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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
Girl Who MysteriOusly Disappeared Found at
Calhoun, Mo.---Tells of Escape From
Pittsburg Hotel by Climbing Down
Fire Escape---No Trace ofMan
is Found.

Pittsburg, Kans., Sept. 12.-Goldie
Jump, Il years old, who mysteriously
disappeared Thursday, August 81, was
found in Calhoun, Mo, Sunday and the
county attorneys Office fled complaints
in the court Of Justice Theodore w
Pomeroy, charging Mrs Lizzie Man
sell and Frank Wagner with taking the
girl out Of the state for immoral pur-
poses.
The authorities have no trace of
Wagner The Mansell woman, who
was arrested upon a charge of kid
naping two days after the girl disap-
peared and who had been out on bond,
was placed in Jail yesterday in de-
fault of a $4,000 bond. Her prelimi-
nary trial is set for September 20.
. With her arrival here Monday with
Deputy Constable Clint Webb and her
father, Goldie Jump made a written
statement, which the county attor-
ney's office will send no federal au-
thorities. The county attorneys Of
fee believes the girl would have been
held for white slave purposes had the
plans of the mansell woman and Wag-
ner been carried out
In her statement she declares she
was locked in room on the third
story in the Mccormick hotel by the
Manselr woman on the afternoon of
her disappearance. Later, she said,
Wagner was brought there and he
painted beautiful word pictures of a
fine home which he promised to pro-
vide for her if she would 90 to st.
Louis with him. As further induce
ment for her to go he promised to
give her $3.50 in money, she asserts.
q was locked in the room in the
Mccormick hotel by Mrs Mansell after
she and / had taken street car ride, .
she says in her written declaration.
She brought Wagner to the room, and
after he had left she brought supper
to me.
THAT night about o'clock Mrs.
Mansell came to the hoom I was in
and told me to get ready to leave. She
and / placed my clothing in suitcase
and climbed down fire escape on the
rear of the building. Before leaving
the room / placed a shawl about my
head. ! was told to do this so that no
one would recognize me.
After climbing down the fire escape
we got into cab that was near by
and were driven to the Missouri Pa
cific passenger depot. There we met
Wagner and he told me he had pur-
chased two tickets to Nevada. No. He
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
SHALL THE PEOPLE CONTROL
PUBLIC DOMAIN IN WEST

Denver, Col, Sept 12-Shall thc
people of the western states contro
the public domain within the borders
of these states, or shall the lands be
administered by system of federal
bureaucracy to be held in perpetuity
by the government as means of rev
enue for the federal treasury?
This question contains the essence
of the subject which the delegates to
the public lands convention will dis.
cuss. This convention will meet in
Denver, September % to October 3,
inclusive, and it probably is the most
important convention of any character
held in the west in many years
Men prominent in the movement
which resulted in the calling of the
convention say there will be heated de-
bates on the floor of the convention
between the friends of the federal
policy of bureaucracy and the advo,
Gates Of conservation under control
of the states themselves. President
Taft has accepted an invitation to be
present and address the assembly, and
his talk is looked forward to with in
terest by the people of the west.
The convention is looked upon here
as a gathering of representatives of
the western people for the purpose OF
determining the desire of the major
ity of these people as to which policy
should prevail in the administration of
the public domain. While any action
the convention may take will not nee
essarily determine the action of con-
gress, it is believed it will exert
Influence in shapink the final
action of the national legislative body.
1t is hoped by the executive commit
tee for Colorado that every state in.
cluded in the call will send its full
quota of delegates so that in the final
analysis there can be no question as to
the position of the west in the mat
ter.
Seventeen states and the territory
of Alaska are interested in the deliber-
ations OF the convention, and approx
mately 900,00O,000 acres of lands of
various kinds will be affected by the
ultimate action of the federal con
gress. The call, which was issued bv
Governor John F. Shafroth OF Colo
rado upon authority of the Colorado
is broad enough to include
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
SUPREME COURT SETTLES
SEPARATE SCHOOL MIDDLE

