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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
AUDITORIUM VILE |
UNDERGO CHANcF|
Council Approves Contract With
Myers-one of Busiest Meetings
of Recent Months.
From Wednesday's DAILY.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Extensive changes are to be md
at the Auditorium or city hall bpI
ing as a result of the action Of
city council at it's regular mee'I
last night. The basement - %
fixed up and furnished for al
station and a city bastile will ais
built in the basement. so that the 4
will no longer have to keep city y,
oners in the county Jail The danCl
fraternity has deposited $100 with
council to be used to prepare o
quarters for the city police statioy
that the hall above can be used
dances. The partition is -
moved. The 500 will be used in i
ing up the basement.
Not only will the above changes1
made, but a lease contract with. y
Myers, effective May 1, 1911, and d
ming ten years was approved by
council and Mr.. Myers will have
interior of the Auditorium part of
building remodeled so as to make 4
one of the classiest play houses liz
entire state. Mr.. Myers will ms
these changes during the summer
that the house will be ready to o;
next fall. The contract with W.
Marrs for the remainder of this,
son was approved and the house i
continue under the present man4
ment until May /, next, Il
The council was somewhat on'H
war path on account of the soft BY
used in paving part of the strJ
here. The special improvement u,
mittee was instructed to get afteff
]. Overley & Company, the contraGH.
who constructed the pavement and
what can be done. I
An ordinance was passed by
council vacating the alley running z
and west through block 62, of thesA
of Vinita.
On petition of several property d
ers of the north side, the council
dered the construction of a side3
on the east side of Scraper stt
across the Frisco railroad. The vi
on the south side of the railroad ~
fifteen feet wide. and on the hd.
nine and one-half feet wide. =
The finance ordinance, apprc e
ing funds for the payment of thu
rent expenses of the past month
passed. "a
The frequent complaint on eel
of salt in the city water was disc 4
at some length, and it was statedy
if more salt existed in the city ii
now than before the new deep vi
were drilled, the salt could not q
from these wells, as none of the I'd
from them had yet been turned |
the city reservoir. The matter wifi
taken 10 later and IL IS possible an
fort will be made to case off til h
water. r.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
PROHIBITION BILL RETAINS
DRASTIC PENALTY SECTION

