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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
INTENSE HEAT WAVE OVER
SOUTHWEST CONTINUES

summer here yesterday afternoon when
it rose to 81 and remained there all
afternoon. The extreme heat is caus-
ing much suffering though no prostra-
tions have been reported L. P. Ed
wards. a La Harpe grocer, who asserts
that the story is true, said yesterday
afternoon that he had found an egg
pipped and chicken ready to come
out in a case of eggs which was ship
ped to his store recently.
Salina, Kans., June 6.-The govern
ment thermometer recorded a temper
ature of SO here late yesterday after
noon, the hottest day this year. One
prostration was reported. Dewey Main,
aged TO- a civil war veteran, was over
come this afternoon, and suffered
stroke of paralysis, his entire left side,
arm and leg being affected.
Warrensburg, Mo-, June 6. - After
two weeks of torrid sun without drop
of moisture the pastures of Johnson
county are dead and dairymen are
feeding their herds dry feed. All crops
have been damaged, especially oats
and hay, which are practically fail
ures. The young corn has stood the
drouth we'll and is yet in good condi-
tion.
Joplin, Mo-, June 6.-The hot wealth
er continues unabated throughout
southwest Missouri. The Temperatures
of "a degrees here yesterday was
somewhat cooler than Sunday.
4 Oklahoma City, June 6.-With one
heat prostration recorded, the weather
bureau thermometer registered SO de
grees at 8 o'clock yesterday. Ther-
mometers in the business district reg
lister several degrees above that mark
Muskogee, Okla, June 6.-The tenn
perature touched 95 in Muskogee yes
terday. Sunday temperature of 9t
was recorded, which is the highest Of
the year. One prostration is reported
Montgomery Mo-, June GA fine
rain came to this section of Missouri
| yesterday afternoon relieving the peo
, pie from the ltorrid heat and greatly
J benefiting the crops. The tempera
ture had gone to 98. There was som,
hail with the rain but no damage re
: ported.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
SAFEGUARDS EoR MARRIAGE.

That there should be more restric-
tions thrown about the marriage rela-
tion is the firm opinion of most stu
dents of the subject. A very pointed
remark is contained in the report of
the vice commission of Chicago, baak
to which we shall probably refer more
at Ienth later. The report says:
"An application for a license of any
kind, whether it be to construct a
house, run a push-cart, peddle shoe
strings, or keep a dog, must be &C
companied with evidences that the ap-
plicants are responsible and reliable
agents. But for a marriage license,
one person, unattended and unknown
and. as far as one can know. an
epileptic, degenerate, or who has in
his blood a loathsome venereal disease
may pass his name through a window
with that of similarly questionable
female. likewise unknown, and bt
granted the divine right to perpetuatt
his kind in turn, thereby placing bur
den and blight on society and the com
munity for generations to come"
Not all agree on the methods, bu
as public opinion is educated to tn
need for some modification Of ou
present rules, there win come abou
1.-THE possibility of improving conditions
journal of the American Medical AS
sociation, June 3, 1911.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
WHERE WE KEEP STILL.

The reader must have read consid-
cradle about that debauching of vot-
ers in Adams county. There were
nearly 1000 arrests of small farmers,
newly naturalized foreigners, a doctor
or two. even a minister or two, for
selling their votes at from So to $40.
The thing had been going on for years
and had become such drain on cam
paign funds that the opposing demo-
cratic and republican committees got
together and resolved not to buy, as
a matter of self-protection.
Judge Blair fined the guilty by the
hundred and disfranchised for five
years 1000 of them,
With pleasure we saw that long line
of political sinners filing from the
presence of justice, denuded of their
base gains and dishonored before their
countrymen, for to sell ones vote is
one of the blacklist of sins, a foul
crime against all of us, the govern.
ment
Yes, we looked that procession OF
ill-fed, half-clad farmers and farm
hands over and said that justice is 9
fine old female to reach down from hel
pedestal and punish this army of vii
lians who would practically assassi
nate our form of government. Blu
there seemed to be something wanting
in that procession. Maybe justice will
the bandage over her eyes had failed
to see something Ha When there
is a sale there must be buyers as wei
as sellers, and there wasn't one buye
in all that army of 1000 sellers. Why
Listern to Judge Blair, who at Denve
recently talked about how he represet
ed justice in the matter of those Adam
county sales
81 prosecuted the vote seller onl!
In the first place, he was easier t
catch. In the second place, the buye
| believe. was honest. mean by thi
that he was working for his party. HI
! attempt to buy votes was a SINGER
! effort, according to his light, to hel
: his own side, while the vote seller ha
! no principle nor even party loyait
1 to back him.
= We would like to make some cor
o meRt on this that would do somebot
a some good somewhere. Il is impo
g sible. The failure of justice, the rar
= partiality of justice, the recall of Il
S Judiciary and other live matters su
r gest themselves. but the editorial spil
h quails and would produce mere driv
e should its expatiate on this latest Ia
4, out of morality and judiciary polio
" We are but human, Even the gre
is est among us editors is occasional
is rendered speechless. Here's whe
r we're speechless. We leave Jud
-e Blair's kindly exposition Of the bribe
1t honesty and superb sincerity as
IL last word to be said.-From The c
leinnati Post.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR new INQUIRY
Empowered to Sit During Session of
Senate And Inquiry May Be Con-
cIuded During Session.

