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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
CHAMP CLARK
At MUSKOGEE
Speaker Says All the Politicians Can
not Keep Tariff out of Next
Election.

Musokgee. Okla, Dec. G9-Four
thousand enthusiastic Oklahomans,
many of them ex-Missourians, tonight
heard Champ Clark, speaker of the
lower house of congress, outline the
issues of the next national campaign,
as he sees them. Mr.. Clark devoted
himself entirely to politics. He says
that all the politicians between the
oceans could not put the tariff out of
the way as the big issue in the national
election in 1912, and that the only dan
ger before the democrats is oyercon-
fidence, an entirely new element in
democracy.
Mr. Clark was introduced by Justice
r. L. Williams of the Oklahoma su
preme court Justice Williams organ
/ ized the first Champ Clark club in the
state. He insisted tonight that Okla
homa, scheduled to hold the first state
convention to elect delegates to the
national convention of any of the states
in the union, should be for Champ
Clark for president and have no second
choice. The reception given the dis
ltinguished Missourian here showed
that there is tremendous Clark SEN
timent that can be easily cystallized
| if the time becomes propitious.
Mr.. Clark attributes the present dis
ruption in the republican party to fail
ure to keep party pledges made in the
last campaign, and said that William
Howard Taft is the last Of the line of
standpatters who will ever occupy the
White House"
His claim for democratic support
was based solely on the record of dem
ocrats made in congress since they
came into power in the lower house.
He said that for fifteen years the dem
ocrats had been in the habit of defeat;
that the first time they ever lined UP
full strength and gained victory was
when the old house rules were broken
and from that day the democratic
habit Of defeat in congress had been
/ Ichangedto a plan OF victory.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
POULTRY SHOW

Tulsa, OKLA, Dec 3O.-With more
than 5000 birds on exhibition. repre-
Isenting the prize winners of a dozen
states, the third annual show of the
Eastern Oklahoma Poultry Association
will open Monday, January 1st, in
Tulsa for a six days exhibition. Poul-
try enthusiasts from Oklahoma, Mis-
.souri, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and
other states already have more than
1900 birds stationed in the exhibition
building on Main street, and entries
have been made by hundreds of other
poultry raisers and breeders from
these states and even from Tennessee,
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and other states.
1t is the plan to greatly increase the
attendance given at former poultry
shows in this city and create a greater
interest among farmers and others
now engaged in chicken raising, and to
this end free admission tickets have
been mailed to every farmer and poul-
try raiser in this section of the state.
President Joel G. Smith, of the East
|ern Oklahoma Poultry Association
stated this morning that the arrival of
at least 1,2O0 to 1000 additional birds
is expected between now and Monday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30

elected president There is but one
exception to this extraordinary course
of events. James X. Polk was speaker
for single term and president for one
term. He was inconspicuous as speak
er. and not remarkable as president.
1t is hard to nominate speaker for the
presidency, and it seems impossible to
elect him. The great speakers. the
men who have had the shouts and the
alteration of the people, always fall
short by a few votes in the electoral
college.
But there are perhaps majority OF
Oklahoma democrats who want to
make an exception of this old rule by
nominating and electing Speaker
Champ Clark to the presidency next
year.
The salary of the speaker is twelve
thousand dollars year. and be has
luxurious quarters at the capitol, orna
mented with portraits of all his pre-
decessors. As the Office is a trying
one, the speaker needs rooms for rest
and refreshment. During the term OF
Speaker Henderson, who preceded
Speaker Cannon, splendid outfit Of
china, glass, silver and linen was pro
vided for him. SO that, instead of going
to the restaurant in the basement ol
the capitol for his meals, he could have
them served in the splendid room ap
propriated to the speaker. and enter
tain any number of persons there. AS
Speaker Henderson was of the Scottish
blood, he had specially made china
decorated with thistle.
When Uncle Joe Cannon came into
office, he had the whole outfit packed
up and put away, and took his milk
punches in very democratic fashion
among the other members in the house
restaurant. The present speaker had
these things brought out and burbished
up, and is using them again.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
CARTER BILL HAS
CHANCE TO PASS
Hoase Indian Committee Recommends
Land Measure for Passase-op-
position is Slight.