Oklahoma City, Sept. 13.-The sepa-
rate school muddle in Logan county
was settled in an opinion yesterday in
the case of Charles Olson, county clerk
of Logan county, against the Logan
County bank, The opinion of the dis
trict court of Logan county was affirm
ed.
The opinion holds that the county
may levy a special tax for the support
of separate schools in the county and
that the act authorizing levy for such
purpose not in excess of two mills is in
full force and effect in the state and is
valid. The opinion holds that the two
mill county levy for support of com
mon schools in Logan county having
been made, it may be used for that pur-
pose.
The court holds, however, that the
separate schools being a part of the
general system and a part of the school
districts, it is the duty of the districts
to support the separate schools in such
districts in the absence of a county
levy for such purpose.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15

and / later got on a train and went
to Nevada AS we were leaving |
saw Mrs. Mansell get into the cab
which had brought her and myself to
the depot"
According to the declaration of the
girl she and Wagner were in Nevada
but one night. She says they went
from Nevada to Rockville and later
to Clinton. Calhoun was the last town
tney were in.
In all of the places, she says, they
had separate rooms inn hotels and she
told those who inquired that she was
a niece to Wagner.
In Calhoun, Wagner is said to have
left the girl, offering her So before
leaving, which she refused to accept
She found work in a restaurant and
later at the home of NJ. r. Amick. Mr..
Amick say the girls picture in a news
paper after she had been at his home
but few days and on Sunday notified
the authorities here.
The girls father and Deputy Con-
stable Webb went to Calhoun Sunday
and returned with the girl this morn
ing.
A few days prior to the girls dis
appearance Mrs. Mansell is said to
have asked her over the telephone to
go on the stage. The girl had a fancy
for the footlights and it is thought by
the officials Mrs Mansell employed
this ruse to get into communication
with her.
Mrs. Mansell denied any knowledge
.of the girls disappearance when plac-
ed under arrest more than a week ago.
The Mccormick hotel, where she
asserts she was locked in a room, has
been raided on several occasions dur
ing the past few weeks by the attor-
ney generals office here. Liquor was
found and the proprietor was placed
under arrest, charged with violating
the prohibitory law.
Mrs. Mansell stayed at the hotel
much of the time
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
CRUCE MAY HAVE TROUBLE
IN REMOVING SCHOOL BOARD

Oklahoma City, Sept. 1S-Governor
Cruce may experience considerable
trouble If he attempts to remove any
of the members of the state board OF
education as a result of the recent in
vestigation of the board conducted by
him. Some good lawyers point out
that the act creating the state board
of education does not give the COVER
nor the power TO remove any member
of the board The act merely provides
that the governor shall appoint six
members of the board for certain terms
and does not contain any provision au-
thorizing him to remove any member
either for cause or summarily.
Although members of the board re-
fuse to state what they will do in case
the governor decides upon removals it
is understood that certain members
will resist any attempt to decapitate
them on the ground that they cannot
be ousted from the board except
through court procedure or by impeach-
ment of the senate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
MILLER CASE WILL
GO TO JURY TODAY
Judge Tells Jurors to Be Satisfied That
Defendant Did Wifully Murder
stenographer Mabel Oakes.

Woodward, Okla Sept 12.-Judge
Culyerson before a crowded courtroom
started his instructions to the jury in
the y. J.. Miller murder case at 3 p. M
Monday. AS at previous sessions Of
the trial, more women were in the
courtroom than men, and the voice OF
the judge could hardly be distinguished
az times for the ever constant swish
Of fans and papers The heat and
crowded condition OF the courtroom
rendered comfort impossible.
The delivery Of instructions occupied
fully thirty minutes, and very care.
ful attention to them was given by the
jury. The instructions directed the
jury to disregard the information and
not permit it to have any weight, like
wise to disregard the opening speech
OF the county attorney and the plea
both by state and defense, but as men
having ordinary intelligence to care
fully weigh and consider the evidence,
as It tended to connect the defendant
with the crime charged
The instructions contained the usual
definitions and classes Of homicide
The judge directed the jury that they
must be satisfied from evidence pre-
sented that n. L. Miller did wilfully and
knowingly strangle Mable Oakes at
Alya, November 8, 1910, with a piece
of wearing apparel, commonly known
as scarf.
At 1886 p, M, Mr. Tincter made the
opening speech for the state, closing
in thirty minutes. At the time of clos.
ing court Charles Swindall of Wood
ward was making an eloquent and mas
terly plea for the defense and there
was silence In the courtroom, as his
words pleading for justice and right
and that his client be tried only for
murder and naught else were spoken
The whispering of the winds in the
treetops outside was the only sound
save that Of the voice of the counsel
that broke the silence.
The opinion is prevalent that hung
jury will result. Judge Wilson for
the defense and Moman Pruiett for tho
state will close and It is though the
case will get to the jury today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
CHICAGO MAIL SERVICE
IMPROVED TO VINITA