Washington, D. c., June 6.-At Mon
days meeting of the senate committee
on privileges. Senators Dillingham;,
Jones, Gamble and Kenyon, republi-
cans, and Fletcher, Johnston, Kern and
Lea, democrats, were designated
special committee to conduct the pro-
posed re-investigation into the Lori
mer charges.
They were named for this duty by
the committee on privileges and elec-
tions and are ready to begin service
with all the authority of full COM
mittee as soon as the senate approves.
OF the eight members, Messrs. Dilling-
ham and Gamble, republicans and
Fletcher and Johnson, democrats voted
for Lorimer in the previous inyesti-
CATION Mr.. Jones, republican voted
against tim. Messrs. Kenyon, republi-
can and Kern and Lea, democrats,
were not then members of the senate,
They are known to be opposed to Lor-
inner.
The committee considered first, Mr..
Kenyon's motion directing the COM
mittee to proceed with the investiga-
tion as a whole, but after brief dis
cussion it was rejected.
The resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of a subcommittee of eight
was proposed by Mr. Bailey. 1t NAM
ed Dillingham;, Gamble, Clapp and
Switzerland, republican, and Fletcher,
Johnston, Kern and Lea, democrats.
J This followed the rule of seniority, ex-
t cept where senator's had refused to
: permit the use of their names and in
/ sofar as impartiality could be assured.
3 The subcommittee has indicated dis
: lposition to confine the sittings to
t Washington as closely as possible, but
: it is understood that Illinois will be
i visited.
Y The committee will be empowered to
sit during the session of the senate and
e there will be an effort to conclude work
during the extra session.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Perhaps no city in Oklahoma of a
population of less than seven thousand
has devoted more time, attention and
expense, in the development of its
parks than has Vinita. The Kansas
City Star is preparing park booster
write-up of Oklahoma parks and park
systems and a number of photographs
of Vinita park scenes were made yes
terday by Photographer Hughes and
forwarded to Fred Barde at Guthrie
the Stars Oklahoma representative.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The reasoning of the supreme court
in the capital case excites some ap-
prehension as to the ultimate fate of
prohibition. II congress is without
the power to impose conditions on a
state then it follows, we should say,
that the provision imposing prohibi-
tion on Indian Territory for twenty
one years is null and void that If the
state of Oklahoma should, by popular
vote, repudiate the prohibition law as
adopted at the polls (and largely be
cause congress had imposed that con-
dition on Indian Territory, then such
a vote would release that section of
the state formerly old Indian Terri
tory also.
We suspect that the supreme court
decision would influence a consider
able number of voters to change their
vote on this important subject If the
issue should again come up for settle
ment.-Tulsa World.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
MAKING ROOM FOR CRY PARKS

