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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
URGE GOVERNOR TO DENY
PETITION OF SUFFRGETTES

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 11.-Promin-
ent workers in the suffrage movement,
members of exclusive clubs and scores
of working women in Spokane are writ
ing letters to Governor Marion E. Hay,
urging him to deny the petitions of
women electors requesting to be re-
lieved from jury duty if called upon
for service.
when l asked for the privilege of
citizenship" said Mrs. Hay Arkwright
Hutton, president of the Washington
Equal Suffrage League, 81 was ready
and willing to accept all the require
ments. l am willing to serve on
jury and will do so without protest, if
called to that or any other duty re-
quired by theh state"
Mrs. Hutton is the wife of Levi w.
Hutton, millionaire mining operator,
and has extensive interests in Spo-
kane and the Occur dAlene mining dis
trict in northern Idaho. She financed
a statewide campaign for equal rights
in 1910 and was factor in securing
the ballot for women at the last state
election
Mrs. A. P. Fassett, who has been
identified with the suffrage and other
women's movements in Spokane for
years, said:
81 have written to Governor Hay,
asking him to refuse to take any action
on the petitions of women voters re-
questing to be released from jury duty.
l have also interested large number
of club women to write similar letters.
'When | worked for equal suffrage
fully understood all the duties that
would devolve upon the women as
voters | am afraid now that if the
women start to baluk at sitting on a
jury they will lose their right of fran
chise."
That the women of Spokane are in
terested in the ballot is evidenced by
the large number registering for the
spring election in March, when five
commissioners will be chosen to re-
place the present city government,
headed by Mayor Nelson S. Pratt.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
COURT DEFINES INDIAN
LANDS SUBJECT TO TAX

Muskogee, Okla, Jan. 11-Federal
Judge Campbell yesterday afternoon
handed down four decisions in the
cases brought by the government, in
volving the right of the state to tax
certain classes of Indian lands and
sell them for taxes. The decisions ap-
ply to the Creek, Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations.
The court held that land that is inal-
ienable cannot be subject to taxation,
and that in all the Five CIVILIZED Tribes
the homesteads of all Indian allottees
of one-half or more Indian blood or
of deceased allottees who have chill
dren surviving and born subsequent
to March 4, 1906, are inalienable and
non-taxable. In the Creek case for
1908 all lands owned by fullbloods,
whether adults or minors, are non-tax-
able. All inherited lands held by mix
ed bloods were taxable in 1908. All
lands owned by freedmen, except
homesteads, were taxable The lands
allotted to minors and held by them
were not taxable, but all lands held
by heirs, whether minors or adults,
were taxable. All land allotted to
freedmen in the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations were subject to taxation
in 1909. Land allotted to Choctaws
and Chickasaws having one-half or
more, or less than three-quarters In
dian blood, except homesteads, both
adults and minors, were subject to
taxation in 1909.
These decisions will cause a vast
amount of classification work. The
government will not appeal from the
decisions. It is doubtful if the state
will
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13

Charles B. Allen. of Windsor Mo j,
is here for visit witl friends.
John Clinkscales left last night for
a visit with relatives in Texas.
j. C. Gray returned this morning
from a business trip to st. Louis.
Morris knight and Pryor Farley
went to Tulsa today on business.
.. L. Rider left this morning for
Pryor to attend the district court
John Crutchfield went to the coun-
try near Bartlesville this morning.
w. E. Beard of the Box Ball Parlor,
has gone to McAlester on business.
James B. Bond of Claremore, was
here this morning en- route to Pryor
Mrs. Loretta Fawcett of West Vir-
ginia is visiting A. Stoalabarger and
family.
w. H. (Coin) Harvey, of Monte Ne,
Ark, was well known visitor in Vim
ita today
Miss Miriam McGuffin left last night
for oxford, O., where she is attend
ing college.
John H. Miller, a real estate man
of Tulsa, passed through on the
Frisco today.
Chris Reneke, formerly of lis city,
hnt row of Kingmau Kans., was in
tie city today.
Judge T. L. Brown, of Claremore,
was here this morning en- route TO
Pryor, where he will hold court the
next two weeks.
Local union of the Christian En-
deavor will meet Tuesday night at the
Presbyterian church at o'clock.
Everybody invited.
The sign of the Mead Land com
pany, fell today and knocked down a
man named Smith from Missouri, in
juring him considerably.
Miss Hazel Eckert, the child violin.
ist, at the Auditorium Wednesday
night, goes on the Orpheum circuit
next season at a high salary
The county commissioners are hold
ing a session today to arrange the
line of work They will probably ap
point a successor to Robert E. Lee, as
treasurer of Big Cabin township, Mr.
Lee having moved to Adair.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
CODE COMMISSION WILL
BE- ALLOWED NO PAY