Washington, D. G., Dec. 29.-When
the house committee on Indian affairs
held special meeting Friday, Repre-
sentative Carter's bill providing for
the sale of the surface of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw coal and asphalt lands,
was indorsed, and it was decided to re
port the measure with the recommend
alton that it be passed when congress
conyenes next week.
Two small amendments were made,
one providing that the lands shall be
sold at their appraised value six
months after the passage of the bill,
and the other giving the McAlester
Country club the right to purchased
land now used by t.
Representatives Campbell and JackX
son Of Kansas both reserved the right
to oppose the measure when ii is taxed
up on the floor of the house, but noty
lwithstanding any attack that may be,
made upon il, the bill will pass, 1t Isl
expected. and soon will be sent to the1
senate. The senate committee on In
dian affairs Is scheduled to act on the
Owen measure, similar to the Carter
bin, after congress reconvenes. The
Carter bill, IL passed by the house at
an early date, may be acted upon in
stead of the Owen measure. The
Choctaw and Chikasaw officials who
have been in Washington fighting the
sale of the surface, without the min.
eral rights, have been promised a hear
ing before the senate committee, but
despite their opposition, Senator
Owen is determined to gain action
Hooking toward the sale of the surface.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
ION Latta AGAIN al Editor.

Tulsa. Okla, Dec S0.-Thomas A.
Latta. formerly editor of the Tulsa
Daily World, and perhaps the most
forceful editorial writer in Oklahoma.
has accepted the editorship OF the Oil
and Gas Journal, recently removed
from st. Louis to Tulsa. The change
has caused more comment than any
other newspaper change that has taken
place in Oklahoma since statehood.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
First Christian Church.

Bible school 9:45 a. m.
Preaching II a. m, and 1880 p. m.
Junior C. b.. 2:SO D. m.
Senior C. e. $50 p. m.
Prayer meeting and choir practice
Wednesday night
Teacher training class Friday night
We invite you to worship with us.
JAS. nj. MILLER, Minister.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30

claimed, has increased the proportion
of low-grade slack coal from 20 per
cent formerly large percentage) to
40 per cent, which is now the mini
mum. Shooting from the solid not
only reduces the percentage of salable
coal but by increasing the quality OF
fine coal and dust increases the liza.
bility to explosions.
Decreased Production in Rocky Noun
tain Region.
The production of coal in most of the
Rocky Mountain states decreased in
1911 about 10 per cent, compared with
1910. The reduction was. due primar-
lily, first, to an unusually mild winter
lin 1901; second, drought in the ag-
| lricultural states west of Mississippi
river. which caused large reduction in
the demand for domestic purposes in
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Tex
as, and Colorado; third, decreased
consumption of coal in locomotives on
account of the reduced traffic on prac-
tically all the western railroads; and
fourth, the resumption of coal-mining
operations in the central and south
western states which had been sus-
pended during the strike of 1910 This
strike in the middle west had created
an abnormal demand upon the coal
mines of the Rocky Mountain states,
particularly in Colorado and New Mex
leo. The car supply was satisfactory
Throughout the year, as was also the
labor situation, except in the district
north of Denver, in Boulder county,
where a strike has been in progress
since April 1, 1910. The mines of this
district are being operated with nom
union labor.
Improved Mining Methods.
In striking contrast to the repre-
hensible practice of shooting coal from
! the solid, as exemplified particularly in
Arkansas and Oklahoma, are the inn
provements in mining methods which
have been put into effect in some of
the Rocky Mountain states, especially
in New Mexico.
On the Pacific coast conditions were
not materially different in 1911 from
what they were in 1910. The produc-
ton of oil in California continued to
be the dominating factor and probably
will remain so for some years to come.
The enormous production of this cheap
and desirable fuel will probably have
the effect of retarding the development
of the Alaskan coal fields as well as of
other aelds along the Pacific coast.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
Jackson Day at Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 3O.-Extensive
plans are being made for the Jackson
Day banquet to be held in Tulsa Satur-
day, December SOat at which Champ
Clark. speaker OF the house. and pres
idential aspirant, will be the principal
speaker The entertainment commit
tee consists Of Is democrats and %
republicans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30
VIII FIGHT at Fort Smith.

