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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
WERE ACQU|TTEDOF
BURGLARY CHARGE
Jury Was Out But Ten Minutes
Court Hearing Suit of Mrs. Poole
VS.. w. j. Kuhn.
From Tuesdays Daily

From Tuesdays Daily
After the conclusion of the trial of
Alb Corners and Glenn Jarrett, on a
charge of burglary, which resulted in
a verdict for aequittal, the court today
began hearing civil cases.
In the Conners-Jarrett case the. jury
was out but ten minutes to reach yer-
dict that occupied the attention of the
court for three days.
Today the court is hearing the case
of Mrs. c. w. Poole, for the estate of
the late C. W. Poole VS.. w. j. Kuhn.
This is a suit involving a partition
wall in a building at Chelsea, and has
been pending in the courts here snce
before statehood.
The court tomorrow will go back to
criminal business long enough to hear
the case of the state VS.. c. H. Jenkins,
of Big Cabin. Jenkins is charged with
shooting a man by the name of English
at Big Cabin, several months ago.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
PROPOSE INDIAN
ORGANIZATION
Two Hundred Tribal insurgents"
Meet in Washington Claiming Po.
iticaI Balance of Power.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.-Two
hundred Indian insurgents" are eY-
pected in Washington, December 4, to
organize a new Indian brotherhood -
This organization is projected by a
faction of the Indians who are dissatis-
fed with the results of the Indian con-
gress recently held at Columbus, Ohio.
The leading spirits are R. C. Adams,
a hereditary chief of the Delawares
and an Indian claims lawyer with d
bigger list of possible claims against
the government than any other man in
the business; also a Judge Crawford,
formerly of Minnesota, who also has
been in the Indian claim business, ac-
cording to department officials.
The new organization is to be known
as the Brotherhood of North American
Indians, and is to use more drastic
means for the protection of the rights
and claims of the Indians than have
heretofore characterized those efforts
The promoters of the society figure
out that the Indians on election day
hold the balance of power in number
of states, among them Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma
1t is said that approximately 100000
Indian voters are scattered over seven
teen states, whose political power
ought to prove a persuader of speediel
! Justice to the red man.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24

$3.50, 900, and to provide for this sum,
a levy of 2.5 mills on the entire valua-
tion of 81, 1927 100000 would have to be
levied. The state board of equaliza-
tion has already levied a total of 2
mills, and the total thus would be 4.6
mills.
THE board took into consideration
the fact that a levy of more than 2
mills would be burdensome to the tax
payers" said the governor. I'VE felt
that in looking after the interest of the
taxpayers we were taking a broader
view of the situation than if we had
increased the levy to provide for these
old warrants. Whether the board had
any discretion in the question remains
for the court to determine. If the
court decides that the additional levy
must be made, there will be nothing
left for the board to do but to make it."
1T seems to me that it Is more to
our interest to keep the warrants of
the state going at par than to redeem
the old ones. We feel that the board
has done it's duty not only by the peo-
pie who pay the taxes as well, and that
there is no hardship for the men who
hold the states paper at per cent,
for there is no better security than the
state, and all the warrants eventually
will be paid"
1t is understood that the banker who
made the offer to buy up funding bonds
to the amount of $3,00O,000 is NJ. L.
Turner of the Western National bank.
To issue these bonds it would be nee
essary for the legislature to call an
election to vote on the proposition, and
later for the voters of the state to
ratify such an issue.
An appeal from the decision of Judge
Taylor in the district court of Oklaho-
ma county, where the nine banks were
granted the mandamus prayed for, will
be filed in the supreme court within a
few days
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
AOLCOMB MAKES SHORT
TALK At HIGH SCHOOL

Prof l. NJ. Holcomb, noted chautau-
qua lecturer and manager of the South
western Lyseum bureau of Oklahoma
City, was here today and this morning
made a thirty minute talk to the stu
dents of the high school. This lecture
set the high school students afire with
enthusiasm.
Prof Holcomb took as his subject,
Preparation of the High School" and
impressed upon the students the fact
that while they were in high school
they must prepare for life after the
school days are over No more inter
esting talker has ever spoken in Vinita
than Prof Holcomb. When he had
finished his thirty minute talk teachers
and students alike were surpr sed that
the time had passed so rapidly.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
.FR|AR ADMITTED TO BAIL
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

