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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
DECISION SOON IN
EVA WATERS CASE
If Decision Favors Her 1t Will Make
This Young Cherokee Girl Quite
Wealthy.

Starr G. Patten have received a tele-
gram from Washington, D. c., which
states that the Eva Waters case has
been argued in the supreme court of
the United States and that decision
will be handed down by the supreme
court of the United States within two
weeks finally ending this long drawn
out lawsuit
This is the case involving the fiat
Rock oil pool and is the case in which
Starr & Patten filed Eva Waters on
an allotment in the Flat Rock oil pool
near Tulsa and the guardian of Eva
Waters attempted to compromise his
wards case out of court and the case
was after a long dawn out contest de-
cided by the secretary of the interior
in favor of Eva Waters, who was en-
rolled on the 'too late" Cherokee baby
roll, a patent was issued to Eva Wat
ers. A suit was filed in the district
court at Tulsa by Starr & Patten and
they secured the appointment of a
receiver and had the land drilled for
oil. Then Attorneys Zevely, Givens
& Smith representing Herman Knight
the contestant filed suit in man
damus in the supreme court of the
District Of Columbia to compel the
secretary of the interior to approve
and deliver a patent to the land to
Herman Knight. The court decided
in favor of the secretary and of course
in favor of Eva Waters. Then an ap-
peal was taken to the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia where the
decision below was affirmed Then
Mr. Zevely took an appeal for Knight
to the supreme court of the United
States and the case has been docket
ed and now the attorneys for the Sec
retary and the attorneys for Eva Wat
ers have moved to dismiss the appeal
or affirm the decisions below under
"a rule of the supreme court of the
United States allowing such motions.
This motion has just been argued by
both sides and the supreme court has
taken the case under advisement and
in such cases the court has rule that
it acts on the following Monday unless
a written decision is handed down and
in such event the written decision is
handed down within two weeks.
The bonus paid by the Olympus Oil
company of Vinita to Eva Waters
amounts to $4,000 and the investment
in the lease is $4,000 with nineteen
big oil wells. The royalty already ac-
crued for Eva Waters in addition to
the bonus is about $4,000, and this
piece of land will make this young
Cherokee girl quite wealthy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
DIXON AS ACTOR
PLEASES V|N|TA
Packed House Greets Noted Southern
Author in the Leading Role of
His Own Play.

What is undoubtedly the most inn
pressive drama ever presented in
Vinita was that last night, when "The
Sins of the Father" was presented
with the author Thomas Dixon in the
title role
The house was filled to it's capacity
with an audience that felt and appre-
ciated the great truth set forth by
this drama of the south, that ''the
loneliest way across this old world is
the way of sim" The possibilities of
such a theme is fully understood in
the south, where the contest for the
preservation of the race must ever
be waged. The writer will not go
into the details of this great play for
it will be discussed in every home in
Vinita for weeks to come The drama
is laid about southern major, who
in a moment of weakness listened to
the call of the beast and yielded to
temptation, for which he spent years
in the most terrible torment, in an
effort to wipe out that sin.
Mr. Dixon proved that not only is
he destined to be remembered in the
generations to come as an author and
champion of the white race, but has
and is making a reputation as an
actor of rare ability, and his work in
he leading role last night stood out
in grand relief in comparison to the
others Of the cast. This does not
mean that the cast was weak, for it
was unusually strong throughout.
'The Sins of the Father" is the
kind of play threatre-goers can under
stand, enjoy and go home feeling bet
ter for having seen it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
By Associated Press.


