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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
cARNEGIE's GIFT.

The Laird of Skibo, noble soul, be-
lieves the world is in a hole while war
drums throb and cannon crash, and
so he gives a wad of cash to end the
reign of blood and woe, and give the
White Winged Dove a show He dug
ten million from his shoe, and sprung
lit with a howdydo. Far be it from a
grass-fed bard to say things critical
or hard, about princely gift like this,
designed to further human bliss. But
where will all this money go? And
will the White Dove have a show?
Metbinks | see the high-brows meet.
and make long speeches and repeat;
see the long-haired, four-eyed sports
hold congresses of divers sorts; they'll
file reports that no one needs, they'll
write long books that no one reads;
they'll junket here and junket there
and 'resolute" and paw the air, and
write peace anthems full of thrills,
while he of Skibo foots the bills. Me-
thinks that when Peace does appear,
and earth has lost the battle fear
twill be because men grow more wise
and gentle as Time onward flies; twill
be the harvest of the tears that men
have sown in bitter years. This boon
will have no branded hide; no Skibo
cost mark on its side.--Walt Mason.
Republican newspapers about once
a week start anew the report that Has
kell is to try for Senator Owens seat.
1t may be stated definitely that no re-
publican will succeed Owen
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSY MEETING
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mayor Rider Refused to Sign ordin
ance Approving Contract With
Workman And Cooper.

Although there was nothing of a
startling nature developed at the reg
ular meeting of the city council last
night, there was lot of important
business disposed Of The work of the
evening was largely devoted to the
disposition of assessments for special
improvements.
The only deviation from the special
improvement business, was when Re-
corder Green reported that the ordin-
ance, passed at the last meeting, ap-
proving the contract with J. H. Wort
man and Roy Cooper for the operation
of the city water plant had been re-
turned by the mayor, who refused to
sign the ordinance and did not submit
his reasons for such refusal. Upon
the publication and certificate of the
recorder the ordinance becomes effec-
tive without the mayors signature.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the issuance of bonds to pay for
the cost of grading, curbing and gut
tering ON Gunter street.
An ordinance was passed issuing tax
warrants to take over the sewer con-
strueted in the alley between Brown
and Foreman streets. This sewer was
constructed by the property
owners .D~ st~
Another ordinance was passed cor.
recting the assessments for the cost of
sanitary sewers in blocks so, 81, A,
45 and As. The sewers were built dur.
ing the last two years, and were as
sessed under what has been termed
the double assessment.
An ordinance was also passed pro-
viding for levying a special tax against
lots Is and IS in block lis, to pay for
the construction of a sidewalk. This
is the property of Bud Brown, a negro,
and the city engineer had refused to
accept the work.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTY.

1t would require a consummate dod
ger to get away from the fact that the
bank depositor, whose money the bank
er loans for profit. is not entitled to
the same security the banker exacts
| The strange part of the situation is
that the depositor has been so slow in
opening his eyes to the injustice that
has made him its victim in times past.
He has been placing the money in
bank for security in keeping, when as
a matter of fact security was largely
imaginary, as thousands of victims of
bank failures under the free bonding
system are ready to testify. Yet the
banker used his money and profited
from it's use.
p Discussing recent bank failures and
the bank deposit guaranty plan, the
indianapolis News says: This idea
is not treated in the light way it was
a few years ago On, the contrary, men
are beginning to seethat there may be
some merit in it, The question is be-
fore the country for consideration and
discussion. If it works well, or if it
seems probable that. it would work
well If modified somewhat, the plan is
certain to be widely adopted"
The New York World, discussing the
recent court decision upholding the
Oklahoma guaranty law, says:
Bankers and boards of band direc-
tors are themselves responsible for
the discredit that has made free bank
ing a public danger We have had
proof enough in this city within a few
years that better safeguards are need
ed by depositors than are afforded by
dummy boards of directors and casual
state examination. The deposit guar
anty law of Oklahoma may be econom-
ically undesirable in the long run, but
the people out there deem it necessary
and the supreme court upholds it's con-
lstitutionality. It will be well for bank
ers in all parts of the county to heed
the lesson. Not in the west only do
bank depositors wish a guaranty that
their money is safe"
There can be little question that
eventually the guaranty plan, in one
form or another, will be generally ad-
opted Nor can it be doubted that in
Iany form the participating tax will be
eliminated The banks enjoy valu.
able franchise which should Offset such
contributions when banks are properly
restricted and properly inspected
Oklahoman.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Oklahoma City, Jan. 1S.-The house
went on record for more rigid enforce
ment of prohibition yesterday, when
it advanced to third reading a bill by
Webb and Anthony of the house and
Thompson of the senate which abol-
ishes the dispensary system, substitute
ing a state warehouse where pure grain
alcohol and denatured alcohol can be
furnished pharmacists or institutions
using alcohol for scientific or educa-
.tional purposes. No provision is made
by which physicians may get intoxicat-
ing liquors for medicinal purposes.
An amendment by Barrett of Shaw
nee, which was adopted, abolishes the
office of counsel to the governor,
known as state enforcement attorney.
The bill carries a provision requiring
the Judge of any court Of record, upon
the written request of the county at
|torney or sworn complaint of any 9TH
er person to summons witnesses and
make a secret inquiry into alleged vio-
Ilations.
Club houses and other public drink
ing places are put out of business by
a provision making it unlawful to
keep intoxicating liquor in any place
of business, office, club room or place
of amusement, even for individual use.
Any person twice convicted of violat-
ing the law is designated "an habitua1
violator," and the offense is made a
felony. One of the most important
features of the original bill, which
gave the governor power to remove
county officers for failure to enforce
the prohibition laws upon a hearing,
was eliminated.
A resolution by Peters instructing
the board of public affairs to get quar-
ters at once in Oklahoma City for the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

