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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
TO BEGIN WORK ON
TARIFF REVISION
Believe Canadian Reciprocity Agree
ment Will Be Sent to Senate
Before May I.

Washington, d. c., Mar 2O.-Chair-
man Underwood expects the demo-
cratic members of the house commit
tee on ways and means will begin
work on tariff sometime this week,
and that by the time the extraordinary
session is convened on April 4 some
plan will have been mapped out to
govern the procedure after the bill to
carry out the Canadian reciprocity
agreement has been framed
The most complex question to come
before the committee is whether any
tariff question will be placed upon the
Canadian bill as rilers or whether such
schedules as the committee decides
should be revised, shall be treated as
separate measures
The majority is a unit in favor of
the Canadian agreement and it is be-
lieved the decision will be to keep it
separate from other tariff matters, and
take up schedules after the Canadian
bill has been sent to the senate
The honor of introducing the Cana
dian bill will fall to Chairman Under
wood. The bill will be the one franz
ed in the committee and will be known
as a committee measure.
Members of the ways and means
committee intend to take steps to in
dicate their purpose to proceed with a
revision of the tariff in the event they
fail to tack any revisions of schedules
on the Canadian bill. They say they
will make it clear that they will fol-
low the Canadian bill with one or two
Schedules in any event, and that the
house will"be held in session long en-
ough to give the senate opportunity to
act. 1t is the general opinion that the
Canadian agreement will be sent to
the senate by May 1, less than thirty
days after the special session is called
to order.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
February Exports BY Principal Glasses

Products of both farm and factory
exported, when compared with those
of last year, show a marked gain in
the February export report just COM
pleted by the bureau of statistics, de-
partment of commerce and labor.
Corn, flour, lard, bacon, hams and
shoulders, cottonseed oil, and oleo oil
show larger values exported in Feb
ruary, 1911, than in the same month
last year; though certain other food
stuffs, including wheat, fresh beef
coffee and cattle, show slightly lower
figures in 1911 than in 1910. In raw
materials for use in manufacturing,
leaf tobacco and cotton, the most i'm
portant exports of this class, show
large advances, this being especially
true of cotton, of which the value of
exports in February, 1911, is So mil
lion dollars, against 25 million in Feb
| ruary, 1910. In manufactures a very
large proportion of articles forming
the two groups, Manufactures for fur
ther use in manufacturing" and MAN
ufactures ready for consumption, -
show higher figures in February of the
current year than in February, 1910.
| Cotton cloths, cotton wearing apparel,
builders hardware and tools, scientific
instruments, automobiles, lumber,
naval stores, Illuminating oil, lubricat-
ing oil, naphthas, manufactures of In
dia rubber, books, wire, metal work
ing machinery, typewriters, electrical
machinery, structural iron and steel,
furniture of wood, and patent medi-
cines show larger totals than in the
corresponding month last year; while
copper in pigs, bars, etc, agricultural
implements, upper leather, sole leather
and steel rails show declines. The ar.
ticles which show no material change
in exports during February, when
compared with February of last year
are boots and shoes, sheets and plates
of iron and steel, oil cake and meal
paraffin, lard compounds and refined
sugar, though in nearly all these cases
the figures for the eight months end
ing with February are larger than in
the correspc uding period of last year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
BOOKER I. WASHINGTON IS
UNABLE TO APPEAR IN COURT

New York, Mar 20.-Booker T.
Washington was unable to appear in
court today because of the injuries
received last night, according to his
attorneys. Hearing on his charges
against Albert Ulrich, arrested on
Washington's complaint of felonious
assault, was postponed until tomor-
row. Ulrich, a white man, said his
wife complained to him of the actions
of negro she met in the hallway of
their apartment, and he pursued the
negro and struck him, not knowing
his identity. Washington after being
chased two blocks went to the hospi-
tai for sixteen stitches in his scalp.
He asserted he was looking for an
address.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
WICHITA BANKER
IS FOUND GUILTY
Is Acquitted on Three Charges And
Convicted on One-Puts an End
to Notorious Gang.

