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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
WESTERN SHIPPERS TO JOIN
IN PETITION TO CONGRESS

Spokane, Wash. Aug. 4.-Shippers
in the intermountain and western in.
terror country, between the Canadian
boundary and the Mexican line, will
be requested by the interstate com
merce, committee of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce to join in a pc
tition to congress at its next session
to enact a long and short haul clause.
1t is purposed to send delegation of
representative western business men
to Washington, D. c., to work for the
measure.
Henry M. Stephens, chief counsel
for the people in the famous Spokane
freight rate case, in which the inter
state commerce commission announced
its decision on July %, said in discuss
ing the foregoing that, while great
victory has been won, he thinks addi-
t1onal advantages may be secured by
urging congress to amend the fourth
0NSCioh VI llS IuISISldI6 commerce
act, so as to make it absolute and
without proviso from eastern interior
points.
Commissioner Lanes holding in
the Nevada and Arizona cases." Mr..
Stephens added, "is to the effect that
there is no water competition in the
Chicago-St. Louis territory, notwith-
standing Commissioner Prouty says
the commissioners are unable to state
that water competition does not have
any effect upon rates from Chicago
and st. Louis. l have always contend
ed there is no evidence of water com
petition west of the Buffalo-P ttsburg
line, and the commission holds there
lis no such competition from Chicago
and ST. Louis.
Hence, am of the opinion that ar
absolute long and short haul clause
provision from territory whers there
is no water competition the carriers
can show that the reduction in rates
would result in the confiscation OF the
railroad property THIS, l am conf
dent the companies can not show"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

shown al New York alone. the sum
must reach many millions Of dollars.
Importers have shown the greatest
cunning as well as unserupulousness.
They have had to refund millions OF
dollars to the treasury department.
Some of the Italian importers We're
sent TO Jail The Italian lemon impor-
ters are the latest TO have been cir
cumvented but the government had
TO revise the regulations for the impor-
tation of lemons in order TO head them
off. and it took eight months to find
out how to meet the case. Aided by an
almost unlimited slush fund put up
by the Sicilian lemon growers. and
by very shrewd and resourceful law
yers who are spending money lavishly
to buy magazine and newspaper space,
the Italian importers are now seeking
to have the tariff revised in their in
terest. This is not the first time for
eign interests have tried to shape legis-
lation in congress, but it is one of the
boldest."
The way the treasury department
stopped the importers from obtaining
too big an allowance for decayed fruit
was to make the estimates for rot on
the samples displayed for sale. Al
most any dsipterested person would
say that this was fair, but the impor-
ter sprotested wildly and vehemently.
The treasury department, however.
thought mere noise no argument. and
the amount of money collected has in
creased.
The fact is, the tiller of the soil, al
though he thought it bad thing for
him that the reciprocity treaty should
go through, has got to be considered
when it comes to fixing up a list of
producers who must have a fair share
of protection. Legislation by congress
should be for the benefit of the peo-
pie congress represents, and not for
the benefit of Sicily, Japan, Mexico,
Spain, or any other country.
One reason why many men, after
retiring from business undertake
orange and lemon culture is the ro-
mantle interest attaching to it in
land where winter is unknown. But
they need some profit to keep them in
terested in their work Unless the eff
forts of the importers to cripple the
industry in California shall succeed.
the orange and lemon groves of that
state will prove to be among the most
interesting things the visitors to the
1915 Panama Exposition in San Diego
and San Francisco will see.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

