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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
CaNQUET CLOSES
DISTRICT MEETING
Knights Of Pythias Enjoy Two Days
Meeting Hsre-Afton Lodge
Makes Best Showing.

With the banquet given for the visit.
ing members. By the vinita lodge. the
district meeting q the Knights oi
Pythias closed last Tuesday night The
banquet was thoroughly enjoyed by
a large crowd of old Knights. as well
as quite q number 81 the lambs
The district meeting Of the Knights
OF Pythias lodge fer district No. i. Of
Oklahoma convened At 1880 p. m Non
day January oath. with District Dep.
uty A y. Berger presiding
The representatives, Of the follow.
ing lodges answered 20 .Oh call. Af.
ton Nowam Chelsea. Pryor Clare.
more Miami and vinita.
There were preesnt al the meeting
about forty visiting knights. inolud.
ing Il D. Sanders. grand keeper Of
records and seal Of the grand lodge
of Oklahoma. and Frank Duncan. d
Tulsa, grand lecturer, who were i
great help n making the meeting an
interesting one.
The reports Of the different lodges
show that Alton lodge was IN the best
condition financially but that Phial
phia lodge No IA Of Vinita had made
the best progress during the past year
IN securing members which goes q
show that Yinlta Is stli IN the race
and the outlook this year IS a bright
one.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
Haskell Praises Lincoln.

Guthrie, Okla. Jan 27 ~ Governor
Haskell has issued a proclamation de.
elaring Abraham Lincoln one Of The
worlds greatest men and procIaiming
February 18th. the anniversary OF his
birth, legal holiday ia Oklahoma.
Lincoln. who never said a harsh
word 70 that section OF the country
against which he directed the bat.
ties" says the governor in the procla-
nation, lis today loved and revered
by the people Of all sections Of this
great nation, both north and south"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

Guthrie. Okla, Jan. 26--By a vote
OF rs TO IA the house yesterday after
noon passed finally the Wallace bin
extending the time when this years
taxes shall become delinquent from
February 1st to April 1st The emer-
gency passed SO the bill will become
effective Immediately upon receiving
the governors signature.
The bill under the present arrange
mcnt will be finally passed by the SEN
ate Saturday and Will go to Governor
Haskell for his signature on that day,
Another bin finally passed by the
house was one BY Anthony legalizing
the 1s09-10 assessment Several i'm
portant bills we're introduced In the
senate.
One by Yeager Of Tulsa and Strain
OF wann prohibits the use Of pumps
or other artificial means OF increasing
the pressure or flow OF natural gas.
Il is claimed that this is modelled af.
ter the Indiana law and is intended to
prevent the piping OF gas out OF the
state, pumps being necessary on the
lines TO Kansas City or St. Louis. The
bill would not only prevent the pip
ing Of gas a long distance without the
state but also within the state.
A bill by Graham prohibits COM
mon carrier designating any particu-
lar bonding company in which It's em-
ployes shall carry bond. Senators
Smith and Franklin introduced a bill
for county assessors law.
other senate bills were: BY Stafford
giving cities having written charters
permission to regulate school board
elections; by Goulding. requiring a
year TO elapse after a successful paw
ing protest before new action can be
taken.
Representative Anthony Of MARROW.
introduced bin for an Oklahoma
state home for dependent children at
Pryor Greek, which would take over
the property Of the State Whitaker
Orphans home and have slightly
changed objects. Under the Anthony
bin instead OF permanently caring for
orphan children the state would keep
them until homes could be found for
them.
other house bills are: BY Johnson
Of Hughes, providing for mail service
instead Of personal service upon jurors
witnesses and litigants by the sheriff
thus saving expenses; and by Moore
McDuffy and Murphy. prohibiting the
sending Of claims Of the state for col.
lection against persons living within
the state
Governor Haskell transmitted his
fourth message TO the legislature yes
terday. He claims that some EN-
ployers, especially the railroads deslg-
nate certain bonding company from
which the employees are required to
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
GOVERNORS THIRD MESSAGE
TOEXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Senator Russell Wants Ten Day Limit in Which
to File Appeal From Decision of Secretary
of State on Referendum PetitiOnsBrings
up Capital LOcGtiOn--Asks Protection for
Railway Employees from Loan Sharks.