The Chieftain's elegant new piano to
be given away as prize has arrived
and can be seen at this office. 1t will
be given to the one turning in, the
most money on subscription to the
Chieftain on subscription to the daily
and weekly. The terms of the contest
are fully explained in the advertise
ment. The person nominating the win
ner will receive five dollar gold piece
and it costs nothing to nominate. Send
in the name of the one you think can
win.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
MORE RIGID ENFORCEMENT
OF LIQUOR LAW DEMANDED

supreme court library and the two
high courts of the state and to remove
the library here, was passed by the
house.
The house recommitted a bill by
Landrum and Tehee which gives the
commissioner of charities and correc-
tions authority to go into the courts
and intervene for the appointment of
guardians where minors estates are
being mismanaged. The bill met
strong opposition.
A house bill by Anthony takes the
school moneys from the control of the
secretary of the school land board and
places them in the state treasury to
be handled as other funds. A house
bill by Nisbett makes it unlawful for
milliners to keep for sale wings or
feathers of birds or fowls for trim
ming on women's hats, but excepts
ostrich plumes.
Speaking to joint assembly of both
houses yesterday, United States Sen,
ator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma pub
licly declared his belief that Judson
Harmon of Ohio is unfit to become the
national leader of the democratic
party
81 beseech you to look at Adams
county, Ohio, where more than 1000
citizens were indicted for selling their
votes" said the senator "In Ohio it
is a mere matter of who has the big
gest purse. For that reason l say that
Governor Harmon does not deserve to
lead the democracy"
BY inference he took slap at Roose-
welt when he said: There is only one
great man in America who has tried
to put one arm around Henry Cabot
Lodge and the other about Ben Lind
Isey of Denver"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Governor Cruce sounded a key note
when he declared in his first message
for fewer laws and palmer language
There is prodigality in lawmaking
these days that hinders the proper
respect for and enforcement of all law
Many laws are enacted and forgotten,
while others are systematically violat
ed and by common consent are dead
Fewer laws of more practical nature
couched in simple language would
bring better government the real OBJ
ject of all law
Then again, the masses sometimes
reach the conclusion that law can only
be partially enforced at best and this
of course, leads to the laxity of obedi'
ence to law. A few plain, practical
laws properly and intelligently enforc-
ed would be long step toward good
government and alloy much of the dts
trust that is prevalent in regard to law
enforcement
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

A book agent was selling a book
called Oklahoma Charlie" here this
week, and as an lnducement said it
was written by the same author who
wrote the "Slow Train Through Ar
kansaw." That silly little book has
cost the state of Arkansas perhaps
millions of dollars as it held the state
up to the ridicule of the world. "Okla-
homa Charlie" is a picture of Okla
homa life that never was true, and if
lit were would do no good as an ad-
Ivertisement now.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

A pin-headed member of the Kan.
sas legislature has introduced a bill
to prohibit the wearing of tights by
women on the stage This, of course
lis a covert swat at the large and re.
spectacle class of our very best citi-
lzens who occupy the bald-headed row
One by one the privileges of men are
threatened or taken away and this is
the beginning of the limit.
If some day the newspaper man
should print the contents of his waste
basket there would certainly be a riot.
True, there would certainly be trouble
in many homes, arrest in some direc-
Itions. shotguns in others, trouble all
around, But the patron never sees the
waste basket He only glances at the
printed pages, complains if one letter
in fifty is upside down, growls his
head off il one name in five hundred
has happened to go wrong, kicks be-
cause his communication, signed Tax
Payer" had been condensed into re-
spectacle English, frowns because the
editor didn't take his. advice about pub,
licly warning his neighborhood against
throwing rubbish in the alley, and is
generally disgruntled because of what
he fails to find
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

A Missouri evangelist has this motto
over the door of the church where he
holds forth. Soup, Soap and Saliva
ton" He is not only alliterative but
prectical as we'll Soup will feed and
warm the hungry and cold, soap will
wash the outside and then salvation
may be administered. In other words
if man is to be saved he should first
be fed, then washed and afterwards
mayhap saved.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
500 REWARD.

