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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-20

4 here Hi no Intention to egeg
try e collect tie ACE value Of those
ceTtiftcates MI Han says The
very fact that they were sold FROM
oneto four cents on the dollar proves
that. Virginia saw an opportunity
to strike good bargain with her
creditors. and took advantage OF It..
The commission that visited yir-
gina was given permission to make
an expeFi examination OF the rec
ords at the Virginia capital. from
which, working upon the basis which
they regarded as proper they found
that West Virginia owed 1925, 600
OF the debt Of Virginia, 1t was sub
seqpently stated. however. that some
accounts had been overlooked which
would have swelled the aggregate Of
the states Indebtedness. q
1t was the general impression in
West yirginla's constitutional con-
xention that the state owed virginia
something, and also that Virginia
would never make an attempt to col
lect 1t, owing to her settlement with.
her creditors.
prior to 1873 some OF the
financial papers published articles
stating that West Virginia owed al
debt of fifteen millions. These pub
locations were calculated to damage
the credit of the state and to iniureI
her in other ways, as, for example,
In discouragihg immigration to the
state. Hence in the legislature of
1873. the finance committee of the
Senate adopted preamble and res
oltrtions which appear in the joG7nalI
of the, Senate for that year. re-
futing the, idea advanced ny stheI
financial papers.
While oVertures have been mad e
by the Wall street syndicate from
time to time looking to a settlement
by West Virginia, the position Of
this state has always been that she
owes nothing to Wall street and that
If she has any creditor at all it is tn e
State OF Virginia. Ut was not until
the syndicate induced the virginia
legislature to lend the name of the
state to a suit in the supreme court
of the United States that any step
was taken which could have resulted
in bringing a settlement from West
Virginia"
Mr.. Hall speaks Of the respect and
courtesy due to the supreme court
from both Virginia and West vfr7
ginia and from citizens of the coun5
try generally. He refers to the in-
timation by the judges of that high
tribunal in handing down an opin7l
ion in, the debt suit that it is mat
ter for amicaible settlement betweenI
THE parties, and that they should getl
together in the proper spirit and
reach an agreement. lie believes
that this will be done.
{ The state aof Virginia, in Mr.
Halls opinions should take the Ainiti-
atiye, in movements looktugsto AM
adjustment Of the question. AS the
.!eglslatpre Of Virginia meets next
January, he expects that body to app
point a commission to deal with
West Virginia, when ali the matters
involved can be considered. He IS
confident that West Virginia witt
meet representatives OF the mother
state and deal with them. NE is in
sistent, however, that the men who
shall be named to represent West
Virginia shall he of the highest
character and Intelligence, and men
in whom the whole people will have
implicit confidence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-20

: d IS v
isiI'tl Nias I y LADDER REM DYED !.
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION
IN the spFihg OF 1904, / was con-
fined to my bed with kidney trouble
and Thought that would never ri
cover ] took a lot % medicine bu,
did not realize any benefit from any
thing, liinally saw DR.. KiEnsrs
sgamp-Root advertisement ana sen;
for q sample bottle and thought the
sample bottle helped me, So / bought
more OF the metiiSine from my drug
glst. and after using few bottles dis
charged avery large stone from my
bladder.
After passing this stone my heath.
was very much improved and / hayl
been able to continue my bushes,
without any serious sickness.
( j. L. KNOWLES,
HeadIand, Ala.
Personally appeared before me this
Sth day Of September, 1903, ]. Lotus
Knowles who subscribed the abose
statement and made oath that the
Same is true in substance and in fact.
J, w. WFT1DDoN,
Notary Public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-20
Williams KIDNEYPHIs

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WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Propu.. Cleveland. ohio
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
|CRUCE SAYS LIQUOR LAWS
OF STATE ARE INADEQUATE
Points Out Objections to System of Sending
State Enforcement Officers from Community
to Another Natural Resentment Against
the System Declares if it is Wrong for
individual, 1t is Wrong for State

