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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13
BIG CLASS OF CANDIDATES
TAKE WORK IN MASONRY

McAlester, Okla, Oct. 6.-The large
class of candidates who are receiving
the degrees, fourth to thirty-second in
elusive, are loud in their praise Of the
most excellent work performed by the
officers of the consistory which is in
charge of Frank Craig, 33 Honory, Ven
cradle Master; William Perry Free
man, 33 Honorary Wise Master; Louis
Edward Lounsberry, SO Honorary Pre-
ceptor, and Abraham Ulysses Thomas,
Master of Kadosh. Governor Lee
Cruce was in attendance Thursday
The thirty-second degree lecture was
given by Judge C. B. Stuart, one of
the best orators in the state.
The following candidates were initi-
ated and took the degrees. Fl. I. Aston,
McAlester; J. II. Burnette, Haileyville;
A. E. Bassett, Muskogee; w. w.
Brown, Tulsa; r. w. Beecher Ard
more; T. c. Bowling, Pryor; F. w.
Brepsha Pryor; A. A. Brown, Viuita; !;
j. w. Beebe, Poteau; G. A. Calkins,
Wagner; J. w. Cowan, Coalgate; ].
w. Currey, Wagner; L. F, Folsom,
Prhosr: T. H. Denney, Pryor; F. R. De
La Mater, McAlester; R. NJ Eacock,
Oklahoma City; w. F. Cowper, Nc
Alester; A. L. Evans, Wagner: G. B.
Foreman, Gore; w. E. Foltz, Musko-
gee; J. E. Foster Oklahoma City; w
A. Foyil, New Mexico; A. NJ Gooch,
Hartshorne; H. A. Gibbs, McAlester;
w. w Groom, Bristow; Frank Gibson
Durant: Van Gray, Bartlesville; o. S.
Hatfield, Ardmore; A. c. Hunt, Wag
oner; C. F. Henderson, McCurtain; II
T. HELEN. Wagoner H. B. Croft, Clin.
ton; NJ E. Johnson, Muskogee T. S
Kimbrough, Garvin; J. S. Kirkpatrick
Daw; William Kruse, HaileyvilIe; La
tona Kelley. Chelsea; Oren Kelley, No
wata; r. T. Looney, Milburn; d. c.
Hampton, Muskogee; Harry Lantz
HaileyvilIe; G. E. Ladd Wilburton
w w Lampton, Muskogee; G. r Nor
gan, Skiatook; T. w. Mooreland, Della
ware; Frank Naylor, McAlester; w
]. Naylor, Coweta; J. J. O'Neill, Fort
Smith, Ark; Pearl Richards, Nowata
Ira v Perdue, McAlester; H. S. Peg
ram, Muskogee: O. B. Paschall Du
rant; B. A. Peck. Coalgate; ]. c. Pin
son, Coweta; G. L. Putterbaug, Atoka
Allen Pinkerton, Broken Arrow; d. l.
Roe. Canadian; Harry Rittenschoff
Foffman; Bert c. Ratcliff. McAlester
, F. B Reynolds, Nowata; J. H. Sey
mour, Muskogee Roy e. Stafford, Ok
, lahoma City; Harry Seaton, Pryor
/ Dwight Sample, Atoka; P. B. Stone
| NcAlester; j. e. Tiger Wetumka; J
Z r. Williams. Hartshorne: Orville VIII
| der, Haileyville; n w. Welch, Madil
: c. L. Way, Tulsa.
The officers Of the class were; Pres
2 ident, w. W. Groom, Bristow; vic
= president, B. B. Stone, McAlester
(. secretary, T. e. Bassett, Muskogee
i orator. A. A. Brown. Vinita; historian
I. L. Rosendorf, Muskogee.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
EXPECTED IN COUNTY COURT
From Fridays Daily.

The jury in the case of the state VS..
Willis McClain and w. r. Mobiles, fail
ed to agree, and the case was continu-
ed for the term. Charley Whiteside,
Tom and Richard Mayfeld and Indy
Martin, all colored, were found guilty
Of violation of the liquor laws. They
will be sentenced later.
The court this afternoon is hearing
the case of the state VS.. Nell Sharpe.
This is a case in which Nell Sharpe is
charged with maintaining a house of
prostitution, and it is expected there
viii be some sensational testimony,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13
Search Woods For Negro.

