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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
sumner Race Meetinn

The third annual meeting of tbe
Oklahoma City Jockey Cmb will BE-
held at Oklahoma city June 18th 70
July 4th. 4 program of unusual u.
terest has been arranged for this meet
ing. Six or more races win he r,n
each afternoon, except SUNDAY com
meneing at 3 O'Clock. 0mcials Of ma
tional reputation have been engaged
to preside at this meeting. ana with
The splendid racing equipment on the
state fair grounds. the meeting prom
ises to be Of the highest class
On June 18th, the opening dav Of
the meeting, the Oklahoma Derby for
s. goo viii be raced This race wf,
be for Syear-olds and up. ana the ais.
tanee will be one and one.sixteenth
miles. The independence Iiandiean
Tor $1,000 will be raced July 4th The
race will be for horses OF all ages and
the distance viii be six furlones
The summer meetings Of The toel,ev
Club have become very popular and
the meeting this year promises to
eelipse any meeting Of It's kind ever
heid IN the southwest
Iae leading stables that have been
racing at Jacksonville and Tampa.
Fla-' and JuareE, Mex, will shin to ok.
lah0ma city to train and race at this
meeting These stables include some
= Z, tne fastest horses in the country
Inc state fair grounds, which is 10
Is opened as a summer park, win be
y complete operation at this time
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
erszt alrss Nst rsnl..

n Tolstog there seems To be the
same contradiction between the nat
ural man and the ascstic moraIsst thai
pertains 70 lesser minds. and in a Ger
tan instance cited By Aylmer Mauds
- bis Life os Tolstoy, this mental
elasticity usE for humor Wien
Sgh Eer-A1rdE visited Mosccw the
great man delivered himself 81
crushing condemnation Of the contem
pcTary theater and Of the falsity oi
the dramatic art in general After
EoEe entous silence one Of his guests
admitted. somewhat tImorOusly. that
1e as gong to see the French &C
tEess that evening Tolstoy's face
suddenly lighted up with a good -hu
mored smile -D1 you know, he said
u am aWfuily sorry I'm not going.
Youths Companion
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The practice O catching the Speak.
er's eye dates hack % the session Of
1910. VIXEN a heated dispute arose be-
tween members 81 the house. several
Of wboL claimed precedence Of
speech. Il vas then decided that
whoever f-st eaugat The Speakers eye
should have the right % address The
house This rule worked smoothly
unta 1855. when SIR John TrevoE vas
elscted 20 the chair The new Speak.
sr vas afflicted with AZ cbomirable
squint c1usaausutly two members
would gf1en catch his eye simultane-
ously and decline TO give Nav 10 one
another To abviate this further
rule vas framed t7 the effect that the
Speaker Should car BY name upon the
member privileged TO address the
touss 81 every holder cf The Office
has to possess good memory tcr
names as 81 As keen eyesi ight--Lon.
don Chro-ic,e.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
Force ofAahn

A United States district attorney.
st 2 banquet once spoke os hone sty.
Are we coming to such q rass hat
cur tdess Of an honest man vfu cor
resHond 20 the idea OF old Eiram
s-rood, Hiram Strood for the sew
snth ime vas about TO feL He
-4lisd IN an expert accountant 10 Dis
ea1aEgle his books The accountant.
aver two days work. announced 10
Hiram thar Be would Be able 70 pay
his creditors four cents on the dollar
= This news the oli man looked
Heretofore, he said. frowHing
Te alT2ys paid ten cents on The
FlTtuous aud benevoIe1t
sion spre-d over his face and
sin 20 50 nOw. he resumed I s..I
.ake up tha diEerenee ont e ny
cun pock -Blue Euu
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
orls.n q zr..-sr rens.

