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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
COMMISSIONERS
WANT SUIT FILED
Adopt Resolution Calling on County
Attorney to Sue For Alleged
County Shortages.

That the board of county commits
sioners intend to try to collect the
amounts alleged to be due the county
from various county officers, according
to the report of Deputy State Examiner
R. M. Nash, is shown by the following
resolution, which was adopted today
by the commissioners:
Be 1t Resolved, by the board of
county commissioners of Craig county,
Oklahoma, that the report of Chas. A.
Taylor, state examiner and inspector.
prepared by R. M. Nash, special as
sistant state examiner and inspector,
and for the purpose of identification
referred to as the Nash Report, be and
the same is hereby accepted, and the
county attorney, Cary Caldwell, is here.
by directed and ordered to bring any
and all necessary suits against any
and all persons shown by said report
to be indebted to Craig County, Okla
homa, and short in their accounts with
said county, and that said suits be
filed within ten days if settlement is
not made within said time.
Done at the City of Vinita, Oklahoma,
this 9Th day of November, A. D. 1911.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06

26 inches; at St Louis, Ss inches; at
Wichita, Kans., the precipitation was
% inches. It was still raining when
these reports were filed.
The rainfall was heaviest in Okla
homa and Texas At Oklahoma City
the gauge showed "A inches; at Fort
Smith, Ark, the precipitation was "A
inches, whiIa at Fort Worth last night
it was cloudy with a rainfall of IA
inches at Z o'clock. Little Rock, Ark,
received rs inches Of rain and at Louis
vile. Ky, 06 inches was recorded.
In Kansas City there was a south
west wind yesterday The tempera-
ture was inclined to rise. The general
prediction is that no severe weather
is in immediate sight. 1t not prob
able that the mercury will drop again
to the freezing point from the passing
storm.
For some days the river at this point
has been falling Yesterday it stood
at a height of 6,S feet
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06

has only an eighteen-foot spread Of
wings, seemed to hesitate for an in
stant as the aviator careened it into
the perilous though spectacular spiral
glide.
At this time he was directly over the
park, but as he came down toward the
earth his flier described overwhelming
curves until he was within a few hun.
dred feet of the ground Then Rod
gers performing one of the dips Arch
Hoxsey was performing when he was
killed at Dominguez field, within sight
of Mount Wilson, last December.
Rodgers first word after he had been
finally rescued from the clamorous
crowd was:
We'll, one thing is certain, you can
not do a transcontinental fight il
thirty days
Rodgers also declared that his owl
flight, begun September Z and finish
ed yesterday, forty-nine days later
would not be duplicated for a year ol
more.
Official figures of Rodgers fiigh
given by his manager; Total distance
4,2S1 miles; flying time. 1924 minutes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
UNITED STATES AS
C0NSUMER0F BEER
Worlds Consumption of Beer, Wine
And Spirits, And Share Thereof
BY the United States.

More beer is consumed in the Unit
ed States than in any other country
of the world, and more distilled spirits
than in any other country except
Russia. The quantity per capita con-
sumed in the United States is not,
however, in the case of beer as great
as in Belgium, United Kingdom, Ger
many, or Denmark; while our per
capita consumption of distilled spirits
is less than that of Denmark, Hun
gary, Austria, France, Netherlands or
Sweden. OF wines, the quantity con
sumed in the United States is below
that of Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy
or France; and the per capita con
sumption is less than that of France
Italy, Portugal, Spain. Switzerland
Austria, or Hungary.
The quantity of malt liquors con
sumed in the United States in 1916
was 1851 million gallons, against l.,
704 million in Germany and 1897 mil
lion in the United Kingdom, that OF
Austria being 493 million, Belgium Az
million, France 376 million, and Rus
sia 231 million gallons. OF spirits the
quantity consumed in the United
States was 1891 million proof gallons
against 232 2-3 million In Russia, the
capita being in each case 1.45 gallons
against little less than one gallon
in the United Kingdom The quantity
of beer per capita consumed in the
United States was, in 1910, 20.09 gal
Ions, against 31.44 gallons in the Unit,
ed Kingdom and 26.47 gallons in Ger
many. In the consumption of wines
France leads the world, 1,541 million
gallons, or 1896 gallons per capita in
1909. Italy in that year consumed
31.17 gallons per CAPITA Portugal
27.39 gallons; Switzerland, 1855 gal
Ions, and the United States, in 1910
only 0.66 gallon per capita Compare
lively little beer is consumed in Italy
Roumania, Servia and Russia; less
than gallons per capita annually, as
against 20 gallons in the United States
261a gallons in Germany, and 91K
gallons in the United Kingdom The
principal countries in which wine con
sumption averaged less than one gal
lon per capita in the latest available
year include Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, Canada, Newfoundland, New
Zealand, and the United States.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
MIDDLE WEST VISITED
BY HEAVY RAINFALL