MAKING ROOM FOX City FAHho.
The growth of many cities in the
United States has been so rapid that
proper provision has not been made
for adequate public parks and breath
ing-places for the people Recent agi-
tation for more parks and Fairgrounds
and for the general sanitation and
hygiene of cities, has resulted in the
making of parks at enormous expense
in the midst of thickly populated dis
tricts. In New York City the neces-
sity for further parks and also for
greater dockage facilities in the har-
Dor has eliminated in scheme for
the creation of park in the air, so
to speak. At the present time nearly
the whole of the west side of Manhat
tan Island is occupied by the New
York Central railroad tracks, and q
plan has been devised whereby space
200 feet wide and several miles Ions
win be converted into additional space
for railroads and docks by filling il
along the waterfront. 1t is proposed
to cover this entire space by heav,
steel and concrete roofing and then Il
fill in this roof with soil and make
waterfront park. Most cities havini
water-fronts have allowed these natul
ally advantageous locations for park
to be absorbed by railroads or othe
industrial enterprises. Chicago, wit
its wonderful waterfront on LAX
Michigan, has allowed this to happier
to a certain extent. The plan of Me-
York, though an expensive one, seem
to be entirely feasible; at least, 1t ha
been so pronounced by engineers. Ce
tainly it would form most attractiv
addition to the park system of thi
city.-Journal of the American Med
cal Association.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Water drinkers are seldom sick, and
the longest lived, other things being
equal. Men everywhere are trying to
find how to keep we'll, and live hap
PLY and long, yet continually miss the
essentials. Few persons realize that
artificial drinks fail to meet the daily
wants of the system.
A very large number are actually
falling behind in health for the lack OF
a pure drinking-water to cool and re
fresh the over-heated blood. Water is
frequently repudiated by men and wo-
men who seem wholly unmindful that
it has advantages for them beyond
price.
More than three-fourths of the con
tents of the body is water, nine-tenths
of the brain and nervous system are
water, likewise the blood and other
fluids. The daily supply of water re
quired by the average sized man OF
woman varie saccording to age, work
and climate
There are no known counter-indica
tions to the use of water as a drink
The quantity may be whatever the
stomach and intestines are able to alb
sorb. It is safe to say that pure wate1
may be drunk at any hour and will
hardly any limitations, save such al
might be plain to any one.
Strange as it may seem, few ar
aware that clean, pure water has cii
tues superior to medicated liquids a
life-saving agency. Mineral waters
either natural or artificial, fail to salts
fy and are less wholesome than waite
which holds in solution no foreign elt
ment.-From Physical Culture fo
June.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Among the multitude of laws that
fail Of enforcement in this state the
law known as the narcotic act" for
bidding the sale of cocaine is one Of
the most important. The penalty for
violation Of this act is fine of not
less than $1OO for the first offense, and
not less than $500 for each subsequent
conviction. The act became effective
March Is, 1910.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The proposition to hold an election
in the fourth ward to elect a member
Of the school board is without author
ity and there will be no election
Mayor Starr acted without authority
in calling the election and has been
so informed by the attorney general
There is no vacancy in the schoo
board in the fourth ward or any Other
ward in this city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The proposition to use the fire de-
partment to sprinkle the sterets will
meet with little encouragement among
Vinita people. If there is one thing
in the city that should be exclusive
and let alone it is the business of the
fire-fighters. The fire boys should be
able to be on duty at all times and to
have all the equipment needed. II
would be poor economy to take the
fire boys to sprinkle the streets.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

1t was a good while in coming out
but it is now definitely known that
the Tulsa World was the first paper
in Oklahoma to nominate Taft for the
presidency. Nothing but the innate
modesty of Tom Latta would keep
back a good item like that
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Oklahoma may be said to, be in the
midst of one of the most destructive
drouths in the history of the state.
From the Arkansas river west crops,
including pastures are in a deplorable
conditions. Here and there light rains
have fallen over small areas but the
country generally is suffering ex-
tremely. Eastern Oklahoma is in a
little better condition than the western
portion. but all portions of the state
have suffered
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Some cities may be better than 9th
ers, but all city governments are COM
parably bad and wasteful This is
not due so much to men as to sys-
tens. and while material progress has
been and is being made in many of
the leading cities, the urgency OF the
new plan is made clear by the vigor-
GUS trend of public opinion. The peo-
ple want their say on candidates and
public questions. They want first a
system of direct primaries for all can
didates, particularly for legislative as
pirants and the officials in municipal
governments. They want referen-
dunn on important local questions. They
want the recall for it's effect on the
general policy of public officers. Per-
haps this it not entirely representative
government, but, on the other hand
what they now have in most cities is
not representative government either
"Big Business" has been in control
Picking up the strings in all corners
of the country we came to the conclu
sion forced not drawn, that the next
few years will witness a very genera
shake-up in city governments and the
elimination of county governments
wherever possible.-National Monthly
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The proposition of compelling all
city water consumers to put in meter
is the only fair means of dealing with
the water situation. Under this rule
everyone will pay exactly the same
rate, where as heretofore some of the
largest water consumers paid the low
est rate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

No baccalaureate sermon was preach.
ed at Drury Sunday because some
prankish students had swung skele-
ton from the chapel ceiling forty feet
above the floor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
Pay Tribute to Cardinal Gibbons.