dent merchant or physician from hand
ling eye glasses.
The house passed finally the Smith
bill from the senate, which gives
counties having 100000 of taxable
property the right to use $4,000 for
the purchase of poorfarm without a
vote for the purpose, and allows coun-
ties from S7,O0O,00o to $15,000,0O0
valuation to expend 10000; from
$15,OOO,OOO to $5O,OOO,OOO, to expend
$4,000, and over $50,0OO,OOO valua-
ton to expend $4,000 without a vote
for such purpose.
The house by an unfavorable COM
mittee report killed the bill which
would exempt the big packing houses
from paying the state cattle inspec-
tion fee.
The county assessors bill from the
house was reported without recon-
mendation by senate. committee.
Eggerman, Hatchett, Kendrick and
Thompson introduced in the senate
the general election law proposed by
a committee representing all political
parties, headed by w. H. Murray.
Senator Cloonan introduced bill
to appropriate $3,OOOOOO for a state
capitol building at the seat of gov
ernment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
ATTORNEYS FIGHT
TRIBAL PROVISION
Attorneys For Tribes Contend That
Organization Should Exist Until
All Lands Have Been Sold.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 8. = The
hearings of the house committee on
Indian affairs of the administration for
the closing of the tribal affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes developed the
strongest kind of objections from the
attorneys who represent the Indians
to the provisions in the interior de-
partment bill for the abolishment of
the tribal Offices
This and other phases of the bill
were discussed by G. D. Rodgers, rep
resenting the Chickasaws; E. P. Hill,
representing the Choctaws; A. w.
Hastings, representing the Cherokees,
and Moty Tiger, through an inter
prefer, representing the Creeks.
Their contention was that the mil
lions of acres of tribal lands should
be first sold and then the tribal Off
cials abolished. They contend that
the treaty with the Indians provides
that title to the lands decided to the
Indians shall belong to the Indians
as long as the tribal organizations
exist, but that upon the abolishment
of the tribal organization the lands
shall revert to the government. 1t
was also stated that in a subsequent
act Of congress the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway company obtained
certain land concessions on either
side of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
right of way through these same Indian
lands, with the proviso, however, that
title to these lands shall not pass to
their company except in the event that
these lands shall revert to the govern
ment
The lands include some of the rich
est Indian segregated coal and asphalt
holdings, and the attorneys for the
Indian tribes contend that the abolish
ment of the tribal Offices, provided in
Section of the department bill, would
/, be the abolishment of tribal organiza-
tion within the meaning of the treaty
and of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas franchise, and therefore these
lands would revert to the railway COM
pany.
The interior department officials
deny that would be the result, but the
attorneys for the Indian tribes have
placed a line of argument that mem
bers of the committee say is very
forceful
The provision in the bill, which the
Indians contends is a Joker" reads
as follows: THAT the secretary of
interior is hereby authorized to re-
move from office for good and suffi-
cient cause any tribal officer, and to
abolish any or all of the tribal officers
of any or all of the Five Civilized
Tribes in Oklahoma, at which time or
times as in his judgment may be deem
ed advisable"
The senate has already passed a
similar bill, which, however, provides
lin express terms that "The tribal ex
Iistence" shall terminate on June 30
1872.
This bill, as well as the proposed de
Ipartment bill now under consideration
by the house committee, while bear
ing the caption, For the final disposi
tion of affairs" etc. provides primar
lily for the abolishing of tribal govern
ment and incidentally for partial dis
position of affairs of tribes.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Carried Message on Monop,ane.
By Associated Press.

San Diego. Cal, Feb. carrying an
official message from Major McManus,
commander at Fort Rosecrans, to
Lieutenant Rubin, commanding the
United States troops, camped on the
American side of the border at Tia
Juna, Harry Harkness. an amateur
aviator made the fight in ar Antoi-
nette monoplane early today. He de-
livered the message and returned to
Hangar in fifty-six minutes. The dis
tance for the round trip is thjrty-two
miles.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. S.-W. l.. Chap
man, former secretary of the demo
cratic state committee, and of the
state corporation commission, L. G..
Grimes and A. L. Brown, all of Shaw
nee, must return to the state of Goa
hula, Mexico to stand trial on in
dictments returned against them there
forgery and other fraudulent
methods used by them to obtain deeds
to Kickapoo Indian lands near Shaw
nee. r. G. Conine, also under indict-
ment in Coahuila. was discharged
from custody because of the Mexican
statute of limitation barring prosecu-
ton.
The above is the opinion rendered
after o'clock last night, by the Unit
ed States Commissioner d. NJ. Tibbetts
of Guthrie, who held the evidence suffi-
cient to hold Chapman, Grimes and
Brown for extradition to Mexico and
he Immediately issued warrants for
their commitment to the federal Jail
here pending action by Secretary of
State Knox at Washington, until they
are removed to Coahuila.
Commissioner Tibbetts found that
Conine had lived in Mexico during the
three years following the time the
alleged crimes were committed and
therefore is subject to the statute of
Limitation.
The four defendants with their at
torney, B. B. Blakeney, of Shawnee,
were in the federal court room while
the decision was rendered, as was also
Francis ]. Kearful, of San Antonio
Texasy the special United States at
torney general who prosecuted the
cases.
Immediately Mr.. Blakeney notified
the commissioner that he will apply
at once to United States Circuit Judge
Cotteral for a writ of habeas corpus
permitting the trio to give bond, and
also asking their permanent release
from the charges against them.
1t was suggested that Chris. Madsen,
United States marshal, furnish dep
uty to guard the trio at a hotel, but
it will be explained by Madsen that
under the federal regulations he could
do nothing but commit the prisoners
to Jail They were taken to prison
Immediately
Blakeney will also file petition for
a writ of certiorari seeking to hold
up the extradition order until he has
exhausted all legal methods in the
courts, including, it is understood, an
appeal to the United States supreme
court, If necessary.
He contends that Commissioner Tib-
bets did not find any offense had been
committed and he will also declare
in his petitions for the writs that the
statute of limitation should apply also
to Chapman, Brown and Grimes. Tib-
belts asserted that the evidence gave
probable cause that an offense was
committed and therefore by the de-
PENDANTS The deeds which the de-
PENDANTS are charged with securing
graudulently from the Kickapoos were
recently declared null and void by
Judge Cotteral on the cases of Chap
man, of Cash NJ Cade, Willard John
ston and others of Shawnee.
The defendants resisting extradition
pleaded the loss of the lands finally
as reason they should not be return
ed for trial. Recently John Garrett
of Shawnee, who was also indicted in
Coahuila, was released entirely be
cause of insufficient evidence against
him.
DIR. Conine stated last night, Even
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
GIVES REASON FOR
DELAYED ATTACK
Americans From Scene Of Battle Say
Eighteenth Infantry Was AnnIhi-
lated BY 5lanco's Forces.
Bv Associated PICS.