Stolen from Nowata on the night of
January 18th, one dark iron.gray
mare, 4 years old, weight 1000 lbs,
small knot on inside of left hind leg.
One dark bay or brown horse, weight
900, both have foretops clipped both
shod all round; also one set of old
double harness. Will pay liberal re.
ward for information w. F. Gillespie.
sheriff. or Dr. B. w Freer, Nowata.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

In Emporia recently the Daily Jour.
nal passed out of existence, and the
Gazette printed the following verses
on the event: Alas, no more the
shooting stick will clink against the
quads; nor will the forms be justified
by little paper wads; no more will
IOld Subscriber sigh, and Constant
Reader moan; no more alas, will type.
lice daily scamper DER the stone. For
they have locked the Office and the
ghost no longer walks; and there has
come a silence in the place where
money talks. Today there smiles a
specter with haggard mien and gaunt
where yesterday there blossomed
forth a little Long-Felt Want And O
they let it languish, and o, they let ii
die, and gave it neither sustenance
nor patronage. nor pie. And still they
gave it sympathy, and yet they gave
it cheer, and now they stand a mourn
full group, and sob around its bier. And
see the wet eyed mourners heave their
aching liver pads. who let their darling
perish for the want of proper ads
For it had little job work and sub
scribers but a few; but o, it had bright
prospects and its skies were ever
blue. But prospects would not pay
the hands, nor blue sky pay the rent
and so the Long Felt Want hiked up
into the armament. And now it rests
in glory; it has left us sobbing here
while those who watched it wane
away may drop a silent tear"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Senator Owen is certainly right in
contending that the legislature of the
state should be required by law to
vote for the candidate receiving the
largest popular vote. Else why hold
a primary at all The democratic
doctrine of election of senator's by
the people proceeds upon the theory
that it is safe to allow the people to
elect their own United States senators.
To deny this right is to disown one
of the fundamental doctrines of the
party. The legislature of Oklahoma
would hardly dare elect to the United
States senate man who had failed
to carry a majority at the primary.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
Oxygen Supply Was Cut off.
2 Accaniafad pracc

Kiel, Germany, Jan. 18.-The work
of raising the submarine, "U-3," which
sank to the bottom of the harbor yes
terday, was completed this morning.
Three men, including the captain, who
remained with the vessel, hoping it
would be righted, were found dead in
the coming tower, broken ventila-
tor having cut off the supply of oxygen.
Twenty-seven men of the crew were
saved
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Oklahoma, not to be out done in any
enterprise is also leading in the mat
ter of holidays. the legislature having
recently made October II legal holi-
day. Groundhog day and April the
1st should be next in turn.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Amos Stoalabarger is the kind of
booster that counts in the develop
ment of the country and the growth of
the town He has induced a number
OF German families to locate near Vim
ita and engage in farming. A score
of these thrifty people will be an asset
TO the community and the more of them
we have the better
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
Big Dry Goods Store Sold.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 1S. - John
Chaflin of New York, today, bought
the Jones Dry Goods company's store
here, which went into receivership sew.
eral months ago. The consideration
was four hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. The store will reopen under
the management of the New York
man.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

From the amount of trouble some
state legislatures are having in elect
ing senators it is apparent that the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people would be good thing.
Some of the men who are now caus-
ing deadlocks would also be eliminated
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
To Farmers And All Citizens of Craiq
County, Oklahoma.


To Farmers And All Citizens of Craio
County, Oklahoma.
The seed and live stock train sched-
ule for eastern Oklahoma. under the
charge and direction of the A. G. M
College OF Saltwater, will arrive at
Weleh at a. M, January 27; leave
there 800 a. m, arrive at Vinita 10:41
a. m, same day, leave at 12 noon. This
program is fixed and final as to stops
in our county.
Eight lecturers from the college will
accompany the train. At eyery point
where stop is made, it is urgently re-
quested that all farmers, business and
professional men, their wives and chill
dren from the sixth school grade IN
be present This train of seven cars
VIII consist Of pure bred live stock of
the best quality. dairy products and
machinery, general college exhibit
or scientific equipment, charts. models
and apparatus.
At Vinita the Farmers Institute of
craig county is called to meet on This
uay az z p. m. In the county court
mouse, OBJECT Of this meeting specially
ior the purpoBe Of outlining our work
ID the arrangement Of fixed program
whereby We can reach every section
of the county. The institute belongs
70 and should represent Craig county
therefore come and assist In the work
Which is OF so much moment 10 every
farmer and his family, to every mer.
chant and professional man and their
families '''0 'iei'
All white citizens from sixteen vaors
of nEe and up, Of every calling and
pl'isHslptl, i'll,i' eligible to membership. We
e 9aul your advice aud assistance.
'pihn GEO NJ. MARTIN.
president Craig County Farmers
Institute.
y J. HOBBY, 8eeretary.Treasurer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

