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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
CARNEGIE TRANSFERS TEN
MILLION TO PEACE FUND

Washington ID. c., Dec. 14-Andrew
Carnegie today transferred to the
board of trustees, ten million dollars,
in five per cent first mortgage bonds,
the revenue of which is to be used to
hasten the abolition of international
war and establish lasting world peace.
The trustees organized by choosing as
president, Senator Elihu Root and per-
manent representative of the United
States at The Hague tribunal. Presi-
dent Taft has consented to be honary
president. In the formal trust deeds,
presented to the trustees, Carnegie
says: Il have transferred to you ten
million dollars, the revenue of which
is to be administered toward the aboli-
tion of international war, the foulest
blot on our civilization. Although we
no longer eat our fellow men nor sach
cities, killing their inhabitants we still
kill each other in war lige barbarians
Only wild beasts are excusable for do
ing this in the twentieth century of
the Christian era"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

City, Mo-; Andrew Sparks, negro,
Purcell, Okla; r. H. Park, Davis,
Okla; Jim Cation, Davis, Okla; w. B.
Bice, and M. L. Bice, Elkins, N M;
Elmer Starr, Purcell, Okla; Frank
Hart, Hutchinson.
Nearly everyone on the train was
hurt, but only those named are unable
to attend to their own wants. The
smoking car, baggage car and chair
car plunged from the track forty feet
into the Washita river, landing bot
tom side up. The engine, for some
reason, did not follow, and the Pull
mans and other passenger cars kept
the track, though the shock was severe
for everyone on the train.
Work of attending to the injured
started Immediately. Those hurt were
taken into the Pullmans and their
wounds dressed until late into the
night. The train will remain here un-
til the bridge, which was demolished
almost totally, has been repaired, and
the injured will be taken to a hospital
at Cleburne, Tex. A wrecking train
has been telegraphed for, and is on
the way from Gainesville, Tex.
Conductor William Whitman, in
charge of the train, is unable to ex-
plain how the track was damaged.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
Tarrant-Witt Wedding,
From Wednesdays Daily.

John W. Witt of Lower California
and Miss Ida S. Tarrant were married
last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Tarrant. The Rev. A. ].
Williams performed the ceremony.
The wedding was followed by an in
formal reception to friends who were
present At the close of which Mr..
and Mrs. Witt left for st. Louis. There
they will visit Mr.. Wits mother for
few days, and win then proceed to
their California home. Their friends
in Vinita wish them all possible hap
piness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
WRECK ON SANTA Re
INJURIES MANY PASSENGERS

Davis, Okla. Dec. 15.-One man was
killed and twenty-nine injured when a
southbound Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe train was thrown from the track by
a broken rail on the bridge across the
Washita river, five miles from here,
about 2:30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
The dead man is Floyd Goan of
Davis, an Indian boy, aged about 1S.
The injured are: Lallas Johnson,
Iona, Okla; E. e. Howse, Wichita,
Kans.; Grove Chase, Ardmore, Okla. :;
y. w. Freze, Wynnewood, Okla; w. A.
Harbin, Dougherty, Okla; L. B. Excel,
Lone Grove, Okla; ]. H. Hatcher, a
negro, Oklahoma City; II. C. Hodges,
Pauls Valley, Okla; Frank Boland
Ardmore, Okla. Robert Etheridge
Mills county, Tex; ]. c. Humby, Okla
homa City; NJ. E. Reynolds, Oklahoma
City; ]. w Cakes, Grove, Okla; J
Jackson, negro porter, Cleburne
Tex; John Taylor, Garvin Okla; Joe
Cunningtubby, Davis, Okla; w. A
Dunbar, no residence given; William
Jennings, Elmore, Okla; Elmer Dun
ningham, Berwyn, Okla; ]. w. Oakes
Stockton, Mo; H. B. McNelly, Kansas
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

W. w Kingle was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Meredith Satur-
day afternoon and committed to jail to
await preliminary examination. Clyde
McGary has been retained as counsel
for Kingle.
Bin Johnson and Sam Durham, the
two negroes who stole the hat from the
Milford-B Berger store pleaded guilty to
petit larceny before Justice of the
Peace Meredith Saturday afternoon,
and were sentenced to forty days in
Jail.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
o o c 90 o c o oo DO o o o
KANSAS CITY STOCK {
MARKET.
]. A. Rickart. Correspondent.
0 . o o . o c o o 100000
Rickart. Corresp

Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec. 12-
The odds were against cattle sellers
last week, account of continued lib
eral supplies at all the markets, espe-
cially at Chicago. That market is en-
tiroly surrounded by cattle on feed,
and commission men there are totally
unable to regulate marketing of same,
as shown by run of Al 900 head there
today. Heavy fed cattle lost 10 to %
cents here last week, light steers and
COWS and heifers quit about steady for
the week, stockers and feeders firm.
Supply here today is 1900 head, mar
ket steady to 10 lower Some Christ
$3.50 last week, some at $715 and
1925 today, heifers at $6.65, these top
prices paid for heavy steers in each
case. Something still better is prom
ised for tomorrow Outside of these
long fed steers, the best cattle rarely
get above $3.50, while the thirty to
sixty day steers are selling at $500 to
$3.50 1t is conceded that the big good
to choice steers, at $500 to $3.50 are
selling far out of line, in comparison
with the cheaper steers, and actually
cost less money on the hooks in many
cases than the cheaper steers. Last
Iyear toppy steers were selling about
two dollars above the bulk, at this
time, but at that time the choice heavy
cattle were scarce because feed was
high and beef makers afraid to use
it, Bulls bring $3.50 to $475, veals up
to 1925, COWS $3.50 to $500 heifers
up to $3.50, outside of the Christmas
kind, stockers 1915 to $500, one fancy
lot today at $5.40 feeders $4,25 to
$5.25.
Hogs advanced close to 35 cents last
week, but the gain failed to increase
receipts any. In fact, the run fell off
six thousand head from previous week
indicating that confidence in the fu.
ture of the market has been re-estab
lished, and that owners realize their
strong position. Run today is 5000
here, market closing to 10 higher
after a futile effort on the part OF
packers to buy hogs weak to five lower
at the start. Heavy hogs sold at $7S5
today, for tops, the last to arrive. bulk
of sales $775 to $3.50. Fewer light
hogs are coming than heretofore, and
all weights are selling close together
and near the top.
Sheep and lambs struck a low place
last Tuesday, but came right back up
and today are practically as good as
before the break The run is 10000
head today, closing market about 1C
lower but best lambs at $3.50, year
lings $500 wethers $425, ewes $375
If feeders continue to show the same
grade of astuteness as that disployet
in handling the late break, the croI
this winter may be disposed of will
some profit yet. Receipts dropped
down Immediately after the break, ant
the supply today is the first good rul
lsince
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

FIJI. Herbst has returned from Los
Angeles.
o. L. Rider went to claremore this
morning.
Dennis H. Wilson went to Tulsa this
morning
Rev. ]. NJ Cantrell went to Musko-
gee today.
P. J. Lawless was in town today
from Miami
Claude Shelton of Centralia was in
the city today
Fred King left last night for Her
miston, Oregon.
Arthur Young of Tulsa was in the
city this morning
T. ]. billiard of Richland, Mo-, is in
Vinita on business.
E. C. Paisley went to Springfield
yesterday afternoon.
James TAFT, of Blackwell is in the
city today on business.
The Commercial Club hopes to have
a meeting tomorrow night
]. H. Neal, of Springfield, was in
the city today on business.
]. D. Barlow, of Skiatook, was in
the city today on business.
Mrs. William Weise of Tulsa, is
here for visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Malone return
ed last night from Kansas City.
H. Ogden, of Muskogee, was ming
ling with the throng here today.
Miss Margaret Maynard of Oswego,
Kans., is the guest of Mrs. Oborn.
R. A. Leavitt is in Oswego, Kans.,
with T. Gillian Cromer of Dayton, o.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Berger, of Cleye-
land are the guests of G. NJ. Gillstrap.
Mr. and Mrs. John Garvie are visit
ing Judge and Mrs. Luman F. Parker.
S. C. Wollums, of Kellerton, Ia, was
here today looking over the land sit
uation.
John Hagaman, of Sharpsville, Ind,
is here for a few days visit with r. A.
Leavitt.
Vinita Council No 272, Fraternal
Aid association, will meet tomorrow
evening. Officers will be elected for
1911.
Mrs. A. ]. Reed, who has been visit
ing Mrs. T. c. Collins for a couple of
weeks returned to Kansas City this
morning.
Major H. c. Cusey left this morning
for Ell Reno, where he has some prop
erty for sale.
Mrs. G. w. Daniel, who has been
visiting her brother, E. N. Ratcliff left
for Fort Worth last night.
The ladies of the Macabees will hold
an important meeting at ]. w. Jack
sons second hand store Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
DR.. A. w. Foreman went to Spring
field, Mo-, last night for treatment by
DR.. B. F. Fortner. He was accompani
ed by his daughter, Mrs. McSpadden
The box ball parlor opens again to
night in the room across from the big
fire ruins. We have new alleys and
fixtures and will run business clean
same as usual.
R. J. Nelson, of Decatur, Ia, who
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs
e. M. Probasco, left last night for {
visit in Arkansas, and will go from
there to his home.
AS evidence of the immigration tt
this city, the Green hotel, for the pas
week has been unable to care for al
who have applied for accommodation
Last night four persons had to enjo!
snooze in the parlor chairs.
The Masons elected the following
officers last night: C. c. Long, wor
shipful master; ]. S. Smith, senio
warden; G. P. Fogle, junior warden
H. r. Warner, treasurer; Angus
Schliecker, secretary.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Oracle Stout is i'll.
B. A. Mcfarland is in Hobart today.
T. D. Cox went to Miami this morn
ing.
]. S. Neal of Bartlett is in town to-
day.
W. P Thompson went to Muskogee
today.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
BED Tape and Matrimonx.