Oklahoma City, Jan .12.-At joint
session of the code committees of both
houses of the Legislature yesterday, a
resolution offered by Senator Hatchett
was adopted declaring it to be the
sense of the committees that the code
commission is entitled to no pay, since
the appropriation was exhausted al
most year ago. The code is in print
now and ready for the legislature to
approve.
The commission has been working
since early in 1910 in the hope that
the legislature would make deficiency
appropriation for their salary and ex-
penses. Today's committee action
seems to place the commissioners in
a hole so far as collecting is concern
ed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13

DR. Ben Dobkins, of Welch. was here
this morning en- route home from Ok
lahoma City. where he had been to at
tend the Inauguration of Governor
Cruce.
Rev. G. w. Snodgrass, former pas
tor of the Presbyterian church here,
was in Vinita between trains last night
en- route to Miami where he is now To-
Gated.
L. H. Ruggles, an architect of Tulsa,
was in the city this morning, on bust
ness in connection with a proposed
building on South Wilson street.
T. Nj. Burlington, Davis Hill, Lucien
Burlington. James s. Davenport and
wife, R. P. Ironside and wife and sew
eral other Vinita people returned last
night from attending the Inauguration
of Governor Cruce at Oklahoma City
Monday.
Mrs. Cyrus S. Avery will issue invi,
tations today for reception to be
given Friday afternoon for Mrs. l.. i.
Parker of Vinita, who will be her week
end guest, Miss Helen Logan of Han
nibal, Mo-, house guest of Mrs.
of this city, who have recently moved
of this city, who has recently moved
here from Pittsburg, Pa.-Tulsa World
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
SHORT SESSIONS ARE HELD
BY BOTH HOUSES TUESDAY

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Jan. 11.-Both
houses of the legislature held but a
short session Tuesday, except for the
joint session at which Governor Cruce
delivered his first message. But one
bill received consideration by either
house and that was indefinitely post
poned.
Representative Bolen of Oklahoma
City permitted his bill to be discussed
fixing the punishment for the cireula-
ton or publication of the secret work
of secret fraternal orders. The author
declared the measure was demanded
as protection by the Odd Fellows. The
bill was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 40 to 46 votes after a spirited
debate.
Williams of Comanche presented a
resolution in the house from the Coun-
ty Judges association urging the leg
isuature to establish an orphans home
on the east side.
Lieutenant Governor J. ]. McAles-
ter presided in the senate for the first
time Tuesday and remained in the
chair throughout the session.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
FRoA. TUESDAYS Ally.


R. S. Andrews is reported quite sick
w. H. Kornegay is attending court
at Pryor.
w. C. Andrews of Muskogee was in
the city today.
John Wise went to Welch this morn
ing on business.
D. C. Powers came up from Mus
kogee last night.
Ed O'Brien, of Florence, Kans., spent
today in this city.
Judge L. F. Parker left this morning
fer a visit in Texas.
Amos Stoalabarger left today for a
Ybusiness trip to Enid.
R. w. Houx, of Welch, was in the
city today on business.
E. J. Overley of Joplin, spent today
with friends in this city.
t. c. Montgomery of Centralia, was
visitor in the city last night
Miss Jacqueline Parker returned
I last night from visit to Tulsa.
Mrs. R. d. Fulton and child are here
7fpom Coffeyville for a visit with Mrs.
Fulton's mother, Mrs. Oce Trott.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
WHITE OAK SCHOOL.
January !

January 3.
Every one is back and at work after
the Christmas vacation, and in spite
of theh cold days, the attendance last
week was good.
The fourth years have finished their
physiology and now will put in extra
time on spelling Paying special at
tention to the marking of letters.
Mable Caste and Dave Hardin enter
ed school this week.
The sixth and seventh years are
having a geography contest for two
weeks. The sixth years are at present
three points ahead
Beulah Tucker of Alton spent Friday
afternoon with us.
Frank Caste looked in on us Wed.
nesday awhile
The higher arithmetic class keeps
growing. Maynard Rafferty, took up
the work last week.
We are glad to have Bessie Sweat
man back in school,
E. r. Bell spent Saturday at Roe
Rafferty's hunting
We are thinking of having an enter
tainment and box supper soon.
The seventh year arithmetic class
have been having a time building
houses and plastering them, now they
are laying the carpets
The fourth years have been having
almost perfect geography lessons fol
some time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
from Wednesdays Daily.

