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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
STATE CHARTERS.

The following charters have been is.
sued to Oklahoma corporations by Sec.
retary of State b. F. Harrison:
Modern Conservatory OF Music. Ok
lahoma Cry. capital stock $4,000: in
'corporators, J. W. Scroggs. Kingfsher:
A. J French. Purcell: S. A. McKelvey.
McCloud; Charles II Woods and R. II.
Wilmington Oklahoma city.
Lone Wolf Mercantile company. Lone
Wolf Okla. capital stock $4,000: in.
corporators. Morris Goodman. 3. 4.
Harris and c. w. Varney. oil of Lone
Wolf.
Ninita Automobile company. Vinita.
Okla, capital stock 10000 incorpora-
tors. Walter A. Cronan. NJ r. Kapp
and Mrs NJ. R, Kapp, all OF Vinita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
TAFT BIDS AD|EU
TO CALIFORNIA
President Starts Tuesday Nioht e..
North And East on Return Lar
of Trans-continental Trip.

San Barnardino, Cal, Oct. 1S.-pra,
ident Taft bade adieu to California
late Tuesday and his special train
headed for the north and east Tba
sixty hours run begun last night win
take him to the snow-clad hills Of 1ron.
tana on Thursday morning and his frs+
scheduled stop is at ogden, Utah
The big crowds deeply impressed
Mr.. Taft. At Riverside he said:
4 am surprised to see such oceans
of people"
He also had parting word for The
women for the newly granted right of
the ballot in this state.
1t won't do" he declared. for por
to say: oh, well, we will not 90 down
to those awful polls where those awfpl
persons stand around. You have got
to become a part of those awful pao-
pie, and make those awful persons bet.
ter. You are trying an experiment
Go ahead with it, You have energy
and enterprise and if you make a mis-.
take, you can retrace your steps
Meanwhile, we, of the slow and more
east, will watch the
things you are going to try and follow
you and avoid the pitfalls that YOU
ma yencounter."
While the president was motoring
to Long Beach yesterday morning. Mr.
Hilles, Mr.. Taft's private secretary.
stayed in Los Angeles to visit rela-
tives.
Mr. Hilles has received pledges of
support from various sections, and Mr.
Taft predicts that he will be the next
chairman of the republican party
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
SHORT SESSION IS
HELD BY COUNCIL
F. Nj. Lewis Resigns as Councilman
From the Fourth Ward-Barrett
is Trustee Of Cemetery.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The meeting of the city council last
night was the shortest ever held by
the present council. This was the
of meeting" of the month and there
was only a little business on hand.
This was rapidly disposed of.
A petition from the Vinita Produc.
ing & Refining company to be allowed
to run a fuel oil pipe across certain
streets and alleys of the town. to the
electric light plant was presented, and
the council gave permission for the
line to be built under the supervision
of the city.
The report of the city engineer on
the costs of some special improve
ments was accepted and approved.
Capt. F. J. Barrett was elected to
fill the vacancy on the board of trus-
tees of the cemetery, created by the
expiration of J. X Taylor's term of
office.
Bids for the construction of some
sewers were opened and re-
ferred to the special improvement colr-
mittee for action.
The resignation of F. NJ. Lewis. as
a member of the council from the
fourth ward was received, but was
tabled until the next meeting of the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
Rodners AZ Dallas

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct 1S.-C. P.
Rodgers, ocean to ocean aviator, reach
ed Fort Worth at 4;l6 o'clock yester-
day afternoon from MeAlester. Okla.
1si miles to the north He expects to
fly to Dallas this morning, where he
viii give days exhibition at the
Texas tsate fair Returning 20 Fort
Worth Thursday, he viii resume his
trip toward the Pacific coast Waco
viii be the first stop.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
BITTER CRITICISM
BY PROGRESSIVES
Arizona Statehood Veto is Called
Blacklist Chapter in All Tyranny
And Despotism.