Wagner, Okla, Oct. 6.-Half hun
dred farmers searched the woods in
the vicinity of Coweta, Okla, all night
for two negroes who dubbed George
Evans, white farmer, and his wife
into insensibility at their home near
Coweta yesterday. 1t is believed that
lynching will be attempted if the
negroes are captured.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13
STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN WILL
COME TO CLOSE SATURDAY,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 6.-At
Nashville tomorrow will close one of
the most unique campaigns ever con-
Quoted in the south. 1t has been wag
ed to arouse interest in an All-South
Conference, which has been called to
meet in Memphis on October 9th. The
campaign began in Eel Paso on Septem-
Der u, and has covered the states of
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Tennes-
see. The men who have carried this
strenuous campaign forward are both
we'll known One of them, Col. d. c.
Collier, is director general of the
Panama California exposition, to be
held in San Diego, Cal, in 1915. He
has a knowledge of this country that
perhaps but few men could claim.
When he landed in Savannah on his
tour of the southern states, it rounded
out his forthy-seventh trip from ocean
to ocean. Col. Collier is well known
on the Pacific coast, where he has eX-
ltensive interests. Mr.. G. Grosvenor
Dave, travelling W tn Col. Collier,
needs no introduction to the people of
| the south The Southern Commercial
Congress was conceived by him, and
he is now serving that congress as it's
managing director. From this organ
| lization's headquarters in Washington,
| D. c., Mr. Dave has been conducting a
brilliant campaign for the south and
southern development. He has given
close study to the south's needs and
the nations development. He it was
who declared: "a greater nation must
be built through a greater south"
Col Collier and Mr.. Dave have ap-
|peared before the commercial bodies
of the principal cities in practically
every southern state to arouse the in
lterest of these organizations in the
All-South Conference at Memphis To
this conference has been invited the
representative of 1900 commercial
bodies in the southern states Hotel
men and passenger traffic men of all
railroads operating in southern terri
tory 1t is expected that from this
Memphis conference of the south's
Heading men, will go a dignified and
compelling invitation to the nation to
Isee the south.
The call for the All-South conference
Twas issued on August LIST, and is sign
ed by the Southern Commercial Con
lgress, the Southern Commercial Sec
retaries Association, the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, the Houston
lChamber of Commerce, the New Or.
leans Progressive Union, the Memphis
business Mems League, and the Pan
lama California Exposition. Informa
tion received is to the effect that the
success of the Memphis Conference
is assured
Fresh from their five thousand mile
tour of the south, Col. Collier and ,Ir
Dave arrived in Chattanooga this
morning and report the movement they
are carrying forward heartily endorsed
by all the commercial bodies they have
visited. Both stated they were highly
Ipleased with the success of their trip
They predict meeting of immense in
lhuanca at Momnhic Monday
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-13

Robt. L. Scott will buy your millet,
cane, kafir corn, or any other kind of
seed, and has in stock all kinds of
northern seeds for sale.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Power From Sea Waves,

At the recent meeting Of the British
association the question of economical
production Of power from tides and
winds was again under discussion, and
it has been taken up widely by scien-
tifc journals in Europe. La Revue
Scientiique calls attention to a sys.
ten Of utilizing the power Of sea
waves to actuate a dynamo which has
been employed during the past six
months at the mouths of the river Gil
ronde. An air chamber is connected
with n well which communicates with
the sea ut a depth below the level of
the lowest tides. BY the advance and
recession Of the waves changes of pres
SUR are produced in the air chamber,
and a system Of valves enables the
resulting air currents to be applied to
rotating a kind Of turbine. 1t is said
that the apparatus works equally we'll
in calm and in stormy weather.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

to which he had been placed in de-
Tending himself from attack because
of his official actions, President Taft
praised Mr.. Ballinger in the highest
terms and declared that the secretary
of the interior had been 1.-The object of
n Of the most INSCRIPTIONS conspir-
acies for the defamation of character
that history can show"
The president said that. personally.
he would be glad to have Mr.. Ballinger
remain in Office, but that he felt it
would be an injustice to a faithful
government employee who had already
made many sacrifices for the public
good.
Simultaneous with the announce
ment Of the resignation of Mr.. Bal
linger came the announcement that
Mr.. Fisher had accepted the portfolio.
The e secretary was born in Wheel
ing, w. Va. July 4, 1862. He was
admitted to the bar in 1888 and since
then has practiced law in Chicago. He
was II Of the organizers Of the Ma
tional Conservation association Of
which Clifford Pinchot is president.
Mr.. Fisher is one of the vice presi-
dents, and he has also been identified
with other conservation movements.
In recent years he has represented
Chicago as special counsel in litigation
with street railway companies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
FREAK SHADOWS IN Oil.
Explanation Of Phenomena Observed In
Petroleum Ponds.