Much history 5 wrlI-ea % 1he 0rdf
nary words Of the language Tabby
for example This very domesuc-ap
pearing word for the Arabian designa.
ton ct J quarter of Eagda1 famous
for its manufacture 81 divers colored
silks and cOttons-a quarter named
after 'Attab. the great-grandson OF
0meyya. Tabby' appears in Eng
lish literature in the first half Of the
seventeenth centUr as the general
term for striped taHeta silks. In the
same century tabby" Is applied to
2 striped or briudled cat In the
eighteenth century. rs al elderly
maiden lady Tie sense development
Of this word is II striking contrast
With that Of another old Arab. tar
II. which came in the sixteenth cen
tury- meaning multiplication "a
Die and has remained essentially
unchanged to the Erezent day.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

the Judge sent the three commissioners
70 ian for two hours for contempt.
The new board Of county commission
ers came into once and they insisted
that the plans and specifications for
the new bridges as vel as the esti-
mates ard bids should be under the
supervision Of the county engineer.
Mr- Pitts So they cancelled the old
contracts and started al over again.
The result IS saving in actual money
of $1,000 plus the cost Of the three
additional bridges This is but one
q the items that shows the economy
and business-like methods which are
in the conduct Of the com
tvs business under the present admin
.s-ratl5a Times Democrat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
ArtIfe.sL s1en-sa-

Artificial sDoages. as made BY a Ger
man process, is chiefly a result Of the
action Of zinc chloride on pure ceIIu
sose The pasty, viscous mass pro
duced 5y this action is mixed with
coarsely ground rock salt, and then
IN q press mold armed with pins # i
pierced with multitude Of little
canals. initiating the pores OF a natural
sponge. After the necessary porositv
Is obtained the material is given a pro
longed washing in dilute alcohol TO re-
move the excess salts. The artificial
sponge has the same action as the
natural In absorbing and retaining
water
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
sssk P-Isea as Rseurs-

In japan there are people who make
sham confessions in order 10 obtain
a period Of the comparative warmth
and comfort Of a japanese prison. The
Japan Mall says The police slang
Of the capital has words 70 describe
and distinguish these persons. 'Meshi.
Eui. oF the rice criminal. viii steal
some small article from a shop front
i'm such way as to be seen doing fr
he then makes a bolt Of it. pursued
oy the master Of the shop or some
faithful kozo. but presently allows
himself TO be caught and handed to
me police. He has to do time for
his pretended theft, but his rice i
secured for period, and when that
nerlod mas ELAPSED he viii allow him.
self to be caught again
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
Tha Inenftahl.

an old nan who had lived all his
life en- the m0Ors Of Scotland and had
never seen q railway, vas persuaded
by his two sons to accompany them
on q trip to Sheffield Arriving at
the station, the old man was terrified
at the sight Of the train running into
the station and exclaimed. Lets &c
back. lads, OF something viii happen.
But his sons hustled him into a car.
riage, where he sat looking terribly
upset and muttering 10 himself
something will happen The climax
was reached when the train dashed
into tunnel the old man crying out.
7 knew something would happen. IN
struck blind
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
History Of a Gown.

The London saturday Journal tells
some tales OF extravaganza practicsd
in England among the very wealthy
people, One woman bought a gown
Of unusual and remarkable smartness
fer G170 and wore it once $50 con.
spieuousiy unusual creation could
not possibly be worn more than oncel
and sold iI to fashionable clothes
dealer for 800 The dealer resoId
It to woman in not quite SO promi.
nent social set, who wore 1t three
or four times. and then sold it to one
still less fashionable. and 20 On until
the gown had reached the regions Of
tavdrE fnery. each new buyer paying
a l. le less for it, and the clothes
dealer making her rakeoF on each
uansac ction.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
osjsot % s{aif-Aoliasv.

4 Saturday half-holiday given the
enFaTs of firm in Switzerland has
orogsEt ogt some protests from the
women. who allege that their men
fo-ss SPEND their leisure away from
hem and spend more money than
c9n ports with the weilbeing 81 the
family Il Is held that Sunday is d
sglaesent holiday aud that as about
Ell taa diversions are available on
thai day. the Saturday afternoon is
Just waste. without any comDen-
satlng rails
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
- 20 and the ns..s..

Weather depends on the direction
and movement of wind Warmfb
comes from the sun. but wind is nc
distributor Of the warmth. visltins
any place that is warmer than ftsaIf
wind always takes some Of tbe
warmth away with it. Visiting apy
place that is colder than ITSELF. wind
warns that place This implies Of
course, that wind moves. But what
makes It moYe2 Il moves By its own
weight Wind is simply drifting air
-l sas aslII is saFssd by the verv
same power which draws a fallina
stone toward tie earth
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
Dietz Family ea Trial.