Chicago, Ill, Oct 1S.-Bittor critic
ism of President Taft marked the
opening OF the campaign OF the pro.
gressive element of the republican
party as il styles itself. to nominate
Senator Robert NJ LaFollet.a IS the
republican candidate for prcsider,
Senator Clapp of Minnesota brought
the denunciation of President Taft to
its sharpest cl.mac after Senator Craw-
ford of South Dakota had been inter
rupted by dissent into the audience
and had been forced to quit speaking
by the assistance given him by his
audience IN queling the one maa il-
surreetion.
Calling the chief executives action
in the Arizona statehood matter the
"blackest chapte. in all tyranny and
despotism of an unbridled kiGg. SEN
ator Clapp said in part:
Now, whether you believe in the
recall or not l think you will agree
with me that it is not for you to say
whether the people of Arizona shall
have the recall We had this question
up in congress. We said the people
of Arizona must vote on the question
against, and whatever way they vote |
they would be allowed to come into |
the United States. Again, the presi |
dent of the United States vetoed |
against the recall though they can put
it into their constitution after admis-
sion.
"A fine lesson this was to teach the
people on the Threshold of their ad.
mission to the union What do you
think the people of that state would
say If this union was to stultify the
electorate of the individual state.
Il want TO say that this is the black
est chapter in all tyranny outside of
The absolute despotism of an unbridled |,
king, And remember. whom the gods
would destroy, they first made mad"
Senator Crawford and George Lori.
ner of New Jersery also were speak.
RS. Senator Lorimer came in for
ieal of enthusiasm.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
ARRANGING NEXT
BIG 7RADESDAY
Coming SaIesday is Chief Topic Of
Discussion at Meeting of Retail
Mems Association.

The Retail Mems Association held
an enthusiastic meeting at the Com.
mercial Club rooms last night. The
principal subject under discussion was
the coming tradesday, to be held No
vember 1. The retail men are deter
mined to make this tradesday a sue
cess, and one of the events to be look.
ed forward to each month. In order
to see that all arrangements are made
for the November tradesday are com.
plete, several merchants were added
to the committee in charge of the ar
rangements. The committee is now
composed of T. w Ridgeway. F. s.
Reed, S. E. Wallen, L. P. Garrison. ].
h. Winner, A. L. Churchill, R. E.
Thompson, E. N. Ratcliff, T. J. Wilson
and A. B. Berger. This committee will
begin at once preparing for the ex-
hibits and for the sales. 1t is pre-
dicted big lot of stuff will be offered
for sale. Farmers and stock men es-
pecially are interested in this sale.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

E. n. Williamson went to the oil
fields near Tulsa today on business.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

The most convenient garment is the
sweater coat. All sizes at The Golden
Rule from the infants to the extra
sizes for large men and ladies. at 35c
to $500. Jerseys for children and
grown folks, soc up.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20


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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
Killing Follows Dance Quarrel.

Guthrie, Okla. Oct. l7.-After ac.
eompanying two young women home
from a dance near Nowata Sunday
night William Banks was shot from
ambush and killed 1t is alleged that
Banks became involved in quarrel
during the dance and that Banks life
was threatened, No arrests have been
made.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
Muskosee TO Entertain sia Shrjner
Class.

Muskogee, Okla, oct. lS.-Shriners
to the number Of 2,0o0 are expected in
Muskogee on the Goth. when the new
temple, recently organized here. win
lead a class of 150 Noyioes across the
hot sands. Big preparations are under
way to see that the novitiates get their
moneys worth and tnat the city's
guests are wen taken care Of.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

The universal satisfaction given by
the '5* shoes causes us to carry a CON-
plete line for all ages for all purposes.
for all seasons. Try them and be con-
of their economy and lasting
qualities. The Golden Rule
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION BY
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS AT
STATE HOUSE.
IS A MILD SENSATION
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMIT
TEE ACCEPTED AND FILED
WITH THE COURT.