Muskogee, Okla, Nov 23-Rev. H.
H. Friar, Baptist minister, missionary,
evangelist and state law enforcement
officer, at a little before six o'clock
last night was bound over to the dis.
trict court by Justice of the Peace Mel
Bailey on the charge of numbering Bill
Alcorns, an alleged negro "iointist" at
Boynton Monday afternoon.
At seven o'clock Judge Allen of the
district court, without a hearing and
without argument, admitted Friar to
bond of $4,000. In granting the bond
Judge Allen said:
Gentlemen: I care to hear no fur
ther evidence in this case. When a
man who has had the reputation which
Rev. Friar has enjoyed kills a low
down blackguard bootlegger no further
evidence is needed Bail is granted.
Friar secured his release on a
habeas corpus proceeding. County At
torney Disney had notified the sheriff
and Attorneys Cdump and Garrett that
the hearing would be held at eight
o'clock. Judge Allen then set it for
t6:45.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
WOULD ABOLISH
NORMAL SCHOOLS
Initiative Bill Prepared Providing For
Radical Reduction in Number of
State Schools.

oklahoma City, Nov % An imtia-
tive bin providing for a radical reduc-
tion in the number Of state normal and
agricultural schools has been prepared
by Oliver H. Akin of Moore and a ref
erendum petition win be circulated to
secure a vote on the question at the
regular election, November 5, 1912
If the bill is referred to the electors
and adopted, only the normals at Du-
rant and Edmond viii be left, while the
course of study now offered at the
College for Girls at Chickasha will be
transferred to the A. & NJ. college at
Saltwater. 1t is proposed to have the
consolidated district schools maintain
classes in agriculture and other sub
iects now taught in the district agri-
cultural colleges. The BILL which is
self-explanatory, follows;
Section l. That after July /, 1913.
the courses of instruction being now
offered by the state at the following
institutions, shall be discontinued:
University Preparatory Schools at
Tonkawa and Claremore, the Oklaho-
ma Industrial Institute and College
for Girls at Chickasha, the Normal
Schools at Alva, Ada, Weatherford and
Tahlequah, the School of Mines and
Metallurgy at Wilburton, and the Dis
trict Agricultural Schools at Warner,
Tishomingo Broken Arrow, Lawton,
Helena and Goodwell, Oklahoma.
Section 2. The courses now being
offered in the Oklahoma Industrial In
stitute and College for Girls at Chick
asha, shall be continued as a part of
the curriculum of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at saltwater. Full
courses of normal instruction shall
continue to be given at the normal
schools at Edmond and Durant The
courses being now given at the School
of Mines and Metalurgy shall become
part of the curriculum of the State
University at Norman The eonsolid-
ated district schools taking advantage
of state aid, shall maintain classes in
agriculture, horticulture, stock feeding
public road building and domestic
science.
Section g. The Legislature shall, at
its session net following the adoption
of this bill. enact law providing for
the sale }or lease of the property be-
longing to the state at each of the in
stitutions mentioned in Section l of
this act.
Section 4. The money obtained
from the sale or lease of the state
property at the above mentioned in
stittuions, shall be set aside and credit
ed to the fund known as the Union
Graded or Consolidated School Dis
trict Fund same to be used only to
assist in constructing or paying for
school buildings of consolidated school
districts that have been or may here
after be constructed under existing
laws pertaining to consolidated school
districts.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
Cowboys Shoot Up a Church.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 21.--Like in
the old days when drunken cowboys
shot up the towns for the sport of it.,
two men rode up to the Presbyterian
church at Parkhill, near here Sunday
night while the preacher was saying
the closing prayer, and fired into the
windows.
Lights were shot out and bullets
rained above the heads of the congre-
CATION. The congregation became
panic stricken and fel Ito the floor foT
sofety. After hoof beats clattered
down the road people rushed to theiI
homes, the men securing arms and Civ
ing pursuit. The revelers escaped il
the darkness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24

