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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
REFERENDUM VOTE
ON CONSULTATIONS
Vote Upon Matter Of Union Of Okla.
homa And Indian Territory En-
eampments In November.

Muskogee, okla, April Is. The
subordinate lodges Of odd Fellows
of the Indian Territory viii decide by
referendum vote whether The grand
lodge Jurisdiction of this lodge shall
be amalgamated with the organiza.
tion of the Oklahoma jurisdiction.
The question was passed upon by the
grand lodge late yesterday afternoon
after much heated debate. The ac-
tion OF the grand lodge carries with
1t similar order from the grand en-
campment and the Rebekahs. The
vote is to be taken next November In.
stead of July, as contemplated, and
the vote viii be canyassed at the No
vember meeting in Oklahoma city.
The agreement to refer the matter
TO the subordinate lodges was the re-
suit of some political manipulation
and there was considerable dissatIs.
faction expressed among the members
last night following the action OF the
lodge, and It is freely predicted that
the subordinate lodges will reject the
amalgamation Evidently the action
of the grand lodge was influenced by
the understanding that the sovereign
grand lodge is likely to make an ar
bitrary order to amalgamate the two
jurisdictions, unless they do It volun-
tarily.
The amalgamation question did not
come TO a vote In the Rebekah as
sembly as It was learned IN this meet
ing that the grand lodge had agreed
to call for referendum vote before
the Rebekahs had reached the ques-
ton, and as the grand lodge is the
controlling order, II was unnecessary
for the ladies to take a vote.
Officers elected by the Rebekahs
In addition TO those mentioned yester-
day, were Mrs. Crysler OF McAlester,
treasurer Mrs, Taggest OF Muskogee,
trustee OF the home for two years,
and Mrs. Spencer OF McAlester trus-
tee for one year.
Wednesday night there was special
initiation work by the degree teams
from various visiting lodges at the
Rebekah assembly.
Both organizations having so much
unfinished business Of routine ma
tt.ra an hand found n neneasarv to.
continue IN session today Reports of
subordinate lodges have been taken
up in detail today along with a lot of
other business
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
MEMORY OF RAINBOW TROUT
incident Which Seems to Prove Fish
Has More Intelligence Than Is Gen
orally Believed.

That rainbow trout has a memory
and that fish will seek medicinal Wa.
ters when sick has been proved
by an occurrence which would have
provoked doubt were il not from the
extraordinary proof attached to the
incident.
Three years ago Barney MeGee, one
OF the best.known railroad men In the
west was visiting Hot Springs, suffer.
ing from rheumatism. Several days
after reaching there he was
walking along the bank OF the river
some distance below the springs, when
he noticed a small rainbow trout near
The bank.
McGee watched the trout for some
time. then cautiously went nearer the
water. The trout locked at McGee
and the railroad man stopped down
and picked up the trout, the fish max.
ing but feeble resistance. More In
humor than In seriousness MoGee de.
,lared that when he arrived at the ho.
.el that the hsh WAS suffering from
Tho same complaint as himself. and be
would put Il In = bathtub and have
It's rheumatism driven out from IFS
inns and tail. he did put II In warm
water, and for three days fed 1t on
worms that be dug up near by. The
trout seemed 10 recognize It's bene.
factors, and much TO the surprise OF
everyone, was able on tho third day
TO Hash around the tank with all the
speed Of a healthy FISH
Having formed an attachment for
the fish. MeGee decided 10 put It back
in the river again. but before doing
so secured fine piece of silver wire.
which he carefully wrapped around
It's tail.
few weeks ago Mr.. McGee again
returned to the springs, and, taking a
daily walk along the river banks. he
vas astonished TO see big Gsh with
In ten feet OF where he stood. MIR.
McGea reached down In the water and
pulled Il out
Il was not until he was nearing
tie hotel, to again do a good Samari
tan act. believing the fish had rheuma.
tism, that be saw a wire on it's tail,
discolored by long immesion In the
water.--Boston Herald.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
.SAPULPA'S CHIEF
AFTER DR.. ROLLER
When Wrestler's Opponent ls Injured
Officer Attempts to Arrest
Roller.