Denver-While the District Court
grand jury was investigating the op-
Grafton of the liquor laws and ordi-
hances and indicting saloonkeepers
for their violation. and the fire and
police board for granting a saloon H.
Cense that remained open on Sunday.
forsooth. its committee Of expert ac.
countants was digging into affairs at
the statehouse and smashing peo-
Tle's idols right and left. This report
of the committee. which was accept
ed by the grand jury and filed in the
District Court before the inquisitorial
body finally adjourned, was the real
sensation.
The grand jurys indictments were
OF secondary Importance. To great
extent they covered technical Of
fepses.
From governor to factory inspector.
from governor to Kitchen cabinet
from the Seventeenth General Assem-.
bly, with its enormous appropriations
TO the erstwhile watchdog of the
treasury" Auditor Kenehan, all were
bowled over in that stinging report.
A transaction connected with the
purchase OF land for the State Mu.
scum. in which the name Of the gov.
crnor and Messrs. X. II. Malone and
w. II. Malone. the last two named be-
ing business partner and secretary re-
spectively to the state executive. will
merit attention. This land, across
from the south side of the Capitol
building. was purchased by local
firm Of three and sold to the state,
End in n few months a profit OF $l2.-
zoo was made on a $32,5O0 transac.
ton.
As for State Auditor Kenehan. he
Is raked fore and aft by this commit.
tee. not for what he did himself. but
for what he allowed other officers TO
do. His reports are condemned. In.
stead of there being surplus OF
S1S0.00O at the close of the biennial
period there Is said to be a shortage
ri $500. 900. This is due to the over.
appropriations made by the Seven.
teenth General Assembly and ap.
proved by the governor.
With one exception. every depart.
mcnt OF state government examined
is condemned for violation OF the
spirit of the law and for extrava'
rance. 1t is the most severe arraign'
ment OF the Shafroth administration
that has been matchmaking like II
IN exposure was attempted by the
most partisan orator in the recent
campaign. And through lack OF time
not one-half OF the institutions and
departments OF the state were inves'
igated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Raid On Denver Next.

Denver.-Denver has been selected
IS the next point to be raided by gov
eminent agents in the war for the
extinction of bucket-shops. Secret
agents of the federal government
have been working in a number Of
so-called brokerage houses in this city
for the last three weeks as telegraph
operators. and this fact became known
when several of them left for the
East. Since the raid on the Chicago
bucket shops. on December 10th, the
efforts of the federal secret agents
have been concentrated on Denver.
At that time it was announced that
the shops had been cleared out as
far west as Denver. The plan is TO
push them into the Pacific ocean.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN.

The census bureau reported that
Rocky Ford. Colo. returns shows n
population Of $3.50. against 2,010 In
1900.
In a pistol duel over the possession
OF a child. twenty-five miles from FL
Iaso. Sipriano Trujullo was killed by
man named Rustillos.
The four-story Biting office and
business block and the store stock on
the first floor Of the building burned
a, Wichita, Kans.. loss sl50,0OO.
Three masked men entered a saloon
at Inlay, shot the owner dead and
wounded his wife In the back. She
Is believed to be fatally injured. The
robbers took $1,000 in cash and de-
parted.
A frozen body found in n gravel pit
rorth OF Salt Lake. proved TO be that
CT Allan MacGregor. n well known ad.
,ertising man and piano salesman.
From letters he left 1t Is inferred that
he poisoned himself and retired to the
Lit to die.
a small part OF a human body was
found n quarter OF mile from the
scene OF the disastrous explosion in
the smelter Stag dump near Ell Paso.
This Is the first trace found OF the
three men known to have been in the
wrecked tunnel.
Two masked bandits entered the Of
flee OF the Angelus hotel In El Paso
and robbed the safe OF about $1,000
in cash and jewelry. The clerk and
Torter were forced into the basement
at the point of revolvers. Thirteen
safety deposit boxes were carried
away.
Hungry and thirsty. but otherwise
unharmed, nine miners. entombed for
twenty hours two miles under ground
in the Morning mine. at Wallace.
Idaho, were reached and given food
and water through a small opening.
by the untiring efforts of rescuers.
1t has been figured up in Los An.
seles trat Jim Jeffries is worth about
S275,O0O, invested In real estate and
farm lands. Jeffries. it is said. is
through with public exhibitions of any
kind. and from now on he will lead
the life of a moneyed man.
The grand jury in the Los Angeles
| Times explosion case returned twenty
two indictments. All OF the indict-
ments charge murder or connection
with that crime. 1t is not likely that
the names of any of the indicted per
sons will be made public until after
arrests have been made. II is be.
heved a large number of San Fran.
oiscans have been indicted. Whole
sale murder the outcome Of dyna.
mite plot. is understood to be the
charge set forth in all the indict.
ments, but It is believed not more
than three or four men are named in
| the true bills.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
SPORT.