Tulsa. Okla. Dec. 90.-The eyes of
the sporting world are centered on the
coming fight between Tip Gross, SEN
sational lightweight boxer, and Bat
Ting Nelson, scheduled to be pulled off
at Fort Smith, Ark, January 9th. The
fight was set for December 26th, but
the date had to be changed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30

There was large crowd at the
Grand last night to see "27att and
Jeff" The show was all it aimed ID
be and Mutt and Jeff" was a laugh
from start TO finish. TIE musical
numbers were especially good aua
were we'll rendered
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-30

W. b. Raines and family left last
evening for Oklahoma City to remain.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
SLAIN FOR HIS MONEY
HIS THROAT CUT TO GET COIN
WHICH HE CARRIED.
Mitchell Police Believe John Dore Was,
Killed by Companion Who
Secured $4,000.

Hitchell-The Mitchell police ana
The county officers are endeaVoring to-
solve murder mystery.
Papers on the body of the maa.
found in the western purt OF the city
show his name was John Dore and
his home was at Lyndon Station, Wis,
The papers show Dore had disposed of
a piece OF property back there and
had been paid the cash on the deal.
Judging from the amount of the abb
stractor's fee, as shown in the bill,
Dore must have had about $4,000 on
his person, and it is supposed he was
murdered by a travelling companion
who secured the money. He also car
an insurance policy for $1,000 in the
Foresters and the Modern Brother
hood of America. payable to his two
sisters and two brothers.
A book was found on his person
that belonged TO one Dan Finnegan,
supposedly. a. railroad saaaa, II, which
an account is given OF an accident
which happened to the latter. Clothes
which are supposed to be long to Fin.
negan were in telescope, found by
the dead man. 1t is surmised thai
Finnegan was travelling with Dore,
The police are looking for Finnegan
Dore was "A years old and weighe'
144 pounds.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
IMMIGRATION WORK
BEGINNING or LABOR BY CON-
MISSIONER DEETs LOOKS
LIKE HARD TASK.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital cityt, tthe Various
State Institutions and Diff
ferent Parts of the
State.

ierre-The selection of ]. ID. Dcets
Of this city as state commissioner OF
immigration may look as If the begin
ming of the WORK of such a depart
ment under present existing condi-
tions in the state. will be hard under
taking. But those who know South
Dakota, know that the present condi-
tions are but temporary, as the record
for years will readily show. and the
new commissioner of immigration has
several months work ahead of him
before he can expect to do much in
the way of publicity for the state We
must create a new department.. and
one III which he must have gathered
a lot of statistical and practical facts
before he can expect to begin giving
out such data on the state as can be
relied upon.
This will take him a greater part of
the present year, and he will no more
than be ready to begin an advertising
campaign for 1912, by the time such a
campaign should be started.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
A RAILWAY HORROR
NEW HAVEN LINE TRAIN JUMPS
OVER EMBANkMeNT, KILL.
ING TWELVE.
SEVERAL MAY NOT RECOVER
Federal Express Exceeds Speed Limit
at "Cross Over" Switch, Leaves
Rails and Draas All But Three Pull
mans into the Abyss Below.

Bridgeport Conn.-Twelve bodies in
The morgue, "A injured i'm the hospitals
and a mountain of junk at the foot
OF a 20-foot embankment AT the west
end of the city tell the tale OF the
worst wreck i'm SO years history OF
the New York, New Haven 4 Hart
ford railroad,
The train was late and the engineer
was driving to make up lost time.
When the !.e::y YcS;!!"!c;: train 6:
nine cars struck a cross over switch
at fun speed, the locomotive leaped,
rocked and ran over the ties for near
ly $50 yards, and finally fell to the
street below dragging six cars down
the bank The coupling broke between
the sixth and seventh cars, leaving
three sleepers upright on the cmbank-
ment two of them stil on the rails.
The express left Harlem river an
hour late. 1t was going at high speed
when the new cross over, mile
and half west of the Bridgeport sta.
tion. was struck. The switch was
near the tower at the junction OF
Falfneld avenue ana state Streel.
The wreck was almost complete,
five cars having gone over and only
three cars of the long train being left
on the track. The engine, twisted into
junk, was 200 feet south of Fairfield
avenue. Behind We're the mail and
baggage cars, while the Pullmans and
coaches were in mass in the rear.
The day coach was entirely crushed
and in it the deaths were many, five
bodies being removed at once.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Latest News Told
in Briefest and
Best Form.
Washington