Explanation Of Phenomena Observed In
Petroleum Ponds.
In the crude oil producing regions in
California there are scores of large
ponds of this material. After being
pumped to the surface the petroleum
is emptied into depressions in the
earth, where it remains for a time.
Later the crude oil is placed in barrels,
large metal cans or else in big reser-
voirs. These oil ponds are known as
'sump holes"
There is n very peculiar thing
about these "sump holes," and that is
in the way of producing what are
known as freak shadows" These are
real shadows; but, Notwithstanding
this fact, they are decidedly "freaky."
If the SUI is brightly shining and a
person stands for a few moments on
the margin of the "sump holes'' 30 that
his shadow falls on the surface of the
petroleum and he then quickly changes
his position the dim shadow remains
just where it was originally cast. In
other words. the shadow does not fol-
low the substance"
This may seem like a paradox, but
it is true. The instant a person shifts
his position his shadow is again cast
in a new place. yet the former shadow
remains unchanged. The longer a per-
son stands in one particular spot the
longer will the former shadow be visi-
BILE.
Hundreds of experiments have been
made along these lines, and every time
the same results have been produced.
The simple explanation for this plle-
nomenon is that under the hot sun gas
is being constantly generated down in
the body Of the petroleum. and it rises
to the surface in the form of little
minute bubbles. SO very small are
these bubbles that they are scarcely
visible to the naked eye. Millions Of
these wee bubbles are rising to the
top all of the time, when the bubbles
break and the gas is liberated, passing
into the air.
Both the gas and bubbles are so
very representative to the temperature
that even ones shadow cast for a mo-
ment across them is affected. The
temperature is lowered. Whenever the
substance quickly changes position the
shadow remains until the rays again
warm up that spot and the shadowy
outline slowly fades away. OF course
the freak shadows may be seen for
only a very few seconds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Washing Oysters.

Fabre-D omergue has made an inter-
esting series Of observations at Con-
carneau which should serve to justify
scientific methods in the eyes of the
world, for they concern the oyster. He
has shown that oysters may be kept
for eight days or even a fortnight in
filtered water. frequently changed.
without losing any Of their virtues, but
gaining, rather. The Heterogeneous
which are apt to linger III ;he mantle
cavity with deleterious results to the
oyster eater a be thoroughly washed
away by the filtered water, and the
oysters do not lose IN weight. o in
their power of vital resistance" nor
in "embonpoint." Their market value
is unaffected, and we can swallow them
with a lighter heart.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

NEW stories more dramatic than
the history Of Rajah James
Brooke have ever been told.
The story has been revived by
q recent fashionable wedding in Lon
don. The marriage was that Of the
Hon. Sylvia Brett. daughter Of Lord
and Lady Esher. and Charles Vyner
Brooke. the son and heir Of Rajah
Charles Brooke.
James Brooke was an Englishman
who went to Borneo in the first quar-
ter Of the last century. He was struck
by the beauty of the islands in the
Indian archipelago, and the ferocity
and savage customs Of the natives ap-
pealed to his English fighting blood.
On his return to England he spoke so
e%loquently Of the lands he had visited
and the sights he had een that the
Baroness Burdett-C outts financed an
expedition for him.
He fitted out the yacht Royalist and
set sail for Borneo, arriving there to
find that the sultan Of Borneo was
struggling to quell a rebellion among
the savage tribes Of Sarawak, one of
his provinces. Brooke offered to aid
the sultan, and his campaign against
the rebels was successful. The CRATE
full sultan then offered the territory Of
Sarawak to Brooke with the title of
rajah.
1t may not have been entirely graft
tude that suggested the offer, as it is
possible that the sultan decided that
the Englishman was a handy person
to have around when trouble broke
out. Brooke accepted the offer and
assumed the reigns of government over
300 square miles of territory, with a
population Of a few thousands. most
Of them savage Dyaks.
His territory was gradually increas-
ed until today the English rajah rules
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