bank of Edmond and the First State
bank of Okarche. Ae demurrer was
filed a short time afterwards by Attor-
ney General West on behalf of the
state board of equalization, and the
hearing was set for A o'clock.
Assistant Attorney General w, c.
Reeves appeared on behalf of the board
and conteded that the suit was brought
too late. as the tax already had been
levied on October 10, 1911, and was
already extended on the tax rolls OF
many counties 1t was admitted how.
ever, by the representatives of the
board that the board had never yet
adjourned sine die, and as the law is
mandatory that the levy be made to
cover the deficiency Judge Taylor ac
ceded to the prayer of the complains
ants and granted the relief sought. Ex
ecution was staked until a week from
today The board was granted three
days in which to prepare its appeal tc
the supreme court.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24

Joe Madison was among the throng
here from Big Cabin today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24

John Hamilton this morning sold a
five room house on South Gunter street
to Mrs. Hudson, wife of the hay man.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24

The nigh school football team is put
ting in the last signal practice this
afternoon, preparatory to going to
Wagner tomorrow to play the high
school team at that place
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
TELEPHONE REPORTS TELL
INTERESTING STORY.

For what they do and do not show
the annual reports of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company to
Congress for the last seven years tell
an interesting story. The company is
a foreign corporation, which reports
here only on its District business, but
insofar as the reports indicate whole
some growth of business and profits
they are worthy of the most careful
consideration.
1t is reasonable to suppose the COM
pany has not exaggerated the amount
of business done here nor the net earn
ings upon it. According to the reports
since I904-a resume of which is print
ed elsewhere in The Times today
there is justification for the sus-
picion that telephone rates in Wash
ington are too high.
The fact that the reports do not
show what disposition has been made
of net profits, and that the theoretical
capitalization of the company in the
District is not revealed, merely empha-
sizes the necessity of just such an in
vestigation as it is now proposed the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
shall ask to have made.
An examination of the figures pub
Iished by The Times today from the
telephone reports also leads to the in
evitable conclusion that, before the
regulation of our public service COM
panies can be established on a
thoroughly satisfactory basis Congress
will have to give us a public utilities
commission, with powers similar to
those of the New York and New Jersey
boards.
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
A SEVERE CRITICISM OF
AMERICAN HUSTLE.

A recent comprehensive report of the
Bureau of Statistics upon the inner
meanings of export trade is anything
but complimentary to the larger sue
cess of American industry and manu-
facture in world markets. In brief,
the conclusions of the bureau show
that the trade expansion of this coun-
try is in large measure a sort of
growth without effort resulting from
the unnurtured demand of other peoples
for American products which they can
not otherwise obtain while, so far as
concerns export business in the sale of
those commodities which require ex-
ploitation, this country lags far be-
hind the other commercial nations.
AS specially illuminative of this
criticism may be cited the fact that
in 1910 exports of raw cotton to for
eign countries amounted to $3.50, ,sG0, 900
in value, not a dollar of which rep
resented strictly solicited business /;
while for the same year exports of
manufactured cotton products, for
which the manufacturer must seek a
market, amounted to only $40 20,300,000.
Even more interesting is the estimate
of the proportion of $l,3OO,ooo,OO0 of
classified merchandise out of a total
export of 81 ,s27 ,OOO, 900, which was sent
abroad in response to the buying de
mand and the selling effort. Of this
enormous total the bureau calculates
that $l,O5O,OOO,O 900 was simply disposed
of to buyers in search of it, while the
selling agencies of industry succeeded
in finding a market for merchandise
valued at only $25O,OOOyOOO. In shors,
the conclusion of careful research is
that, of the sum total of raw and
manufactured products shipped from
this country to foreign markets, from
two-thlrds to fhree-fourths are sold
without salesmanship, in response to
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
Much Time Needed
On WOOlen Schedule