Wichita, Kans., Mar. 20.-Uncle Sam
has put an end to the market for stolen
stamps in Wichita. In the fight to wipe
out this notorious illegal traffic it has
been necessary for a jury to convict
not only the "yeggmen," who cracked
the postoffice safes and the head of
the gang" but former bank presi-
dent. The testimony of former chief
of police who confessed to having
taken a criminals part in the transac-
tions was used to do it. Levi S. Naftz.
ger, former head of the biggest bank
ing institution in the southwest, Sun
day was found guilty by a federal jury
of unlawful traffic in stolen stamps
with intent to defraud the government.
The trial of Naftzger was started
Thursday and lasted two and a half
days. He was indicted by a federal
grand jury last September along with
John Callahan, leader of the notorious
Callahan gang" of bank and post
office robbers, and Frank S. Burt, for
mer chief of police. NaftZger was
charged with four transactions in stol.
en- postage stamps aggregating about
$1,000 He was found guilty on but
one count which charged that he
bought $3.50 worth of stolen postage
stamps from Chief Burt on July 6,
1910, and sold them the next day to
Professor II. Samuels for $440. When
the jury, which reached a verdict at
z O'Clock Sunday morning returned it
sealed to the court at $50 o'clock,
Naftzger and his attorneys were in the
court room. When the clerk read Not
guilty in first, not guilty in second
count, guilty in third count, not guilty
in fourth count" the financier sprang
to his feet and said:
What is that, guilty on just one of
the four?"
He was unmoved and received the
congratulations from friends like one
who had been exonerated.
District Attorney H. J. Bone stated
after the returning of the verdict that
this ended the governments prosecu.
tions in the stamp cases. It develop
ed during the trials that on the testi-
mony of Former Police Chief F. s.
Burt depended the governments cases
The history of the cases briefly shows
that in the attempt of individual mem.
bers of the notorious fence" to get
immunity from the government lies the
secret of the great uncoverings. Naftz
ger, at an unguarded moment told
Postoffice Inspector John Elvin where
he got large quantities of stamps he
had sold at a discount. He implicated
Burt Burt thought that Naftzger was
willing to turn him up in order to es
cape so he made a confession to the
governments inspector, involving Cal
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
Attempted to Break Jail.
From Friday 6 Daily.

An attempt to break Jail was made
last night by John Williams, who is
being held in the county Jail on a
burglary charge. Williams has been
firing the furnace at the Jail, and was
allowed access to the coal room. The
window to this room works on hinges,
so that coal can be dumped through
it. Williams broke the lock and open
ed this window. Other prisoners hao
notified the guard, however, and when
Williams reached the outside, he found
his avenue of escape cut off, and he
was taken back to Jail.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24

By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Mar 20.-The
supreme court of the United States
today advanced the case involving the
constitutionality of the removal of the
Oklahoma capital from Guthrie to Ok
lahoma City for argument on April g.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-13
was the secret you were keeping from.