By Associated Press.
HAYWARD Wis Nay ? John n
Dietz wife and son, Leslie, were plac-
ed on trial here today before Judge
Alexande- Il Seid, in the circuit court.
jointly charged with shooting and XIII
ing Oscar Harp, deputy sheriff and
one OF a posse which besieged the
Dietz cabin at Cameron Dam. on the
IhoFnapple river last October. and
found dead after a gun fight with the
Dietz family.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The migration OF settlers from vest
ern Oklahoma to the eastern portion
.of the state has assumed proportions
that win soon tell upon the resources
.of the two sections. OF course. Okla.
h0ma is state Of wonderful re-
sources and every section Of it has its
strong features, but the east half of
the state win sustain a population
double that that the vast will suD-
port THE movement from west to
east is the natural effect of equili-
brium in population that viii adjust
itself without any artificial help. The
east side has greater diversity Of
resources. agricultural. timber. min
eral water and climate than nearly
any other section of the whole coun-
try. IT is more seasonable ana there
fore better watered and more pro
ductive There has. within the last
year or two. been a large movement
of farmers from the west side OF the
state into Craig and other eastern
counties and a Hne class of farmers
have come among Us ana they are in-
yariabIy pleased with the transposi
tion
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
canata ca.aIrn Laoks m.unts

Canada IS thirty-three thousand re-
mounts short Of mobilization. and Eng.
land is EOS 600 short, said John F.
Ryan OF Montreal. general manager of
The Canadian national bureau Of breed
iEg Not long since visited the
army posts IN western Canada. and
nearly all Of the mounted regiments /
saw came 70 eaE-D very weak, and in
70 case approaching their establish.
maat This IS due ID the scarcity of
horses, and while heavy farm horses
and draft horses are bred in abund.
anee the cavalry horse IS getting
scarce
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The following testimonial was given
TO a servant girl: This Is TO certify
that the bearer has been IN ny serv
ice one year less II months. During
this time | found her to be diIigeut Al
the back door. temperate at her WORK
prompt at excuses, amiabla 1oward
young men. faithful to her swaethearts
and honest when everything mns safs
under lock and key"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
a sooteh atIome.comlnna ,

The London Times says that ar
rangements have been completed 10
Glasgow for m organized welcome on
taa occasion Of the homecoming il
Midsummer of scotsmen resident II
Canada and the United States. scot.
tIsh corporations viii join in the vel.
cons 4 suggestion TO widen the
scope Of the scheme to include Scots.
men IN Australia and South Africa has
been accepted and invitations win be
senE t1 the colonies without delay
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
.arl b - g. -

By Associated Press
oiatae kans May The iary
which VIII hear the case st Karl Btckef
the Kansas city divinity student
charged with the murder Of Miss
Frances Peters, here last September.
was secured today The defense an-
noanced thar It would attempt To show
the Miss Peters lad undeg0ne an ober
ation 2 short time before she accom-
panied Biekei here, from Kansas CITY
ana was in serious condition at that
time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
- - !. -.

Iae sogl Esopie Eh0 Ave lear Ruh.
l.e have started scGoo I0r De9ris
8 no are over TWEEN goue years of 49,
ana Who canIot Fesd o. write T5e
class IS composed 81 is pe9Dle IS.
tween the ages d .twenty-four ana
hity-seyen- They have only been hold.
ing e-ass for few weeks each nigrr
but already many Of them can read
short sentences n Lancaster tky.1
Record.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
- - -.

Plans Of The national German-Aner.
lean alliance for q monument to com.
memorate the founding OF the first
German settlement in this oountrz
are to be consummated. The memo
rial is 70 be located in Vernon PARK
Germantown, Pennsylvania. and con.
gress has voted to add $4,000 to !
similar amount raised by the alliance
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

Efforts ot the Philippine Railway
company in Cebu and Panay are being
made 20 promote agriculture along its
lines At every station these is an ex-
htbit Of the pFoduats and instructions
are published for the best methods OF
agriculture The shops OF the COMPANY
at Iloilo are extensive and Of a high
order The machinery is all modern
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
REFUSE TO GRANT
IMMUNITY BATHS
Governor Harmon And Judge Blair,
Who Conducted Adams County
Expose, Testify.