Vinita and vicinity Sunday was visit
ed by a soaking rain that fell all day.
The rain was slow drizzle that began
falling early in the morning and con-
tinued until after dark.
Reports from points in Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Texas, Missouri and Arkan-
sas indicate last night that yesterdays
storm was general throughout those
states. 1t was central over Denver,
Col, Sunday morning and last night
it was gradually working its way east
ward.
Rain started to fall in Kansas City
and vicinity about 1870 O'Clock yes
terday morning The precipitation up
to o'clock last night was 81 inches.
At st. Joseph, Mo.t the rainfall was
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
OPPOSE INTERSTATE
TRAFFIC IN INTOMCANTS

Oklahoma City, Nov GA national
conference will be held in Washington
December II, 13 and IA to consider the
Ievils growing out of the interstate IL
quor traffic and % urge upon congress
the passage Of bill prohibiting the
shipment of liquor into prohibition or
local option states. The movement is
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, but the call is
signed by governors, ex-governors,
lieutenant governors, members of CON
gress and heads of educational insti-
tutions OF number of states. Among
the signers is Governor Cruce of Okla
homa.
Experience in Oklahoma shows that
unless the interstate commerce law is
altered so that railroads may decline
to handle shipments of liquor consign-
ed to dry territory, practical enforce
ment of the prohibition law is only par
TALLY successful
AS it is, bona fide shipments of liquor
may be made for the personal CON
sumption of the consignee, and in this
way considerable intoxicating goods
reach the state for the purpose of sale.
Similar movement was made several
years ago.
c. N. Haskell while governor sent a
monster petition to Washington ask
ing the federal government to revise
the commerce regulations so as to af-
ford the desired protection to the
states legislating against liquor. The
objection, as urged then, was that it
would relieve the state Of the burden
of the enforcement to a certain extent,
for violation of such interstate rule
would become a federal offense; also
that it would of necessity mean a COM
pl te change in the interstate scheme
Legislation was given, however, and
made effective January two years ago.
requiring the labelling of each shipment
containing intoxicating liquors, and ad-
dressed only to bona fide consignees.
Governor Cruce will not attend the
conference, but as delegates appoint
ed H. L. Shelton and H. T. Laughbaum,
superintendent and attorney for the
Oklahoma Anti-Saloon League; C. c.
Brannon, Blackwell; w H. Neil, Ok
mulgee, and DR.. w. s. Wiley of Mus
kogee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
ROPER APPOINTED PASTOR
OF METHODIST CHURCH HERE