Birmingham, Ala, Mar. 9.--Cotton
manufactures, by means of lobbies in
legislative halls, have obstructed child
labor legislation, in the opinion of A.
]. McKelway, secretary for the south
ern states of the National Child Labor
Committee, who addressed the sew
enth annual conference of the organ
ization here last night.
Referring to the plea of the New
England and southern cotton manu-
facturers at the tariff hearing in 1900
before the ways and means committee,
that cotton goods should not be bur
dened with a prohibitive tariff because
cotton manufacture was an infant in
dustry, Mr.. McKelway said:
IF an infant industry is one that
employs infants, this is emphatically
an infant industry. The cotton mill
is the Herod among industries, and
it's slaughter of the innocents con-
tinues in the twentieth century. When
next the cotton manufacturers come
before the Representatives of the
American people, those representa-
tives may well insist that protection
to infant industries must be proceeded
by some measure of protection for in
dustries infants.
THE cotton mill through the manu-
facturers' lobbies which crowd every
legislative hall where child labor leg
islation is being considered is not only
condemning the host of children which
it employs to the curse of child labor,
but is holding back the states of
America from the adoption of stan
dard uniform child labor law. And if,
as they frequently claim, the cotton
mills cannot exist without the child
labor system, with a wage scale too
low to survive on American SOIL the
American people will contemplate with
serenity the putting ou of the factory
fires and will write upon the factory
walls the obituary of the Herods:
They are dead that sought the young
child's life to destroy it,"
Mr.. McKelway reviewed the history
of the child labor movement declar-
ing that one of the reasons which led
the Pilgrim fathers to leave England
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10

Oklahoma City, Mar. Mar. 10.-Gov-
ernor Cruce ordered three companies
of the Oklahoma guard to be assembl-
ed last night at their armories and
held in readiness to prevent rioting in
the street car strike. The order fol-
lowed trouble yesterday afternoon,
which came in an attempt to operate
cars on the lines of the Oklahoma Rail-
way company, after settlement of the
strike had been agreed to by the COM
pany and the strikers While there
were several fights, no one was dan
gerously hurt. The Oklahoma Rail-
way company's lines have been out of
commission since Sunday morning.
but it is expected another attempt will
be made to operate the cars tomorrow.
When the first cars were started
thousands had collected in the down
town district. A crowd of men de-
manded that motorman and conduc-
tor SHOW their union cards." When
they failed to do so they were pulled
from the car and fight followed. Sew
eral arrests were made. Operation of
the cars was stopped and Governor
|Cruce was asked for aid
Under the agreement it was pro-
vided that there would be no discrim-
|ination by the car company against
Imen because they belonged to amy
Organization 1t was further decided
THAT practically all6ef the men in the
employ of the company when the cars
stopped running Sunday should be re-
|instated
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
TERRIBLE RESULTS FOLLOW
POWDER PLANT EXPLOSION
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Pleasant Prairie, Wis, Mar. 10.-A
fire is still burning this morning at
the plant of the Dupont-DeNemours
Powder company here, where the ter
rife explosion last night killed one
man and injured scores, and caused
a property loss of $1,5OO,OOO. 1t pro-
Iduced a shock, felt more than hun
dred miles E. S. Thompson, foreman
of the glaze house, was instantly kill
ed.
Hardly house in the thickly popu-
lated farming country, in a radius of
five miles from here is inhabitable to-
day as a result of the explosion. The
residents of this village and surround
ing country have moved away until
their homes can be rebuilt. BY noon
the fire at the plant had died out.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
ASK TO EXCLUDE
ST. LOUIS MEETING
Attorneys in Haskell Case Arguing
Point of Law Regarding Ad-
mission of Testimony.

1t is probable the Haskell case now
being tried in the federal court here
will be in the hands of the jury by
tonight.
A hitch came in the proceedings
just before the noon recess today
when Attorney George Ramsey, who
has been called into the case by the
plaintiffs, filed an objection to the
admission Of the testimony given In
regard to the meeting of the National
Contracting company held at st. Louis
in 1908, contending that the evidence
deduced from those attending this
meeting had no bearing whatever in
the pending suit of the Columbus Saw
ings & Trust company versus Charles
N. Haskell, and asked Judge Camp
bell to instruct the jury to disregard
the st. Louis meeting entirely, in its
consideration of the present case
This brought on a legal battle be-
tween the attorneys, who this after
noon are arguing the point of law as
to the admissability of the testimony
regarding the st. Louis meeting.
II the defense is sustained in their
effort to retain this evidence it is prob.
able the case will be concluded this
afternoon If the plaintiffs are sus-
tanned it is not known what course
the defense will pursue.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
MILITIA CALLED TO
Be IN READINESS
Union Men, Thousand Strong March
to Governors Office to Protest
Against the Use Of Troops
BY Associated Press.