pay from to 10 cents on each box of
lemons imported into the United States
to help fight the tariff. They began
a campaign to arouse the American
public to a belief that it was being
wronged, and to influence congress to
remove the tariq on lemons. Congress
men were appealed to by the agents of
the importers, the pushcart men and
the retail fruit dealers. Untruthful
petitions were circulated, so untruth-
full that their mendacity was evident
lat glance One form of petition re-
fers to the "burdensome duty on
lemons" alleged to be "for the pur-
pose of doubling the wealth of ten or
a dozen millionaires of California, and
also for the purpose of paying the
wages of tens of thousands of Japa-
nese soldiers who exclusively monopo.
lie the labor of the California lemon
orchards, thus depriving American
laborers of opportunity of labor and
wages" This is very absurd, as well
as false. To patronize the foreign
lemon growers and steamship COM
panies would be better, the importers
think, than to patronize American rail-
roads, American orchardists and Amer
lean labor Japanese are employed to
a very small extent in the region
where lemons grow If there were en-
ough white labor they would not be
employed at all Moreover. oranges
and lemons are now grown in Arizona.
Texas Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia.
Such petitions as those just referred
to have been circulated at Atlantic
coast summer resorts by fbarkers. :"
such as those who attract attention to
the shows at seaside amusement parks
and many small boys signed them
Posters have also been displayed by
these Sicilian agents charging the
high cost of living" on the lemon
tariff, which would not cost the aver
age person one cent in a year, if any
thing at all, for lemons have actually
been cheaper this year than they were
before the duty was increased, so that
the dealers (who are really at the
mercy of the importers), are promis-
ing a great deal if they promise to re-
duce the cost of lemons in case the
present tariff is repealed.
The fact is that the duty was not a
serious burden to the importers until
very recently because the execution of
the customs regulations permitted them
to claim, and to obtain. a rebate for
alleged rotten fruit, amounting some
times to fifty per cent of the cargo,
which they Were clever enough to sell
afterwards as first-class, sound fruit.
This has been stopped A close OBJ
server in Washington said recently:
What the government has lost in
customs frauds will never be known,
but as Collector VIM. Loeb, Jr., has
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
WEIGH FIRE AS SEEN BY
CHIEFTAIN CORRESPONDENT

Welch, Okla. Aug. 3.-This morning
about o'clock, while the rain was
coming down in torrents and the wind
and lightning was something terrible,
the citizens of our town were awaken
ed by the fire alarm and it was dis
covered that Beauleiu's store was on
fire and there being no means of FIRE
protection, the flames spread with
great rapidity. consuming the entire
stock of Fred Beaulieu, Stewart Hard
ware Co., Ellis Jewelry Co, barber
shop, Woolard drug store and greatly
damaging the Bank of. Welch building.
The citizens worked hard to check
the flames while the women of the
town drew water from the wells and
carried buckets of salt, which was
taken from Huffaker's ware house. 1t
seemed for while the Bank Of Welch.
Huffaker's store, also the Masonic hall
and Watchman office, Bumps meat
market and the southern part of Com
mercial street would all be consumed
by the flames, which would have in
cluded the Methodist church and sew
eral of the best residences in the city.
Five buildings, brick and stone went
down in the flames, with no insurance.
Earl Hewitt owned the Beaulieu build
ing. The stock of Beaulieu's general
merchandise carried insurance. The
Woolard drug store was insured for
$4,000. The three brick buildings were
owned by P. B. Kinnison, with no in
surance and it is not likely the build
ings will be rebuilt The plate glass
windows across the street in Pierce &
Harvey's and Frank Keener furniture
store were broken by the heat from
the flames.
1t is likely now the majority of the
citizens of Welch will be in favor of
voting bonds for system of water
works. 1t is supposed the fire origin
ated from lightning striking the frame
roof over the sky light of Beauleiu's
store. The estimated loss in all is
about s25,OOO.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
CARTER RESOLUTION IS
REPORTED FAVORABLY

Washington, d. c., Aug. 4.-The In
dian committee of the senate yester-
day afternoon reported fayorably the
Carter $50 per capita resolution pro-
viding payment to members of Choc-
taw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek and
Seminole Indians.
Congressman Carter introduced the
joint resolution, calling on the secre-
tary of the interior to make $50 per
capita payment to 90,S02 members of
the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee.
Creek and Seminole Indian tribes from
fundse on deposit to the credit of In
dians.
1t will require $4,540,1OO to make
the proposed payment. The house In
dian committee will undoubtedly re-
port the bill fayorably this week to
make a per capita payment, providing
the Oklahoma delegation can get to-
gether on the proposition. Chairman
Stephens, of the committee, is opposed
to reporting the bill unless fifty-two
names left off the ChoctaW roll by in
adyertance be restored to membership
in the tribe. This inability of the ok
lahoma delegation to agree on a bill
is the only stumbling block in the way
of the big payment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

