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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-24
esNArE PASSES BILL TO EXTEND
cossoN LAWS TO STATE AND
COUNTY oFFlcERs.
Durability TO PERFORM
DUTIES Is INCLUDED
1amnois Measure in Ssnats Aims to Cut
Anti. 0aloon Attorneys Out Of Fess-]
Lounsbsrry Wants Insane Ward at
Soldiers Homo Church Protests
Against Filming Men Who Don't Vote.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Tne senate to-
day passed the Wilson bill to strength
en- and enlarge the scope OF the Cosson
law for removal Of officers for mall
feasancs in office. by Including all state
and county officers under its provisions
and aao1ng that they may be removed
for disability to perform the duties OF
the office or for failure to account foc
funds.
Tns senate took out Of the bill the
provision which would have brought
township trustees under the law. but
refused to amend by striking out the
clause relating to disability.
Aimed at Anti. Saloon Attornsys.
After discussing for some time three
bills by Sammis looking to the cutting
out OF all attorney fees In cases
brought for injunctions under tho IL
Quor laws, these bills were made a spe-
cial order for March z. Sammis ex-
planned that under tho provisions Of
the law as to attorneys fees certain So
called temperance organizations arc In
the habit Of employing attorneys to
commence these suits and collect large
sums from the counties in attorney
fees, but only a few OF the cases are
prosecuted. Senator Smith. OF Shelby.
opposed the bill and declared 1t to be
q question OF temperance against the
saloon and that the sole purpose OF the
bills was to prevent law enforcement.
insane Ward for eoidiers' Home.
LounsbeGry put in a bill for special
appropriation for $1,000 for the board
Of control to equip and maintain .
special department at the soldiers
home for the care OF soldiers afflicted
with senlle dementia and similar men.
tai diseases.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
HOME STATE BACKS
WOODROW WILSON
Resolution is Offered Endorsing
Leader For Presidency, But is
Tabled BY Request.

Trenton, n. j., Oct. 8. = Governor
Woodrow Wilson was the predominant
ing influence in yesterdays democratic
convention, held to adopt party plat
form. The convention, under he
Geran election law, was made up of
seventy-six men, Governor Wilson,
democratic hold-over state senators
and democratic candidates for the SEN
ate and assembly
The platform adopted was eulogistic
of the administration of Governor Will
son and only the governors earnest ap-
peal prevented the adoption of reso-
luton endorsing him for the demo-
cratic presidential nominee. Governor
Wilson was chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, which spent three
hours preparing the platform. When
the resolutions had been adopted, AS
|semblyman Egan, of Hudson county,
offered a resolution pledging the sup
port of the convention to Governor
Wilson for the presidency.
The governor was on his feet in an
instant and moved that the resolution
be laid on the table. He argued that
lit was contrary to the spirit of the
Geran election law for state conven.
ton to endorse anybody's candidacy
The convention adoDted his motion to
| lay the matter on the table.
The platfor madopted endorses the
able and brilliant administration oi
Governor Woodrow Wilson, and ex
presses entire approval of the pro
gressive legislation enacted during the
winter of 1901"
It demands reform in the system oil
selecting grand and petit juries and 6
change in the system of taxation witt
view of equalizing taxes. The Other
planks demand more rigid regulation
of corporations incorporated in New
Jersey, favor conservation of the for
tests and water for the benefit of the
lpeople; commend the federal house Of
Representatives for it's revision o.
rules advocates the extension of fac
tory and work shops inspection ant
the safeguarding of railroad trave
through the passage of a full-creV
BILL"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
Delegates to Cattle Meetings.