, ably elimination Of all certainly re
publican districts.
The governor also recommends a
law for the protection OF oklahoma
railroad employees. from the loan and
claim sharks who, by bringing suit in
remote counties from where the de.
fendant is at work. secures a garnish-
ment Of wages BY default since the
employee. placed between alternatives
of accepting garnishment or paying
out a larger sum for railroad fare
usually does not defend his case
Other subjects opened up are pay
ment OF witness fees; change ot venue
IN probate matters; weight and meas.
ures; time Of appealing from decision
OF secretary OF state in initiative and
referendum matters; for a vice chief
justice Of the supreme court; terms
OF district court method OF fixing
same; salaries for extra district and
special criminal court OF appeal
judges.
That all convict made goods ship
ped into Oklahoma be made to bear a
label stating convict made; th03 a
third free employment bureau be es-
tablished, In northwestern Oklahoma.
where harvest hands are scarce ard
that qualifications for the state print.
er. and his election be made, are other
recommendations OF the governor.
That the present method OF swear
ing judges OF the bench by simple affl-
davit Of prejudice. a privilege which
the governor declares is sometimes
grossly abused. be changed and more
substantial rea ons be required is also
recommended.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
o @ Q o Q o o Q Q o o o o o 3 Q
WASHINGTON NOTES.
q q o Q o o q Q o o 3 D o o o o

= - - - - - - -
The Aldrich.Cannon tarin Tories
are all iubilant because the Oklahoma
republican endorsed the moss-back.
dry bone republican misrepresenta-
tives Mcclure, Morgan and Creager.
and endorsed the high Tory. high tar.
III bill which has driven prices sky
high. and which has brought about the
doubled increase in the cost OF and de-
creased the standard OF living. Under
this law prices are from twenty-five
TO one hundred per cent higher just
south Of the Canadian line than they
the just north Of this imaginary line.
The fact that the Oklahoma repuhll-
can committee denounced high taxes
in the state and endorsed high taxes
IN the nation Is enjoyed as a joke here.
The Roosevelt republicans were both
surprised and disappointed that the
standpatters routed the progresslves
IN the committee meeting. They sym
2athize with CARRIER, Wilson and Sand
ford.
A big bucket Of whitewash has been
prepared by the president and the
standpatters for Mr.. Ballinger. Rainey
was fred from the committee because
Il was known that he would dredge
the question TO the bottom. Hitch
cock, II IL believed. promised Guggen.
helm and Rockefeller to let them mo.
nopolize the right OF way through the
public lands IN Oregon, which Pinchot
had refused them. These promises
were made to get support for Taft
and Hitchcock is standing hitehed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
AGAINST CORPORATION
INCOME TAX LAW

Wichita, Kans, Jan. 27-Flfty
Wichita corporations will meet tomor
row night to protest against the cor
poration income tax law. The time for
filing reports on incomes OF Kansas
corporations Is March /. and the tax
must be paid by June j Corporations
win ask that these dates be extended
until the federal courts pass on the
constitutionality Of the law Il pro.
Yides corporations shall pay one per
cent tax on incomes above FIVE thou.
sand dollars a year Wichita corpora.
tions say the law is unfair as Il does
not affect large firms not Incorporated.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