Columbus. o. May Ohio legisla-
TORS who hoped. by testifying before
the grand jury now investigating brib-
Isry in the assembly. to escape con
yiction by means Of an immunity bath
were disappointed Tuesday when
+ Prosecuting Attorney Turner aud At
+ toney General Hogan refused 10 ac-
+ |cept their testimony. Other immunity
baths were headed on when an in
+ vestigation by a legislative commit
tee was deferred until after the grand
jury finishes It's work. Tho prosecu-
tors have declined TO accept oyertures
I from assemblymen.
The grand jury was in session all
Tuesday and among its witnesses. be-
sides detectives who disclosed the cor
ruption, was Governor Harmon and
Judge Blair Of Portsmouth. who con
dacted the recent campaign which re-
suited in the disfranchisement Of ] 800
voters in Adams county for election
frauds A bin is pending in the as
sembly to legislate Blair out of his
present judicial district and out of a
place on the bench. Rumors have
been current Of wrongdoing in con
nection with the masure. Detective
wv y Burns was at the court house,
but did not testify. The grand jury
has made no report.
The house calendar committee. of
which DR.. George B. Nye, one of the
early central figures in the bribery
disclosures. was an active member,
practically went out of existence yes
terday The republican and demo
cratic floor leaders, Representatives
Langdon and Russell. respectively.
first said they would resign from the
committee unless DR.. Nye and one
other quit at once. The two threaten
ed members declined. but later all of
the seven members. save DR.. Nye, turn
ed in their designations to the house.
Then ensued a wrangle as to whether
the house was in any way responsible
for the personnel Of the committee
which was named by the speaker. The
house adjourned without deciding
what action is to be taken on the resig-
lations.
Representative Greeves introduced
bill to make it mandatory upon
udges to give legislators convicted Of
bribery a penitentiary sentence. IN
Ter present statutes they can be let
Il with fines.
Detective Burns said the Ohio as
emblymen who. he alleged. had been
aught in bribery traps, were the
biggest and boldest grafters" ne had
ever run across" He would not pre-
ict how many assemblymen would
e involved.
It was asserted that the money DR..
'ye said he had received as bribes
nd which he turned over to Speaker
lining was not in the same denomi-
alton Of marked bills which the de
7ctiyes asserted they paid to Mr..
'ye Speaker vining did not open
be envelope which Or. Nye turned
yer to him. he said, but put the pack
ge intact in the house clerks safe"
was opened in the presence of Gov
.nor Harmon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
TRACK RECORDS MADE At
FIELD MEET At NORMAN

The records made il the track and
Ifeld events in the high school meet
held Al shs state university at Nor
ma llast Friday ana SATURDAY were
las follows
leo yard dash Time Ill rs seconds
NELSON. Ardmore, first Beeber. Creek
county second; Cano. I. G III
third
l29 yard high hurdles. Time is %
seconds white. L2wt0n. first.
Fields q = 81 0nd smith. i'll III
H 81 third
shot put Cl2 pound Distance q
feet, ? 81 inches Chambers, Purcell.
ffFst Denny, saltwater. second. And
ersoa. Ardmore. third.
Discus throw. Distance 110 feee 10
inches thew record. Chambers. Pur-
ce4 FIRST Hitchcock. b. III. Isl. second
Higgtns, Shawnee. third.
229 yard dash Time "a 3-5 seconds.
Nelson. Ardmore. first. Beeber. Greek
county second Johnson, L. p s.
third.
Running high jump Height. 3 feet
s IL inches new record. CaudHl
q Fl 81 first; Hale. Pryor. second.
Cohagan. sapulpa, third.
Hammer throw (I2 pound Distance
l4S feet II ~ inches. New record. 4
Bradshaw Chandler. first; Denny
saltwater second Foster Purcell. /
third
Broad jump. Distance 20 feet 80 II !
inches Hale, Pryor first; CaudiH. U. !
P s. second; Gano, r. G. III. ST. third |
$40 yard dash. Time 56 1-5 seconds.
Milne y. G H. ST. first; Nelson. Ard /
more, second; Barclay Z P. s.. third. !
Pole vault. Height 9 feet 10 inches.
Cohagan, saDulpa first; Nilhite. Law |
ton, second: 8Iinton. Enid. third.
$50 yard run Time minutes 10 2-5
seconds. Papan, Pawnee. first: HeuseI
y. +. Isl. second; Campbell, o. H. 81. Il
third
220 yard hurdles Time 2S Is sec
onds. DeGolyer, BartlesvilIe. first.
Fields, z. P. s. second. White. Law
ton. third
One mile run Time 4 minutes. So
2-5 seconds fNew recordl. McCune
Chandler frst livingston. o. H ST.
second Stout. o. Fl. s.. third.
Mite relay race Time 9 minutes
s. 3% seconds. U = s. first. I. C.
E s Second: o. II. S. third.
The University Preparatory school
It Tonkawa won the meet with the
most points. winning "A. Ardmore was
econG with a. while Logan county
.nd Purcell tied fat third with l1.
Nelson Of Ardmore won the alTaroand
medal Gold. silver and bronze medals
Eere given for first second and third
laces respectively in each event A
Ig loving cup was awarded to {. P.
I. for winning the meet and a gold
iedal to Nelson as aI-around athlete.
The base bail series in which Te-
anseh. Frederick, Marlow. Norman (
nd Ardmore entereN vas won by Nor
ian in the final game with Frederick
The tennis singles was won by Hugo
the final game with Norman
The tennis doubles was won bv L0-
aa county reUres anted bv Faher and
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
Probably RInht