Some of the reasons why a French
man may not marry are given by a
correspondent of a Paris newspaper
He has been trying to get married for
three years and has not yet succeeded.
French marriage law is q tricky thing
to deal with. If the prospective bride
groom has not lived more than six
months at his address at the time of
the marriage he must get a certificate
signed by the landlord and concierge
of every house where he has lived pre-
viously till he gets back to one where
he did live for six months. Birth GER
tifcates are required and the written
consent of parents.
las no paper must bear q date more
than two months old, it often happens
that the marriage must be postponed
to get the papers renewed. The man
who had been foiled for three years
once succeeded in making all his pa
pers correct. when he was called up
for his periodical term of military
service, and this threw his papers out
of date.
Another time he arrived before the
mayor with his bride. but the cere-
mony was not performed, as "A certif-
icate of his first wife's death was not
forthcoming.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
The Title "Escuire."

The title esquire is derived from
the French word ecuyer ca Shield bear
err and originated in the old days of
chivalry, when, as is well known.
each knight appointed one or more
persons of gentle birth to carry his
shield and perform other honorable
services. These persons were known as
sQuires, or. more accurately. esQuires,
and were of such birth as would per-
NIT of their being in their turn Gre
ated knights when they should have
merited the distinction by deeds of
valor or otherwise. In the reign of
Richard III. the status of an esquire
was granted for the first time by let
tiers patent as Il title of honor merely,
no duties being attached. This meth
cd of creation is now obsolete, but if
marks an advanced stage in the de-
cay of chivalry, which decay resulted
in the titles Knight and esquire
becoming wholly honorary. Pail Mall
Gazette.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
Fascination of the Thira Rail.

TSSCihGSlOH OF MIRA nan.
"You can talk all you want about
the way some people want to jump off
tall buildings, but the men who walk
the elevated tracks can sympathize
with Them said Il man the other day
whose business it is to work along the
elevated railroad lines and see that
everything is in good condition.
'Trackwalkers often have the same
impulse to step ON the third rail that
climbers have to jump. You walk
along and see that shining rod of steel
and watch the sunlight glisten on it,
and then the thought comes to you.
IF l step on that it will kill me- and
then you wonder how it would feel to-
just put your toe on it. OF course a
fellow shakes those ideas off his mind,
but they keep coming back, and
have known more than one man who
has quit his job because he was afraid
that he couldn't fight off much longer
the impulse to stand on the track and
put the other foot on the third rail,
and when | hear of a trackwalker
being killed by the third rail l Won
der if the fascination of the third rail
got the better of him.'-New York
Sun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
a SIioht Difference.

Undue rapidity of speech or indis-
tinct utterance often leads to curious
misunderstanding An instance of
this is given by Walter Seymour in
his ups and Downs of a Wandering
Life" "a clergyman he says, was
sent for by a sick old parishioner who
was not churchgoer and who was
deaf. The clergyman said: What in
duced you TO send for meT What
does he say?' said the man to his
wife. He says why the deuce did you
send for him?'"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
A HINDU WIZARD.
Ills Trick That Puzzled an Occidental
Master of Maqic.