The increase in taxation is nothing
as compared TO the increased cost Of
living II Is an undisputed fact that
The republican party. by the forcing
OF the Payne tariff bill down the
throats u the American people is
wholly and entirely responsible for the
outrageous prices Of food. Not a
single postmaster editor dares to re-
fute this statement No denial is ever
attempted Of this BY a federal Office
holder or pie counter seeker The
tax payers of Oklahoma have but q
look al their grocery bin, and vote
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. 25.-The house
and senate barely did more yesterday
morning than meet and adjourn. and
20 into caucus OF the democratic ma
jorities. The house adjourned until
1870 in the afternoon. and the senate
until 3 O'Clock. The senate commit.
tee on rules asked for further time In
which TO report Senate bills seven
to eleven passed to second reading.
Senator Russell introduced a bill
making ten days the limit In which
TO flle appeal from the decision Of the
secretary OF state in initiative and
referendum hearings; Senator Frank.
lin. a bill providing for payment OF
state witnesses In criminal cases.
On motion Of c. g. Jones. Of the
house. the speaker appointed Jones'
Ewell and Haimes a special commit.
tee on miles and mileage
The governors third message. pre-
sented to the legislature yesterday
followed brief session with no
business transacted Of weight opens
up fifteen more subjects. two Of them
Of the highest Importance lie asks
consideration Of q law TO locate the
state capital, or to create a state cap.
ital district. and recommends that
proper action be taken to see that
Oklahoma has full congressional rep
resentation. The first proposition
opens up the state capital location
fight anew, and the second means the
re-distrlcting OF Oklahoma. the add.
tion OF two congressman and the prob.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

The governor today granted a re.
QUESTION FOR \. H. Fox. charged with
being an accessory to the crime OF
murder la Arkansas. Fox was recently
convicted OF violation or the prohibi.
ton laws at Sulphur. Okla, but the
governor ordered the prisoner turned
over to the Arkansas authorities for
the purpose Of standing trial on the
more serious charge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
PRESIDENT TAFT HONORED
BY MILITARY GREER

New York. Jan 27-Annomucement
was made today. Of the election Of
President raft as a member of the
New York Commandery Of Military
Order Of Foreign Wars Of the United
States. The order comprises about
eighteen hundred members largely
military officers and veterans all over
the United States The election Of
Taft was IN accordance with the Gus
tom OF choosing the presidents Of the
United States to membership
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
FIGHT CARRIED TO
FLOOR OF HOUSE
Mississippi Congressman Again to
Lead In Fight Against Admins
trstion's Pet Bill.
By Associated Prose.

By Associated Press.
Washington. = G., Jan 25.-The ad
minlstration ship subsidy bill. intro
duced BY representative Humphrey. q
Washington, il now being considered
Representative splght the Mississl lppI
democrat having led the antl.ship sub
sldy bill advocates twice 10 victory
win again present the minority report
carrying the fight to the floor of the
house.
President Taft Is strongly urging
the legislation aud the Humphrey haI
Is said 70 embodg The full views 81 tue
administration upon the subject. The
bin probably Rill pass
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

Exery article Of food has increased
in price. Compare the prices you are
paying for food stuns for clothing,
etc, with prices Of few years ego
and do not forget that the party Of
Aldrichism-Cannonism and Ballinger.
ism is responsible for this, Look at
your grocery and clothing bills. then
vote
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28

The senate today passed appropria-
tion bill for the maintenance Of the
blind school al Fort Gibson. attaching
the emergency clause. The bill carries
an appropriation OF $4,000 This
same bin was passed by the legisla-
ture last winter but failed to carry the
enacting clause on final passage.
through error. hence the action at the
extra session
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
Sanford AoaIn II jail.

Charles Sanford. d white man. who
vas released from the state prison II
McAlester last Sunday. Is again ii
the clutches OF the law He was taken
in custody last night by Constable
Lyons, charged with breaking into q
box car and stealing a quantity Of
cigars. etc
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
FIFTY THOUSAND SOLDIERS
TO FIGHT FLOOD ADVANt

Paris, Jan. 25-Flfty thousand sol.
dlers. comprising the garrison Of Paris,
were placed at the disposal OF the mu.
nicipal authorities this morning to
fight the food, whose rayages are
spreading ruin and CONSERVATION
throughout the city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
DILLON TO EXAMINE
CHARGES AGAINST PACKERS.

