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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08

Patterson IN. j. Guardian: An ap-
proximate increase of S,OO0,000 in
the assessed valuation of railroad
property has been made in New Jersey
this year.
These figures mean that If the as
sessment made by the state board are
Sustained, the railroads will pay in
taxes about $1,SS5,16O more than last
year.
The increase in each class of prop
erty are approximately as follows
Main stem, or right of way, $1S,0O0,0 900;
second class property, $26,5O0,000;
tangible personal property, $44, 900, 900;
franchise $S,OOO,OOO
OF these increases $71, 800 900, or all
but the second class property Will be
taxed at the average tax rate of the
state, which for the present year is
SIS, $3.50 on each million dollars of as
sessed valuation. This will make the
tax upon main stem, fran
chise and tangible personal property
81. 1855 $40, while that on second class
property will show an increase of
1929 ,52O.
In his campaign for governor, Wood
row Wilson promised to use his best
endeavor to equalize railway taxation.
He kept that promise by appointing
George L. Record on the state board
of assessors, so long in the control of
Davy Baird and Davy Strong.
For this first time in many years this
board has put in proper assessment on
railway property in this state. 1t is
easy to find the logic of the situation
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. THE fol
lowing is from the Birmingham News:
Il am slow to take up new reform
ideas" said j. Morgan Flowers, but
II think the initiative, refererdum and
the recall good, sound doctrine, and
heartily approve of them. One of my
many reasons for favoring Governor
Woodrow Wilson for the democratic
nomination for the presidency-in case
Mr.. Underwood is not the standard
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
KATY LAND CLAIMS
AFFECT MANY TITLES
Loss of Suit by Railroad Guarantees
Private Ownership of Disputed
Property.

Oklahoma City. Dec News re-
ceived here from Washington, d. O..
that the NJ. X. C T. Railway company
mas lost its suit for land worth more
than SCI 900, 600, by action of the court
of claims in throwing the case out of
court. is of special interest to the east
side of the state, formerly Indian Ter
ritory.
II the railroad company had won the
suit alternate sections of land along
the right-of-way of the main line
through eastern Oklahoma would have
reverted to the railway company, di-
vesting many private owners of their
titles and unsettling the titles to thou
sands of town lots in Muskogee, Wag-
oner and other cities along the main
line of the Katy.
The court holds that the government
which made the grants divested itself
of title to the land by its treaties with
the Indians giving them comercial title
TO all the land IN the Cherokee, Creek
anu Chickasaw nations, the tribes af-
fected by the suit, and in subsequently
vesting the title in individual allottees
and that therefore the Indian title has
never been extinguished but that the
fhdian still remains in possession.
The railroad company contended
that the grant was made to the rail-
road company by the federal govern
ment as an indueement to build
through the Indian country and that
the railroad was to secure title to the
land when the Indian title was ex-
tinguished The railroad contended
that the Indian title had been extin-
guished by allotment and by selling un-
allotted lands to others than Indians.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
NEGRO ASSAULTER OF Il
YEAR old GIRL HANGED

Idabel, Okla, Dec. 6. - A mob of
white men, infuriated by the story of
a brutal attack on a 12-year-old girl
by an unknown young negro, took the
prisoner from the Valiant jail yester.
day and hanged him to a tree on the
fair grounds.
The little girl, who is the daughter
of Lee Saunders, met the negro on the
railroad track yesterday afternoon
She says he attacked her. After a
struggle, however, she escaped from
him and ran to her home nearby. Her
mother, hearing her scream, came to
her assistance with shotgun and pur
sued the negro. The negro was CAP
tured and taken on train to Valiant
where he was placed in jail. As soon
as the story of the attack spread
around town mob of white men gath
cred at the Jail, oyerpowered the off
Ger in charge and hanged the negro
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
CHALLENGES HAWORTH'S
REPORT ON GAS FIELD