was the secret you were keeping from
me-"
No one spoke. She looked down.
ward at her hands, then glanced again
in puzzled way from one to another
of up. Mr. Tabor was the picture OF
despair, old and white and worn, his
of our hnal failure. Lady stood erect.
her color coming and going. tragedy
In her eyes; and near her Sheila,
gaunt and sturdy comfort, sure in the
inherited wisdom OF homely faith.
And as looked at these two women.
each In her own way upheld beyond
her strength Of her understanding, I
made no sign. If l must take the re-
sponsibility of an answer upon my
self / determined that at the worst
would leave no issue of the fight I'M
known; II we had failed, we must
measure the whole depth OF our failure.
MRS. Tabor" said, there is no
secret any more. Lady is going to
marry me-"
She gave me one look. "All that I
had left" she whispered: and then
again she began to cry, but this timo
softly, turning away from us towa:d
the window at the end OF the room.
Sheila followed and put an arm about
her, and the two stood together apart
from us under the fading light, while
above their heads the canary burst out
into mockery of song. No ono knew
what to say or do; but after little,
Reds itch for efficiency drove him into
speech.
1T all comes right down to this.
mother" he began. A look from
Lady dried the words upon his tongue.
and the silence fell once more. Then
slowly and confidently Lady came over
to me and slipped her dear hand into
mine.
You are right Laurence she said,
"the truth is best for all Of us now"
Mrs. Tabor" said Doctor Paulus.
you do not lose your daughter. but
gain, I think, very good son. Indeed
| 1t Is Mr.. Crosby who helped US much
to our knowledge that you were going
to be we'll and strong again"
The calm strange voice broke In at
just the precise instant to relieve the
tension. Mrs. Tabor looked UP.
ooh, you need not be afraid. Doc
tor" she said, as she wiped away her
tears, "but you do well to remind me.
know know there's nothing really
the matter with me except that I'm
little tired. And goodness gracious.
what are you good people standing
there so stiff and solemn for? It's
all right! you've made me understand.
Turn the lights on. Sheila-and--Lady.
what have you done with my ring?"
| She came across to where we stood
together, and took a hand OF each In
her own. She glanced over her should
er at Paulus, "And you mustn't any Of
you think Of going away this weather.
The house is big enough to hold US
and, Mr.. Crosby, I'm going to put you
| in Miriam's room"
| THE END.
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A fire that might have wiped out q
large part of Ottumwa's downtown
business district but for the prompt
and efficient work of the fire depart
ment was caused by bonfire, accord
ing to the report of the department
chief. Future fires may be prevented
by profting by this lesson. During
this hot, dry weather bonfire should
not be started either in the business or
residence district The grass Is dry
and a puff of wind might easily carry
the flames beyond control. Down
town the danger is greater because the
smallest blaze might grow to pro-
portions in an instant. The author
tiles should make it their business to
see that no bonfires are started, even
if they have to make an arrest.
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ence for the man was blindly tottering
on toward a precipice, clumsily igno-
rant of the condition he must face;
and every fatuous word grated like
sand between the teeth. One had a
desire to lay physical hands upon him.
Doctor" Reid broke out. "for Gods
sake 49,
Doctor Paulus never turned his head.
BE still, young man" he said quietly.
and Reds voice died into q stammer
as he went steadily on.
IF ii was cruel, this way to show
you wholly the truth, SO we must hurt
once not to have to hurt more. But
It is better to have the truth now, Is
1t not SO? For you have all these that
are living, and you will be well again.
Oh, there is no miracle; all does not
In moment change. Now and then
still you will hear voices and see these
things which are not. But you Will
know now that they are only Of your
self, and so they will 60 away. This
we understand In the good old story
of casting out devils. And 1t Is good
to be sure that the daughter is at rest.
from the beginning. want you to
understand 1t all very clearly. You
have been sick, but you are going to be
we'll, not we'll all at once, remember.
but better day by day, and when dis
couraging days come want you TO
remember this: that even when things
seem confused and unhappy and UNI
real, yet it does not make any differ
ence. For you have your loved ones
about you and they will help and when
things are bad and you are a little
afraid, you can call for Doctor Paulus.
| I have never given my word falsely or
for encouraging alone. Time and
these loved ones will help, but most
of all your own will will make your
life what 1t should be, will bring you
back to happiness"
| It is impossible to describe the con-
I.vincing strength Of the man as he
stood towering among us; the very
compellent force of his individuality
was reflected in the dawning belief in
Mrs. Tabor's eyes. Like child she
laid her little hand in the doctors
great one.
| II am going to try, Doctor" she
said. al see that have been sick, but
with all you dear people shall ger
we'll" And for the first time her eyes
left the doctors face and turned to the
rest Of us Who had drawn little apart.
but as they met mine their expression
changed and flicker of the old terror
came into them, terror that was re-
fected in my own heart.
George" she asked sharply, what
| is Mr.. Crosby doing here?"
"Why, my dear" Mr.. Tabor STAN
mered
II know remember now" She
struggled to her feet, and the old ter.
ror was upon her face. Il meant to
tell you about it. Mr.. Crosby has not
been honest with US. came into the
room while ago and found him with
Lady, and She broke OF suddenly
looking quickly from one to another
of our startled faces. What Is the
matter with you all?" she cried; then
| in that level. hollow tone we had
LEARNED to fear, II see now. You know
You have known all along; and that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-13
rHE CROP REPORT.