Frank Gotch, retired worlds cham.
pion. confers the championship hon
ors upon Mahmout, the Turkish
wrestler.
George Hackenschmidt. who passed
through Kansas City recently, stated
positively that he will not wrestle
Yussiff Mahmout.
Harry Niles. utility player. who was
purchased by the Cleveland bail club
from the Boston Americans las.
spring for $4,000 and finished the sea
son with a batting average of onIy
.2l2 has been released to the Toledo
American association club.
After twenty-five years of playing,
Jesse Burkett. the old St. Louis out.
fielder. who has been managing the
Worcester club OF the New England
league. is still able to clout the ball
as often as of old.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Grasshoppers Are Doomed.

Greeley.-Drafted by District Attor-
ney Carlson Of Fort Collins and read
and expounded by him. the proposed
pest infection district bill to prevent
the propagation and spread of grass.
hoppers, codling moths, etc, was
unanimously endorsed by the conven-
tion, practically as drawn. 1t was de-
cided that a clause be added making
railroads and ditch companies subject
to the provisions of the proposed law.
Senator Drake said that in forming a
pest district 1t should be stated ex-
pressly what sort of a pest was to be
done away with.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
GEN ERAL.

Florida. the land of flowers and sun
William f. Corey of New York.
president of the United States Stec.
Corporation. resigned. and II is prob
able he will have no successor.
Eight new indictments, one OF them
superseding the original. were found
against Joseph G. Robin. the banker
and promoter. in New York.
Uncle Sam set a new record in rap
id postal service when he delivered
recently at Yonkers a letter sent from
Geneva, New York. April 80. 1888.
The five children of John Marka
savage lost their lives at Minersviile.
Pa. in a fire which destroyed three
houses. The children ranged in age
fl ON two months to eight years.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
rany VIII be brought into the limelight
before the January Federal Grand
Jury. which convened In Chicago in
connection with the bucket shop"
cases.
Senator Stephen b. Elkins of West
Virginia is dead. At his bedside were
bis wife. his daughter Katherine and
four sons, David. Richard. Stephen
and Blaine. and the physician. Death
was due TO septacaemia or blood pois-
oning. He was conscious until within
{; half hour of death. Senator Elkins
became i'll in the early summer at his
home in Elkins. w. Va. He was kept
in strict confinement there and only
the members OF his immediate family
were allowed to see him. November
9th, when he was removed to Wash
ington in a private car. he was re-
Ported considerably improved. Ply
sicians declared that he might pos
sibly be able to take his seat in the
Senate at the opening OF Congress.
Fire originating in the Hollenberg
Musical Company's building destroyed
an entire block Of business houses in
Little Rock, Ark. The loss Is estimat-
ed at s1.OOO.000.
The total business o: the six great
meat packing companies of America
amounts to s945 10000 a year. The
profits, exclusive of those OF the Ma
tional Packing Company, are set at
$23.379,644. Estimating the profits OF
the National Packing Company as
equal to those OF Sulzberger & Sons.
the total would be raised to about
;25.60O.OOo
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Five Millions for Colorado.

Washington.-The report Of the
board of army engineers On reclama.
tion projects, sent to Congress recon-
mends that over five million dollars
lie expanded in Colorado. OF the new
s2O.O0O.OOO fund the board would de-
vote s2,5OO.O0O. or more than one
tenth. to works in Colorado. and II
also recommends that $2.545.000 be
taken from the permanent irrigation
fund for Colorado's projects. The
Grand Valley and Uncompahgre prof.
ects are the proposed beneficiaries.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Wants People to Elee, DELEGATES.

Madison. Wis.-Senator La Toilette
fired the first gun in the contest to
give the people the right TO elect dele
gates to the national convention OF
1912 by direct vote. In recent is
sue of la Toilette Weekly Magazine.
Senator La Toilette declares that
Wall street has already selected the
presidential candidates OF both par
ties. There is just time TO defeat the
Wall street plan. Let the people or.
Ganize and demand OF every legisla-
ture the enactment of q primary law
for the election Of delegates for the
national conventions by direct vote"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
WASHINGTON.