The annual conference for the East
Oklahoma conference of the M. E.
church, south, at Okmulgee, closed last
night.
Rev. w. H. Roper of Atoka was ap-
pointed to fill the pastorate at Vinita
and Rev. E. M. Sweet of Ada was ap-
pointed presiding elder of Vinita dis
trict.
Rev. ]. NJ. Cantrell who has been
pastor here for the past four years has
been appointed pastor of the church
at Durant.
Rev. E. M. Sweet was formerly head
of the Anti-Saloon League in Okla
homa, and was also formerly pastor
of the Tigest Memorial church, at
Tulsa
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
AV|ATORRODGERS W|LLLAND
. At EDGE OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Pasadena, Cal, Nov. 6.-Aviator
.Calbraith p. Rodgers, approaching d
successful completion of his oceanic
ocean jaunt across the American CON
.tinent, scared into Pasadena at 4:10
.p. m. Sunday at a mile-a-minute clip
on the last squirt of thirty miles from
Pomona and dropped from an altitude
.of several thousand feet to a graceful
landing at Tournament park He will
fly to the coast today landing at the
edge of the Pacific ocean.
Rodgers landed at 4:10 o'clock yes
terday afternoon Today he expects to
fly out over the Pacific and thus make
the epoch marking feat of aviation
really an ocean-to-ocean flight
Rodgers appeared nthe sky line
shortly after 3 o'clock. He was sight
ed first by telescopes from the Solar
observatory on Mount Wilson and word
flashed down the mountain by tele-
phone brought 10000 persons to
Tournament park. Flying at height
of about 5000 feet, he hoyered over
the city for few minutes, then circled
in wide spiral and volplaned down
to the greensward
His landing was a signal for a rush
and Rodgers literally was mobbed
Afterward the aviator declared his
ribs surely would manifest black and
blue marks.
Rodgers started on the last dash OF
his flight from Banning, a little town
out in the desert, where his arrival
had interrupted the only diversion OF
the year-the funeral dance of the
Mojave Indians. Taking the air at
noon, Rodgers ascended gracefully in
the face of a twenty mile wind until he
had reached an altitude of 400 feet
Then he set his course directly west
and spanked his motor to a thirty-mile
fait Rodgers wife and mother, who
Nee'S DSSh AOiiOWihS ulHl Oli q SptCldl
train all the way from New York, left
Banning immed ately afterward
! The flyer arrived over Cotton at /: 81
p. M, with his altitude increased to
1000 feet, and he kept his height until
he neared Pomona, twenty-one miles
from Pasadena. He remained there
until after o'clock, renewing his sup
ply of gasoline and refilling the tank
of the leaky radiator which brought
his near disaster yesterday
After leaving Pomona Rodgers kept
his biplane pointing upward until he
had climbed over the fleecing sheets
of vapor floating near the tops of the
highest peaks of the Sierra Madre
mountains. AS he sped on to the fin
ish at Tournament park, he was on a
level with the Mount Wilso nobserva
tory and flying close to the ragged
sides of the mountain.
His machine, a baby" Wright, that
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
M'NAMARA JURORS
STILL SOUGHT
interest in Trial at Present is centered
in indianapolis Struggle For Pos
session Of Evidence.

Los Angeles, Nov. 6. With more
than a collateral interest manifest in
the developments at Indianapolis rela-
tive to the transfer of the supposed evil
dence to the scene of the Mcnamara
case here, attorneys for both prosecu-
tion and defense Sunday prepared to
renew the search today for satisfac-
tory talesmen.
While the trial of James B. McNa-
mara, ind ted for the loss of a score
of lives in the explosion of the Times
building year ago, hardly has pro-
ceeded far enough to warrant any ex-
act forecast of the time when a jury
+ will be sworn in and evidence intro
duced, the struggle over the posses
sion of what is considered important
evidence admittedly IS going on in
various parts of the country, and In
dianapolis at present is the center of
interest.
For several months agents of both
sides have been employed at numer-
GUS points to work on tangled ends of
the case and their movements have
been carefully guarded. Acticity other
than at Indianapolis has cropped out
thus far at Salt Lake, San Francisco
and Seattle, and it would not cause sur
prise here if A. M. Schmidt and David
Caplan, jointly indicted with the Nc
Namaras, but whose whereabouts have
been unknown, suddenly turned up
whe nthe state begins producing evi-
dence.
The prosecution admits vital in
terest in the proceedings at Indianap-
oils, and the defense, rather expectant
that the efforts of the state to secure
the so-called evidence will be success
full, is preparing to combat it.
While the process of getting a jury
is under way, the offices of the attor-
neys on both sides are deeply involved
in preparing for the trial proper, con-
sidered to be not far distant.
Questions to talesmen have become
more or less perfunctory and examina-
tions are proceeding with much swift
ness. To ask a talesman whether he
! has prejudice against labor unions
and whether such opinions would make
him biased toward the defendant,
James B. Mcnamara, a member of a
labor union. no longer calls forth op-
position and both sides have come to
! an automatic understanding of the
reach of their examinations. For this
reason it is predicted that jury will
be sworn in before the end of the pres
ent month or the middle of December
To date eleven talesmen have been
passed for cause, but Seaborn Man
ming, one of these, is affected with lung
trouble, and it is believed he will be
excused today. A committee of the
talesme nalready passed for cause has
presented the situation to Judge Bord-
well, and ruling is expected tomor-
row.
With Manning sure to be eliminated,
it will be necessary to obtain two more
talesmen before peremptory challenges
are exercised.
Twenty veniremen remain of the
panel of forty summoned on Saturday
and from this number it is thought the
two required to fill the box will be
found soon and the process moved on
a step.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06