ly -hooUNIdNVU T IVobs
Oklahoma City, Mar, 1O.-Following
a mass meeting of the labor element
here today, the union men, a thousand
strong, marched to the governors
office to protest against the use Of
troops in the street car strike. The
troops are inreadiness but were not
called. Labor leaders declare cars
shall never run until the company
recognizes the union. The company
says it will quit business before it
viii recognize the union. A sympa-
thetic strike on the part of other
unions is feared.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
PRESIDENT TAFT SPEAKS
At COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ca, Mar. 1O.-President
Taft is the guest of Atlanta today
This evening he will address the South
ern Commercial Congress, on "a
Greater Nation Through a Greater
South" The presiSent arrived at
1890 o'clock this morning. On the
arrival the fifth regiment of the Geor-
gia national guard met the train and
served as official escort This after
noon the president will address the
negroes Of Atlanta, at the Central
Avenue Methodist church.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
MISSOURI CONVICT IDENTIFIED
AS NOTORIOUS BEN CRAVENS
By Associated Press.

Leavenworth, Kans,, Mar. 1O-That
Ben Cravens, the notorious desperate
of Oklahoma and Kansas, who escap-
ed from the Kansas penitentiary in
1900, is serving a sentence for grand
larceny in the Missouri penitentiary,
under the name of Charles Moss, was
the positive statement of William
Duckett, the Bertillion clerk Of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
GREAT PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE TO RECEIVE TROOPS
BY Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Mar. 10. = The
scene of activity in the troop mobiliz-
alton question has shifted to the field,
with all the troops ordered out hurry
ing towards the frontier Major Gen
eral Carter, to command, will reach
San Antonio tomorrow Major Cen
eral Wood probably will not go to the
border until April The admission in
administration circles that the mill
tary activity inspired by the condi-
tions in Mexico has aroused deep in
terest here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
Presbyterian Church.

Tonight at o'clock the second
number of our lecture course will be
given, subject james Russell Lowell"
The entire proceeds go for the benefit
of the church. Music by our male
quartette
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10

Kansas penitentiary today. Duckett
had just returned from Jefferson City,
where he positively identified Craven
by peculiar scars. An anonymous let
ter led to the identification The
standing rewards for Craven's arrest
aggregated ten thousand dollars, of
which six thousand was offered by the
Oklahoma Anti-Horse Thief associa-
ton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10

San Antonio, Tex, Mar. 10.-Within
the next three days seventy-five troop
trains are scheduled to unload here.
Great preparations are being made
for caring for the soldiers. Hundreds
o Thousands of pounds of meats and
groceries are being installed also
$4,000 boxes of matches.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10

The Armbruster scenic studio, of
Columbus, has been at work for near
ly two years on the two scenic spec
tacles. "Minstrelsy in All Ages" and
'Perry's Victory on Lake Erie" which
are the features of the twenty-fifth
annual jubilee production.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10
Ambassador Denies RumOr.
By Associated Press.

by AsSUOIdItu IItsas
Washington, D. c., Mar. 10.-"Japan
never made the slightest effort to OBJ
tain coaling station from Mexico, :"
said Baron Uchida, the Japanese am
bassador, at Washington today, when
asked concerning the wide spread
rumor to that effect.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-10

Chas. E. Lahman is moving into one
of the T. A. Chandler houses on North
Miller street today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
Aviator RenauX
Flies from Paris
to Mountain Top
Frenchman Wins Special Michelin
Prize of Twenty Thousand for
Trip to Puy de Dome Summit.

CLERMoNT-FER France, March
Aviator Renaux. flying at st. Cloud
today. landed on the summit of Puy-de-
Dome at 2:20 o'clock, winning the special
Michelin prize of $4,000
The airman made the trip in five hours
and eight minutes. He made a stop Of
seventeen minutes at Nevers.
Starting at Seine-et-Oise, he first circled
the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and then
shot away for this place, where he made
a turn about the spires of the cathedral, a
few moments later alghting on the noun
tain top 4,SOO feet above the sea. The dis
tance Travelled, as the crow files, is 217
miles.
Renaux used a Farman biplane and was
accompanied by NJ Senoucque.
A vast crowd witnessed the Frenchman's 5
triumph and became almost dellrious with
joy Renaux stated that he had an easy,
magnificent flight in beautiful weather.
In trying for the prize, the conditions of
which, when announced, were generally
thought to have made it almost unat-
tainable Leon Morane fell last October
and his leg was broken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
New Secretary is
Deeply Interested
in Conservation
Vice President of National Associa-
ton and Member of Commission to
Investigate Stock Issues.