Sapulpa, Okla, April l5.--Dr. B. f.
Roller, the famous Seattle wrestler.
came near adding another victory to
his long string last night, when Chief
of Police ]. w. Depp sought to arrest
him for the injury of George sauls-
bury, his wrestling opponent.
All that saved the chief from being
added to the string of scalps secured
by Roller 4 is said, was the action
of the officers friends in inducing him
to back down from what is termed bv
Roller as an over display Of authority
on the part Of Depp
Salisbury a local wrestler, was Sc.
riously injured when Roller rushed
him into a post in the hall where the
bout was held. Depp stepped forward
and placed his hands on the shoulders
of the famous wrestler in an authorl-
tive manner.
Roller made ap ass at the officer.
1t is said, and told him that he had
no authority to butt in. The police
officer, 1t is said, stepped back and
drew his gun, prefacing the action
with the words that he would pump
some lead into him"
Roller made a pass at the officer,
stand off and made second pass at
him. Depp was induced TO put up
his gun, and, after an argument, he
was persuaded to give up the attempt
to arrest Roller.
The bout had already been called
on after the injury to young sauls-
bury. There was no further trouble
as Salisbury exonerated Roller from
all blame In the matter. Intense ex.
citment was oceasioned by the dram
attic scene at the close of the match.
The injury came after 32 minutes
of wrestling In which there had been
no fall. Roller was on the defensive
and pushed his opponent into post
injuring him about the stomach.
Chief Depp then attracted atten.
ton unto himself by seeking to exer.
else his authority on Roller. The lat.
ter declared that there was nothing
malicious in the injury u Salisbury
and that as he was wrestler the in
Jury was unavoidable, it is said
The chief persisted In his attempt
to arrest Roller and the latter is said
to have made a pass at him. Depp
then drew his gun, but the matter was
soon settled as Salisbury did not
place any blame on Roller.
Roller is very indignant at the way
he was treated. Townspeople gener-
ally side with the doctor and hold
that tho chief exceeded his authority
In attempting to place the wrestler
under arrest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Evident DispleGsure When President Stated
Women as a Whole Would Not NOte---Power
of Ballot Would Be Exercised by Undesir-
able ClGss---Parries by Telling Them
They Must Learn SelERestraint,...
Senator OUen Was One of
Speakers.

Washington April IS President
Taft got both cheers and Kisses from
the suffragettes at their meeting last
night. The cheers came when he en-
tered the banquet hall at the Arlington
Hotel where their convention is in
session. The Kisses came when, In the
course Of his speech, he gave utter.
ance to sentiments that displeased
some OF the suffragettes. Some of the
suflragist leaders were not at all
pleased at the discourtesy to the pres
ldent and endeavored to explain after
ward that the Kisses came not from
members Of their convention, but from
outsiders But the fact was that the
Kisses came from several parts of
the hall and from places where suf.
fragists were seated.
There had been two or three
speeches by women before tho pvesi-
dent arrived, and one by Senator Owen
OF Oklahoma. When the president en-
tered the hall, Miss Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the National Amer
ioan Woman Suffrage association, was
delivering her annual report. Presi-
dent Taft was on the program to de
liver the formal greeting to the con.
vention, but had been delayed in ar
riying, so that the other speeches had
preceded him. AS he came into the
room the audience arose and gave
him an enthusiastic reception, cheer.
ing and applauding and waving the
chautauqua salute. AS soon as Miss
Shaw had concluded the president be-
gan his speech It was we'll enough
until he began to express some OBJ
iections TO the granting Of the suffrage
TO women at this time.
"The theory that Hottentots or any
uneducated and altogether uninteli-
gent class is fitted for self-goyern-
ment is a theory that | wholly dissent
FROM" said the president, but this
qualification is not applicable to the
question here The other qualifca-
tion to which | call your attention Is
that the class should as a whole care
enough to look after its interests, to
take part as whole in the exercises
of political power If it is conferred.
Now, If 1t does not care enough for
this, then II seems to me that the dan
ger is, If the power is conferred that
It may be exercised by that part of
the class least desirable as political
constituents, and may be neglected
by many Of those who are intelligent
and patriotic and would be most de-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
OKLAHOMA GAME
LAW IS UPHELD
Judgment of Lower Court In Famous
Quail Shipping Case Sustained
by United States Court.

