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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
JEANETTE BELIEVES CARL
MORRIS WILL BEAT FLYNN

New York, June S.-Joe Jeanette.
the heavy weight, who has been en-
gagged to teach Carl Morris, the origin
al white hope" few things about
boxing, has just returned to this city
from several weeks stay at Morris
camp in Oklahoma
Il think that Morris is the most like
ly white heavy weight in the world to-
day." was his declaration on his ar
rival. "He is natural fighter and has
a great right hand, in which he packs
terrific wallop. He has the making
of a great fighter. In fact, of all the
white hopes that l have seen, he is
the only one that is at all promising.
He is quick to learn and should beat
Jim Flynn at Tulsa on the Fourth of
July without trouble.
Morris is as game a man as ever
drew on gloves. He loves to fight and
is only too anxious to get crack at
the hard ones.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
JUDGE FURMAN APPLIES
RULE OF REASON" DOCTRINE

Oklahoma City, June Presiding
Judge Henry M Furman, of the Grim
inal court of appeals, harmonized his
famous "harmless error" doctrine
Tuesday with the rule of reason" laid
down by the United States supreme
court in the Standard case, and af-
firmed the sentence of both. Thomp-
son for completely in the murder of
Clint Pruitt in Jefferson county, Okla
homa
Col. Roy Hoffman was the district
Judge pro tenn, before whom Thomp-
son was tried and convicted, and
Judge Furman styled Hoffman's in
structions as frank error" but affirm
ed the case, nevertheless, on the evil
dence shown.
Judge Hoffman refused to give coun-
sci for Thompson an opportunity to
examine the charge of the jury before
its delivery Judge Furman character
lied this as contrary to common pru-
06uC6, ldliuSSS anu JuoliSC.
In connection, Judge Furman observ-
ed that it takes more real ability to
make good trial judge than to make
an appellate judge"
Some of our legal brethren don't
agree with this courts definition of
harmless error" said Judge Furman.
I'VE have been very severely criticized
by learned Judge in an address be-
fore the State Bar association. But
this same theory has saved that same
Judge in this court many times"
Notwithstanding the errors in the
case, in according with the rule OF
reason" of the supreme court of the
United States, this case is affirmed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
STRONG GAS WELL
ON RIDDLE PLACE
DrlIIers Claim Well viii Produce
100000 Feet--Will Attempt to
Drill Deeper
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Vinita is agog with excitement over
the discovery of gas well on the farm
of Seymour Riddle, one mile and a
quarter east of town.
Gas was found at the depth of 400
feet, and the drill went eleven feet in
the sand. The drillers claim that the
well has a capacity of 100000 cubic
feet. This estimate, however, is be-
lieved to be above the actual capacity,
unless more gas is found further in
the sand. Whether or not it produces
100000 feet per day is of little con-
sequence to the owner The only fact
he sees is that he has a strong flow of
gas, and one that will be of great bene-
fit to himself and Vinita.
The drillers will begin to attempt to
drill few feet farther into the sand
in the hope of getting a stronger flow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
DAVIS ACQUITTED
ON TWO CHARGES
Defense Rested in Second Case With.
out the Introduction of Any
Evidence.

Muskogee, Okla, June S.-Twice
within twenty-four hours, Bob Davis
was found not guilty of cattle stealing
by two different juries, the second jury
returning a verdict last evening after
being out only thirty minutes.
The states second case against
Davis came to an abrupt ending yes
terday afternoon when the prosecu-
tion closed their direct examination
and the defense rested without intro
ducing any evidence
Practically the same evidence was
introduced as in the other case against
Davis tried Monday and Tuesday, with
the expection that the states star wit
nesses, Sellers and Foster, were not
placed on the stand.
County Attorney Disney, in closing
his arguments before the jury said.
What are you going to say gentle
men? Are you going TO say that cat
tie thieves can or cannot carry on their
nefarious practices in this state?"
S. M. Rutherford, attorney for the
defendant, in his argument impressed
on the minds of the jury that the state
had failed to prove that Bob Davis was
connected with the missing cattle and
that they had neglected to place on
the witness stand witnesses who, they
had stated on their complaint, were
acquainted with the facts.
Judge w. G. Robertson reviewed the
evidence introduced by the state and
endeavored to show that the state had
proved that Davis did steal the cattle,
that the evidence of "old man" Masser,
who said he saw Davis and Starr driv-
ing certain cattle out of the bottoms
near his house, was conclusive evil
dence that Davis was guilty.
1t is said that the state intended to
save their important witnesses for the
rebuttal and that Rutherford took ad-
vantage of their moveand shut the
doors on them. When the defense
rested their case without introducing
a single witness, the state necessarily
could not place any of the witnesses
on the stand whom they had been
holding back Both Sellers and Fos-
ter, the two star witnesses of the first
trial, were in this way kept from the
witness stand and their evidence did
not reach the jury.
The case which ended yesterday was
for the alleged stealing of certain
bunch Of cattle some time last year
and companion case to the one tried
Monday and Tuesday in which Davis
was acquitted There are a number of
indictments pending against Pony
Starr in connection with the same
bunch of cattle ana his trial is set
for a later date in the month.
Bob Davis has yet to stand trial for
the alleged killing Of Deputy Sheriff
Work
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
ROOT AMENDMENT ADDED
TO BILL BEFORE REPORT
BY Associated Press.