Some of the tricks of the Hindu
wizards are past understanding, ac-
cording to an occidental master of
magic who was speaking of his orien-
tai rivals. This is what he saws he
saw a Hindu wizard do in club in
Lucknow:
He took a board and placed it on
four glass goblets. thus elevating if
from the floor. A youngster sitting on
the board was requested to place his
hands together, palms up. Then the
Juggler took glass of water and
poured it into the outstretched hands
of the boy. In the meantime the bow
had been mesmerized, and his atten-
ton was fixed on point indicated by
the magician. Gradually the water
turned green in color and then devel-
opel into jelly which increased in
density until it became as solid as q
stone. Out of the center of this ap-
peared the head of snake, which
gradually developed until in the place
Of the water there appeared q kissing
reptile. | was amazed, 1 can assure
you, but the trick was not yet COM
pleted. Hitting the reptile upon the
head with his wand, the juggler took
it up carefully and placed it back in
the glass. AS we looked it became
transformed into jelly, which in turn
melted into a greenish colored water
Clearer and clearer became the fluid
until it was of its original color, and
then the juggler placed it to his lips
and drank the entire contents. This
was the most wonderful trick I ever
saw performed, and it is as mysterious
to me today as it was then"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
A LAZY Man.
Gazette

A worthy old citizen of Newport
who had the reputation of being the
LATEST man alive among 'them hill
locks,' so lazy, indeed, that he used to
weed his garden in a rocking chair
by rocking forward to take hold of the
weed and backward to uproot it, had
way of fishing peculiarly his own.
He used to drive his old white faced
mare to the spot where the tautog
Cblackfishl might be depended on for
any weight. from two to twelve
pounds, backed his gig down to the
water side, put out his line and when
the tautog was safely hooked start
ed the old mare and pulled him out
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
BANKING IN \ENGLAND.
Started by London GoIdsmiths In the
Seventeenth Century.

The business of banking was not in
troduced into England until the seven
teenth century, when it began to be
undertaken by goldsmiths in London,
who appear to have borrowed it from
Holland 1t was attacked, as innova-
lions commonly are. Mr. Gilbart in
his History and Principles of Bank
ing" quotes from q pamphlet publish
ed in 1876, entitled 1.-THE Mystery of
the New Fashioned Goldsmiths or
Bankers Discovered" a passage that
may be reproduced:
"AIuch about the same time-the
time Of the civil commotion-the gold
smiths Tor new fashioned bankers) be-
gan to receive the rents of gentlemen's
estates RENTED to town and to allow
them and others who put cash into
their hands some interest for 1t if 1t
remained but q single month in their
hands or even q lesser time. There
was q great allurement to put money
into their hands. which would bear
interest till the day they wanted 1t,
and they could also draw it out by
E100 or ESQ etc, at a time as they
wanted it with infinitely less trouble
than if they had lent it out on either
real or personal security. The conse-
quence was that it quickly brought a
great quantity Of cash into their
hands, so that the chief or greatest Of
them was now enabled to supply
Cromwell with money in advance on
the revenues as his occasion required
upon great advantages to themselves"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
A Chinese Hero.

At Looping Hsien is statue draped
in full dress Of a mandarin the pu
ting or police mastery named Chin,
who gave his life for the people. An
exile who was in the camp at Jao-
chow and who owed the hsien district
a grudge, rode black
horse to Looping and, having killed the
hsien, got back for the Jaochow roll
call next morning. AS the murderer
could not be found orders came from
the capital that a large number of the
people should be killed. To prevent
this slaughter of innocent folk the pu
ting, Il good old man, said he stabbed
the hsien after a few words over the
wine cups, and he was consequently
beheaded. No resident of the district
would deal the fatal blow, but an itin-
Grant cobbler or bamboo worker did 1T
for reward of 40 taels. Tradition
adds that he was struck dead by light
ming after leaving the execution ground.
Chinese Mercury.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
Sameness of Opinion.

II suppose" said the young man
with the soiled collar and baggy trou-
sers as he sat down beside stranger
on one of the park benches, "you would
not take me for a member of a million
aires family, would your"
mo" answered the stranger after
sizing him up; frankly speaking, I
wouldn't"
Neither would the millionaire" re-
joined the young man sadly. 81 asked
him last night."-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
A Patron.