George Graham is at Miami today on
business.
E. Horn of st. Louis, spent today in
this city.
T. w. Wallace of Welch was here
last night
Steve Edwards made a business trip
to Pryor today
Fred Pfendler was here from Mus
kogee last night.
Guy Patten was at Nowata yester-
day on law business.
Clyde McGary made a business trip
to Miami this morning.
John Mcdonald is here from Tulsa
for visit with friends.
Mrs F. J. Scott is entertaining the
P. E. o. ladies this afternoon.
L. w. Marks returned last night
from the oil fields near Keifer.
o. L. Rider returned this morning
from a business trip to Pryor.
E. R. Wilder, of Tulsa, was trans
acting business here last night.
D. R. Alberty, of Pryor, was trans
acting business here last night.
T. A. Wilson of Bartlesville, was a
business visitor in the city today.
]. S. Bebout of Greenwich, o., is here
visiting his cousin, G. N. Bebout.
The Friday Bridge Club will meet
with Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson this week.
E. D. Klingel returned last night
from a purchasing trip to st. Louis.
August Schliecker and wife are the
happy parents of girl baby born yes
terday.
Chris Reneke and daughters left this
morning for New Mexico, after short
visit here.
The wind blew down a sign at the
Watson store this morning and broke
show case.
Charles Allen returned to Windsor,
Mo-, this morning, after visit with
friends here.
j. J. Spencer returned last night
from Oklahoma City, where he attend
ed the Inauguration.
There is a difference of about 60
degrees in the temperature today, and
that of week ago today.
Mrs. F. j. Scott entertains the ladies
of the p E. o. chapter this afternoon
at her home on South Smith
Capt. F. F. Barrett returned last
night from Miami, where he had been
to look after his mining interests.
Mrs Heber Skinner is entertaining
few friends informally at cards, at
her home on South Miller street.
Captain J. c. Wilkinson went to
Pryor today to subpoena jurymen for
the Vinita term of the federal court
w. p Thompson and wife returned
last night from Oklahoma City, where
they attended the Cruce Inauguration
If present plans do not go astray
Vinita will see the erection of several
new business buildings in the spring
George Ashby and Sam Ficklin re.
turned last night from the Tulsa oil
fields, where they had been doing some
survey work.
The directors of the First National
bank met yesterday and elected 4. L.
Churchill first vice president Mr.
Churchill has been in active service
at the bank since the first of the year
The Katy flyer this morning carried
a most distinguished passenger, Seu
ator Robert L. Owen, who was en- route
to his home at Muskogee from Wash
ington, where he has been leader in
theh fight against Senator Lorimer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
D Q o c o o o Q 900
0 KANSAS CITY STOCK
. MARKET.
n RiaEarf TorrCcpnpdanf
o o o o 0 o c o o o o o o o O
A. Rickart, Corresponder