The report by the crop reporting
hoard OF the department of agricul-
ture is not as encouraging as it might
be. The condition of grain and pro-
duce on July / forecasted yields. be-
low the average, due to the unusual
season we are passing through. As
prot. N. c. Murray, acting chief Of the
crop reporting board puts it, the "hot,
dry weather has played something
akin to havoc with the crop condi-
lions during the past month" Mr..
Murray adds:
.The report reflects the rather SER
lous effects Of the drought during June
most Of the important crops showing
condition at present which indicates
q weld below that Of last year and
below. recent average yields of pro-
duction. .
.Feed stuff-oats and hay-seencs
TO have been hardest hit. Less than
two-thirds OF normal crop of hay Is
expected, and the oats crop probably
will be more than twenty-five per cent
less than last years crop, and about
twelve per cent less than the average
for the last five years.
"Ihe corn acreage is the largest
ever recorded, but the condition of
the crop is about seven per cent he
low the average. That indicates a pro
duction Of approximately five per cent
less than last years record crop, but
nearly five per cent more than the
average production during the last
five years.
"The condition OF the corn crop on
July 1, however, was critical.
"The potato crop promises to be I'M
usually short The acreage has fall
len off, probably on account Of upsat-
isfactory prices during the last year,
and the condition Of the crop now is
lower than at any time on July in
the last twenty-five years. Almost a
sensational advance in the price OF
potatoes has been made during the
last month. The average price
throughout the United States on June
was 1913 cents bushel. On July :.
1t was 9S.3 cents bushel. Ordinarily
the variation in that time Is only a
few cents bushel.
Notwithstanding the drought the
wheat crop-both spring and winter
will be well up to the average in total
production. It is scarcely likely that
the amodnt os wheat in bushels Will
vary great deal from the average Of
the last few Gears.
ION ss>e1 crop conditions the Sec
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-13
Sheila answered from the other side:
s"Tha Saints be nraised."

Sheila answered from the other side:
"The Saints be praised"
She sat very quietly for a little time.
looking about her. Lady had wiped
the water from her face, and she
seemed her natural self again, the
girlish color returning to her cheeks
and a certain bird-like vivacity In her
whole pose. Then, as If memory OF
sudden returned to her, she crlmpled
over, hiding her tragic little face in
her hands She began to cry softly
at first in little sobbing, heart-broken
gasps, which took on gradually wall
ing intensity very dreadful to hear.
ooh, my dear, my dear, my dear"
she repeated over and over again, IN
a desolate and ceasless iteration that
grew into horror and which alone we
dared not STOP Doctor Paulus, we
knew must be within call and listen
ing. think that all Of us wondered
why he did not return: we resented
this permitted continuance of suffering.
FINALLY 1t was Lady who made the tirst
move among us.
She dropped on her knees beside her
mother. putting her arm tenderly about
the convulsed little form. and pressing
her cheek close against her mothers
own. "Mother, dear" she whispered
very softly.
A pause came in Mrs. Tabor's sob
bing ard she stretched one hand half
as If to push Lady away, half as II to
hold her as something real and tangi-
BILE.
"Where is the doctor?" she. asked.
Evidently Doctor Paulus had been
listening, for at the murmured question
he stepped in and came across the
room to Mrs. Tabor. She faced him
shrinkinely, but nerved herself for the
question.
"Why have you taken her from me?'
she asked brokenly, at last.
Doctor Paulus' face was very kind
and very serious.
II know that now it seems So he
answered, "but all that will for you
pass away 1t is not that we have
taken the daughter that is dead away.
For YOU see now, and you will under
stand how all that came only out OF
Yourself like picture that you made
of your own sorrow. It was in circle
now you IuduS Ny 6AlCShi6 WIS o. ~.
like thing from outside coming to
make you grieve the more. A circle
that seems as we'll to begin at one
point as at another, is it not so? And
this cruel light so suddenly has made
you see the true beginning. SO now
it is all gone because you have known
that 1t was never there at all" He
moved his broad hands suddenly as
one waving away smoke. There is
not any longer for you that other
world which never was, which was a
burden and trouble always to you be-
cause it was made out Of trouble. But
this good world you have again, and
of that only the good part, all your
dear ones here truly returned because
that evil nothing is gone from between.
ia 1t not so?"
She had been facing him like crea-
ture at bay, silent and resisting, the
horror in her strained little. by little
into desperation as he spoke. do
mot $3.50 what held us from interfer-
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city jail to be poorly ventilated and to
lack proper sanitation. If you feel
yourself slipping, therefore. hang on
tight for while until we can get the
Jail fixed, or, better still, wait until the
new county Jail is completed.
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WAR ON "euN ToTERs."