CHICAGO March waiter Lowrie
Fisher newly appointed secretary Of the
interior. has been one OF clifford Pinchot's
staunchest supporters in the matter Of the
conservation Of natural resources. He was
president Of the Conservation League Of
America and Is now vice president Of the
National Conservation association, which
succeeded the league and OF which Mr..
pinchot II president.
Next July. on Independence day, Mr.
Fisher will be % years old. He was born
IN Wheeling. w. Va. and received his edu-
cation IN the Marietta (Ohiol college and
the Honover UndD college He was ad-
ruitted to the bar twenty-three years ago
and has since been IN practice at Chicago.
lie has always taken a deep and active
interest In conservation and has been iden-
titled with the so-called reform wing of
the republican party. He was instrumental
IN the formation Of the Municipal Voters
league of Chicago. and was its president
IN 1901. His greatest fame comes from his
work IN assisting In reorganizing the
street railway system Of the city out OF
the chaos in which the late Charles T.
Ysrkes left II.
He was made special traction counsel for
the city five years ago His plaE of Pc
organization found few friends when first
announced but the attorney stood by his
guns through the courts and before the
voters and brought It TO a successful issue
Recently Mr.. Fisher was appointed a
member Of President Taft's commission tC
investigate the feasibility of regulation OF
stock and bond issues OF railroads. He is
said 20 be I'm New York today TO attend
q meeting Of the commission.
V-
tiOnal Municipal league and a member OF
the following clubs.
University. city Chicago. Literary
CIiffdwellers Onwentsia and Sko<ie
Country lie belongs to the Chicago His
I togtcal society.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
First Vote Fifty Eight to Forty, Less
Than Two Thirds.
DOsTAL AND KOUToUC CHANGE
Then Membership Flooks to Be
Recorded on Winning Side.
OPTION LOSES BY ONE VOTE
Democrats OF senate Have Fixed
Sitting slate, which wnI Come
Up for Consideration To-
LFrom a stnff Corresnnndenil

LINCOLN. March 6.--tspecial Telegram)
The house killed the county option bill
this morning by a vote Of 10 to E. Two
wet members were absent Fifty-ono votes
were necessary 10 pass the measure,
The house passed its own initiative and
referendum bin this morning after a two
hour fight The vote. as II finally stood,
was 70 to %, hut IS votes represented the
members who jumped to get into the band
wagon when II started to move IN spite OF
their opposition The death bed repen-
tances" as they We're called included
Busche. Nelson (who switched twice
ending finally IN favor Of tho
bnO. Doastal Kotouc, Egrenbergcr.
Grucber Prince, Bonham Helinger, East
man, Clarke, Metzger, Rartels, Pulls. Wees
ner, Busse, Fries and Murphy. The vote
during the call of tho house stood fifty
eight to forty and sixty votes were neces-
sary for passage Doastal was the man
who made the decisive change and when
he was followed by Kotouc the vote stood
sixty to thrty-eight. After that a number
Of men who had been hanging back hur-
ried to get into.the records on the prevail
ing side. The final roll call:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
Half Million Dollars Worth of
Presents at Golden Wedding

PASADENA. Cal, March Nv hat is said
20 be the most elaborate golden wedding
anniversary ever celebrated anywhere In
the world took place here today, with Mr
ana Mrs Adolphus Busch as the central
figures.
The most beautiful and costly of the
presents vas a diadem presented 20 Mrs.
BusCh by her husband. Id is a crown OF
soid. studded With diamonds ana pearls,
and valued AZ Eoa0oa IL was made In
FrankforJ. Germany. "A the wedding feast
t0uisht an the Busch mansion Mrs. Busch
Nas crowned and given a seat beside her
husband lu a miniature throne.
The presents received hy the couple are
valued at Eoooos. The ohildren presented
inc parents with dozsn Fun slzed dinner
plates made 1f solid sold and valued al
E5.aaa A solid sold Tower basket valued
al u6aog was received from the grand
shllaren. 4 aalid soid vass trom braneh
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08