BY Associated Press.
El Paso, Tex, Feb. 7.-Rebel forces
under General Orozco are at Flores
ranch, fifteen miles southeast of Juarez
awaiting reinforcements under Gen
eral Blanco, before attacking the city
Americans arriving from the vicinity
say the reason the attack was not
made sooner was that Blanco was de-
layed by a fight with the eighteenth
federal infantry, near Casas Grandes.
1t is reported the eighteenth infantry
was practically annihiliated. Juarez
has resumed a normal business aspect
Warship to Protect Port.
Tuscon, Ariz., Feb. z. - A dispatch
from Mazatlan, a Mexican port on the
Pacific, says preparations are being
made there to resist a rebel attack
The national chamber of commerce, at
Mazatlan, has appealed to the secre-
tary of war for a larger garrison and
additional machine guns. The secre-
tary replied that it would send a war
ship to protect the port.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Must Vote on Reciprocity.
By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Feb. s.-Presi-
dent Taft today summoned Senators
Crane of Massachusetts and Carter of
Montana to the White House to urge
upon them the necessity of expediating
legislation in hte senate so that there
would be no necessity of an extra ses-
sion. Vive President Sherman. and
Senator Smott also conferred with
the president.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Aide to Rebel Leader Killed.

BY Associated Press.
FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 8.-Adyices from
Parral, Chihuahua, tell of a fight be-
tween the federals and insurrectos at
Ojita, in that district, and the killing,
by federals, of Pedro T. Gomez, aide
to Guillermo Baca, the rebel leader.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Vote FavorabIy on Tariff Board.
BY Associated Press.

BY ASS0Clated Press.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 8. = BY
strictly party vote with all demo
Gratis in opposition, the senate com
mittee on finance today voted to re-
port favorably the bill passed by the
house to create permanent tariff
board. Several important amendments
were adopted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Must Go Back To Mexico
To Stand Trial For Fraud

if l have been released by the court,
and if the other boys must go to Mex
leo for trial, l will be there at the
same time and take the results with
the rest of them"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Senate Votes For San Francisco.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Feb. s. - San
Francisco today won the unanimous
vote of the senate committee on ex-
positions for the Panama canal ex-
position.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Rebel leaders Shot to Death.
. Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Hatiano, Hayti, Feb. s.-General
Millionard, head of the revolutionist
forces and five other rebel generals
were taken from the prison at Trou
and shot to death at eleven o'clock
last night.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10