Kansas City Stock Yards. Jan. a.
Cattle receipts increased last week
after Tuesday, and the proportion of
good weight fed steers as larger, re-
sulting in declines the last days of the
week which wiped out the gains first
two days Butcher stuff held up bet
ter than steers, and stockeds and feed
.ers remained firm. Today the run
is liberal here, $4,000, and heavy at
Chicago, with lower prices on the card
from all the markets, decline here 10
cents on steers, steady TO 10 lower
on cows, steady on stockers and feed
ers. A large share of the stuff com
ing is nine to 12O day fed, and the
same is making money for the feeder
as rule, while the long fed steers are
selling only little above the others.
and could have been cashed several
months ago for more money than they
are now bringing. Bulk of the steers
sell at $3.50 to $625, with top steers
today at $3.50, nothing of merit be-
low 1925 Butcher stuff is showing
more quality than any time before this
winter, due to the longer feeds, and
prices look pretty high, decent cows
selling at $400 to $5.25, heifers $4.75
to $5.75, tops around $500, bulls $.400
to S515. Top veals bring $3.50, heavy
calves $500. Demand for stockers
and feeders is strong, and prices are
highest in several weeks. Buyers now
get the advantage of having had the
cattle put half through the winter,
considerable item on stock cattle.
Stock steers sell at $4.00 to $5.40, feed
ers $500 to $50, stock cows and
heifers $500 to $3.50. Quarantine sup
plies have picked up little, consisting
mainly of medium class steers at $3.50
to $575 Offerings of quarantines to-
day 43 cars, quality better than last
week, most of the steers at $3.50 to
$685., one load of the Johnson yearlings
from Chickasha, at $615. Receipts
from Colorado and the west have been
very small in the last week.
The hog market was on the up grade
last week, and closed a quarter higher
for the week. Run today is 1000
head extra large for Monday, and most
safes were 5 to 10 lower The market
closed little stronger today, and last
sales were at the top $797h. Three
fourths of the hogs today sold at $3.50,
not many below this figure, and deal
ers say the average quality is running
very high. Average value of theh hogs
for last week was 1892, average same
week last year $3.50. Shippers are
buying about Is per cent of the hogs
now, which is fairly good quota for
that channel, and sufficient to keep the
market on fairly keen edge.
Sheep and lambs wobbled little
last week, but finally closed Is to 25
higher for the week. Run today is
$4,000 head, market steady on sheep,
about 10 lower on lambs. Top lambs
today brought $6.40, and yearlings
made new mark, at $3.50, wethers are
worth $4.00 to $425, ewes $3.50 to
$4.00 Transactions in feeding stock
are of slight moment, account of lack
of supplies of that class. Prices are
holding up pretty good, but nervous
ness in ruling chara act pristic of tha
market, and the footing is not at all
, sure.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
General Pension Bill Passes House
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 10. - The
house of representatives today passed
the Sulloway general penison bill,
which grants pensions to all soldiers
who served ninety days in the United
States army in the civil war or sixty
days in the Mexican war, and who
have reached the age of sixty-two
years. The bill adds about forty-five
million dollars year to the pension
roll.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
John Mcdonald, son of Rev ]. w.
Mcdonald, of Muskogee, is visiting
Barney Marrs.
A number of Vinita people are at
tending court at Pryor this week.
Rev. J. E. Pershing and family are
now at Lawton.
Don't forget the meeting of the Com
mercial Club tonight
Ernest Peel and wife left last night
for Bartlesville after a visit with
friends here.
Misses Gertrude and Jesse Nidiffer
are entertaining the young ladies card
club this afternoon.
Mrs. w. H. @Hutchinson will enter
tain the Friday Bridge Club at the
Harvey house tomorrow afternoon.
Tom Deshazo, of Centralia, was a
visitor in the city today.
Sheriff Ridenhour has begun serv-
ing subpoenas for the county court
term, which begins here January %,
Deputy Sheriff F. M. Rozelle, of
Welch, was in the city today.
o. L. Rider went to Pryor this morn
ing on business with the district court,
DR.. w. F. Schlicht and wife of Pryor
were among the guests at the Cobb
this morning.
R. d. Pollard came over from Clare
more last night on business.
The light plant will soon have an
other artesian we'll J. C. Starr is to-
day setting up the rigging for drilling
this well.
H. c. Avery was here from Okla
homa City this morning.
F. r. Deans, of Fairland, was among
the throng of visitors here today.
J. G. STAIRS drilling outfit has just
finished an artesian we'll at Frohawk
The we'll is 700 feet deep and has a
strong flow.
Next Tuesday, January II, is the
date set for the decision of the SUI
preme court of the United States, on
the "too late" baby case.
The cold wave billed for yesterday
and today fizzled. The mercury
dropped several degrees yesterday aft
ernoon, but reversed this morning and
is again going up.
Those who attended the concert by
the Eckert family, at the Auditorium
last night are praising the concert in
the highest terms today. The concert
will be here the remainder of the week
Erde Crowell and DR.. Trout were
among the visitors from Alton.
Mrs J. C. o. Thompkins and Mrs
J. B. Johnson of Alton were shopping
in the city this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ridgeway are ex
pected home from Kansas City tomor
row They will go to housekeeping
on West Sequoyah avenue.
The two daughters of Tate Brady
were here last night en- route to Ne
lVada, Mo-, TO attend Cottey College
DR.. Frayser's little son is reported
quite sick.
]. S. Bebout is again in charge o.
the Green hotel. ]. H. Sollars ant
wife who have been conducting the
hotel, have moved to the Excelsior ad
dition.
J. ]. Spencer, candidate for door
keeper of the next national house o
Representatives will leave Sunday fo
Baltimore to attend the democratic
conference.
]. W. Orr came up from Tulsa to
day to attend a directors meeting o
the International Bank & Trust com
pany
!. C0DE c0MMIcSI0N Will
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13