(First Published in the Chieftain,
July 2S, 1919
NOTICE OF SALE OE PEAI EerATt

In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
Eddie Oneida Derrick, Minor
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of the County Court of the
County of Nowata, State of Oklahoma,
made on the 22nd day of July, 1911,
the undersigned guardian of the es-
tate of Eddie Oneida Derrick, minor,
will sell at private sale to the highest
bidder subject to confirmation by said
Court on or after the 18th day of
August, A. d. 1911, at Nowata, Okla.
homa, all the right, title and interest
Of said Eddie Oneida Derrick, minor,
In and to the following described real
estate situate in Craig County, State
of Oklahoma to-wit:
The N - of the NV IA of the
NE IA, the SW IA of the NV IA
of the NE IA, the SW IA of the
NE Ia, and the Sc IA of the NV
IA of the NE IA of Section Is,
Township 27 North, Range IS
East, containing eighty acres,
more or less.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions, to-wit:
Cash upon delivery of deed
Bids for the purchase thereof must
be in writing and must be filed in the
County Court or delivered to the UNI
dersigned at the Office of Glass &
Weaver, Nowata. Oklahoma
Dated the 22nd day of July, 1911
CLAUDE ALLEN,
Guardian of Eddie Oneida Derrick, a
Minor. 10
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
(First Published in the Chieftain.
July 2S, 1919
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that in pur.
suance of an order of the County Court
of the County of Craig and State of
Oklahoma, made on the 3rd day of
July, 1911, in the matter of the estate
of Emmett Hudson, the undersigned.
as the guardian of said minor, will
sell at private sale to the highest bid.
der for cash in hand on sealed bids.
subject to confirmation by said County
Court, on Monday, the 14th day of
August, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. M. at
the County Court room in Vinita, in
said County of Craig, State of Okla
homa, all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said Emmett Hudson,
minor, and all the right, title and in
terest that the said estate has, by OBJ
Grafton of law, or otherwise, acquired
In and to all the certain lot, piece. or
parcel of land, situated, lying and be-
Ing in the County Of Craig and State
Of Oklahoma, bounded and described
as follows and upon the following
terms and condition. to-wit:
n 1-2 of N IL of NE IA of Sec
tion 30, Township 2S North and
Range Is East, containing 40 acres
more or less.
All bids should describe the land
bid for and must be accompanied by
certified check or draft for one-third
amount of the bid
Address all bids to VIM. Oneil, guar
dian, in care of S. f. Parks, County
Judge.
Dated the oath day of July, 1911.
VIM. ONEIL,
1-9 Guardian.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
FARMERS Disseminated
AGAINST BY RAILROADS