ing brought in north of Bristow and
west of Sapulpa; just south OF Tulsa
are several number one wells; the
Ponca City field is surely not so far
out of the way as to deserve utter
neglect. Now why the professor does
not consider these is not apparent
And it so happens that since his re-
port was written four wells with a
combined capacity of 100000 have
been struck Haworth makes the pro-
duction of the whole field 34,500,000,
There is a decided lack of harmony be-
tween these figures. Yet the gentleman
says Any new wells to be looked
for the, future will be so far away that
it will not be practicable to pipe it
this far
Then in the third place the report
makes no mention of geologic indica-
tions for entirely new fields To my
mind this is one of the most important
factors. | have worked carefully the
geology of most of the region east of
the Usage. The report on this work
will not be ready for some time. But, /
will say this, that the field is not ex-
hausted yet. The United States has
worked out in detail a large part of
the Usage. ! have no idea of what
the report will contain. l have seen
some of the region while doing private
work and certain localities look good.
Now good gas fields on every side of
the Usage are certainly not detri-
ment to that region. | cannot agree
with that part of the report which
limits the supply of gas to three years.
But / am in hearty accord with the
idea that if Kansas City would furnish
no more boiler gas and if consumers
and producers in. general would cease
the criminal waste of so precious an
asset, it will work for the eventual
good not only of Kansas iCty, but of
the whole country affected by the gas
supply"
Asked what effect the report would
have ON commercial interests, Ohern
/. said
"Only good For time it may cause
Ia furry and little unrest. but it will
bring us to our senses and clad us tc
wise conservation of this product
The whole field will of course be event
ually exhausted just as others have
been, notably the Ohio-Indiana field
No man can tell how long field will
last He can only estimate. My can
did Judgment is that Haworth makes
this time entirely too short"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
MEASURES PASSER
OVER MAYORS VETO
city's Chief Executive Refused to Sign
Ordinances Passed at the Last
Council Meeting.

The regular meeting of the city
council last night proved an interest
ing session After a communication
of the attorney general had been read
and the usual routine business of the
session was out of the way, including
the monthly finance ordinance, the
mayor announced the return of two
ordinances passed by the council at
the last meeting, without his sigma
ture. These ordinances we're the or
dinance fixing the salary OF the city
engineer at $75 per month, and the
ordinance creating the office of audi
tor of the water works In returning
the ordinances the mayor gave as his
reasons for so doing that the ordin-
ances were illegal. The council how
ever thought differently and passed
the ordinances over the veto of the
mayor The vote for passage over the
veto was to 2. Martin and Couch
voting against the passage of the or
dinances.
After brief period. following the
passage of the ordinances. the situa.
tion looked a bit squally, and some
choice sarcasm was indulged in, but
the meeting closed with the discussion
of the refunding bond issue, and the
election of delegate to the Municipal
M Il
as peacefully as the session started
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
CHEROKEE PAPER
SOLD At AUCTION
Only Paper Ever Published in the
Indian Language, Under The
Hammer

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. III. S. Hold
en-, editor of the New Era at Fort Glib
son yesterday paid S151 for the old
type and equipment of the Cherokee
Advocate at a sale of several prop
critics of the Cherokee nation held at
TahIequah by the government. The
building and grounds were sold to Levi
Cookson for $1,000 and the old Male
Seminary and grounds were sold to
Ruff Ross Tor $2,295.
The Cherokee Advocate, the only
newspaper the world has ever known
published in the Indian tongue, is no
more; even the old stone building,
where the famous publication was pub
lished for years at Tahlequah, was
sold and the old, worn out machinery
and equipment. During the years of
it's existence the Advocate had some
of the brightest Indian writer's the
country has ever known. among its
regular contributors, and the publica-
ton has probably done more for the
upbuilding of the Cherokees than any
single institution.
IT was i'll Georgia that the Cherokee
Phoenix was born years ago, and dur
ing the Andrew Jackson administra-
ton it died when the Cherokees
moved west to old indian Territory.
Twenty years after the migration
about 1S52--the paper was revived in
the new land, and was again temporar-
lily abandoned ct the outbreak of the
Civil war.
Under the name of the Cherokee
Advocate the paper was revived and
had the substantial backing of the
Cherokee Nation who paid for its sup
port out of the tribal funds. One-half
of the Advocate was printed in the
Cherokee tongue and the other half
in English. Any person who could
read the Cherokee language received
The Advocate free
After 1906, when the tribal council
lost all of its jurisdiction and the Ad
voeate found itself without support
it struggled bravely on for short
time and then died its last DEATH
A part of the equipment was removed
to Muskogee a year ago and stored
it is not exactly known just where
The Advocate is believed to have had
the only font of Indian type in exist
ence.
Three generations of the Boudinot
family were editors, the first editor be
ing Elias Boudinot.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
Big Dolnss Saturday Night.

For the first time in this city long
distance telephone will be used to
hypnotic young man, in the Klingel
Furniture company store window Sat
urday night at 1880, where he will re-
main under the influence for fifty
hours The telephone will be placed
in the window and the suggestions de
livered over the long distance phone
by the Great Mack, from Marshall, Mo.
The subject will be placed on bed
in the window with the receiver to
his ear and receive the sleep sugges-
tions over the wire. He will be with
out food or water or any of the neces.
stiles of life the entire time, He will
not be hungry or thirsty or feel any i'll
effects when awakened at the theatre
Monday night At 1880 he will be re
moved to the theatre and awakened
at $3.50 through mental suggestion by
the Great Mack in full view of the
audience.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
INDIANS OF CIVILIZED TRIBES
SCATTERED ALL OVER WORLD