Guthrie, okla, April 15.-The Okla
homa law forbidding the shipment OF
slaughtered wild game out of the
state was upheld by the United States
circuit court Of appeals in a recent de.
cislon at ST. Louis, a copy OF which
has just been received by the United
States attorney here.
The court Of appeals affirms the con.
viction of Paris Rupert, convicted on
four counts of shipping 10000 quail
from Blaine county, Oklahoma. to Chi.
cago, about 1905 and fined 800 on
each count.
The case Is a celebrated one. and
had a much larger Importance than
the amount Of the fine involved II be
ing generally understood that brokers
and commission men handling such
commodities joined in the fight In or
der to get d settlement OF the question
of the right of a state to interfere with
the interstate commerce to the extent
of refusing to allow game shipped out,
and also of the Lacey act of the ma
tional congress making 1t a federal
offense for a person to violate a state
law prohibiting shipments Of game out.
side the state.
The decision of the court of appeals,
summarized at the conclusion of the
opinion is as follows:
"The territory Of Oklahoma had
the authority to provide by legislation
as it did. that wild game such as quail,
should not be shipped out Of the state
even though the game was killed dur
ing the open season. The act Of CON
gress (The Lacey act), is valid where
in It is declared that the shipment
out of the territory in violation Of the
territory law, constitutes a crime un-
der the national laws; and to aid in
the detection OF such crimes, congress
had the authority to provide that all
such interstate shipments should be
plainly marked so any person by cas-
ual inspection would know the con-
tents of the package"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22

meyer. The purchaser, Poole repre-.
sented Havemeyer, Havemeyer is the
sugar trust
a could point out many other things
but the proper time and place to
point them out will be in q congress.
sional investigation The admlnistra.
ton must investigate this matter or
stick its head in the sand like an
ostrich to blind its eyes to the storm
that is coming.
Il have charged the administration
with having begun a policy of unlaw-
ful exploitation in the Philippines and
every development goes to establish
the truth of the charge II the ad-
ministratlon has been falsely accused.
let 1t take off the lid"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

viii Hamilton was here from AT
ton Sunday.
Misses Aretha and Ina Sears spent
Sunday in Alton.
Rev J E. Disch left this morning
for Oklahoma City
Major II. c. Cusey returned from
a trip south this morning.
Miss Helen Moorehouse spent Sun
day with friends at Centralia.
Andy Harlin and L. L. Allen Of Big
Cabin were in vlnita today.
C. c. Roberts and C. A. Roberts
were at Centralia today on business
Judge A. c. Brewster was here this
morning en- route from Miami to
Pryor Greek.
Hy Thompson. chief Of police. at
Tulsa, was here this morning. on bus
mess,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell Of
Falkland spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Misses Malta Stevens and Majorie
Marks have returned from Bartles-
Vile.
Karl Moore, formerly OF this city.
but now Of Pryor Creek, visited
friends In the city Sunday.
w F. Gilmore and John L. Con of
Ardmore. were here today In the In
terests Of the Confederate home.
Eight drunks and others charged
with disorderly conduct received the
usual $40 assessments In police court
today
c. T. Strobaeh. mayor Of the city
OF Rolla, Mo, is IN the city, the guest
Of Judge Parker and wife.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Possibilities Of the Earth.

The earths fertile region now is
1920, 200 square miles. OF 1902, ,2ss..
600 acres. One acre will be more
than suficient for the support OF one
person Now those 1902. .2ss 900 acres
ought to support at least that many
humans instead OF the comparative
handful Of 100000 600. which Is the
number OF the earths inhabitants
now. II the life OF the human aver
ages SO years. as the statisticana
claim. It means that in 100 years 54.
276 s64 900 and In 200 years B42. .76s,
10000 loving human forms divine
and why not also so many precious
eternal souls7-could have a chance
to develop the earth.
Less than $4,000, 900 people. with
oil their miamanagement, increased
the wealth of ths United States by
more than f27 900 900 600 IN seven
years At that rate tho eouldbe pop
citation Of the earth. or about $4,000.
900. ought TO increase the wealth Of
this planet with al least Ss4 900 600.
100000 in 100 years-New York
World
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
The Lady and the General.