Regarding the new st. Louis-Chicago
mail service on the G. & E. l.. which
the Frisco has secured, It is interest
ing to note the benefits which many
cities in the Frisco territory receive
therefrom, Of which the following are
a few examples
Arrive at Springfield, Mo, $40 a. m.
instead OF 1905 p. m. Aurora, Mo,
S:5S a m, instead OF sos p. m. /;
Monett, Mo. 9:20 a. m, instead of 5:35
p. m; Carthage, Mo. 10:4S a. m, in
stead Of 1886 p. m; Joplin Mo 11:40
a. m, instead of 1920 p. m: Rogers.
Ark, 1l:4l a. m. instead OF 7.35 D. M.
Fayetteville, Ark, l2,55 p. m, instead
of Sis p. m. Van Buren, Ark, 3 45
p. m, instead Of 1920 p. m. TT. Smith.
Ark, 4:10 p. m. instead OF 1875 p. IN /;
Neosho. Mo-, 1916 a. m, instead of
1916 a. m, following day Vinita.
Okla, 1875 a. m, instead of 7:I0 p.
m: Muskogee. Okla. l02 m, in
stead OF 9:20 p. m. Claremore, Okla.
1:14 p. m, instead Of 1928 a m, follow
ing morning; Sapulpa. Okla, $40 p.
NJ. instead of $40 a. m, following
morning; Tulsa, Okla, 2:25 p. m, in
stead of 2:25 a. m, following morning,
okmulgee, Okla, 80 p. m, instead Of
S:15 a. m, following morning.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
MAINE AFTER HALF CENTURY
OF PROHIBITION IS WET

Portland, Me, Sept 12.-Unofficial
returns indicate that prohibition has
been voted out of the constitution of
the state of Maine by a majority of
about 1900 votes. About twenty-five
small towns had not been reported, and
the vote of these towns, together with
errors incident to the correction of re-
turns by telephone still left the exact
result in some doubt.
One hundred and twenty thousand
voters cast ballots. With the twenty
five towns missing, the vote was Co.
$40 for the repeal and 59,563 against
a change of the constitution.
1t had been predicted that the cities
were the chief stronghold of the re-
peal faction. That a majority of 10000
in the total city vote was marely sufi-
cient, according to latest official re-
turns, to offset the vote of the rural
communities, was held.
The election was, without question.
one of the most interesting contests
the state has ever known There was
not 3 home in any section of the state
which had not been flooded with liter
ature sent out by both sides, while
the voters were waited upo nby per-
sonal workers and harangued at public
gatherings to cast their ballots for or
against the repeal. The result was
that hundreds of voters who had not
visited the polls for years, were there
yesterday Little excitement marked
the voting.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
To Vote $4,000 Road Bonds.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept 12-Everything
is IN readiness for the election of Sep
tember 18Th, when the residents OF
good roads district No. !, comprising
the city Of Tulsa and the greater part
Of Tulsa county, will vote on the $500
900 good roads bond issue. The prop.
osition has been approved by over
600 farmers alone, who signed the
petitions asking the county commits
sioners to call the election and no
doubt Is entertained that the issue
viii carry. The county commissioners
have already called for bids on the
half million dollar bond issue to be
opened September 25th
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
Poetry in CONGRESS.