Muskogee, Okla, Dec 5.-The In
dians of the FIVE civilized tribes of
eastern Oklahoma, are wanderers on
all parts of the earth. The govern
ment is making a $50 per capita pay
ment and where application is made,
checks are mailed to Indians who have
been given the right of citizenship.
Applications come from all over the
world. The opening of one mornings
mail by Indian Superintendent Dana
NJ. Kelsey revealed an application from
an Indian who is with the army in
Manila. Another writes to send his
check to Panama, another is a sailor
on a United States battleship. Many
are in Oregon and Colorado. The lat
ter state harbors those affected with
tuberculosis. A large number from
Southern Texas, end many are pris-
oners in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth. Kans A larger number
write from the state prison at Nc
Alester A Seminole is student in
Berlin, and a few are residents of
Washington, d. G.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
FIND BANK ROBBERS LOOT
HIDDEN AWAY IN! FIELD

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 6.-The rem
nant of the loot of yeggmen who rob-
bed the bank of Taft near here last
summer was discovered yesterday hid
den away in field near the town OF
Haskell. In an old rusty tin can were
found negotiable notes and securities
aggregating $4,000.
The widow of N. B. Moore, promi-
nent Indian who died here recently,
was looking up some of her husbands
papers at their country home near
Haskell, Okla, today. One of the field
hands happened to be in the house and
told Mrs. Moore that there were some
papers buried in the field. She went to
thefield with the man who dug out a
rusty tin can In the can were $4,000
in securities in an old bank book. The
securities were made out in the name
of the Bank OF Taft. The bank book
was partially destroyed by the ex-
plosion. The papers were mildeWed
and rain spattered, but the notes could
be read and can be collected upon.
The Bank of Taft was robbed one
morning last summer, the safe blown
and $400 in silver taken. At the time
the bankers withheld the information
that securities had also been stolen,
in hopes of getting some trace OF them
later. The president of the bank to-
day claimed the papers.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The trial of the suit of Isaac Trout.
of Big Cabin VS.. S. l.. Silyers, also of
Big Cabin, for $4,000 damages for
malicious prosecution began today in
the district court. This suit is the re-
suit of a criminal action brought
against Trout, of which he was aequit-
ted
The jury in the case of J. G. English
VS.. the M. X & T. railway for dam.
ages for personal injury and for the
killing of some hogs in transit. belong
ing to English, brought in verdict
giving English judgment for $42 for
the killing of the hogs. The claim for
personal injury was not allowed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08

has incurred their enmity. 1t is a car
dinal principle in politics of a certain
kind that all bosses must stand to-
gether, irrespective of the party to
which they belong. for a greater obliga-
ton than party is the allegiance that
one boss owes to another The word
has gone out among them that nothing
must be left undone to defeat Cover
nor Wilson's nomination, because his
nomination and election would deprive
them of their occupation
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
Made Bank of Wooden Leg.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 7.-l-Alexander
p. Hamilton, who was supposed to be
a pauper and died in the county poor
house of Canadian county Sunday, had
1000G hidden in the stock of his wood.
en- leg. The money was found yester
day by another pauper to whom the
wooden leg was given Hamiltoa was
picked up on the streets of El Reno
and sent to the county farm. If he
has any relatives in Oklahoma they
are unknown.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
DEFENSE IN HYDE TRIAL
DEFEATED BY COURT RULING

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec 7.-Defeat
for the defense in the trial of DR.. B.
Clark Hyde. for the alleged murder
of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, came
yesterday when Judge Porterheld al
mitted testimony intended to show that
the physician inoculated the arm of
Miss Margaret Swope with pus germs
at a time when he says he gave her
hypodermic injection Of eamphorated
oil.
The admission of the facts regard
ing the injection were not considered
to be serious in themselves, but by
this ruling the way is opened for the
introduction of testimony relating to
the different kinds of germs DR.. Hyde
had in his Office during the siege Of
illness in the Swope home It is con
tended by the state that he thought
he was administering diphtheria germs
to Miss Swope when he gave her the
injection. DR.. E. L. Stewart, who sold
DR.. Hyde collection Of typhoid
diphtheria and other kinds Of germs.
will testify that he supplied the aoeus.
ed physician with pus instead Of
dlpheheria germs by mistake.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
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WHAT EDITORS SAY OF WILSON