The old southern city OF Columbia,
s. G., is the home OF a courtly and
chlvalrous people. They pride them.
selves on their manners, do Colum.
bians. But there II story told down
there concerning a sit OF gallantry
on the part OF "one OF those dem
Yankees, suh," which Il Is admitted
could not have been surpassed by the
courtliest southerner.
The story Is to the effect that a
great ball was given at the South Car,
olina capital one evening during the
reconstruction era, and while many
southern hearts we're still emblttered
A number OF northern ofiieers were
present at this ball. and IN the course
of the evening one Of them was IN.
trodueed to a naughty southern lady,
whose antipathy to all northernera
was well known.
The lady acknowledged the intro
duction with a gracious inclination OF
her head and then drawing herself
TO her full. magnificent height, said
proudly:
But. Sir, | would have you know
that / am still an unreconstructed
rebel"
The Yankee officer bowed low.
Madam" be said, Il am sure that
so admirably constructed a rebel as
yourself needs no reconstruction!
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22

sirable as members OF the electorate. '
There the Kisses came In, and they
were numerous and strong enough to
be amply In evidence. 1t was plainly
embarrassing to Miss Shaw and 9th.
ers of the leaders Of the convention
but that evident fact did not check
those of the suffragists who were dis.
pleased with what the president had
said Mr. Taft smiled at the out
burst, however, and gave the suffrag.
lists a prompt rebuke by using their
demonstrations TO point an objection
to extending the suffrage to them.
"Now, my dear ladies'" he said,
when the kissing was over, you must
show yourselves equal to self-govern-
ment by exercising in listening to op-
posing arguments that degree OF re-
straint without which successful self
government is impossible"
The suffraglsts heard the remainder
of the presidents speech without fur
theer demonstration OF dlsapproval,
and at the close Mr. Taft was again
cheered.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
tIave Roosevelt cards.

New York, April 15-The italian
boys and girls Of one Of the classes Of
the east side Industrial school are
proud today In the possession thirteen
picture postal cards Of scenes In
Egypt each OF which was written
across the face in big black script
Theodore Roosevelt" The cards
were accompanied by a note from Col
Roosevelt dated at Carlo and saying
with all good wishes for my friends
both teachers and pupils"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Approves Bond Issues.

Guthrie, Okla, April 10. - Charles
l.. Moore In his capacity as bond at
torney under the attorney general, has
approved about twenty forms Of bonds
for various municipalities Of the state
A new law passed by the special ses
sion Of the legislature, requires the at
torney general to prescribe the form
for all bond issues In the state and re
qulres him to approve all issues before
they will be deemed legal.
No provision was made by the leg
lslature for the employment OF an addl
tlonal assistant under the attorney
general to take care of this work.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
phy,leal cuIturs In oerman sohooIs.

Physical Culture In German Schools.
Every public school in Germany
has a gymnasium. and there are Ger.
tain hours on certain days when
physical culture OF boys and girls Of
all classes and ages Is gone through" :"
said Prof Volze, superintendent Of
rhysieal culture IN the public schools
OF Frankfort, Germany. "The physical
culture instructors are paid BY the
city, and the halls and apparatus are
also maintained by the various com.
munities
Physical culture IN the public
schools IN Germany Is just as regular
and necessary as arithmetic or gram.
mar. rhe welfare Of the nation de-
nends more on strong and healthy
citlzenry than upon highly educated
one; still better, when the two quail.
ties can be combined. and that IS the
principle Of the German school syS
tenn.
Swimming ls also taught In the
public schools. and the pupils are com.
PEELED to take their turn in the swim
nslng pool until they are proficient in
ehs arr sf swimming"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Iron Mountain Also h Elaht.

Guthrie, Okla, April 15.-- The st
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern rail
roads yesterday Joined the other chief
roads of Oklahoma In the attack on
the 2.cent rate and the corporation
commission freight rates by filing suit
in the United States circuit court here
The grounds of the complaint are
exactly the same as alleged by the
other contestants, viz That both the
2.cent fare and freight rates are con.
fiscatory in effect.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
PUBLISHED STATEMENT
DENIED BY ROOSEVELT
BY Associated Press.