Notwithstanding the inclement
weather a good sized crowd attended
the lecture given yesterday by Father
Brannan. He will speak tonight at
7:30 at the court house on the neces-
sity of baptism for infants and will
conclude his arguments on confession
Come out, you will be entertained
Questions and objections answered in
public
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06

There were four cases in police court
today They were as follows: Gus
Williams, charged with being drunk,
fined $500. Ira Lane, charged with
being drung, fined $500. Frank Mar
tin charged with being drung, fined
$500 Elsa Schailer, arrested by Off
Ger Reed on charge of being drunk,
forfeited a bond of $8
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
NEW MEXICO READY FOR
STATEHOOD ELECTION

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov 6.-Fully 1000
candidates have been nominated for
the various offices to be filled Tuesday
when New Mexico votes the first time
for a set of state officers, for members
Of congress, for supreme court, eight
district judges and eight district attor-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-06
To Push Local option Amendment.

Chickasha, Okla. Nov. 6.-The bus
mess men of Chickasha will meet to-
night at the court house in this city
to form league to push the adoption
of local option amendment that will
soon be submitted to the voters of Ok
lahoma. Col Isaac Cloud and r. L.
Glover are the leaders in the move
ment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
Mrs. Helen jenkins Goes Before
Grand Jury and True Bills
Are Returned.
TWO MEN CAUGHT IN NET
One Is Nathan Allen Of Wisconsin
and the Other Tennessee
Coal Operator.

A 1EW YORK, Sept. 6.-Separate in
III dictments, accusing Nathan Allen
i V of Kenosha, Wis. and John r.
Collins of Memphis, Tenn, re-
puted milionaires. of smuggling gems
valued at thousands of dollars into the
port of New York, were brought to
light today in the offices of United
States District Attorney Wise.
The indictments had lain on his desk
bearing the seal of the federal grand
jury since August %, when they were
handed down. The testimony of Mrs
Helen Dwelle Jenkins. with whom Allen
is said to have quarreled and broken
his friendship not long ago, is said to
have formed the foundation on which
the true bills were found.
Allen, leather manufacturer, is
charged with having concealed about
his clothing n pearl valued at $4,000
when he landed from the Lusitania on
June %, 1909. The Indictment further
charges him with having failed to de-
clare the gem and with bringing it into
the country duty unpaid. The second
count of tho Indictment charges that
Allen smugged on the same date a
gem studded gold bracelet, fashioned In
the design Of snake
third count charges illegal impor
tation of the pearl and the bracelet,
and 'divers other articles of iewelry
and wearing apparel" on the same date
Collins, coal operator of Tennes-
see, was fellow passenger with Allen
the indictment recites, and it charges
him with having smuggled a necklace
consisting of five strands of pearls
with a diamond and ruby clasp. pearl
and diamond bracelet and other articles
of iewelrv and wearing apprel
The value of the articles alleged TO
have been illegally imported is not es-
timated III the record. At the office
Of the district attorney it was said
that the whereabouts Of the indicted
men is not known. Confidence is ex.
pressed, however, by Assistant District
Attorney Whitney that both indicted
men would appear and plead in due
time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
SHOT DOWN BY NEGRO
IN DOORWAY OF HOME
Mrs. William Haskins Instantly
Killed on Long Beach Boulevard,
Near Los Angeles.
ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER
Wife of Truck Farmer Brutally
Attacked by Two Blacks
in Colorado.
ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Sept. s,-Mrs
William Haskins. 81 years OF age. wife
OF mechanic living on the Long Beach
boulevard. one and a half miles west of
Compton was shot and instantly killed
in the doorway of her home today by a
negro who rode up 10 her gate on a
motorcycle. After the shooting the lnur-
dcrer dragged her body inside the cot
tage and attacked her. He then rode
away on his machine. More Than 100
armed men and boys and two shcriffs
posses are searching for him.
The searchers have a good description
OF the negro. furnished them by persons
who ssw " him as he rode away, from the
H8skins home. The neighborhood is
greatly aroused over the affair and
Sheriff Hammel Will take precautions TO
prevent rough handling Of any suspects
arrested
Mrs. Haskins was alone in the house
From bloodstains on the floor Il Is be-
lieved she answered a ring at the door
bell and was shot as she opened the
door. Her body was found in bedroom
by her husband when he returned from
work. The murderer had locked all
doors and Is believed 70 have left the
house by climbing through a bathroom
window
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
AMOUNT OF MONEY
SPENT is SECRET
Indications That the Prosecution Of the
McNamaras Will Cost California
an Immense Sum,