Oklahoma City, Oct. S-Governor
Cruce has named the following dele
gates to conventions to be held in Chi
cago. October 26 to yember 4:
National Dairy show-F. L. Burck-
halter Vinita; Paul G. Lehman, Ard
more: Ray McGreer, Oklahoma City;
J. l. Morning and A. L. Churchill
Vinita; Roy c. Potts, saltwater; G. A.
Harbaugh, Perry; H. B. Greer, Wood
ward.
American Dairy Cattle congress-
A. Whitten. Jennings; Marcus Fraley
Hominy; G. A. Fell, Cherokee; Give
Lookabaugh, Watonga; George Vim
cent, Foyil; Gid Graham Broken Ar
row; A. L. Bennett, Howe; E. G. Nc
Kinney, Marietta; J. P. Gibson, El
more; Frank Robertson, Paoli
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
CRUCE WILL INVESTIGATE
HOLT PETITION FOR PARDON

Oklahoma City. Oct 3.-An investi-
CATION will be made by Governor Cruce
in-o the pardon granted TO w. r. Holt
of Wetumka by Acting Governor ]. j.
McAlester, the allegation having been
made that the pardon was secured by
means of forged petitions presented
to the acting governor, and which he
supposed were genuine.
On the petition for a pardon, which
was presented to the acting governor
were the names of the jurymen who
convicted Holt, the county judge, eoun-
ty attorney and others The names
are said to be those of me nliving out
side of the county A list of the jurors
who tried the case was submitted to
the governor, Monday, by Luther
Harrison, editor of the Wetumka Ga
zette.
Holt was sentenced to serve three
years in the state penitentiary on a
charge of defrauding a bank of We
tumka, and is said to have disappear
ed since the pardon was granted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
SERIOUS R|OT|NG
FOLLOWS STRIKE
Citizens of McComb City Are Enraged
BY The Indecent Conduct of
Strike-Breakers.

McComb City, Mass, Oct. Am ex-
plosion said to be dynamite occurred in
the railroad shops at 1870 o'clock this
morning in the vicinity of which one
hundred or more strike breakers are
quartered. The explosion was follow
ed by several shots.
1t is not known whether any casual
ties resulted from the explosion.
McComb City, Mass, Oct. 4.-State
troops patroled the streets of this un-
usually quiet little railroad city last
night following a pitched battle be-
breakers an dcitizens and strikers of
McComb late Tuesday. A special train
on the Illinois Central railroad bearing
As strike breakers was riddled with
bullets and several citizens of this
town bear dangerous marks of the
thrilling encounter One of them, E.
H. Montgomery, a striker, may die.
Fully 1000 shots were exchanged
and the belief is expressed here that
not few of the strike breakers were
wounded This the railroad officials
deny.
Before the arrival last night of the
troops. armed citizens patrolled the
streets under order of Sheriff Holmes
of Pike county.
The citizens of McComb City are
outspoken in theid denunciation of the
alleged indecent conduct of the strike
breakers as reported from Winona,
Summit and Durant
At these points, according to tele-
grams received here early in the after
noon the strike breakers insulted
ladies who were at the stations when
the special train passed. This informa-
tion served to inflame the citizens of
McComb City, where approximately
1900 employees of the Illinois Central
shops are on strike. Statements is
sued by citizens of McComb City con-
tradict the version of the trouble as
given by representatives of the rail-
road.
After a minor clash between the
strikers and strike breakers near the
depot, the train pulled down into the
yards below the city where soon it was
surrounded by armed citizens of Nc
Comb City, who claim last night that
they went there armed to protect them
selves and prevent a repetition of the
alleged indignities charged against the
strike breakers by towns north of this
place.
The battle opened almost as soon as
the crowl came within sight of the
train and was kept up until the train
ran on to the main line and with wide
open throttle pulled out for New Or
leans.
Just which side fired the opened shot
in the battle is a mooted question. 1t
is not denied that many shots were
fred by both sides. The coaches were
riddled with bullets.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
OFFICIAL CENSUS REVEALS
TWENTY-FOUR FATALITIES