Eel Paso, Tex, Feb, 1.-THE belief
prevails in official circles today that
General Pasqual Orozco has abandon
ed for the present at least, his plans
to attack Juarez. This has relieved
the acute tension which has existed
across the international border for the
last four days, but Mexican military
and civil officials have not abated their
vigilance.
No definite knowledge is obtainable
here as to the exact location of
Orozcos forces. Mexican officials are
inclined to- credit the report that the
insurrectos chieftain has retired to
Samalaquca, his supply camp, to effect
his long delayed iuncture with General
Blanco's 700 troops.
Contradictory advices from the in,
surrectos' junta here state that Orozco
is camped ten miles west of Juarez
within easy striking distance. The
same advices report that he was joined
early yesterday by General Jose De La
Luz Sanchez and considerable force
of rebels
AS to his immediate plans of cam
paign advices are equally conflicting
One report says that Orozco plans tC
go south to meet General Navarro:
federal troops marching overland from
Chihuahua to the relief of Juarez. An
other states that Juarez is still the
objective point OF Orozco and that h'
is planning surprise attack.
Although business in Juarez wa!
partially resumed yesterday there il
still considerable nervousness amonl
the residents.
OF the federal wounded, twenty-sil
are now in Juarez hospital, six o
them women and twenty soldiers, TIL,
wounded and dead women were CAM
followers, wives of the federal soldiers
DR.. Bush who is chief surgeon o
Orozco's army, arrived in Juarez yes
terday with three wounded Mexican
women and eleven other women ant
children who had accompanied the fed
erals from Casas Grandes and wer
lei. when the federals abandoned thei
train Sunday night after the insured
tos had marched away to the west
DR.. Bush says he was in section
house attending hese wounded whel
the insurgents marched away and h
was left. He will rejoin them late tc
day west of Juarez.
Repair trains were sent out fron
Juarez over both the Northwestern
and Mexican Central lines yesterda
afternoon to repair bridges. Twenty
four bridges have been destroyed b
rebels south of Juarez as far as Moe
tzauma. distance of 112 miles Fec
eral reinforcements from Chihuahu
could come within that distance o
Juarez by rail.
Total casualties in Sundays fightin
at Bauehe, south of Juarez, were fiv
dead and twenty-nine wounded. TIL
federals lost one man and two womer
according to DR. l. J. Bush of the in
surrecto hospital corps, who remaine
on the field when the rebels left. TIL
insurrectos lost two dead and thre
wounded
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
Robbers Escape Under Fire.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Hollister, Okla, Feb. carrying a
large sum of money, four bank robbers,
in an automobile, escaped last night
under hot rifle fire, after dynamating
the safe of the state bank here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10

STRAW WANTED--In car load lots.
Address North Star Mfg. Co, Coffey-
vile, Kans. 24-37
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
Il an Agrarian Party Needed
to Better Protect Inter.
ests Of Agricultural

Query.-Do farmers need a farmer..
party? Would It protect their interests
ana enhance their welfare to have ma
tional and state organizations send men
10 congress and the state legislatures who
would stand for agriculture and the farm.
ers first and for other things afterward?
On all matters other than those relating
10 the interests OF agriculture their repre-
sentatives would be allowed to divide on
party lines as Republicans and Demo
Gratis BY farmers we mean all farmers
not grangers simply The grange cannot
so into politics as an order or organiza.
ton. Farmers can
Protect Peoples Rights.
! will say that. while realize the
great necessity for some radical
change In the management of our state
and national affairs, can hardly see
that farmers party could be made
effective. One man cannot serve two
masters and the political boss is the
hardest of all masters can see no
great hope of relief from present con
ditions from either of the great politi.
cal parties Of the country and believe
that our only hope for the permanency
OF our republican institutions Ia by
the education Of our people as to theil
political duties In this work the
grange can and should be leader
Under present conditions there Is NJ
reason why the questions of reciproc
ity. Of high or a low tariff. of election
OF United States senators by popular
vote. of the income tax or of anythin,
else that tends toward good govern
ment or for the upbuilding of the pros
perity and power OF the common PEG
pie cannot he openly and feariessl
discussed from every grange platform
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