Secretary MacVeagh's plan to stop
coinage of gold and permit the treas
ury to issue gold certificates against
gold bullion and foreign gold promises
to become law at this session OF Con-
gress.
Immense reductions in freight rates
have been made by the railroads oper.
ating in the Rocky Mountain and Pa
cific regions, in accordance with or
ders of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission. The reductions vary from
nine to more than fifty per cent.
A Pan-American Commercial con
ference will be held during the week
of February 1918 under the auspices
of the Pan-American union. formerly
known as the Bureau OF American Re-
publics. in the auditorium OF the new
building OF the union. Washington.
Senator Beveridge. n member Of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions. has decided to make minority
report in the Lorimer case and will
make speech asking the senate to
declare the election OF Senator Lori
mer to have been illegal
Ahos thS aSt Vi Nuh.
fornia. passed as emergency lesisla-
tion after the earthquake OF 1906, and
providing for the establishment and
quieting of title to real estate In case
OF the loss or destruction OF public
records. was constitutional was the
decision OF the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Representatives Smith OF Iowa and
Boutell OF Illinois are under considera-
ton by President Taft for judgeships.
the former to succeed Judge Willis
Van Devanter. recently promoted to
the Supreme Court. on the Circuit
Bench. and Mr.. Boutell to take the
place on the Court of Customs appeals
made vacant by the promotion Of
Judge William II. Hunt to the Court
OF Commerce.
President Taft has denied an appli.
cation for communication of sentence in
the case of w. S. Harlan. manager OF
great lumber and turpentine com
pany doing business In Florida and
Alabama, who was indicted and con
victed on a charge OF conspiracy to
violate the peonage statute OF Florida
Harlan must serve a term Of eighteen
months Imprisonment in addition to
paying n fine OF $1,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Wants Another Colorado Judge.

washington.-Senato Guggenheim
will Introduce a bill authorizing the
President to appoint an additional
United States district Judge for the
district of Colorado. The business Of
the Federal Court for this district has
grown to such a degree that an addi.
tional judge is required to properly
care for it. and Senator Guggenheim
will make an earnest effort to secure
the passage OF his bill during the pres
ent session.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
To Accelerate Court Machinery

Denver.-Some means Of accslerat-
ing the machinery of the State Su-
preme Court. the docket Of which is
now four and a half years behind
time. will be determined upon at !
conference to be held in the near fu.
:ure between committees from the
Denver Bar Association and the State
Bar Association, with the judges Of
the Supreme Court. This will not take
place until after Judge Garrigues has
taken his seat on the bench.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Demand whitford's Impeachment.

Denver-The executive board Of the
Western Federation of Miners has
gone one better on all other labor unions
that have declared against the action
OF Judge Greeley W. Whitford. Of the
District Court. in sentencing strikers
in the Northern Colorado coal fields
for contempt Of court for violating an
injunction. and has Joined with their
trade against the court demand that
the Legislature impeach the judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Civil Service Reform Association.

Denver.-At the annual meeting OF
the Denver Civil Service Reform Asso
ciaiton officers were elected for thc
ensuing year. Resolutions were adopt.
ed commencing the work Of the Civil
Service Commission Of Colorado and
the Eighteenth General Assembly was
requested to enact such legislation as
would strengthen the laws now gov.
erning the various branches OF the
Civil Service in the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
376 Entries for Horse Show.

Denver.-The horse is evidently not
suffering from lack Of attention in
Denver. to Judge by the list Of entries
for the horse show which is to be
held in the National amphitheatre Jan.
uary 16 to 81. Entries for the coming
show have closed. The result totaled
to date shows that there are $40 en-.
tries for this years show as against
I57 entries last season.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
In Different Parts Of the House.

In Different Parts Of the House.
Caller Ito little daughter OF the
house)-Hullo. dear? Where are you
on to?
Daughter of the House-1'm Just
going up to watch Marie do mothers
hair.
Caller-Oh. dear! Then I'm afraid
we shan't be able to see your mother.
Daughter Of the House-Oh. yes:
you'll find her down there in the
drawing room.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Last Victim Of Explosion.

Florence.-The ninth victim OF the
dust explosion at the Portland Cement
works was buried with the eight 9TH
ers who have died since the accident.
Emil NJ. Croft Of Denver, deputy state
labor commissioner. made an investi-
CATION this morning on behalf OF the
state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-13
Colorado Through Rates withdrawn.

Denver.-Colorado terminal lines
recently notified the Interstate Com
merce commission that they will no
longer concur with the South Atlantic
port lines in making through rates
from the East to Colorado. effective
February 18th. The South Atlantic
tort lines have met this notification
with the announcement that all
through rates to Colorado will be
withdrawn.