Austin, Pa, Oct. 3.-Twenty-four
known dead, eighty-six missing and
believed to be buried beneath the deb
ris is the official census of Austin's
loss of life in the flood of Saturday.
It is conceded, however, that several
visitors were in town that day and
undoubtedly perished
Including them and allowing for
errors in compilation, the total dead
probably will reach $50. Twenty-one
of the twenty-four bodies recovered
have been identified, and of the miss
ing hope is entertained that some may
be accounted for
The problem is to recover the dead
from the thousands of tons of debris
choking the narrow valley. To do so,
before it becomes necessary to burn
the ruins and save the living from an
epidemic, an army of laborers must
reach the town within the next thirty
six hours, officials say. Otherwise the
torch may transform the wreckage in
to the pyre of most of those who have
persisted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06

of politics. Foremost among these is
the National Citizens League. No
section should be more interested than
the south toward making and keeping
the subject non-partisan, and no one
interest could exert a greater influence
in the south than its bankers.
New orleans will be the scene Of
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association in Novem-
Der. The bankers believe this will be
the most important convention ever
held by the association Only one
subject will be discussed-banking and
currency reform. Fifteen leading
bankers, representing all sections of
the country, will make addresses on
the subject
a southern banker viii discuss the
cotton countrys need of better
banking system. The south is now
paying millions of tribute yearly to
foreign money centers because Amer
lean banks have no means of financ-
ing the huge export in cotton. One
southern cotton expert figures that the
south pays $1O0,OO0,O0O a year to for
eigners to finance it's great crop.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
FIRST SALES DAY
PROVES A SUCCESS
Much Interest Created in Plan lnaug-
urated BY Vinita Retail Mems
Association.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Considering that today's was the
first attempt, the monthly sales day in
augurated by the Vinita Retail Mems
association, is going to be great sue
cess. Today's exhibits and sales were
only a beginner for what will follow
when the Importance OF these sales
are fully understood. The crowd in
attedance was not overly large but the
exhibits were fine and everything of
fered for sale, except one horse, was
sold at good price.
The days program began at 10:30
this morning with the address of Sey.
mour Riddle, who outlined the plan OF
the retailers association in fixing these
sales days. Mr.. Riddle made a most
interesting talk, and was followed by
Frank Franklin and state representa-
tive from Craig county, Pete Coyne.
After the addresses were ended a
general inspection of the vhibits fol
lowed. Immediately after noon the
sale began, and last, but not least i'm
portant the judges announced the prize
winners. These will be published to
morrow.
The exhibits were remarkable, es
pecially notable was the apple exhibit
No finer fruit has ever been shown il
Vinita than that on exhibit today. An
other interesting exhibit was that o
kaffir corn.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
COUNCIL ACCEPTS
AUDITORS REPORT
Regular Session Of City counciI-Pass
Ordinance Raising License For
All Tent Shows.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
The city council last night accepted
the report of the special auditors, who
were employed by the finance commit
tee to audit the accounts of the city,
and allowed their claim of $3.50 for the
work. The books were checked up
from the time the new system was in
stalled about year ago, until the
present. The report shows no evil
dence of dishonesty, but says the
bookkeeping has been somewhat cum
bersome. Especially was the office of
the city clerk criticized in the matter
of inadequate knowledge of account
ing. The books of the city treasurer
showed all accounts all right, but there
was criticism of the methods of keep
ing the records.
If the ordinance passed last night is
enforced there will be few carnivals
or cheap tent shows in Vinita in the
future. This ordinance provides for a
license of $50 per day for all tent
shows. whether under one manage
ment or not This ordinance was
passed to give protection to the pro-
prietors of the local play houses, VINO
suffer when these is tented competi-
ton.
The council also discussed numer-
GUS special improvements discussed
and bids for a sewer in the west part
of town were to have been opened, but
it was decided to readvertise for bids.
Aside from few minor matters and
the passage Of the finance ordinance,
the rest of the time was spent in dis
cussion of future business of the city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
SMILEY-NASH WEDDING IS
SOLEMNIzEO MONDAY NIGHT
From TUESDAYS Daily.

from 1ueSuay Dally.
Last night at 8 o'clock at the home
of Rev. J. NJ. Miller, pastor of the First
Christian church, was solemnized the
wedding of Frank Smiley and Miss
Ethel Nash, one of the popular young
couples of the city The groom is as
sociated with his father in the furni-
ture business and is most promising
young business man. He has resided
in yinita for the past ten or twelve
years, and is highly respected and es
teemed by all who know him.
The bride, until a few weeks ago,
was bookkeeper at the Sanders-Wright
department store, and is a most ac-
complished young lady. The young
couple will make their home in this
city, where both enjoy the friendship
and esteem of great many of the
people of the town.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
TWENTY-THREE CATTLE DIE
At FALKLAND AFTER DIP
Fairland, Okla. Oct. 3. 1911.