bearer-is on account of his views on
this subject. There is some objection
being raised to the recall feature of
this new issue, but the public servant
who performs his full duty-whether
he be constable or judge of the highest
tribunal in the American union-has
nothing to fear from that source
Philadelphia Pa, Dec. IA special
to The Public Ledger from Dover, Del,
says
The movement to secure for Wood
row Wilson the Endorsement Of the
democrats of Delaware for his nomina-
ton for president is spreading through
all three counties, and Wilson State
League will be formed in a few days.
Democrats addressed by Willard
Salisbury, late democratic caucus
nominee for United States senator, who
favors Governor Wilson, are returning
to George A. Maxwell, secretary of the
! canvassing committee, a letter an
nouncing their support.
Those from Sussex county who have
expressed their preference for Wilson
are w. r. McCabe, e. C. Dukes, James
NJ. Tunnel, Paul T. Scott, Andrew ]
Lynch, R. C. White, Albert f. Polk and
Edward d. Hearne
New York, Dec. Tin an article on
direct primaries, A. Maurice Low,
Washington correspondent of Harpers
Weekly, says:
OF course, men who dislike candi.
date because he has fought boss rule
and ring government will naturally
oppose reform that strips them of
their power and restores power to the
individual voter, where it really be-
longs. 1t may well be expected that
members of the national committee
who forsee only too clearly the nomin-
alton of Governor Woodrow Wilsn, and
for their wn personal and selfish rea-
4 sons. dread it, will resort to every de-
vice to make his nomination more diff
cult. for Governor Wilson has tested
his strength against the bosses and
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-08
CALL ISSUED FOR MEETING
Of CRAIG COUNTY TAXPAYERS

The undersigned taxpayers of Craig
county request the taxpayers of the
county to meet at the court house or
Saturday, December 16, al o'clock
p. m., for the purpose of organizing
a taxpayers league, the object of which
is to reduce the burdens of taxation.
This December Z, 1911.
w. T. HIGHSMITH,
l.. w. BURLINGTON
JAMES ALLEN,
OLIVER BAGBY,
A. C. PEACE,
l.. B. BELL,
p. FLEMING,
w. T. BEATTY.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-05
Rheumatism

All pains and diseases regardless
of name, arising from weak nerves.
and impure blood, are easily cured by
using Oil of Eden $500 sample for
IS cents) externally and Sweet Spirits
Of Eden $500 sample $1,000 intern
ally.
All orders are delivered with
charges prepaid on receipt of price
by c. c. Medical Company, 554 N.
Worth Their Weight in Gold
Lake ST., Lock Box 90, Reno, New.
if your druggist does not keep them.
This is to certify that my est has
been very unsettled since ] came to
Nevada. | have had to walk the
floor at night with cramps in my
limbs and ha . not been able to sit
in a rocking c. air or sit long upright.
This was due to a fall had a year
ago and my wi4e was also much dis
tressed with her kidneys and whole
nervous system. saw the advertise
ment of Oil of Eden and Sweet Spir
its of Eden and made up my mind to
try it and after using part OF a large
bottle Of each. we both considered
ourselves entirely well. We sleep
sound and feel contented. (Signed)
G. NJ. Press. Supt. Of the Davenport
Independent Mining Company. Nina.
Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-05

Travelling Statesmen making small
towns are making from S. to $40 per
day carrying our pocket side line
For particulars address, Manager
slo-lls N. LaSalle ST., Chicago
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-05

WOMEN. sell guaranteed hose. ~
per cent. profit. Make $40 daily. Full
or part time. Beginners investigate.
Strong Knit. 2ox 4O29, West Phila-
delphia, Pa. AS Wv
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-05

To remove nicotine from h teeth and
purify the breath after smoking.
To eradicate pe~rspiration and body
doors by sponge bathing.
The best antiseptiC wash known.
Relieves and sire ngthens tired, weak
iniamedeyes. Heals sorethroat, wonn9
and cuts. rs and so cts. a box. druggis
or by mail postpaid. Sample Free
TAG PAXTON ToiLETc CO., eosrov.M
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-05

10 cleanse and whiten the
teeth, remove tartar and
prevent decay.
70 disinfect the mouth, de-
stroy disease germs, and
purify the breath.
To keep artificial teeth and
hr;Arovvnrl, .laan nlnr1aSS
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-08-15
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anb NsuieIeitem finb absngeben Qdt
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gsdbe bon Gblineers Garten am Gour
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ton .Tod" Roinss, Thomas 8rannon,
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lett. Dem Qebtsrsn tpuroen AUDI nod
$3.50 unb Mertbpapisrs sefiohIsn.
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unb mub DOR BEN grobutrihter goHs
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albert glpd ppn goitp.to nurbs
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bts tbailihen 4nsriffs bon Der DO
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-08-15
Giee isno IaS.

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unb poIissirittsrS Sodfen rpsrOen esma
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pbitn une esnnue 2sbensbeihreibuns
gen ulier SnfdFinn,n su lisftrn. ba'
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protsii seasn bic 9eiperbune pon ]. y.
6onaob um o1s Nmt bss 1riehenss
ridiers i'm Miomi 1oipnfhip ein. Die
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