STRAW WANTED-In car load lots.
Address North Star Mfg. CO., Coffey-
vile, Kans. 24-S7
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-28

question that strikes the hearts Of
thousands of homes in this country,
The Eagle has decided to offer three
prizes for the first, second and third
best articles on the above subject. 1t
is desired that the articles be made
short and to the point. Everybody is
invited to enter the contest without
one cetn of cost to the contestant. For
the best article we will give one COM
plete box, consisting of six seats; for
the second best article two s1.5O
seats; and for the third best two s1.0O
seats at the performance of the great
American drama, Paid in Full"
which will appear at the Colonial the
ater next Tuesday night, March Z.
Manager Johnson, of the ColonIa.,
assures us that this play is one of the
most important theatrical events Of
the season and a guaranteed produc-
ton, hence we feel that in offering
these seats the winners of the three
prizes for short article on the sub
ject named will be well paid. The
Oklahoma Free Press" an evening
paper published in Oklahoma City, has
the following to say:
"'Paid in FULL the best of Eugene
Walters plays, dealing with real
American life, was presented at the
Overholser Sunday matinee and night
by as capable a company that has ever
been seen in Oklahoma City. The play
deals with a problem that has loomed
up like a mountain between many a
young man and matrimony. 1t is a
domestic drama"
We want somebody to use these
tickets and invite our friends over the
county as well as the college people
and those who live in Bryan to con-
test for these seats. Our editor, Mr..
]. NJ. Carnes, will be the Judge Of the
articles-the first, second and third
| best-and the winners will be an
nounced in Monday afternoons Eagle,
March Z, at which time we will mail
the winners their tickets to the show
on the following night.
| Letters must not exceed two hun
dred words and must be mailed so as
/ to be in The Eagle office not later
than Monday, March G. at a. m.
Get busy and have a box party to
this great play.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-28
TOM NUNN BADLY HURT
Fell from Wagon Breaking Hip-Bone
Portruded Through Flesh.

A long-distance telephone message
to The Eagle this morning from Mrs.
Frank Clarke at Weatherford brought
the first news Of very serious acci-
dent that had befallen Mr.. T. c. Num-
at Andrews.
The message stated that he fell
from his wagon, breaking his thigh
just below the hip joint, the bone pro-
truding through the flesh. The mes
sage did not state, but 1t is supposed
the accident happened yesterday. Mrs.
Clarke stated the bone had not been
set, and could not be for a day or two
on account of his condition, which is
said to be critical
His physicians seem TO think there
are grave doubts of his complete re-
covery, and think that If he does it
will be at least four months before
he is able to leave his bed.
Tom Num- was reared in Bryan
from boyhood, married and reared his
family here. He was sheriff of Brazos
county for ten or fifteen years, and
was as popular a man as ever lived in
the county. He left here a few years
ago to make his home in the west,
settling at Andrews, Andrews county.
His hundreds of old friends in Bryan
and Brazos county will deeply regret
TO learn of the serious accident that
has befallen him.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-28
RESTED ALL NIGHT
/ WITH LOR|MER CASE
|libusters Would Not Allow Vote.
h Recessed at 8 and Reconvened
\ at II with No Agreement.
[By Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 2S.-All night a
n&jority OF the senator's remained In
th& chamber in a session on the Lon
1n6r case, which did not end until nine
minutes after eight this morning. The
senate then recessed until II o'clock.
Senator Lorimer's opponents filibus-
tered to prevent vote, Offering to
permit 1t only II important conces-
sions were made them concerning
pending legislation. Senator Crawford,
of 8outh Dakota, was on the floor taiR-
ing for the filibusters nearly all night.
II was hoped that an agreement
would be reached during the recess,
|buttwhen the senate reconyened the
was made that all ef-
forts at compromise had failed.
Vice p-esident Sherman, who en-
|teredfe senate chamber at midnight
lin eyehng clothes from his annual re-
Iception. was still in the chair, weary
eyed, when daylight streamed through
the windows.