Washington, d. c., Aug 4. - The
farmer and fruit-grower is likely to
feel that he is too often Disseminated
against by the railroads, by the tariff,
by the commission men by almost
eyryone with whom he comes into con-
. tact He has so long been pictured as
- "rube" who readily buys green goods
II and gold bricks that he is tempted to
: think, at times, that even Uncle Sam
looks, on him in that light For years
ri the farmers nave been asking for the
same measure of protection in the
tChe laboring ma nand the manufacture
g3 er. Has he got it? Not always Oc-
casionally the man who tills the soil
has got, something but it has been
.lard won, and no sooner did he get it
han powerful forces were arrayed to
snatch it away from him.
Take a concrete case. Ins Florida
nd California the climate was found
0 be suitable for growing oranges and
smons. Enterprising pioneers in both
tates took up the new lines with en-
s1siasm. They met with many dis
engagements and setbacks There
ere insect pests, frosts, droughts,
,arcity and high cost of labor, un-
nown problems to solve, years to
ott for roturnS and ooDnnotitior, FROM,
reign lands when other problems
I'd all been reduced and success
hieved. Orange growing reached a
age where the home growers con-
1led the market and competition
IS little feared Lemon growing con-
ued to be a hard fight although the
,blem of producing a better lemon
in the imported had been solved
so per cent of the home market
supplied by homegrown lemons.
extension of the market was
cked because the importers, with
ap home labor and cheap ocean
ghts, could, and did keep the Amer
.sntt fruit from reaching the seaboard
-..inpenever they wished to do so. Con
= abs wanted to give the American
yers an even break, and added one
md cent per poud to the tariff on lem
II or about one and one-third cents
= zen, one-eighth of a cent on each
- pn. During the hottest portion of
summer lemons sold in Washing
at 10 and 20 cents a dozen. No
found any complaint with this ex-
the Italian importers in New York
They started in at once to raise
nsh fund to fight the tariff. The
ers in Sicily and Italy agreed to
4 IL
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-The SEN
ate Thursday afternoon passed the
congressional reapportionment bill
without division.
Senator Burton offered the first
amendment providing in cases where
states gain additional representatives
under the new apportionment, the
members representing the increase
shall be elected in the state at large.
instead of by districts. This is cal
eulated to prevent gerrymandering by
present state legislatures controlled
by democrats. 1t provides that such
elections shall prevail until such states
are redistricted by the legislatures.
The amendment was agreed to, 80 to
/ 2S, a strictly party vote, except Sen
ator Clark of Arkansas, democrat, who
voted with the republicans for the
amendment.
Senator Reed of Missouri, presented
an amendment in the form of a sub
stitute for the Burton amendment, by
adding the words, 'or by the people" ."
The effect of this substitute would be
to enable the people of each such state
to redistrict their states rather than
the legislatures. The democrats voted
for the substitute and the republicans
against it. The Reed substitute was
defeated, SO to 30.
The following will be the house
members put on the new measure after
March 81, 1913:
Alabama 10, Arkansas Z, California
IL, Colorado 4, Connecticut 5, Della
ware /, Florida 4, Georgia IL, Idaho 2,
Illinois 27, Indiana 13, Iowa II, Kan
sas 8, Kentucky IL, Louisiana 8, Maine
4, Maryland 6, Massachusetts 76, Mich
igan 10, Minnesota 10, Mississippi 8,
Missouri 16 Montana 2, Nebraska 6,
Nevada 1, New Hampshire 2, New Jer-
sey IL, New York As, North Carolina
10, North Dakota 8, Ohio %, Oklaho-
ma 8, Oregon 3, Pennsylvania 30,
Rhode Island 8, South Carolina 7,
South Dakota 3. Tennessee 10, Texas
IS, Utah 2, Vermont 2, Virginia 10,
Washington 5, West Virginia 6, Wis
consin II, Wyoming T. Total 433.
Under the new apportionment no
state is reduced in percent member
ship in the house. Various states
make gains from one to six members.
The largest increase is in the New
York delegation, which now has 81
members and during the next decade
will be entitled to 43. Pennsylvania
gains the next largest number, four.
The house undoubtedly will agree
to the changes made in it's bill.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
ANOTHER FAILURE.

The Fair Store consisting Of first
class merchandise, was sold in bulk
at public auction under a deed of trust
by a receiver from Kansas City, who
represented the creditors, and was
bought by the Watson Department
Store for 40c on the dollar.
Watch for their big sale of this stock
in the near future, at prices that will
save you money, and will be worth
coming miles to make your purchases.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

NNhsI fuplished In the Chieftain,
July 2S. 1919
state Of Oklahoma, County of Della
ware, IS. In the County Court.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
Cherry NJ. Beck, a Minor.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the County Court
of the County Of Delaware. State of
Oklahoma, made on the 1st day of
July, 1911, in the matter of the estate
of Cherry NJ. Beck, a minor, the under
signed as the guardian of the estate
of said minor will sell at private sale
TO the highest bidder for cash, subject
TO confirmation by said County Court.
on the l4th day of August, 1911. at
ten o'clock a. M, of said day or at any
time thereafter within the statutory
period for receiving bids, all the right.
title and interest OF said estate of the
said Cherry M. Beck, a minor, acquir-
ed in whatsoever manner in and to
the following described real estate in
the State of Oklahoma and more ac-
eurately described as follows, to-wit:
The NV IA of the Sc IA and the
NE IA of the NE IA of the SW
IA and the Sc IA of the NE Ia
of the SW IA and the w 1-2 of the
NE IA of the SW Ia, all in Sec
tion 10, Township 26, Range 10.
Craig County, Oklahoma.
Bids must be in writing and may be
left at the Office of the Judge of the
County Court or may be addressed to
d. B. Hunt at Grove, Oklahoma. All
bids must be accompanied by a GER
titled check for at least one-third (1-9)
of the amount bid.
Dated this 1st day of July, 1911.
w. T. MELTON,
by E. B. HUNT, Guardian.
His Attorney. 10
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
FIRST FLOOD CONDITIONS
HERE IN MANY MONTHS