In his message to the legislature yes
terday Governor Cruce made plain his
stand with reference to prohibition.
His stand is the right stand and is as
follows:
There can no longer be honest
doubt in any mind that the people of
this state favor prohibition. On two
occasions the voice of the people has
Enthusiastically spoken in it's favor 1t
is now the duty of the legislature and
this administration to see that these
demands are needed. 1t serves no good
purpose to try to disguise the fact that
the enforcement of the law in this
state has been unsatisfactory to the
people. The fault, however, has not
been with the state administration,
but with the law itself. The powers
given the governor have been entirely
inadequate. The best the governor
can do, under the present law, is to
send enforcement officers from one
community into another, to try to en-
force laws that local officers fail, and
occasionally, willfully refuse, to en-
force These imported officials enter
the community with all the influence
these delinquent local officials and
| their friends can command, thrown in
their way, to hinder and obstruct them.
Coupled with this is the natural re-
Isentment that an Oklahoman holds
against the system. AS citizens of the
1.-TWO territories prior to state govern
ment, we fought so constantly against
the idea of imported officials, that the
doctrine of local self-government has
become fixed principle with nearly
all of us. Yet the state and this leg
islature owe duty to the good peo-
Iple of the state, and the law abiding
citizens In every community, no mat.
ter how much they may be in the min.
Iority, are entitled to the protection OF
the law. If local officials fail to give
this protection, the state must give it,
otherwise, just and righteous govern
ment is a farce and a failure.
Again | regard the present law in
adequate in this: We refuse the in
Idividual the right to deal in intoxicat
ling liquors, holding that the same is
wrong-yet in a collective capacity
we have established dispensaries
where the state handles these outlaw
ed liquors, and that too, in the face
of the fact that the people of the
state; by popular vote, declared against
the dispensary system. If it is wrong
for an aggregation of individuals tc
sell them, though you try to disguise
the individuals by calling them "the
Istate." I therefore recommend that
you abolish the dispensary system ii
this state, and give the power to some
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
OKLAHOMA BEST
ADVERTISED STATE
State Geologist on Return From Trip
Through East, Says All Eyes Are
Turned on the New State.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-On his way
home from Pittsburg and Washington
where he had gone to attend a meet
ing of certain scientific societies and
boost for Oklahoma, Professor Gould,
state geologist, was talking to friend
at the Lee-Huckins yesterday.
II tell you," he said, oklahoma is
the best advertised state in the coun-
try. Everywhere l go people are talk
ing about us. Some of their ideas are
all wrong, of course, but at the same
time the general impression is pre-
valent that Oklahoma is a state with
many resources.
THE people of the east are not al
ways sure just where Oklahoma is
located. One lady wanted to know if
had met her nephew who had fruit
farm in the Willamette valley, and an
old gentleman who had just bought
mortgage on a farm in Custer county
wanted to know If | knew the farm.
l assured him that all Oklahoma mort
cages were good stuff.
Il was introduced to certain pro-
fessor of geology of Harvard. "Oh,
yes" he said, Gould of Oklahoma
let me see-Oklahoma, yes yes! Why
we have some of your high school boys
in our department at Harvard. "So?"
/ said, from what town do they
come?" "oh, from Winnipeg" said he.
I thought this a little too much even
for Harvard. To my certain knowledge
this man has been in Europe dozen
times, as well as in South America and
Japan but he couldn't distinguish be-
tween Manitoba and Oklahoma
Capital is looking more and more
to Oklahoma for investment. A few
years ago the eastern investor looked
askance at us, wondering what man
ner of people we were, but that day is
about past. The times are ripe for a
great influx Of eastern eapital into this
state It's up to the people Of the
state to get busy and go after it"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
TEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED
IN BIG FIRE At HOBART