~AA7NNNAANsNN
Washington. d. G., June S.--After an
hours session today the senate COM
mittee on finance agreed to report the
Canadian reciprocity bin with the
Root amendment added.
The reciprocity bin viii be reported
Tuesday without recommendation The
Root amendment to the print paper
and wood pulp provisions was adopted
by vote of eight to six. The votes
surprised the members of the senate.
It was generally believed the finance
committee would shift the responsible
ity to the senate, leaving the real fight
to be waged on the floor. At the last
opposition in the committee seemed
to solidify.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
HARRIS BACK OF
GRANDFATHERSU SUIT
Negro sues Democratic Election Off
cials For Damages For Enforce
ment of Grandfather Clause.

Guthrie, Okla, June S.-A test suit,
to determine the constitutionality of
the grandfather clause" provision of
the state constitution, was filed in the
district court here yesterday by Attor-
neys John Devereaux and John ]. Hid
reth of Guthrie, representing Theodore
Cofeld, a former Mississippi negro
slave. who sues Thomas Farrell, dem
ocratic election inspector, and L. j..
Leach, Sr., democratic election Judge,
for $4,000 damages and court costs
for enforcing the grandfather clause"
and thus preventing him from voting.
It is declared that Cofield was de-
MED vote because of race, color and
previous condition of servitude, thus
violating both the federal and state
constitutions; and that only negroes
are subject to an educational test in
Oklahoma because of color, the law
thus becoming discrimination against
that race.
The case will be carried through all
intervening courts to the federal su-
preme bench for final determination of
the Oklahoma law.
Coffeld shows that he was properly
registered and in every way had quail
fed as a voter He admits, too, that
he is unable to read and write Sec
ton of the state constitution as re-
quired by the grandfather clause"
The law is declared in violation Of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the federal constitution, and Cofield
claims the benefit and protection of
such sections.
Also, he alleges it is in violation Of
the state constitution which adopted
! the enabling act provision that no law
should ever be enacted that would dis
franchise because of race, color and
previous condition of servitude. The
state supreme court has held the
grandfather clause" constitutional
and the federal court of the state has
declared it unconstitutional. A civil
action was desired, however on which
to secure final decision.
The suit today was started at the
direction of James A. Harris of Wag-
oner, chairman of the republican state
central committee, who believes the
Oklahoma law should be tested. The
votes of about fifteen thousand negroes
are involved.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09

action of the republican congress on.
this tariff
There is no one in the country who
does not know that the American Wool
en- company today fixes the prices" Mr..
Underwood said, that it is monopoly
that it is trust, and the industry and
that company dictated to the republi-
can house when they prohibited you
from the exhorbitant tariff"
Paying his respects to the present
tariff board, Mr.. Underwood said that
If that body went on for ten years
as it is going now, they would get not
enough information on the wool sched-
ule to make tariff BILL" He said he
was convinced that no tariff board ap-
pointed by the president, even though
lit were permanent, with wide powers,
could work satisfactorily. While not
questioning the sincerity and honesty
of purpose of President Tat, Mr.. I'm
derwood said he was convinced that
"either the board refused to give up
facts we called for, even with the pres.
ident's sanction or else the board had
wasted quarter of million dollars
in it's work"
Mr.. Longworth challenged the state
ment Of Mr.. Underwood that the board
had been working on the wool tariff
for eighteen months
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
"WISCONSIN'S SHAME" TO
UNDERGO INVESTIGATION

Madison, Wis, June S.-The senate
has adopted the Blaine substitute to
the Huston joint resolution calling on
the United States senate to investigate
the electio nof United States Senator
Stephenson, which according to the re-
port of the special Investigating COM
mittee, was brought about by irregular
means,
The resolution included the report of
the investigating committee in which
it is alleged that Senator Stephenson
and his managers and agents COM
mitted acts of bribery and attempted
bribery and other act sin violation of
the lawse of Wisconsin.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
To Observe Strict Secrecy.
By Associated Press.