managers In the employ OF the brewing
association cost $40 co.
President Taft sent a so gold coin OF
the newest 81, Guadens design in an ivory
case, Theodore Roosevelt sent a solid gold
loving cup and there was also a gold low
ing cup from Emperor William.
magnificent loving cup was received
from citizens OF Pasadena.
The wedding feast took place tonight
al The Blossoms" the Busch winter
home. The floral decorations are valued
al $4,000
ST. LOUIS. March THE golden we'd
ding OF Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Busch was
celebrated jointly here and al Pasadena
Cal. today In honor OF the event the
manufactures Of MIR. Busch remained
closed and the 5000 employees enjoyed
holiday.
The employees and their families We're
the guests Of Mr. Busch al the Coliseum
tonight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
Women Plead
Guilty to Perjury
Peter K. and K. K. Brimie, 0leo
Makers Of Chicago, Given Terms
in Penitentiary.

CHICAGO March -Four young women
and one young man confessed TO Judge
lands in the United States district court
today that they had given perjured testi-
mOny IN behalf Of their employers. Peter
K and X. X. Brimie who were recently
found guilty Of oleOmargarine moOnshin-
ing"
hysterical in court and was unconscious
for two hours. Judge Lands sentenced
Peter X. Brimie to serve six years in
prison and to pay a fine Of Sl3O00. X X.
Brimie was sentenced to four years i'm
pris0nment and fined 25.O00.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
FREE
THEATER
TICKETS

Ten pairs of seats-2O in all
are given away with this issue
of the Omaha Bee. See if your
name is in any of the classified
ads appearing on those pages.
TODAY. Also five sacks of
FLOUR.
You need not advertise to get these gifts
the Bee Gift Editor attends to the prizes Just
find your name and the gift is yours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-08
DEALERS FIGHT CATALOG MEN
Nebraska Retailers Endorse the Pub.
lioity Bill at Lincoln.
OPENING SESSION IS LIVELY
Members of the Federation Come to
Omaha in Large Numbers and
Are Most Enthusiasts
Over Outlook.

How best 20 meet and defeat the big
catalogue house was the chief concern of
the opening session of the fifth annual
convention of The Federation of Nebraska
Retailers at the Rome hotel Tuesday morn
ing. Discussion on the subject was ami
mated Though no action was taken, 1t
seemed TO be the concensus of opinion
that the only way to meet this character
Of competition was by putting the retail
business of the state upon cash basis,
just as is all mail order business.
Another thing discussed with great free
dom was the proposition Of wholesalers
selling lines Of groceries to meat markets,
hotels and restaurants. 1t was suggested
that where this is done and the goods not
placed for retail sale, the local merchant
should report same to the federatin and
the whlesale houses thus offending cut out
Session Opens with singing.
The session was opened by the singing
Of America" Rev. Thomas j. Mackay
offered prayer and was followed by Mayor
Dahlman, who extended the keys Of the
city to the retailers. David Cole, president
Of the Commercial club. delivered an ad-
dress of welcome This was responded to
by NJ A. Hostetler treasurer OF the fed
Grafton. He said while in Omaha some
time ago at the Land show he heard an
enthusiastic bunch of boosters from Idaho
singing, Idaho, My Idaho" lie said he
thought 1t would be only fitting If the con
vention should rise as a man and sing
Omaha, My Omaha" He said the rapidity
with which wholesalers in Omaha filled
mail orders was a marvel to all. 1t was
rare, he said, that an order was not
shipped the day Of arrival, arriving at its
destination many times as quickly as
though coming by express.
After the reports of the secretary and
treasurer, Fred Diers, president of the
Federation delivered his annual address,
which was laden with suggestions and
recommendations for the strengthening Of
the federation.
A resolution offered by C. +. Bienert Of
Wymore and seconded by NJ. A. Hostetler
of Shelton, recommending the passage by
the legislature OF publicity bill, calling
for the appropriation of $4,000 to adver-
tise the resources and facilities Of the
state was unanimously adopted. Copies of
the resolution were at once wired to the
members of the legislature.
President Diers named the following men
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