"Mr. Carriman is very busy now,"
said the private secretary of the rail
road president us there anything l
can do for you?"
ooh" replied the pompous visitor,
'just friendly call. 1 thought he'd
like to know that l ride on his subur-
ban branch now. Pm Colonel MI
ch."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08

''What a noisy thing that bass drum
isr' remarked the clarinet disgustedly.
eyes," replied the trombone; Just
like q human being, isn't it?"
Like a human being"
eyes; it's the one with the big head
that makes the most noise. "-London
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
GETTING Desperate.

Dolly-Theres Miss Oldgirl. She
used to say she would never marry
until she got an excellent proposal
Maryland now? Dolly-Oh, now she's
dropped the excellent" - Illustrated
Bits
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-08
a Noisy Caucus.

Papa, will you tell me one thinsT
eyes, my son."
i'If crows were to hold a meeting
and swear at one another. would that
be what they call caw-cuss2"
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
Europe's Dirtiest Town.

All travellers should shun BorJSlaw,
in Galicia-''the back of Europe
truthfully called the dirtiest place in
Europe. 1t is the oil trade center and
is decidedly not beautiful. In the main
street all the houses have been built
on mine refuse. and most of them
have sunk below the level of the
street. In fact there is not a solid
brick or stone building in the whole
of the town, and many Of the houses
are in state of partial or entire col
lapse Unrefined petroleum is every
where. 1t gets into everything-food
and clothing,,and the atmosphere
reeks of it. Along one side of the
main street is raised wooden pave
ment, and beneath it is an oily ditch.
Boryslaw's main waterway is mar
row. sluggish. oily stream. On its
banks the towns refuse is cast. and
the market booths are erected along
side. while the local washerwomen-
though from external appearances one
would Judge that laundresses did not
exist there at aldo their washing in
its oily depths.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
Got Too Familiar.

A story told of Justice Brewer con-
Germs a trip he made to his old home
in Kansas. accompanied by Mrs.
Brewer In Washington IA justice of
the supreme court is spoken Of as Mr..
Justice" and that is the title Mrs.
Brewer always has heard. When they
reached Chicago, however. the Mr."
was dropped and the juriSt was re-
ferred to as Justice Brewer" At
Omaha some old friends called him
David j. and when they crossed
the Kansas line some former neigh
borS referred To him as David"
Lets ~ home" suggested Mrs.
Brewer
"Why?" asked the justice.
Because. dear" Mrs Brewer re-
Piled Il am afraid If we 20 any far
ther hey will he calling you 'Davie.
Cleveland Leader
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
A Great Walker.

On July 10. lSOJ. the Newmarket
hells rang peal IN honor of Captain
Barclays completed walk of mile to
each of LOCO successive hours. In his
first week Of it he had averaged less
than fifteen minutes for each mile
and in the last week more than twen-
ty-one. and his weight had gone down
from thirteen stone four pounds to
eleven stone. But on July II he join
ed the Walcheren expedition In perfect
health us aid-de-camp to the Marquis
of Huntly. Captain Barclay, who was
Barclay Of Ury and unsuccessfully
claimed three Scottish earldOms. had
performed wonderful fentS before the
Newmarket walk In 1901 he walked
40 miles In nineteen hours In u mud
dy park In 1908 he rose one morn
ing at 3. walked thirty miles grouse
shooting. dined ut > p. IN. walked
sixty miles to his house at Ury in
eleven hours. did some business and
walked sixteen miles to dance NJ
ball. walked home by a. m. and spent
the day partridge shootlng-in all l30
miles without sleep for two nights
and three days. At twenty he could
lift half ton.-St. James Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
Not Afraid.

Personal courage invests its owner
with n protection beyond that afforded
by outside forces. An illustration Of
this is recorded by General William f..
Draper in his "Recollections of Va
ried Career" where he gives this in
cident
In 1864 Colonel Daniels of the Sew
enth Rhode Island became unpopular
with some of his command, and a
rumor spread that he would be shot
at the next engagement, He heard of
it. 1t was customary when guns had
been loaded for some time to have
them discharged into some convenient
bank, and Colonel Daniels took advan
tage of this Marching his regiment
out with loaded rifles. he faced them
toward a suitable elevation, and, TAX
ing position on the top of it and in
front of them as at dress parade. he
gave the commands, Ready" "Aim"'
"Firew and the pieces were discharg-
ed
Needless to say, any man could have
shot him with little danger of discov-
cry. and. needless to say, also, none of
them did. There were no more threats
of that kind in his regiment