LADY BROOKE AND PENNIES ISSUED By
RAJAHS.
a tract of $4,000 square miles, about
the same urea as Wales and Scotland.
The receipts Of the government are
$750.O0O u year, a part Of which Is
spent for the maintenance Of a small
army equipped with modern weapons.
Gradually Rajah Brooke turned chaos
into order. He developed a wonderful
tact for governing savages. He car
ried civilization into the jungles. stop
ped head hunting and put down pi-
racy. The United States recognized
his government, and England later fol-
lowed suit. Indeed, the country is now
a British p~rotectorate.
Brooke established his own none
tary system, the coins having his
name and his profile on one side. The
coinage was based on the English sys-
tenn, the smallest coin, the II shown
In the accompanying picture, being a
penny. Business f1ourished under
Brooke's mild but firm control.
Cloves. nutmegs, cinnamon. cocoa
nuts, rice and sage are the principal
exports, though the country is rich in
gold, anthony and nickel. and dia
monds and other precious stones have
been found.
Rajah Brooke died in 1865. and his
nephew. Charles Brooke. succeeded
him as rajah, and Charles Brooke's
handsome profile s%upplanted his un-
cle's on the Sarawak money. He is
still the rajah, so that these two Eng
lishmen have controlled the destinies
Of Sarawak for nearly three-fourths of
a century. The present rajah was
knighted by Queen Victoria in 1888.
Before succeeding his uncle the
present rajah, who was born in 1929,
had spent many years in Borneo and
had taken an active part in enforcing
law and order. He had previously
been an officer in the British navy. re-
signing his commission to take service
with his uncle. Though his official
home is at Sarawak, formerly called
Kuching, the capital Of his country. he
maintains establishments in London
and near Genoa, Italy.
The younger Brooke, just married.
has the title Of Rajah Mudah. and he
represents his father when the rajah
is absent He was born in 1874. and
since he was twenty-three years old
he has spent most of his time in
Borneo. having led many expeditions
into the interior Of the island to punisll
head hunters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

How many people have ever seen a
baby giraffe? Very few at the best.
In all there have been only four baby
CRATES born in the western hemi-
sphere: three of these were born at the
Cincinnati geological garden. The first
two lived but a short time, but the
third one, which was born Sept. /,
1910, in the Cincinnati garden, is still
alive and is one Of the prettiest little
animals that you might wish to see.
Giraffes can utter no sound-they are
mutes-but the two old CRATES looked
on the young II with eyes as full of
expression and appreciation as if they
had human intelligence, and one
scarcely seemed to notice that they
made no sound whatever.
The picture shows the little giraffe
when it was two days old. 1t was then
five feet n inch in height and
weighed about ninety pounds. 1t be-
gan to grow right away, 81 that at the
age of about four months it measured
six feet six inches. That certainly is a
marvellous growth, and a boy or girl
who would grow over a foot in four or
five months would be considered a
most unusual phenomenon. When we
stop to think, however, that the old 81
raffe is almost fourteen feet high and
can reach a foot or two farther by
Strengthening out it's head and neck, it
is easy to see that the baby giraffe has
to dc some growing to catch up with
its father and mother.-St. Nicholas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
An INTELLIGENT Pussy.

A young lady bookkeeper in Boston
has been in the habit for some time of
giving the office cat a piece of meat
for her lunch every day, precaution be-
ing taken to lay down a piece of paper
to prevent the meat greasing the floor.
The other day at lunch hour, when the
young lady happened to have no meat
in her basket, pussy begged for some
in her most intelligent fashion. Find
ing no meat coming, the cat ran to the
w~astebasket, dragged out a newspaper
and laid it on the floor at the young
lady's feet. This appeal was so touch
ing that the young lady went out and
bought meat for the intelligent animal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Told by a Bird,

To say "A little bird told me- is a
common way Of getting out Of telling
the real way information is obtained.
Little birds have, however. told i'm
portant stories sometimes by means
Of notes fastened about their legs or
necks The birds most often employ
ed for this purpose are pigeons, but a
we'll known tiding was once carried by
a seagull.
Over twenty years ago a large ocean
steamer. Atlantis, which ran between
Liverpool and Calcutta, was lost. No
message was eve received from her
but one, and this was found some five
months after she had started on her
last voyage, tied about the neck of a
seagull in the Indian sea. The note
read: atlantis struck on the Harad
rock We are all lost. Father Coathe."
No trace of the wreck or its crew ever
came to light, nor was it known who
"Father Coathe' was.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Strange Sights.