Guthrie, Okla, jan PA $50 900
fire visited Hobart Tuesday night, de-
stroying ten business buildings and
their contents. The fire destroyed the
Starnes Brothers grocery, the places
of William Neff, jeweler; ]. w. Ault,
jeweler; Ruben Giuld, market; w. B.
Armstrong, restaurant; Greed Lane,
pool hall; Depue's restaurant; H. C.
Wey & Sons warehouse; j. A. Ar
mour, rooming house; Rickly G. Lucas,
warehouse; ]. A. Barker groceries
and warehouse; L. e. Sparks, building
and mercantile stock; M. K Daven-
port, office fixtures; Harry Catlett, in
suranee offices, and buildings owned
by A. c. Holland, ]. B. Dean, j. T. Fos-
ter and H. A. Jones of Hobart, and L.
C. Siler of Jet.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
CODE COMMISSION WILL
Be ALLOWED NO PAY

Oklahoma City, Jan 12.-At joint
session of the code committees of both
houses of the legislature yesterday, a
resolution offered by Senator Hatchett
was adopted declaring it to be the
sense of the committees that the code
commission is entitled to no pay, since
the appropriation was exhausted al.
most a year ago. The code is in print
now and ready for the legislature to
approve.
The commission has been working
since carly in 1910 in the hope that
the legislature would make deficiency
appropriation for their salary and ex.
Ipenses. Today's committee action
seems to place the commissioners in
a hole SO far as collecting is concern
ed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
WANT TEN MILL TAX
LIMIT RESTORED
Municipal League win Uurse the Pas
sage of Amendment to Present
Law Limiting City Taxes.

AS result of letter written by ].
C. Starr, of. this city to the Municipal
League of Oklahoma, that organiza-
ton has prepared bill, which will
soon be introduced in the state legis-
lature providing for change in the
maximum tax rate for cities.
Under the present law the limit is
seven mills. The new bill will provide
for limit of ten mills in cities.
On the face of it the proposition
may not look good to the tax payer,
but little thought makes it look right
for the cities. Each year certain
amount of money must be raised to
pay the expenses of the city. If the
city can only levy tax of seven mills
the property valuations must be in
creased In order to raise the needed
money. On the increased property
valuations the state and county tax
is also levied, thus making the taxes
|of the city property owner really high
er than they should be. If ten mill
levy is allowed the city will be able
to raise the necessary funds for con
lducting the city's business and the
property owner will be saved the in
crease for state and county taxes
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
GRADUATE SCALE
OF FEES PROVIDED
Many Changes in Bank Guaranty Pro-
posed in Bill Introduced BY
Fuller, Cox And Acton.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-With only
one dissenting vote, the house We'd
nesday passed the bill by Maxey, Rex
roat and Champion of the house, and
$4,000 out of the $25O,0OO bond Gre
ated in 1910 for the completion of the
confederate home at Ardmore. The
bill carries the emergency clause Rep
resentative Fuller of Caddo, Cox of
Greer, and Acton of Logan, introduced
a bill containing important law amend
ments to the state banking laws and
providing for a state banking board
to consist of the governor and two
practical bankers appointed by him,
one from each great party.
A scale of examination fees ranging
from $40 to $50 is fixed, and it is pro-
vided that the balance remaining from
such fees above the expenses of the
banking board shall go into the guar
anty fund.
Each bank is required, on taking out
a certificate of insurance, to pay an
assessment equal to one twentieth of
one per cent for it's average daily de-
posits, and to continue to pay such an
annual assessment until a fund equal
to five per cent of the aggregate de-
posits is collected.
All moneys collected are to be re-
deposited in the banks income which
is collected, subject to call, and draw
ing interest at the rate of three per
cent.
One of the most important provisions
of the bill is contained in section 1.
'In case any bank guaranteed un-
der the provisions of the act shall, in
the judgment of the bang commission
er, become impaired to the extent of
so per cent of it's capital, he shall take
charge of the same, and the banking
board shall issue to each depositor
thereof certificate for the full amount
OF such deposit, less the amount which
the depesitor may be indebted to said
bank; the said certificates to be pay
able from the guaranty fund, in four
months after date of issue, and shall
bear interest at the rate of four per
cent.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
GORE MILL Mikf REPLY
TO FLyHs ARGUMENT