in the country In fact. In my judg-
ment. any grange which allows itself
to be frightened from these matters
by the cry of talking politics" Is sadly
delinquent in its duties and shows
great lack of knowledge of the real
purposes of the Order. The people are
right and can be trusted on all occa'
sions when they understand the ques-
tions ut issue. and | hope that from
now on our grange halls may form the
source from which general campaign
of education shall flow. to the end that
the entire electorate of the country
may be fully informed as to the dan
gers of the present tendencies Of the
times through the amassing OF large
sums of money under the management
Of one man. the creating of immense
fortunes and the beqneathing OF vast
sums of money for semi-charitable
purposes, all of which tends to the
forming of caste and the peasantizing
of the common people.
Let the scales be removed from the
eyes of the producers so that they may
be able to see that they have been led
blindly toward their own enslavement
by supporting at the polls those men
and measures that have given to every
other industry but their own the pro-
lection of the government and nave
stinpily handed them the husks OF the
harvest and the crumbs from their ia
bles.
AS soon as It Is felt that farmers or
ranizations. like the grange. are talk
ing and thinking Of the general anairs
of government. as soon as there ap-
pears a tendency on the part OF the
common people to act and vote accord
ing to their personal convictions ana
to shake OF the yoke of political boss
ism and the bonds of political tradi-
ton, as soon as few Of the leaders
who are now striving to perpetuate
the money power and to crush the
common people lose their heads at the
hands Of the electorate. then there VIII
arise a desire on the part OF the re-
mainder so to frame the laws OF the
country and so to turn the wheels OF
government that the rights OF the PEG
ME shall be conserved and the spirit Of
political liberty as founded by oui
forefathers be made perpetual.
B. WALKER MKEEN.
Lecturer Maine State Grange.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

The Free Press for Sale Bills
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

Lame back is one of the most COM
mon forms of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications of Chamberlain's
liniment will give relief. For sale by
all dealers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
A Medicine that Gives Confidence.

Is foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
s'rs' !. J. Adams, 522 No. Kansas
ave. Columbus, Kas., writes: "For
: number Of years my children have
peen subject to coughs and colds.
. used Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and found that it cured their
coughs and colds, so l keep it in the
house all the time Refuse substi.
'u'es' For sale by all druggists.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
A Conservative Force.

think It would be very difficult Tor
farmers to organize and work in a
farmers party In rural districts farm
crs can now have absolute control over
the nomination of men among them
who would represent their interests.
FOR many years a large majority OF
farmers have not attended ccucuses or
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
lake Your Common Colds Seriously.

lake Your Common Colds Seriously.
Common colds, severe and frequent,
lay the foundation of chronic diseased
conditions of the nose and throat, and
may develop into bronchitis, pneu-
monia and consumption For all
coughs and colds in children and in
grown persons, take Foley's Honey
and Tar compond promptly. For
sale by all druggists.
The Free Press for Sale Bills.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

City delivery and prompt service i
you order your groceries of Hanson d
Hockersmith. lotf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

q new political partyT' Strictly speak
Ing, / would say no. Class parties are
not needed in this country and can
never succeed.
In order that my position may not
be misunderstood ! will add that the
people of this country need new
political party. and they need 1t badly
Political parties are not created BY In
dividuals In secret session. but are
born deep down In the hearts Of men.
forcing their way upward through
false and opposing opinions. as the
tendrils of plants are forced through
phe decaying vegetation Of former
years. The time has come when a
new party deserves to be born. Both
OF the great political parties of the
present day are owned and controlled
by the money power of this country
Their difference Is only In name 1t
matters not In the slightest degree
which political party may hold the
rcins of power. as its policies will be
directed by the great financial inter
ests. The difference between ex-Sera.
tor Depew and the man elected to sue.
coed him in the United States senate
exists only on paper. This farce viii
continue to exist and be re-enactad IN
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-10-12

Money to loan.-A. w. darlington.
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