one would not expect to find poetry
IN the debates over the free list, the
wool schedule, or the publicity of cleo
tions bill; and yet the Congressional
Record not infrequently lapses into
poetry, more often perhaps when
eulogies are being pronounced. but
with comparative frequency at all
umes. Congressman Kent, of Cali
fornia. is a genuine poet at heart and
ne can even indite verse on the tariff.
Champ Clark is as full of poetry as
ne Is of religion and politics. Vice
PRESIDENT Sherman has a rhymesters
facility for making quatrains. The love
OF the 1ingling meter and tender senti-
ment is peculiar to no party or section
of the country.
Inc Hon. VIM. Rucker, of Missouri
on August IL, spoke on the conference
report on publicity of campaign con-
tflputions, and referring to a contro-
Versy that had arisen between himself
and Representative Bartlett of Geor-
gla' deplored the threatened loss of
Mr. Bartlett's friendship. and said.
that If indeed those ties must be sever
ed he would say:
win all my soul, then, let us part.
Since both are anxious to be free;
And | will send you back your heart
II you will send mine back to ne.
why shouldn't there be laughter
and applause" to greet that sally?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15

the interests Of all the people of the
west.
/ Arizona Arkansas, California, Colo
rado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana. Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico. North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
are the states entitled to representa-
ton together with the territory Of
Alaska. The qualification for partici-
patton is one million or more acres of
reserved or unreserved public lands
Governors, senators, congressman
and members of state legislatures are
commissioned in the call as delegates
thereby assuring in this category alone
approximately 1000 accredited dele.
gates In addition each governor NAV
appoint thirty delegates, the mayor of
each city may appoint one delegate
for each 1000 Of population but not TO
exceed fifty for each city, and dele
gates to the number of ten NAV he an
pointed by each chamber of commerce
board Of trade, real estate exchange
or other commercial bodies, boards Of
county commissioners, associations of
stock raisers, lumbermen, forestry and
irrigation; and each horticultural or
agricultural organization.
Each governor has the authority 70
appoint an executive committee Of FIVE
to cooperate with the executive com.
mittee for Colorado.
J. Arthur Eddy, chairman Of tho
Colorado executive committee is am.
thority for the statement that the call
mas attracted widespread interest and
that the differen delegations are he
ing appointed and their names are he.
ing sent to headquarters in Denver 70
be listed. A letter is being sent ont
urging action in the appointment Of
delegates in states and communities
where action has been delayed
we want an expression from tho
people Of the western states on this
subject and then it will be M to tho
west to see that its interests are NOT
Jeopardized in congress-" said Chair
man Eddy here yesterday.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
t.onunl, nmrIal. Musl ray


Oklahoma Cit, popt 4 OKLAHOMA
count, viii andeasat 90 collect FROM
es county oalclalp Whe according Ca
renorts of the state examiner aud lh
Rpector quit tholf onnces uNinp the
county treasury instructions 70 ho
gin suite for collection were slNen the
county attorney hy The county com
mlaHionoru Difference have arisen
oyer yarioua laws under which county
officials have been operating aud IN
many instances alleged shortages re
corded Tho same condition 10 tru,
OF practically every county IN the
state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
BY innings
Good Vaudeville at Grand.

The big audience at the Grand last
night was pleased with the vaudeville
stunts by Pryor and Claire and by
Strickland & Gage, the two splendid
teams that will be at the Grand the
remainder of this week. The yaude,
Vile acts were so good that the audi
ence would hardly subside so that the
motion pictures could be shown. There
will be complete change of program
tonight
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15
JOBBERS EASILY DEFEAT
ELKS IN FIVE INNINGS
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The Jobbers had little difficulty in
winning from the Elks in a five inning
game at Electric Park yesterday even
ing The score:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-15

Bart Gordon and Chas. Goodpaster
ufoVe to Big Cabin yesterday after
noon 70 distribute circulars Of the big
light Friday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-15
OLD PIKE IS TO
BE IMPROVED
Movement is Started to Repair
Noted Staunton to Park
ersburg Road.