Jefferson City. No, Jan 25.-Chief
Justice Yalliance Of the supreme court
today, appointed Daniel Dillon. Of st.
Louis. examiner TO take testimony In
the proceedings against the beefpack-
ers. filed by Attorney General Majors.
last Saturday The hearing probably
will begin in two weeks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
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Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 25.-The cor.
poration commission is In receipt OF a
petition signed BY citizens OF Kelly.
vile, Okla, requesting that the Frisco
railroad be ordered to stop their 8: 20
p. m. train from sapulpa at that place
for the purpose Of discharging pas.
sengers.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
FoRTgFAcTioN APPROPRIATION
RlLL PASSES SENATE

Washington. D. G., Jan. 25 = The
fortification appropriation bill. carry
ing $5.s17 200 was passed by the SEN
ate today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23

Tacoma Ice Cream Co., only ex-
elusive ice cream company in Ia
coma. Phones A2s02; Ma. 1880.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
NEW TEACHERS
APPOINTED

Seventeen new teachers were
elected by the school board yes
terday. They are: Emma III.
Van Bergh, Davenport, Wash;
Grace L. Parrish, North Yakima;
Miss Alma Ball, Ellensburg; Rich
ard P. Kelly, vashon; Lydia May
Chambers, Port Angeles; Etheiyn
Clark, Cashmere, Wash; Esterre
M Powell, Port Angeles; Harriet
NJ. Davidson, Orting; Gate Web
|er, River Falls, Wis; Mamie A,
Martin, Grand Forks, N. D.; Olive
Mcqueen, Tacoma; Donna Grff
fifth, Portland, Ore; Charlotte M.
Palmer, Cheney; Bertha Edison,
Seattle; Eleanor C. Stewart, Che
ney; Edith Finch, Alexandria.
Ind; Ralph w. Scott, Everett. ,rx
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
EMBRACES LOVER WHO HAS SMALLPOX;
NOW SPENDING HONEYMOON IN HOSPITAL

Yesterday Mrs. Mckee, who is d
daughter of Hart Cornell of Mon
itor, went to visit her sweetheart
She embraced her lover before a
Mortified physician could stop her
Monitor caused his daughter to be
disnifected and started to take her
home.
Once more the young woman
rushed into her lovers arms. AS
a result the physician in charge
refused to allow her to leave.
Her father thereupon handed
$40 to the hospital attendants and
told them to secure a marriage
license.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
BIG A|RSH|P
TO CARRY
20 BACK.
tBy United Press chased Wire.

lBy United Press chased Wire. }
DUSSELDORF, Germany, June
90. The 'sky Lusitania. >
Deutchland, is preparing for its
trip back to Friederichshafer
with a score of passengers. Book
ings for the trip in the big air
ship have been made for weeks In
advance.
The Deutschland will sail to-
morrow and expects to reach the
floating pier on Lake Constance
nine hours after the start. The
successful trip of the air liner
has aroused enthusiasm from end
to end of the nation. Count
Zeppelin is the nations hero to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
Lands Ruling Favors
the Packing Co.

By United Press Leased wire.)
CHICAGO, June 28.-A demur-
rer to the indictment charging the
National Packing company with
being a combination in restraint
OF trade was sustained today by
Federal Judge Lands. The in
dsctment was held illegal because
1t did not contain the ayermen4
that the combination existed win
In three years of the time the
charges were made. and further
that It was not alleged in he IN
dictment that the combination
was engaged in interstate CON-
merce.
The court ordered that a spe-
cial grand jury be convened to in
vsstigate the case further. The
grand jury will meet July II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
D|DN' 7 WANT A
FORMAL WEDDING
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, June 23.-Mrs.
Harry Vingut, daughter of Mayor
Gaynor OF New York, declared to-
day that she eloped with Vingut
to escape the formality of an elab-
sorate public wedding.
Following her marriage Mrs.
Vingut telephoned to her father
and obtained his forgiveness. An
swering rumor that Mayor Gay
nor had withheld his blessing be-
cause of the clandestine wedding,
Mrs. Vingut said:
People do not know my faith
er. When l told him of our
marriage he said: Whatever you
do, my girl, is right"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
NEW BILL BOARD
LAW is PASSED