Baltimore, Nd, June 6.-Many dis
tinguished men of this and other ma
tions gathered here today to pay tri-
butte to Cardinal Gibbons, as man and
citizen, at popular civic demonstra-
tion in honor of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of his elevation to cardinalate
and his golden jubilee. President Taft,
former President Roosevelt, Chief JUS
tice White and others addressed the
gathering.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

That the troops are no longer need
ed on the Mexican border and will be
sent north soon will be welcome news
to the army that has been sweltering
under the tropical sun all summer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

With revolutions, fire, earthquake,
famine and pestilenee in nearly every
form Mexico seems to be suffering for
the sins of long, dreary centuries OF
tyranny and misrule.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

There is an excellent chance for
county option as a solution of the
liquor question in Oklahoma. Such a
proposition would carry in most if not
all the counties of the state. 1t would
put an end to the reign of the boot
logger.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

If Diaz left 72 millions in the Mexi-
can treasury, how much did he take
with him, is the question Mexico is
asking herself these days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
Roosevelt Not a Candidate.
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, June s. = Theodore
Roosevelt here today approved a dis,
patch from White River Junction, Yer
mont, quoting him as saying there that
he would not be a presidential candi
date in 1912.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The weather man says not drop
of rain fell in Oklahoma for the twenty
four hours ended Monday noon-and
none has fallen since so far as heard
from.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The friends OF Senator Owen are
unusually quiet in the Greek and Cher
okee nations portion of Oklahoma. The
"too late baby case will haunt Owen
In this section for some time to come.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

A drill is running on Seymour Rid
dies farm east Of town and will scan
the log for oil, though artesian water
is the thing sought.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Vinita amusement lovers are TO be
congratulated upon having yadue-
vile house like the Grand in their
home city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Sapulpa and Tulsa papers are some
what agitated over the ruling Of Judge
Poe, of the Tulsa county district court
in regard to holding the Morris-Flynn
bout on July 4. From the tone of the
newspapers both towns want the
fight but dislike the notoriety.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The average citizen of Vinita is OPP
posed to injecting politics into the
schools. Those who wish otherwise
have an object in view.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

If there is a better hot weather
drink than ice-cold buttermilk it hasn't
showed up yet and we are in the midst
of summer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
If anybody hasn't trouble enough,
think of poor Lorimer.

Ex-President Diaz expresses the
hope that he may die in Mexico, to
the Madero administration has filed
no demurrer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Again the announcement Is made
that all is quiet at the village of Forum
Gettysburg is also said to be exceed
ingly quiet these days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

DR.. Irel R. Hicks says we are to
have a hot dry summer. And the doc
tor is right so far as we have gone.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

It is barely possible tF1t there are
yet few hundred dogs in Vinita upon
which taxes have not been paid and
have not been killed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

One of the greatest burdens a coun-
ty can carry is poor roads. The econ
omic value of good roads can hardly
be measured
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

There will be peace in Mexico until
the campaign for the presidency opens,
then comes the tug o. war.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Something like one thousand people
visited Electric Park Sunday and it
was no special occasion either.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The threat of former Governor Has
kell to build a state capital at Shaw
nee will have few terrors for Oklahoma
CITY now.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Tulsa county firing of her small size
and ugly shape undertook to swoop
down an Rogers county and take a
slice including the prosperous little
city of Collinsville, but got trimmed
to finish in the election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Whatever may be said derogatory OF
Vinita, we don't have to bail our
drinking water.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

The good roads agitation in this sec
ton has not been in vain. While
there is lots to do yet, we have some
mighty fine roads as is evidenced in
most any direction.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Milwaukee wants the national pro-
hilton convention, which is another
example Of the eternal fitness of things.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

A fool writer in one Of the maya
zines says the perfect woman must
look like a man, to all of which we
desire to render a dissenting opinion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

Lorimer will not resign Of course.
Perhaps he refuses to go out under
fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
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