HEX
toeh of Chicago, in making the aut-
opsy on Col. Swope's body on January
IL, and later conducted the inyestiga-
tion to determine. II possible, the
course of the typhoid fever epidemic
in the Swope residence.
DR.. Hall said the vital organs Of
Col. Swope were in an almost normal
condition and there was nothing In
them which he believed accounted for
his death from natural causes. He
did not think that Col Swope died
from natural causes
Prompted by DR.. Hydes attorney
Frank p. Walsh, cross-examined the
witness.
He developed that: Neither OF Col
Swope's kidneys were normal and that
one had tumor two inches long. That
If Col. Swope had died from uramic
poison, there would have been con-
vulsions and It would have been Inn
possible to have located the poison.
There was a humorous growth in the
intestines of Col. swope. That Col.
swope's aorta was hardened from the
arch below the diaphragm and that
in removing the brain from the skull
Or. Hektoen broke 1t on one side in
at least a dozen places and tore the
base OF II.
Walsh then asked DR.. Hall If he
did not tell him a few weeks ago that
II he had been called upon to give
the death certificate in Col swopes
case that he would have ascribed the
cause as senile debility.
4 did" said the witness.
The witness said that he was un-
able to locate the course OF the typhoid
fever epidemic in the swope residence
It seemed 10 him, be testified, that
the germs had been introduced In
mass by someone, but upon making
scientific examination, this suggestion
made by Mrs. Swope, shocked him,
said the pathologlst.
Dr. Elmer Twyman testified that
during the afternoon session that he
made several tests for meningitis up.
on Chrisman swope and that none of
them showed that he was suffering
from this affliction Dr. Hyde, con-
tended that the cause of the young /
mans Illness was meningitis, Dr. ivy |
man said Tests for typhoid fever
were readily responded to, said the
physician
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
SERIOUS ILLNES OF JURORS
WIFE DELAYS HYDE TRIAL
BY Associated Press.

~ anabAAhtGN AItaht
Kansas City Mo. April ga de.
lay became imminent IN the Hyde
trial today when at noon William Bee.
be, a juror, was called to the bedside
Of his dying wife. Reports from a local
hospital where she Is confined were
that she would live bat few hours.
Beebe was accompanied TO the hospl-
tai by deputy marshal, The court
adjourned until two o'clock this after.
noon. The morning session was de
voted largely to the testimony OF the
undertakers, cemetery employees and
the persons who guarded the bodies
OF Colonel and Chrisman swope and
james Hunton
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
WOULD TAKE SAME ACTION
DECLARES BALLINGER
By Associated Press

Washington. D. O. April 29,-Tak.
ing the stand In his own defense. Sec
retary Of the Interior Ballinger. today.
asserted. under oath to the investigat-
Ing committee. that he would take the
same action today that he did as COM
missioner Of the land oiilce in orde.
ing the Cunningham Alaskan coal
claims clear listed" provided he had
the same record before him.
Ballinger took the stand soon after
the investigation committee began
this morning and his attorney yeo-
trees at once launched into the direct
examination Of the cabinet officer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
ATTORNEY WALSH RESUMES
HEAVY CROSS EXAMINATION
BY Associated Press.

Kansas City. Mo. May 2.--Armed
with scores OF medical text books, AT.
torney Walsh today resumed his cross
examination OF Dr. Kektoen. The pro.
gress was slow and wrangIes between
attorneys were frequent as the result.
Judge Latshaw announced he would
hold night sessions Of court until the
evidence was completed. Walsh at.
tackled Or. Hektoen's testimony IN
part with text books which the path.
ologist collaborated in writing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
ArehIssel Is Founa euIItn.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 29.-The jury
In the case OF James NJ. Huston, the
Philadelphia architect charged with
conspiracy to defraud the state, IN
connection with the furniture contract
for the state capital. today. returned
"a verdict Of guilty OF defraudlng the
state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
MIekIe Mads AdIutant oeneraI.

Mobile. Ala. April 29.-An order
was issued last night by George Cor
don, the newly appointed commander
of the United Confederate Veterans.
appointing General W e. Miekle ad.
jutant general Of that organization.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
rhree aurnsa 70 peath.
By Associated Press.

by AHsothted Fress.
Cornwall, n. Y, April 20. Three
persons were burned TO death and sew.
eral injured in fire here early today
The Roasmore hotel and number Of
stores were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at quarter OF a million
dollars.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
ROOSEVELT RECEIVED BY
QUEEN wILHELMlNA.
I Associated Press

v Associated Press.
The Hague. April 20. r Roosevelt
as the guest OF the Netherlands to.
" Accompanied by Mrs. Roose.
.lt. Miss Ethel and Kermit. Roose.
L arrived this morning from Brus.
y. At the royal chateau they were
eeived by Queen Wilhelmina. The
Aen and Prince Henry awaited their
ests in the entrance hall Of the pal
(, and the greetings we're most cor
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
Weston Reaehes Nsw York.

BY Associated Press.
New York. May 2-As Edward Pay
son Weston reached Manhattan Is
land this morning, he was eheered by
thousands Of persons He walked
down Broadway on the last few miles
Of his journey to the city hall
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
Roosevelt Goes to Copenhagen.

Kiel, Prussia. May Roosevelt
sated from here for Copenhagen. hav.
Ing left Amsterdam last night.