by A5bUlidL5U I0on,
Chicago, H., June 6.-The govern
ment's grand jury investigation in the
lumber business of the west and mid
dlewest continued today, with many
witnesses subpoenaed. Following the
complaint of the government attor-
neys, however, that too much publicity
had been given the inquiry, Judge
Landis admonished all connected with
the inquiry to observe strict secrecy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
BITTERNESS OF POLITICAL
DEBATE MARKS OPENING

Washington, D. c., June S.-Bitter-
ness of political debate such as has
not characterized any of the opening
tariff skirmishes of the present session
of congress, cropped out in the begin
ming of the wool tariff discussion in
the house yesterday. Democratic
Leader Underwood, chairman of the
ways and means committee, devoted
the afternoon to an explanation of the
proposed revision of the wool tariff
and to an attack on the Payne tariff
law and the republican party.
He was met at almost every stage OF
his argument by replies from Former
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
To Investigate Coal Companies.
~ Associated Press.

Pittsburg, Pa, June S.-As an out
come of the congressional investiga-
tion of the United States Steel corpor-
alton, District Attorney Jordan today
presented a petition in the federal
court, asking that the federal grand
jury be reassembled at once, to in
yestigate the officers of the Mononga-
hela River Consolidated Coal and Coke
company and the Pittsburg Coal COM
pany, to learn if an attempt had been
made to monopolize the coking indus
try.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
Mexican Volcano is Active.

by Associated Press
Guadalajara. Mexico, June S.-The
volcano CoIimana became active yes
terday when the earthquake shocks
were felt and today is emitting smoke
and lava. The towns of Tonila and
San Andres were badly damaged, parts
of them being destroyed A relief
train was sent from here.
Mexico City, June 8. n Dispatches
from Tuxpan, few miles east of the
volcano Colimana, in the southern
part of the state Of Jalihco, says Sea
potlan, suffered severely from yester-
days earthquake. The number of vic.
Tins is said to be large. The church
and many houses were thrown down
and other dwelling places rendered un-
safe. Thousands are homeless.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
President Taft at Brooklyn.
By Associated Pics.

y +NlttFNItItNN T N1K1F
New York, June S.-Brooklyn will
entertain President Taft this after
noon, with Governor Dix, Secretary of
War Stimson, British Ambassador
Bryce and other notables. After the
president reviews the parade of Sun
day school childre nand speaks in two
clubs and two or more churches, he
will attend a dinner of the National
Cotton Seed Crushers association to-
night.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
Veteran Diplomat III.
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSUCIdItU HESS.
New York, June 6.-John Biglow,
the veteran diplomat and author, who
is very i'll at his home here, showed no
change in his nondition today. He is
ninety-three years old, and had just
returned from a trip abroad. He was
ambassador to France during the civil
war Despite his advanced age he has
remained active.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
Amateurs Furnish Amusement.

The first amateur night at the Grand
was not a great success as far as talent
was concerned, but the amateur stunts
furnished considerable amusement for
the audience. The regular show. how
ever, was good. as have been the per-
formances Of all this week. An entire
change of program is scheduled for
tonight.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-09
REPORT Of POSTMASTER ON
MAIL HANDLED At V|N|TA

the actual of handling
Fl Rner was reoired 70 keen classes mail
track of each niece of mail handled
a. VT. .a. . -, zines, which proposed o
~ INC P - " V0 from class mails The
t ts requirement was maze y lowing the
the department in order ascertain mails handled
Report of number of mail handled
Okla, Post Office o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01
CHAPTER vi.

1t was held by the thousands Of
hero worshipping chechaquos that Day
light was a man absolutely without
fear. But BEETLES and Dan Macdonald
and other sOurdoughs shook their
heads and laughed as they mentioned
women. And they we're right. He had
always been afraid of them from the
time, himself a lad Of seventeen, when
Queen Anne, of Juneau, made open
and ridiculous love to him. For that
matter, he never had known women
Born in a mining-camp where they
were rare and mysterious, having no
sisters, his mother dying while he was
an infant, he had never been in con-
tact with them.
But it was left to the Virgin to give
him his final fright. She was found
one morning dead in her cabin. A
shot through the head had done it,
and she had left no message, no ex-
PLANTATION. Then came the talk. Some
wit, voicing public opinion, called it a
case of too much Daylight. She had
killed herself because of him. Every
body knew this, and said So The cor
respondents wrote it up, and once
more Burning Daylight, King of the
Klondike, was sensationally featured
in the Sunday supplements of the
United States. The Virgin had
Strengthened up, so the feature-stories
ran, and correctly so. Never had she
entered a Dawson City dance-hall.
When she first arrived from Circle
City, she had earned her living by
washing clothes. Next, she had bought
a sewing-machine and made mems
drill parkas, fur caps, and moosehide
mittens. Then she had gone as clerk
into the First Yukon Bank. All this,
and more, was known and told, though
one and all were agreed that Day
light, while the cause, had been the
innocent cause of her untimely end.
And the worst of it was that Day
Hsht knew 4 was true. Always would
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01