Over two inches of rain fell here in
a few hours this morning and caused
flood conditions for a time. This is
the first time that Bull creek has been
on a real rampage for many months.
The high waters in other streams
caused all trains to be late. The
Frisco trains had to be detoured by
way of the Katy, on account of wash.
out near Miami. The west bound
trains due here this morning had not
here at $3.50 this afternoon.
The Katy trains got in few hours
late
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

WANTED = Telegraph operators =
The Sloan Springs Telegraph School,
best telegraph and railroad business
college in America Taught by man
of 25 years experience as telegrapher
and station agent Main line train
dispatehers wire. Positions guaranteed
as soon as qualified. Write for par
ticulars. GEO. r. FRETWELL, Mgr.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11

Joplin Business College graduates
have no dry weather-bad crop wor-
ries. A sure salary beats a chance
crop. Notes accepted for tuition. New
term September 4.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
To The Public.

Owing to the extreme warm weather
you are hereby informed that we will
not have any more pheasants' eggs
for distribution this season.
NJ. NJ. BALLEW.
District Deputy Game and
Fish Warden.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
REINFORCEMENT
BILL IS PASSED
Senate Passes Bill Without Division
Under This Act Oklahoma Will
Get Eight congressman.

Washington. d. c., August 3.
To The Chieftain:
Senate today passed congressional
reapportiOnment bill giving Oklahoma
eight congressman. House passed
cotton tariff revision bill by a vote of
202 for to 81 against.
JAMES S. DAVENPORT.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
EIGHTY CENTS IS FIXED AS
PER CAPITA APPORT|ONMENT

Oklahoma City, Aug. Am appor.
tionment of the common school fund
now on hand including the income
from the common school lands and the
S5,000000 fund, among the counties OF
the state on the basis of so cents per
capita for the school population of the
state, was made by the school land
commissioners at their meeting Thurs
day morning. The school census this
year showed 539,094 school children,
which will make the total distribution
at this time $431, ,275.2O. The January
apportionment was 81, making the
total for the year $1SO, which breaks
all previous records.
Owing in part to the fact that GER
tain amount of friction has developed
recently between the school land de-
partment and the state treasurer's of
fee. the money recently received by
the department will not be turned over
to the treasurer for distribution, but
two separate distributions will really
be made, one of 80 cents per capita
from the treasurer's Office, aggregating
$210,246.66, and one of Al cents from
the school land office, totaling $221,-
O2S.54.
Oklahoma county gets a larger
amount than any other county. 1t has
20,996 school children, which makes
its apportionment $16,74SS0 Cimar-
ron gets the smallest amount, $1,1OS
The distribution by counties is as fol-
Iou,o.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
CALENDAR FOR THE CURRENT WEEK


Carnegie Hall Emilio
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House Sp M 'ahe'' ]de"S " ~
LA Borme
Opera performance
italian
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by the
FRIDAY metropolitan FRENCH Arde Iran 3o
Theatre IN SocleH' O'"N90
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Italian OPERA IN
New-York tribune., 1911-12-31

in the cast will he Miss Alma GluCk, as
Mimi; Miss Sparkes, as Musetta; Mr.. Gilly,
BIS Marcel: Mr. Rossi as Colline; Mr.
Didur, as Schaunard; Mr.. Ananian, as Be
mott: Mr.. Audisio. as Carpignol; Mr. Bour-
geois as Alcindoro, and Mr.. Reschglian, as
Sergente Mr.. Sturani will conduct.
A special performance of the Russian
ballet at popular prices will be given at the
Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday
evening when a new and varied programme
is promised by Mile Geltzer and Messrs
Mordkin and Volinine.
To-night's Sunday concert will introduce
for the first time in New York Master
Beryl Rubinstein, a twelveyear-old plan
list, who comes from Athens, Ga. He will
play Liszt's Hungarian Fantasie. Miss
Anna Case vii sing an aria from "Mireillc, -
and Herbert Witherspoon will sing Hen
rion's LIE Muletier de Tarragone," Schu-
mann's Two Grenadiers' and a group of
Italian and English songs. The programme
will also include the quartet from "Rigo-
letto." The orchestra, under Mr.. Paster-
nack's direction. will play the ''Lohengrin"
prelude, Tschaikowsky's '1sl2" overture
and the Coronation March from "Le
Prophetic"