,caro in charging grand jury yester-
day instructed the Jurors to begin q
crusade against the carrying OF con-
cealed weapons. The Judge pointed
out the futility of hning man IS or
SO under the city ordinance for carry
ing concealed weapons. The only
remedy, he said, was IN the ENFORCE
ment Of the Illinois state law which
provides q fine Of 5000 or about nine
months at labor in the workhouse Tor
men convicted Of this offense. Most
Of the homicides in Chicago. Judge
Kavanaugh declared, can be traced d.
rectly to the frequency Of people carry
ing concealed weapons. If we are to
seek out and destroy the root OF the
evil We must make special efforts to
curb the sale Of deadly weapons" he
said. and added:
There is an average Of one homici-
eide day in this community-one in
stance every day where the life Of one
individual II sacrificed at the hands Of
another. II such a condition of affairs
existed twenty-five years ago the whole
country would be shocked. But today
1t receives but passing notice.
Human passion are the same to-
day and human motives are the same,
consequently there must be some rea-
son outside Of human nature itself Tor
the alarming increase Of homicides.
"The situation is not peculiar to Chi
cago alone; it is much the same
throughout the country. Statistics
show that there we're 10000 homicides
In the United States last year.
II am firmly convinced that the
cause Of this universal crime wave is
due to the prevalence of carrying con-
cealed weapons A provocation which
twenty-five years ago would have been
answered with blow Is now repaid
with knife thrust or shot from
revolver.
''There must be instituted vigor-
pus crusade against selling firearms
TO minors. A boyiis attracted to a
revolver as baby to q stick of candy.
And most Of the crimes committed IN
Chicago are done by boys Of from Is
to 20; years old.
.'The crusade should be begun by
returning indictments against wit
nesses as we'll as principals when athe
evidence shows they were armed.
"Investigation should be made into
the sale Of firearms to minors by pawn
brokers and others. In this hope we
will have the cooperation Of all the
municipal and county judges. ~
''The criminal classes carry con-
cealed weapons generally. It has been
found that convicts out of jail for
only two or three days have provided
themselves with revolvers. 1t is my
belief II you will make the carrying
of concealed weapons dangerous the
number, Of homicides will be greatly
decreased. The result OF vigorous
crusade will not only be relief to Chi
caxo from this terrible crime wave, but
it's effects will be felt in other cities,
where like campaigns will be started"
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INDIANAPOLIS

Am Indianapolis mother-ln-laW
threatened to commit suicide. Her SON
in-law told her to go ahead, and she
did. Now they've arrested the man.
Evidently they don't take much stock
in those old mother-in-law Jokes over
in Indiana.
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Some fine, large rain clouds passed
over our fair city last night headed for
the northeast. They've had plenty OF
rain up that direction, so Jup Pluvius
thought he'd give them some more.
pIlo irflyw
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ton Of the country which ppears' to
have been hit the hardest by the hot
weather and the drought Is the tier OF
states comprising South Dakota,
Nebraska. Kansas and Oklahoma"
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w. e. WEIGH and two daughters.
Ethel and Martha of 1924 West Sec
ond street, have returned from ChAri-
ton after a few days visit with rslar
tives-
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A report made by the city sanitary
department to the council declares the