Tell me. did you ever see
Monkeys climb a bantam tree?
Bantam trees. perhaps you know,
On the nursery floor can grow.
Troops Of monkeys half the day
In the great wide branches play.
Frolic and make friends with you
II your aunty tells them to-!
I've had measles. so, you see,
Aunty comes and plays with me.
Aunty makes a lion roar
Right behind the nursery door,
Makes ar elephant poke his head
Through the window near my bed.
Makes the nursery somehow look
Like a lovely picture hoos.
Francis Banine in YoUt; ~~onranion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
A Storehouse,

In the old birds nests that are
placed near the ground in shrubs and
small trees close to hazelnut bushes
and bittersweet vines in the country
you will often find a handful of hazel
nuts or bittersweet berries. They
were put there by the white footed
mice and the meadow mice that visit
these s~torehouses regularly. A white
footed mouse will often cover a birds
nest with fine dried grass and inner
bark and make a nest for itself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
NON-SKIDS FOR HORSES.
Several Styles Of Shoes Designed to
Prevent Slipping.

several styles OF SHOES Designed to
Prevent Slipping.
Numerous inventions have been
made with a view of preventing the
slipping of horses on smoothly paved
streets. The horses foot was never
designed for use on asphalt or other
pavements which are hard and slick,
and any n who has watched horses
drawing loads along a city thorough
fare has felt the need for something
that would enable the animal to main
tain its balance.
One of the inventions, pictured here
with, is n shoe with an interior of
rubber attached to leather. The rub
Der is designed to prevent slipping,
while the leather gives the necessary
durability and wearing qualities. A
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Harry and the Searchliuht

Harry, a s~ix-year-old. vas greatly
excited over his first trip or a steam
boat, and his father allowed him to
stay on deck with him for awhile in
the evening. His attention was at
one directed to the light of the search
light moving to and fro. Excitedly he
grasped his fathers hand and said:
Daddy, look! There must be a happy
comet near here. See how he wags
his tail"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county. city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
REAL VIEW OF BANKING AUTOMOBILE.

is also ireproof, and a system Of cleo
trio alarms is provided as additional
burglar protection.
The car Is divided into two distinct
sections, the front part for the driver
and the ear for the banking opera.
tons. The fixtures Of the banking
room include a large safe and a desk
or counter extending the full width OF
the car under the cashiers window
The latter contains the money draw
ers. At the rear of the machine is a
vestibule, which serves to protect the
persons t%ransacting business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

similar invention is made entirely Of
leather, the real portion of which is
studded with tacks. which will make
the footing sure.
That these inventions are practical is
assured, but the cost is such as to
make their use n hardship in many
instances. Heavy draft horses will
e the iron calks of their shoes in a
short time on a granite paving. so it
will be seen that leather and rubber
will not long under such severe
use.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
A BANK ON WHEELS.
Armored Automobile That May Be
Used as a Pay Car.

An armored automobile that may be
used for transporting large sums of
money through the streets or may be
used as a street bank or pay car was
recently exhibited in New York.
The walls and ROOT Of the car are
constructed of steel, hardened insulat-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
CHANGE IN TAFT'S CABINET.

Walter L. Fisher Of Chicago Takes
Richard A. BaIIinger's Place.
Richard A. Ballinger's resignation as
secretary Of the interior in President
Taft's cabinet was a surprise to poll
ticians and considerable surprise was
also expressed at the selection Of Wal
ter l.. Fisher of Chicago as his sue
cessor. There had been rumors at
many times during the last year that
Mr.. Ballinger was to retire. but these
rumors were always denied by Mr..
Ballinger and by the president.
In accepting Mr.. Ballinger's resigna-
ton, which was based on the grounds
Of Ill health and the tremendous cost
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

D IvERsIDE CAMP lo5ss, Modern Woodmen
II of America, meets every second and fourth
Thursday Of each month at Odd Fellows hall at
= O'Clock. Visiting neighnors cordially invited.
j. c. MYERS, V. c.
JANEs A. PATTERSON, Clerk.