Possibly that Kansas editor is right
when ne says that the only way to ger
t~elve-year-old boy clean is to skin
him, but he stopped to think that the
process might spoil the boys beautyg
Beauty. the proverb tells US, Is only
skin deep.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

I haven't the slightest fear 81 the
initiative and referendum disturbing
our rheory Of representative govern
ment don't uorry about theories.
anyhow it IS facts that worry me.
The fact that IS we fn New Jersey
have st present little more than the
theory while in states where they
have tried It the initiative ana refer
endum has given them back the fact
of representative government. It
works. you know. without being called
on 10 work at all Where legislative
kno3- that. Il they afiI
really to represent, the people have
the power % take legislation back into
their own hands. those Representatives
have an effective motive to represent.
The initiative and referendum is like
q gun behind the door-for use only
n case Of emergency. but mighty
good persuader. ueyertheless-G0ver
lOr woodrow Wilson.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The ChieftaiH has neves been an
ultra-parttsan newspaper bur believes
il maintaining the integrity OF the
party as q political organization Dem
ocracy proceeds on the theory that
the people can be trusted to name the
men Who are % bold its Offices ard
contueg its afair The nan who.
VIXEN elected by democratic votes be-
gins AZ once 10 thvart the will q the
majority % bis party is not good
democrat The man who uses the
democratic ladder g cliEb 50 position
should not forget the means 81 which
le did ascend
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

Tie Ed HalseIt chairman Of the city
democratic committee. the present
board of county commissioners. County
surveyor Pitts and Judge Mccain
credit Is due for saving tile county
$4,000 p cash and the cost Of three
aaw bridges
Under the old contract let by a for.
mer board of commissioners the cost
af building 90 bridges would have been
$1,000 more than the aggregate Of
the lowest bid On the 25 bridges open
81 yesterday When the former board
Of commissioners was about to let the
contract TO the Vincennes Bridge com
pany for constructing the bridges. Ed
Halsell went before the superior court
as private citizen and asked Judge
Mccain to enjoin the letting Of the
contracts. The injunction was grant.
ed. Later ii was violated and the con-
tracts let despite the court order. and
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The public official who lays himself
open to suspicion destroys his useful
ness for his entire term of Office. To
deal frankly and openly with his
friends and with the party electing
him is only common honesty and COM
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05
Trust Grips Shoe Industry
b. Associated Press

. AsHvtIaIeu Press.
Washington. D. c. May s-The
asela'asloh er,i.l l, that a trust" grips the
ehtiTe shoe manufacturing industry -
me United States was made todsv - I
fore the senate committee IL as oe-
a. 9nleh began hearings on the Cans.
dian reciprocity bill lana
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

The people Of Craig county are So
vitally interested in the improvement
Of the roads that undoubtedly con
certed action at this time will bring
results. The road meeting set for May
is at this place should be largely at-
tended and definite action taken.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

Once more the enemies Of tile bank
guaranty law announce with gravity
that the law IS doomed and in a hope
less muddle But there Is yet ito lisl-
hoo> that the time Is near when de
Dosits viii not be guaranteed iH Okla
homa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

Ex-Governor Haskell threatens 10
break into congress Wen how else
would be ever get in7
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

Let's see. h0W maay railroads were
planning 10 build ss soon as the amend
ment carriedg
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-05

II Vinita Is to observe Decoration
Day it is about time steps were taken
to make lt q success