Washington, Jan. I2.-That no testi-
mony has been given that would in any
way connect James R. McMurray, an
attorney of Oklahoma. with the
charges of irregularity made by Sena-
tor Gore in connection with Oklahoma
Indian land affairs, was the contention
of Dennis Flynn, attorey for Mr.. Nc
Murray, in his closing arguments be-
fore the house investigating commit
tee yesterday
He said the evidence Of all witnesses
examined tended to clear Mr.. MeMur-
ray of all completely in any irregular
dealings that may have been under
way. Senator Gore will be given an
opportunity to present his final argu-
ment today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
HOUSE SIDE-sTEPs QUESTION ;
OF REMOVING STATE CAPITAL

Washington, d. c., Jan. IL. - The
house of representatives yesterday
"side stepped" putting itself on record
in the fight over the location of the
capital of Oklahoma, pending in the
United States supreme court. During
the consideration of the Moon bill
for the codification of laws relating to
the judiciary, Representative Morgan
of Oklahoma offered an amendment
to the chapter relating to that state,
which would have changed the loca-
ton of the clerks Office of the west
ern division of the United States court
from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.
The amendment called out a lively
debate as to the right of the state to
change the capital from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City, whereas the act ad
mitting Oklahoma as a state provided
that the capital should remain at Guth
rie until 1913.
Representative Mann of Illinois Of
fered a solution which he said would
not require congress ito eat dirt or
an act it passed a few years ago." II
was adopted and provided that the
Guthrie Office shall not be abolished
but that there also shall be established
an office at Oklahoma City in charge
either of the clerk of the court himself
or a deputy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Law Students at Inauguration.

Law students from the University of
Oklahoma to the number of over one
hundred attended the inauguration of
Lee Cruce as governor at Oklahoma
City Monday. The future barristers
occupied a prominent place in the line
of march and their colors and yells
lent a touch Of college life to the
ceremonies. They wore long red and
white streamers on which were print.
ed University of Oklahoma, School
of Law" and carried pennants on
which was their emblem, the owl
Their showing was the occasion for
much favorable comment both from
those who witnessed the parade and
the Oklahoma City press. The law
yers were in the city backing their re
quest for law building for the uni
versity. Members of the legislature
seemed to be in hearty sympathy with
the movement, recognizing the great
need of the building and it is thought
that with the support of Governor
Cruce and the State Bar Association
already secured the student lobbyists
will be successful.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Congress met Thursday after the
holidays. but is still marking time.
They will soon proceed to spend the
peoples money.
Congressman Ferris is at the Pan
anna canal, but is expected to return
lsoOn. Congressman Carter was sched-
luled to be back at this time, but has
been detained at home in Ardmore on
account of sickness.
LaFoIlette Corroborates Gore.
Senator LaFollette testified Wednes-
day before the Indian investigating
committee He stated that Senator
Gore told him of the Hamon offer the
day it occurred early in May and that
they discussed the tactics always re-
sorted to against those who disclose
that of abuse, misrepresentation and
villification. 1t seems prophetic.
Senate Librarian James NJ Baker,
also corroborated Senator Cores testi-
mony and refuted that of Hamon as
to the call of the two at the senate
library.
Oklahoma Gains Congressmen.
There seems but little doubt that
Oklahoma will have eight congress
men in the reapportionment, which
makes the congressional gain in Okla
bona the largest in the union.
Campbell and McMurray "Hobnobins.'
Congressman Phil Campbell, of Kan
sas, member of the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the Nc
Murray contracts, ETC., was seen out
dining and wineing with McMurray and
his counsel last Thursday night. 1t
would seem extremely strange for a
Judge of court of law, or juror to
accept fayors of an accused man. 1t
is natural to suppose that he will favor
McMurray.
Congressman Morgan Worried.
Congressman Dick T. Morgan of the
second Oklahoma district, is consider
Iably alarmed on account of the con
ltest filed against him by Elmer E. Full
lton, of Oklahoma City.
Hamon Falsifies Haskell's Letter.
Jake Hamon recently presented tc
1.-THE investigating committee letter
addressed by Governor Haskell to Sen
ator Gore respecting lannon's attor
Ineyship for Haskell. 1t was disclosed
Thursday last that Hamon had tam
Ipered with and falsified the copy o.
the governors letter which he fled
Iof course.
/ Segregated Coal Land Legislation.
Considerable headway is being made
towards securing legislation looking
to the sale of at least portion of th'
Segregated coal and asphalt land, prob
ably the surface 1t is hoped that al
agreement will soon be reached anC
some legislation passed relieving th'
Isituation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING

The Commercial Club will meet to.
night and as there is some very i'm
portant business a full attendance is
desired. G. A. Davidson has a PROPOSE
tion to submit to the club for the build
ing of factory here for making the
Common Sense" harrow, and a plan.
ming mill man of Mckinney, Tex
wants to locate here. There are also
a number of other important matters
to come before the club,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
BELIEVE MDNAPpERS KILLED
BOY FOUND IN SWAMP
BY Associated Press.


Albany, N. Y, Jan. 12.-The police
in every city of the country are asked
to aid in identification of a fve-year-
old boy, whose body was found in the
swamps, on the Schenectady road yes
terday. The body was frozen, and acid
stains were on the mouth. A half bot
tie of carbolic acid, bearing an Albany
drug store label, was found under it.
His shoes and stockings were gone
and every mark of Identification re-
moved from the clothing, which indi-
Gated wealthy circumstances. The po-
lice believe the child to have been
murdered by kidnapers, who forced
the. carbolic acid down his throat
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12

responsible state official, to remove
any officer in the state, whose duty
it is to enforce this law, who fails or
refuses to enforce it. With these
amendments effective l am sure that
mores satisfactory results will be OBJ
tanned.
Zone of the chief hinderances to the
|proper enforcement of this law is The
prevailing practice of gambling in the
state. A large percentage of the vio-
lation of this law of prohibition, is di-
Irectly traceable to this cause If you
will abolish gambling you will decrease
|crime fifty per cent in the state. OF
Icourse no one believes you can pass
a law that will entirely stop gambling,
but you can lessen the evil. AS means
Ito this end, | recommend that you
make it felony for any man to run
a gambling house in this state. When
you have passed such law, you have
discharged your duty in this matter.
The responsibility for results will then
be placed upon other officials, and the
Ipeople Of the state who believe in law
enforcement"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Allen And ouarIes Resign.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-Royal J..
Allen of Duncan and j. J. Quarles of
Fairfax, democratic members of the
state board of affairs. have rendered
their designations to Governor Cruce
with request that they be immediate
ly accepted. For business reasons
Allen and Quarles announced they de-
sired to leave the public service. Both
were members Of the constitutional
convention.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Fire Destroys Tool House.

Fire of unknown origin, this morn
ing destroyed the tool house at the
asylum, a mile and a half north east
of town. The loss was several hum
dred dollars, but the exact amount will
never be known, as all of the plans
and specifications for the two build
ings as we'll as the tools Of the Holm
Doe Construction company were in the
building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Kansas Fugitive Arrested Here.

Sheriff Ridenhour last night arrest
ed Josh Martin, alleged to be fugi-
tive from justice in Kansas Martin
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary at Lansing for false pre-
lenses, but escaped and the officers
here were notified to be on the watch.
Martin was seen here last night and
taken in custody by the sheriff. The
Kansas officers will send for the pris-
oner tomorrow and he will be returned
to the prison.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
Want Partition Removed.

A plan is being advocated by several
young men of the city to go before
the city council with proposition to
lease the hall in the Auditorium for
dances. If the proposition is accepted
the partition recently built in the hall
will be removed. They will propose
to rent another room for the police
court, which now occupies part of
the dance hall.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-12
STEAMBOAT SERVIBE TO Be
ESTABLISHED MARCH FIR 7
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
New Orleans, La, Jan. 12.-Accord-
ing to an announcement made this
morning by the Kansas City, Missouri,
Navigation company, recently formed
there will be established between Kan
sas City and New Orleans, about March
1st, regular steamboat freight serv.
ice. 1t is claimed this will be the most
important advancement in the history
of Mississippi river steamboating and
will establish serious rival to the
railroads.