Fairland, Okla, Oct. 8, 1911.
The Indian Chieftain
Dear Sir: l want to tell you of the
deadly dip they have in this state. They
came and ordered Mr. James Duncan
to have his cows dipped, and he was
sick and not able to sit up and is 10
years old, and his wife is blind, and
can not see any thing and the sheriff
and four armed men came out here
this morning. October 8, and took his
COWS and him to Alton, and had them
dipped and charged him $4.20 They
are killing cattle, and spelling all the
milk and butter, and drying the COWS
all up, now if there is any law to stop
this, we want you to help us.
The law here is worse than slavery.
The following so far as we have
been able to learn, is the list of cattle
that died following their dip:
R. A. Seymore, /; Samuel Kidwell.
l; Sam German, 2; Bill Jones, 2; Jack
Lang, l; Mr.. Nickelberg, 1; Mr. Mott.
l; Dorey Pence, / Gus Harting, 1:
Riley Moore, Z; Mrs. Misenhimer. /:
Bill Prathor, /; Mr.. Mccall. 1; Zane
Place, 1; All Sycamore 1. Total %.
In addition to the above, quite num-
Der of cattle are lying dead on the
range.
we call on you for protection and
will you please do all that you can for
us, they are killing the cattle. and we
viii not have any left again winter if
they keep on. Please publish this.
A READER.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
TRIPLE TRAGEDY
!. At OKLAHOMA CITY
-aborer Kills Wife And Companion
And Then Blows Out Own Brains
With a 45-calibre Revolver.

;, Oklahoma City, oct. 3.-J. House,
.,aborer, shot and instantly killed his
wife, Marguerite House, and Jack Pat
ton, another laborer, and then blew
.put his own brains, at o'clock Mon
tday night.
The tragedy occurred at Hudson and
Pottawatomie avenues. The three
! PROSTATE bodies were lying within
otwenty yards of each other in the
astreet when the police arrived.
Mrs. House was waiting at the street
corner to catch a car to 60 to Capitol
: Hill when the shooting occurred. With
her was Mrs Jessie Hayes, for whom
she worked in a rooming house at "a
: East Grand avenue, the latter's broth
: er-in-law Sam Hayes, and Patton.
House came down the street and
= seeing his wife, Immediately pulled a
! 45 Colts revolver from his pocket and
i fired. The bullet entered her head,
mand death followed instantly.
q Hearing the shot, Patton looked
> around and House at the same instant
6 fred at him, the bullet entering his
breast. Patton fell dead beside Mrs.
. House, his body touching hers.
; The other members of the party
started to rum House taking a parting
! shot at Mrs. Hayes, which, however
went wide the mark.
House then placed the muzzle of the
revolver to his own head and pulled
the trigger. He fell, without moving
a step, his brains oozing out on the
pavement
When the police arrived barely five
minutes after ward,a throng of more
than 300 curious spectators had as
sembled. which quickly increased to a
thousand.
The scene of the tragedy was roped
off until undertakers arrived to re-
move the bodies.
House and his wife have not been
living together for several weeks, Mrs.
Hayes in an interview last night de-
clared tn House had threatened on
numerous occasions to kill his wife
and that is one of the reasons she
left him.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
BANKING REFORM FOR SOUTH
PRESIDENT WATTS ASKS THAT IT
BE KEPT OUT OF POLITICS.
Quotes Chicago Merchant, "ours is
the Worst Banking System"-5usi-
ness Men Demand a Safeguard
Against Money Panics - Bankers
Going to New Orleans to Discuss
Reform.