The famous old %staunton and
Parkersburg pike" which was Local
ed in the early days of the republic
by Crozet. the distinguished French
engineer, will be restored in a meas
ure to its former usefulness If the
Efforts about to be made by the
American Association for Highway
Improvement are successful. e. d.
Baker, representing that association,
will make a trip through the counties
OF West Virginia traversed by the
old pike for the purpose OF cooperat-
ing with the local authorities in
feasible. The, pike crosses the state
near the center, and in early days
was one of the main thoroughfares
to the West 1t is we'll located and
has a good foundation, and only re-
quires to be surfaced and drained
in order to make it a good road for
at least eight months in the year,
The Improvement of this road will
enable the people from the center of
the state to get to Ohio and Virginia
where the roads are good, and will
also make It possible for tourists to
cross the state. Already Pocohontas
county has the pike in good condi-
ton and Randolph has taken steps
for the improvement of her portion.
About $50 leading citizens of West
Virginia are members of the AmerI-
can Association for Highway I'm
provement. which was organized last
fall to harmonic and correlate the
work of the various state and local
engineers. Logan Waller Page, di
rector of the United States office of
public roads. is president; w. c
Brown, president New York Central
Lines, vice president; Lee McClung
treasurer of the United States, treas
urer; and j. E. Pennypacker, Jr.
formerly chief of road management
United States office of public roads
secretary. Charles P. Light is chief
field representative.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-15
CITY UNDER ARMS
Mr.. TAFT VETOES
STATEHOOD BILL
Because of Recall of Judges
Provision in Arizona
CONSTITUTION.

wAsHENGroN. d. c.. Aug. IS
President Taft today. returned to the
House of Representatives without his
approval the joint resolution to admit
New Mexico and Arizona to statehood.
He gave as his reason his disapproval
Of the recall OF judges provision in the
Arizona constitution
The fact that New Mexico's state
hood was hound, up with that Of Arf-
Sona gives It the same fate as neither
can come into the union unless their
friends can muster enough votes to
pass the resolut1n by a two-thlrds
majority.
Referring to the recall provision for
Judges the President said: Gould
there be a system more ingeniously
devised to subject Judges to momen-
tary gusts Of popular passion than
this?"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-15
INVITED
TO THE SOUTHLAND
And Especially to the All
South-Conference in the
City of Memphis.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. Is
Managing Director Dave, of the
Southern Commercial Congress Will
leave Washington early in Septem-
Der direct for FL Paso. Tex. He Will
meet there Col. D.. c. Collier. df-
rector general of the Panama4CaIi-
fornia exposition at San Diego.
Mr.. Dave and Col. Collier will then
travel rapidly over the states OF the
South in order to explain In large
cities and before all leading COM
merciaI organizations the purpose
of the AllISouthern-Confe to
be held in Memphis, october 8. The
itinerary so far arranged includes
I'll Paso, San Antonio, Houston,
Little Rock. Shreveport, Monroe
Meridian, Birmingham,
New oFIeansJ lSavan-
nah. Charleston, Raleigh, Chatta-
nooga and Nashville
This AIl4South conference is
called by the Southern Commercial
Congress, the Southern Commercial
Association. the BUSH
ness Mems Club of Memphis. the
of Commerce OF Atlanta
the Chamber of Commerce of Hous-
ton, the Progressive Union of New
Orleans and the Panama+California
of San Diego. The pur-
pose of the conference is to voice an
invitation to all citizens Of the
United states to visit the South and
witness its advancement; for the
transition in recent years has been
SO rapid that large proportion of
the public have no adequate knowl-
edge of conditions. It is also the
purpose of the conference to urge
coast tourist to traverse the
south and use the liberal stop-over
privileges granted by southern rail-
roads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-15
TROOPS GUARDING
SCENE OF MOB La w
And Will Protect the Officers
When They Go to Serve
the Warrants.

CoATESNI4LB Pa, Aug. Is
Despite rumors of outbreaks and race
wars, peace reigns in Gainesville to-
day. Troopers of the constabulary.
special policemen and other Officers
are guarding the town and preparing
70 protect the officers who will serve
the warrants on those who are to be
arrested for the part they are al
legged TO have taken in theburning of
the negro, Zach Walker
One OF the rumors has it that an
active participant in the lynching
has consented to tell all he knows
about the affair and the authorities
will make no arrests until his state
ment has been taken.
Councilman Richard Gibney ac-
cused Police Chief Umstead of fail
ing to do his duty when the mob
captured the negro.