Vienna, April Is. - Col. Roosevelt
arrived here this morning and was
met at the station by Herr Won Muel.
Ter, principal secretary of the foreign
Office, representing the Austrian gov
ernrlent. In the afternoon Roosevelt
was received in private audience by
the emperor, in his private apartments.
Entering the palace grounds the guard
turned out rendering a military salute.
Roosevelt denied emphatieally to-
day the published statement that he
had agreed with Clifford Pinchot that
his name might be used again IN CON
nectlon with the presidency
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Wants Expression Of Faith.

BY Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss. April Is. ~ United
States Senator Leroy Percy, win adj
dress the joint session of the legisla-
ture, today, and will demand vote Of
confidence from the members declar-
Ing that II that body believes his com
mission tainted by fraud or corruption
he will at once resign.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Farmer Killed BY Lightning.

BY Associated Press.
St Joseph, Mo- April 15.-Garrett
Wiles, a young farmer near here, was
killed by lightning this morning, when
a bolt ploughed through his barn. His
farm hand was shocked but viii re-
cover
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
MARK TWAINS CONDITION
IS MORE ENCOURAGING
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Reddlng, Conn, April 15.-Samuel
Clemmens mark Twain, who arriv.
ed at his country home last night,
fatigued from the long journey from
the Bermudas, very Ill, passed com
Portable night and 1t was stated at the
house this morning that his general
condition is encouraging.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
Victims Of Dynamite.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Quebec. April 15-seyen are dead
and thirteen injured. several fatally,
out of the twenty men, who we're bur
led under the huge pile Of earth and
rock by a premature explosion Of dyn-
amite blast last night. on the line of
the Ha Ha Bay railway. They were
taken out today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22
.RANCHMAA KILLED IN
QUARREL WITH FARMER
BY Associated Press.

Wichita, Kans, April Is. ~ James
Childers, a wealthy ranchman OF
Faulkey, Okla, was shot and killed
last night, near his ranch, by Albert
Russell a farmer, who surrendered
and claims self defense. The men
quarreled over a rumor that Childers
said that Russell was intimate with
Mrs Cnilders. Russell was rough
rider with Col. Roosevelt, at San Juan
Hill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-11
KAUFMAN GIVES JOHN
SON PLENTY OF WORK

San Francisco. June 10.-Jack
is in a rare good hu-nor to-
LAY. He has a spafring partner wor-
thy of his prUwess with the gloves.
Al Kaufman yesterday gave the ne
gro the fastest and most satisfactory
workout ne has had since he began
training. From the outset Kaufman
pressed Johnson closely, going latter
the negro in sa,ca a businesslike
manner. h a the champion found IL
necessary to unlimber much of his
skill To withstand Kaufmaa's on
slaughts. JohnsOn's clever blocking
won tine plaudits of the crowd. Kauf-
mans work Impressed Johnson so
faWorably he declared his intention
IF betting $4,000 on Kaufman against
Sam Langford in their coming fight.
Jeffries Now Weighs e2o.
Ben Lomond. Cal, June 10.-Fron
hints dropped bv camp trainers 1T is
understood that Jcffries will loaf dur
ing the last week before his battle
with Johnson. If tnis reported decis-
ion is true, Jeffries has but little
more than two weeks training be-
fore aim. The greater part of the
work in this time will probably be
devoted to boxing, In which jim
Corbett %ill often be his spar-ing
partner. Jeffries regards himself as
nearly fit for the contest rigat now.
He weighs about 22O and will shake
off about eight pounds in the next
two weeks.sHe will enter the ring at
about 218 pounds.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-11
MISS TAYLOR GOES TO
MARRY TOMORROW

Miss Novala Taylor. who has been
book-keeper at the Office of the RIOS
we'll Electric Light Company and
has resided here since November,
left this morning for Clovis, near
whore her parents. MIR. and Mrs. H.
Y. Taylor, reside. Accompanying her
Homer p. Ford, of st. Louis, who
came down last night to accompany
her home today. The couple will be-
married at noon tomorrow at the
home of the brides parents, and al
ter a few days stay at Clovis, will
leave for their future home in st.
Louis. Mr.. Ford is a young lawyer
in the legal department of the Sim
mons Hardware ComIlany. He Iand
Miss Taylor met four years ago when
Doth we're in college at Memphis.
Tenn. The marriage of Miss Taylor
comes as a surprise to her many
friends here, however, all wish her
happiness and ucces and congrat-
ulate the lucky groom.