Another whirl was given the
billboard question yesterday in
the city hall when the commits
sion passed new ordinance lin
ting the height of all billboards
to six feet. unless special permis-
sion is secured from the commits
sion. AS the commission will give
no UGH permission, 1t would pretty
near shut off the billboard.
The city attorneys think this
VIII be- npheld by the supreme
court. and they will test it out
IL necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23

station late Monday night. Suf-
location and strangulation and
not the cudgeling given him by
Webb caused death.
According to physicians who
performed the autopsy, the man
had been beaten into a state of
insensibility with a brass door
knob and then doubled up and
thrust into the box.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the members of the
First Norwegian Evangelical
church, the fraternal societies and
the many personal friends for
their kind words, loving sympathy
and profuse floral tributes, in oBr
bereavement and loss of our dear
son, George Edwin Scheldrup. We
truly appreciate these tokens of
love and esteem.
(Signed)
MR.. AND MRS HELGE SCHELD-
RUP AND FAMILY. sFs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23

gress in Washington until the
measure had been passed.
The fact that the bill did not 20
to conference insures the accept
ance of the house measure by the
president without provisions for
special privileges" which the
president feared would be incor-
porated by the conferees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
CONV|CTS WIN
THEIR STRIKE
(By United Press Leased wire.,

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
BELLINGHAM, June 23.-As
a result of strike of convists
employed on state aid road work
in Skagit county the men will
hereafter work only eight hours a
day, instead of ten hours, as for
merly. The men refused to work
and for a time trouble
was feared, but the officials
finally admitted the justice OF
the claim.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23

HELENA. Mont. june 2a.-Toni
Lahonni. q foreign MINER is held
hers today suspected Of being the
leslie Williams, foreman of the
Ellkhorn mine while williams and
his wife slept. He strenuously de-
ufes knowledge OF the orima
Gay night. but owing 20 the dyna-
HifersE knowledge only a portion OF
the nine-room structure was dam
Williams ana HIS wife were moi
Lseenni was discharged recently
- Wsfiiam1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
GIRL CLAIMS SHARE
IN BALDWIN ESTATE

Los ANGELES, June ga
Beatrice Anita TurnbuTl, IT,
claimant for some of the millions
OF the late E. ]. ("Lucky") Bald
win, is journeying from Boston to
Los Angeles to bring suit against
the Baldwin estate.
1t will be alleged that Miss
Turnbull is the daughter of the
late turf king and Lillian Ashley.
who is now the wife of w. Turn
bull, of Boston.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
{By United Press Leased Wire.

WENATCHEE, WASH, June 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Mckee are
spending the first day of their
honeymoon in the isolation hospi.
tai here otday, where Mckee Is
confined with the smallpox, fol-
lowing their marriage late yester-
day by justice of the peace, who
stood so feet away from the cou-
pie and shouted the words which
bound the two for life.
Mckee was brought to the hos
pital a week ago suffering from
the smallpox.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23


Sturdy, m q NJ
ish styles in
well m a d .
shoes. Of real
leather, ( o r
boys of all
sizes; Ut right
long service IN
every pair. -
TO ~ q pair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
Was Alive When
Put Into Trunk

PORTLAND, Ore, june a.
Details of greater horror were
brought out today in the investi-
cation into the death of William
A. johnson, wealthy rancher, with
whose murder j. P. Webb and
Carrie Kirsch are charged, by the
discovery that he died in the
trunk in which his crumpled body
was found in the Union passenger
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
PASSING OF POSTAL BANK
BILL VICTORY FOR TAFT

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June %.
passage of the postal saw
ings bank bill yesterday is regard
ed as victory for President Taft
who had threatened to hold con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-06-23
AVIATOR MAY
DIE RESULT
OF FALL

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
ALDERSHOT, Eng, June "a
Capt. Cody, an aviator, was prob
ably fatally hurt today when his
aeroplane dashed to earth. He was
making an experimental flight and
lost control Of his machine. The
aeroplane suddenly swerved and
dashed toward the ground. Cody
was taken from beneath the
wreckage of the machine uncon-
scious. Late today his condition
was reported as worse.