Just above Carmack's discovery claim.
Even Daylight disliked the looks of FL
dorado; but, still riding his bunch, he
bought a half share in one claim on 1t
for half sack of flour. A month
later he paid eight hundred dollars for
the adjoining claim. Three months
later, enlarging this block of property,
he paid forty thousand for a third
claim, and, though it was concealed
in the future, he was destined, not
long after, to pay one hundred and
fifty thousand for fourth claim on
the creek that had Leen the least liked
of all the creeks.
In the meantime, and from the day
he washed seven hundred dollars from
a single pan, and sQuatted over it and
thought long thought, he never again
touched hand to pick and shovel AS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
A Household Medicine

That stops coughs quickly and cures
colds is Foley's Honey and Tai
Compound. Mrs Anna Pelzer, 1926
Jefferson ST., So. Omaha, Neb, says
II can recommend Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound as sure cure for
coughs and colds. It cured my
daughter of bad cold and my neigh
Dor, Mrs. Benson, cured herself and
her whole family with Foleys Honey
and Tar Compound. Everyone in
our neighborhood speaks highly of
it. = j. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01
Through 1t All Moved Daylight, He'll
Roaring, Burning Daylight.

travagant a venture. But Daylight
smiled, and sold out the remainder OF
Iris TOWNSHIP holdings. He sold at the
right time, at the height of the placer
boom. WheN he prophesied to his old
cronies, in the MOOsehOrn Saloon, that
within five years town lots in Dawson
could not be given away, while the
cabins would be chopped up for fise-
wood, he was laughed at roundly, and
assured that the motherhood would
be found ere that time. But he went
ahead, when his need for lumber was
finished, selling out his sd ymills as
well. Likewise, he began to get rid
of his scattered holdings on the vari-
GUS creeks, and without thanks to any
one he finished his conduit, built his
dredges, imported his machinery, and
made the gold of Ophir Immediately
accessible. And he, who five years
before had crossed over the divide
from Indian River and threaded the
silent wilderness, his dogs packing In
dian fashion, himself living Indian
fashion on straight moose meat, now
heard the hoarse whistles calling his
hundreds of laborers to work. and
watched them toll under the white
glare of the arc-lamps.
But having done the thing, he was
ready to depart And when he let the
word go out, the uggenhammers
We'd with the English concerns and
with a new French company in bid
ding Cor Ophir and all it's plant The
Guggenhammers bid highest, and the
price they paid Melted Daylight clean
million. 1t was current rumor that he
was worth anywhere from twenty to
thirty millions. But he alone knew
just how he stood, and that, with his
last claim sold and the table swept
clean of his winnings, he had ridden
his bunch to the tune Of just trifie
over eleven millions.
His departure was a thing that
passed into the history of the Yukon
along with his other deeds. All the
Yukon was his guest, Dawson the
seat of the festivity. On that one
last night no mans dust save his own
was good Drinks we're not to be pur-
chased. Every saloon ran open, with
extra relays of exhausted bartenders,
and the drinks were given away. A
man who refused this hospitality, and
persisted in paying, found a dozen
fights on his hands. The veriest
chechaquos rose up to defend the
name of Daylight from such insult.
And through it all, on moccasined feet,
moved Daylight, hell-roaring Burning
Daylight, overspilling with good ma
ture and camaraderie, bowling his he
wolf howl and claiming the night as
his, bending mems arms down on the
bars, performing feats of strength, his
bronzed face flushed with drink, his
black eyes flashing, clad in overalls
and blanket coat, his ear-faps dang
ling and his gauntleted mittens swing
ing from the cord across the should
ers. But this time it was neither an
ante nor stake that he threw away,
but mere marker in the game that
he who held SO many markers would
not miss.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01

and bought them out. The plan was
his own, but he sent down to the
States for competent engineers to car
ry it QUO. In the Rinkabilly water
shed, eighty miles away, he built his
reservoir, and for eighty miles the
huge wooden conduit carried the wa
ter across country to Ophir. Esti-
mated at three millions, the reservoir
and conduit cost nearer four. Nor
did he stop with this. Electric power
plants were installed, and his work
ings were lighted as we'll as run by
electricity. Other sourdoughs, who
had struck it rich in excess of all
their dreams, shook their heads gloom
lily, warned him that he would go
broke, and declined to invest in so ex-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-01
Lead Pencil Dancer.

In the United States the danger Of
putting pencils in the mouth has long
been recognized, and in all the schools
every precaution is taken to prevent
the interchange of pencils as well as
the moistening of them with the lips.
A great many children and even their
elders, who ought to know better, per
sist in putting pencils in their mouth
regardless of the ~t~,- they run.