When Colomon was invited to
choose what he would. he asked for an
understanding heart that he might dis
cern between the good and the bad
and he was told that because he had
chosen wisdom rather than riches or
long life, he should have. not only wis
dom, but riches and length of days as
well And so when party determines
to seek first that which benefits the
common people, it finds that in acting
in the interest of the common people
II also promotes the welfare of the
smaller classes which rest upon the
masses. for when the producers OF
wealth prosper their prosperity is
shared by every element of society,"
w j. Bryan.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
Ketchel Murder Trial Slow.
Associated Press

By Associated Press.
Marshtield, Mo-, Jan. 1S-The work
of selecting the jury to try Walter Dip
ley and Goldie Smith, charged with
the murder of Stanley Ketchel, is slow.
1t is believed the taking of evidence
will begin tomorrow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

The policies of ex-governor Haskell
are being carried out like Senator
Gore said Roosevelt's policies were
carried out by the Taft administration
on stretcher.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Carry Nation has suffered a nervous
breakdown and announces that she will
wreck no more saloons, or in other
words has buried the hatchet.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
For Highway Across Two States

By Associated Press.
Wichita, Kans., Jan. 1S.-The Kan
sas Good Roads convention devoted
today's session to the discussion of a
north and south highway across Kan
sas and Oklahoma John C. Nichols,
of Newton, Kans., presented the prop
osition, which met with favor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

That Chicago drop in the prices of
butter, eggs and poultry has not
reached Vinita But five years is too
long to keep things in storage when
living is so high.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Calves show the strongest tone of
the offerings in the cattle department
and are bringing good prices for any
thing desirable. Top price for the
week was $7.75, while the bulk sold
around $500.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Miss Parkhurst, the noted English
suffragette, is to lecture in Kansas
City. and a Kansas newspaper is mean
enough to say that she belongs to the
cult that would much rather raise hell
than children.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Governor Haskell is recuperating in
Texas, and there are those who are
wondering and uneasy as to what he
will do next. In other words they be.
lieve that "e'en In his ashes live their
wonted fires"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

If Champ Clark is going to line up
with the stand-patters the country will
have as little respect for democrats
as it has for republicans.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Senator Gore says that by keeping
quiet he could have avoided much
trouble in the bribery matter. He
could have saved himself some trouble
by kicking Jake Hamon out of his
Office and keeping him out after the
bribe was offered. but he didn't. The
only thing Gore hasn't made plain and
satisfactory in the whole transaction
is why Hamon kept hanging around
his quarters after offering bribe
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

If the republicans of Oklahoma
could only agree as to who shall have
Catch EN- Alive" Abernathys place
peace and quiet might reign for
little season.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

The Chieftain is the only newspaper
in northeast Oklahoma receiving the
Associated Press service. There is
nothing too good for the readers of
the Chieftain.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
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FURNISHED by the Frank Witherspoon
Live Stock Commission Company,
Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Oklahoma City. Jan. is. = Especial
Correspondence has been a steady
week in the cattle market here and
generally throughout the west. Re
ceipts have been light, and for this
reason stronger prices have been made
for some kinds of stuff, especially
butcher supplies. Beef steers, weigh
ing 1,500 pounds, brought $500 as top
for the period, while daily sales show
anything of a desirable nature around
l 900 to 1850 pounds brings close to
and over $3.50. Better stuff sold up
to $500 Good fat cows are bringing
up to $500, while the bulk of sales for
this kind have been s4O0@4.50. Bulls
are quoted at good strong prices, and
some have sold up to $4.S5 during the
past week Calves are stronger than
last week, and anything fancy in the
veal line brings s700@7.75. Killers
are short on cattle and demand is
good.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

A curbstone philosopher remarks
that the man with lots of money don't
have to be so careful about his morals.
But he has to be careful with his
money
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

The ladies of the congregational
church will have cake. brown bread,
etc, for sale at the People Grocery
every Saturday.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20

Poor Senator Lorimer seems 10
have been a victim of oyer-zealous
friends who gave bribes without tell
ing him what they were up to.