Nashville, enn, Oct. 3.-F, o. Watts,
of Nashville, Tenn, president of the
American Bankers Association, has
written a personal appeal to all bank
ers in the south, from Maryland to
Texas, asking them to exert their in
fiuence to arouse their business friends
and their Representatives in congress
to the Importance of keeping banking
and currency legislation out of politics.
Mr.. Watts has setn with his letter
extracts from President Taft's recent
speeches on the need of Immediate
currency reform to prevent another
disastrous panic like that of four years
ago this month. He also encloses a
speech made by John V. Farwell, the
Chicago merchant. president of the
National Citizens League, for the
promation of a sound banking system,
in which Mr.. Farwell says that We
have "the worst banking system in
the world"
eNon-partisan organizations of bus
mess men" says Mr.. Watts, "are now
working to keep this legislation out
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
LEWIS J. BRANNUM KILLED
At CHELSEA TUESDAY MIGHT
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
A killing marked the close of the
first day of the Rogers county fair, at
Chelsea yesterday. Last night Louis
J. Brannum, a well-to-do blacksmith, of
Chelsea, was shot and instantly killed.
at the home of Bert Fowler, near the
fair grounds Who did the killing is
not known. Some dice, it is said, were
found on the floor, near the body, and
it is the belief of the officers, that the
men had been drinking and gambling,
when a quarrel arose, resulting in the
death of Brannum, Both Fowler and
Fred Avery, who was at the house.
were arrested and taken to Claremore.
Great excitement followed the killing
and for time it was feared a lynching
would follow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
.FREOERICKS CONVICTED BY
JURY IN COUNTY COURT
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
William Fredericks was convicted in
the county court this morning on a
liquor charge, and the court set DC,
tober s, as the day for passing SEN
tence.
Dock Walker, w. S. Fletcher and
Fred Coker were acquitted yesterday
afternoon, on charge of conducting
place for gambling The court this
afternoon is hearing the case of the
state VS.. Walter Spence, in which
Spence is charged with violation of
the prohibition law. The case was
given to the jury at O'Clock.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-06
Of GUARANTY FUND
GREATER THAN LIABILITIES

Oklahoma City, Oct Assets Of
81, ,334 1904 in excess of liabilities are
shown by the report of the condition
of the bank guaranty fund. made pub
lie Tuesday by Treasurer F. G. Dennis
of the state banking board The fund
had s44,237.40 in cash on hand Sep
tember 30, TO which date the report is
made. and has assets acquired from
various failed banks amounting to
1854 .349J06.
These assets were taken from the
various banks as their accounts were
settled up by the board and the de-
positors paid, but their value is not
known accurately. The report shows
that there are S350,S96 in warrants
which have been issued against the
guaranty fund, and which are out
standing at the present time.
During the period from July /, when
the last report was issued, and that of
Tuesday, the banking board collected
$3.50, by the 3 per cent assessment on
the capital stock of new state banks,
while sundry other collections netted in
all $78,650.68. The assets taken from
the Planters and Mechanics bank
brought in but S2,316.o9 during the per-
iod, while collections from the assets
of the defunct Security bank totaled
S17315.80. From the State Bank of
Sulphur assets, $6,413.24 was collected.
During the last quarter the amount of
cash on hand wa sincreased more than
$4,000.
The statement issued by the board
follows in full:
From July l to September 80, 1911:
Cash on hand July /, 1911. $50, ,9S2.7S
Three per cent assessment on capital
stock of following banks:
First St. bank, Pauls Valley s. 10000
Oklahoma st. bank, Konowa $4,000
Oklahoma St bank, Council
| Hill il............ 10000
Haskell st. bank, Haskell. $4,000
Idabel st. bank, Idabel. 49,. 450.0C
First st. bank, Leedy. ...... 10000
Citizens St. bank, Fairland. $4,000
Ger-Amer. st. bank, Shattuck 4500C
Peoples st. bank Paden. 80. 5000
Security ST. bank, Tribbey.. 10000
Tulsa ST. bank, Tulsa. ..... 10000
Farmers st. bank, Lahoma... 10000
Hichita ST bank, Hichita. 49,. 10000
First ST. bank. Camargo. 80. 10000
$6,75O.Ot
Excess collected from Bank
of Kaw City on / per cent
assessment .........$ 221.S'
One per cent assessment from
Bank of Nardin. ....... 625.2
Balance on l per cent assess
ment from T sh omin go
State bank .,..... 18.9'
$S66.1
Collections from assets of P.
& NJ. bank. k...............S 2,3166
Collections from assets of Sc