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Sept. 6.-"Be-
cause IL might make capital for the de-
fense." County Auditor Walter Lewis
said today that tho expenditures OF the
prosecution In the preparation OF the
dynamiting and murder cases against the
McNamara brothers would not be made
public until after the trial.
When asked if his annual report, which
Is now being prepared. would show the
amount spent by the county in the case
Lewis said that q secret fund had beer
set aside and the figures would not be
made public for some months.
"The district attorney has promised
us That he will consent 10 the publica :
ton Of the secret fund expenditure I'm
InediaIcly after the case Is settled" said
Lewis, THE auditors office and the sI-
pervisor's Office have access To this re
port and are keeping close tab on The
expenditures"
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the
mcNamarn brothers. said today there
would be no attempt on the part OF the
defense to defer the trial beyond the date
already set, October IL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
Knuttschnitt in Chicago.

Tile arrival here today OF Julius Krutt-
Schnitt, vice president and director Of
maintenance Of way of the Hartman
lines. was expected to develop a bearing
on the Illinois Central labor differences
Mr., kruttschnitt went direct to his Of
fees where he was In conference with
his assistants for several hours. He
| said he might have something to say
later In the day.
When seen shortly before noon, Julius
Kruttschnitt said:
II am no. interested in any official way
in the Illinois Central railroad labor trou
bic. and know nothing about 1t except
what / have read in the newspapers The
Hartman lines and the Illinois Central
are entirely independent. and I do not
see how | could be called In conference
with President Markham with regard 10
the situation on the Hartman lines there
have been no new developments since
left san Francisco last Saturday l have
had no communication with the labor
men, and they have had none with me.
We were compelled 10 deny the demands
Of the men because of their unreasonable
neSS'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
HOPES TO BE HOME
FOR SUNDA YDIJNNER

CuESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE.
Va. Sept. G.-"Boys, l hope TO eat din
ner at home Sunday" said Henry Clay
Beattie. Jr.. today. addressing the little
group OF newspaper mon gathered on the
lawn where ne was exercising.
DO you expect an acqulttal? he was
asked.
We'll, 10 he entirely frank with YOU.
I do not at this time. My own guess is
hung jury-seven Tor conviction and
FIVE for acquittaL However, | do expect
10 get out at the next sitting Of court.
am innocent and cannot feel other
wise"
IT IS said that Beulah Binford is go-
ing on the stage, What do you think OF
that?"
Il don't know what she would do On
the stage" said the prisoner she Is
good looking: that's true; but sho has
no voice, and. so far as | know, no tai
ent However. boys. l 90 think that
slIit' with Bculah and the sheriff Mr..
GIL would make an Immense hit in VIZ
gnia,
''By the way. it's rather hard on
Beulah 90 hold her all this time and then
not let her go on the stand,
-'po you think the defense would have
"Certainly. why no,9 Had she not
been held incomn1unicado in Henry
jail I'm positive Mr., Smith would
have put her on.
What do you think OF the testimony
In rcbuttal yostccday?"
Nothing 10 It lnughed the prisoner
THE witnesses made absolutely no ina
pre- ssion on the jury. It's a wonder &c
me that n certain one OF them had not
been afraid OF being struck dead. he led
so numerically.
AT this juncture the sheriff arrived
with Jenry's dinner and the interview
ended.