The tariff board has a lot OF work
ahead of it before 1t gets ready to
make a report on the woolen sched-
ule.
1t is unlikely the board will be ready
to make q report before next Decem-
Der. 1t has not as yet even gotten out
the blank forms for inquiries.
Inquiries will be sent to practically
every farmer in the country inter-
ested in raising sheep and producing
wool. About 100000 farmers are in
terested in the wool business. The
task of collecting the needed informa-
tion from the farmers of the country
is an enormous one. In addition to
this. there is the difficulty OF getting
at the cost of wooden manufactures.
and agents have to go abroad to get
at the cost of production in other
countries.
. 1t is difficult to see how the inquiry
into the wooden business can be ,hur-
ried and if a special session of Con-
gress is called the Ways and Means
Committee will not have before it
the facts dug up by the tariff board
on this industry. In case the special
session which Is being talked about
the tariff board might be able to re-
port on this subject
The investigation into the paper and
wood pulp situation is proceeding
more expeditiously and already a vast
amount of important information on
that schedule has been obtained.
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
PEOPLE WIN HALFOF STREET
CAR FIGHT.

The people of the District of. Co
lumbia have won half their battle for
more comfortable street cars. The
annual report of the Capital Traction
Company, in which the policy of the
company on the type of car for the
future is set forth, confirms the COM
pany's unofficial announcement of last
summer, which followed the discussion
of street car conditions in the columns
of The Washington Times.
1t will be gratifying to citizens of
Washington to find that one of their
street railway companies gives con-
sideration to public opinion in decid-
ing policies of service There can be
no question that public sentiment,
crystallized and expressed through this
newspaper, is largely responsible for
the action of the Capital Traction Com
pany in adopting the pay within, open
bulkhead, cross seat car. Neither can
there be any question that the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
our other street car corporation, is still
adhering to the public be damned
policy.
AS long as this condition obtains
half of the street car fight remains to
be won.
Confident in the belief that it speaks
for the patrons of the city's traction
companies, The Washington Times will
continue to protest the policy of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany in using a car that is insufferable
in winter and unbearable in summer.
The Times has every confidence that,
ultimately, public opinion will win the
other half of the street car battle. The
Times will take advantage of every
opportunity, in season and out of
season, to make effective the demand
of the people for convenient and COM
Portable" transportation from both
street railway companies.
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
the imperative necessities of other
naonlns.

the imperative necessities of Other
peoples:
Through a combination of demand
States increased from $l,4S7, ,765, 600 In
1900 to sl,7l0,000,0o0 in 1903, while Ger
many, largely by selling effort, in
creased its sales from $1,097, 100000 70
81, ,569, ,00c, 200. In the same time Great
Britain. largely by effort, increased Its
81. $40, 100000. When the returns for
1910 are made up it will be seen that
while the exports of the United States
show gain of about SO per cent In
Britain have increased about 60 per
cent and those of Germany about 7C
per cent. For our present place in the
list of commercial nations we are de-
pendent upon our ability to fill orders
rather than upon our efforts to find
markets Tor our merchandise.
The economic significance of such
figures is obvious. They mean that
tie time has come for Fundamental
changes in this country's trade atti'
tude toward the world. We cannot
continue to hold the balance of trade
through the expectation of raw ma
terials. In cotton alone the day is
speedily coming when the supply will
scarcely meet the demand for home
consumption. Less graphic, but as GER
tain, is the same conclusion with re-
spect to grains and foodstuffs. AS a
result, unless the American is con-
tent to lower his standard of living
and the price of his labor (which he
most certainly is not), the future
holds the dreary prospect of high prices
for foods as result of worldwide
demand and consequent stagnation for
manufactured products as a result OF
excessive and successful foreign COM
petition, much of it based on raw ma
terial drawn from this country. The
only solution is the beneficent effect
of a concert of American hustle for for
eign trade; for nation, no more than
a shopkeeper, can afford to hold its
hands and wait for custom. That, it
appears, is exactly what, to a remark
able extent, this country has been do
ing while others bought its natural
products to sell them back at vastly
enhanced profit.
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
SHOW APPRECIATION
FOR WORK Of GUIDE
Chamber of Commerce Mem
bers to Present Gift
to President.

Members of the Chamber of Commerce
have determined to present William F.
GUIDE, president Of that body for the last
two years, with a testimonial to his
work for the Chamber
They are today receiving letters from
a self-appointed committee in which q
contribution of not more than a dollar
each is asked. The committee, which is
composed of Edward S. Schmid, e. H
Droop, Walter Brownley. A. BurkIin,
o. ]. DeMoll, and E. ]. Murphy, says,
I'VE feel that his splendid work for the
organization during those years merits
something more than mere resolutions
of praise" 1t proposes to present with
the testimonial, which the committee
feels should be a handsome gift, suit
able resolutions with the names of all
contributors. Mr.. DeMoll is acting as
treasurer of the gift fund.
Members ere also receiving in their
mail today invitations to a testimonial
dinner to be given February 25 at the
New Willard to Congressman WASH
ington Gardner of Michigan, chairman
of the subcommittee of appropriations
for the District Of Columbia.
The committee feels that this testi-
monial is but a slight tribute to the
generous efforts on his part for the Ma
tons Capital"
The committee on subscriptions to the
dinner is composed of Benjamin w.
Guy, chairman; Thomas Grant, and
William John Eynon. The citizens COM
mittee arranging for the dinner is COM
posed of ninety-nine prominent residents
OF the city, with John Joy Edison as
chairman.
Members of five regular committees
were elected at meeting of the execu-
tive committee OF the Chamber yesterday
afternoon. Isaac Cans, chairman of the
publicity committee. was given thirty
five associates upon that committee;
fifteen members were elected to serve on
the transportation and freight rates
committee, of which r. p. Andrews is
chairman; the baseball committee, OF
which Phil King is chairman. has five
members; the District finance committee
is made Up of twenty members with
George w. White as chairman, and the
public health committee was made up
with sixteen members, DR.. II. NJ. kauf-
man being chairman.
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
HOUSING OUR DIPLOMATIC
CORPS ABROAD.

The adoption by the House of the
bill providing for the purchase or con-
struction of embassy, legation, and
consular buildings abroad practically
insures the final enactment of a
measure which has already been de-
layed far too long. The quarters in
which some of our highest diplomatic
representatives have been lodged in the
past reflected positive discredit upon
the United States Government and
brought them into humiliating contrast
with other members of the diplomatic
corps. What diplomacy has lost in the
old finesse once associated with the
name it has gained in the Importance
of latter day commercial rivalries. The
dignity and prestige of the United
States demand more imperatively than
ever that our representatives abroad
should be provided with proper homes.
AS Representative Longworth point
ed out, either an increase in salaries
or provision of diplomatic quarters are
necessary in order to take this i'm
portant branch of the service out of
the realm of the millionaire" and
place it within the reach of worthy and
capable men of moderate means. The
movement is essentially democratic in
its nature. There is no reason why a
great country like this should not own
its embassies and legations abroad, and
it is hoped that this long delayed
measure will be promptly adopted
when it reaches the Senate. Z
The Washington times., 1911-02-08
Senate Democrats
To Confer Friday

Protests against the Canadian reci-
procity agreement continue to come into
the Senate daily. These protests come
from organizations of farmers and also
from some manufacturing interests.
The Senate Democrats will hold a con-
ference Friday to determine what course
they will follow on reciprocity and also
on the tariff board or commission. In
view Of the action Of the House Demo-
Gratis in supporting the reciprocity
agreement, much interest is felt in the
attitude of the Senate Democrats. They
are expected to split. Senator Bailey
will lead one wing of the Democratic
Senators against the agreement. Sena-
tor Stone will lead another wing In sup
port of II.
The agreement appears to stand no
show whatever Of adoption in the Sem
ate this session, despite the fact that
the White House continues to express
hope for such action.
The measure Is now before the For
eiyn Relations Committee. Senator
CuIIom, chairman, Is in no hurry to
act on IT, and II Is a question whether
Il Is even allowed to get out OF COM
rnittee this session. If 1t should come
out of Foreign Relations, 1t would be
referred to finance, where 1t would en-
counter strong opposition.