A resolution has been introduced by
Representative Lindbergh of Mime
sofa. proposing an investigation by a
determine If there exists combina-
tion of financiers in the United States
operating In restraint of trade.
The first tariff vo,e of the senate
was taken with the result of victory
for the president. Tho vote was upon
the amca assx1yx rss,>s ~ st,. n ~ l!!ss
of Iowa to the Canadian reciprocity
bill. adding meats to the free list pro-
vided IN the measure The amend
ment was defeated, IA to 32.
Published charges that the president
had been induced by his brother Ex-
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger and
Richard s. Ryan of New York. rep
resentative of the GuSgenheim inter
ests, to restore to the public domain
lands surrounding Controller bay in
SOU hern Alaska, will be investigated
by the national house committee on
expenditures
Congressman Norris Of Nebraska, in
letter addressed to the Nebraska
Progressive Republican league. makes
the assertion that Charles ID. Hilles,
secretary to President Taft. is acting
as the head of political news bu-
reau" which "suppresses truth" and
issues 'ungrounded and false" state
ments as to sentiment concerning
presidential candidates.
Charging President Taft with at
tempting to override the Constitution
by assuming the positions of executive
and legislator, Senator Gronna of
North Dakota made sensational at
tack on the reciprocity bill on the
floor of the United States senate.
An Interstate trade commission of
five members to control industrial
corporations, as the interstate COM
merce commission controls the rail-
roads. is proposed In hill introduced
in the U. 8. senate by Senator New
lands OF Nevada.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Moroccan Debate POSTPONED.

Paris.-An attempt by M. Jaures
the socialist leader, to force debate
in the chamber of deputies on the
matter of German intervention in Mo-
rocco, failed, the chamber. upon the
request OF the government, voting
476 to q to postpone the discussion
fndefiniately.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Asks to BE hanoed

Evansville. Writing to Earl
Grey. governor general of Canada, j.
7. Manion, aged so, of Evansville,
asks that he be permitted to take the
place of Mrs. Angelina Napolitana.
sentenced to hang at Sault Ste. Marie.
Cnt., next month.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

At Colome an expert has been en-
oloyed to draw plans for a waterworks
system.
Onida has voted $l1 900 bonds for a
waterworks system. There were but
Sour votes in opposition.
The directors of the Hurley farmers
elevator declared a dividend Of 20 per
cent at the annual melting held re-
Gently.
Frank Czerni, farmer living about
four miles from Lesterville, died from
drinking carbolic acid. The dead man
was SIS years of age.
Nick Rossineau, an Italian, was ar
rested and fined $50 for shooting
grouse in the vicinity of Rapid City in.
violation of the stat, game law.
A fire at Faulkon destroyed Il res
taurant, pool hall and saloon building
The loss was partially covered by in
surance The fire started in the res
taurant
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank OF Bison. at the
county seat of Perkins county. it was,
decided to increase the capital OF the
bank from $4,000 to $4,000.
Miss Amanda Clement, the Hudson
girl baseball umpire, has been COM
PEELED to turn down many engage
ments because of an injury to her
knee, sustained while running
The high water mark in the price
of potatoes has just been reached at
Webster. The tubers are being sold
on the local market at retail for s5.
cents per per peck, $3.40 per bushel.
Wendelin Dorsch, Russian, OF Ed
munds, was disemboweled in a fight.
with John Tschurer, neighbor.
Dorsch was operated on at an Aber-
deem hospital, and will probably re-
cover.
The water supply of Canton has,
been greatly increased by the compile
tion of huge new we'll, and the city's-
water supply now is assured for the.
next ten or fifteen years. The new
well is a gusher and the wate- is ex.
cellent.
Northwestern railroad and the citi.-
zens of Clark, the railroad company
has finally placed the lumber on the
ground and has commenced work on,
new passenger station which Will
meet the demand of the business.
John Carroll of Mobridge, fireman.
on the Milwaukee railroad, who was
h 1,;c wit no 1,o n
chloroformed him, was successfully
operated upon by Aberdeen surgeons,
and will live, unless unforeseen com.
plications set in. Jealousy was the,
cause for the woman's act. She is i'm
Jail at Mobridge.
After an agitation continuing at in
tervals during the past ten years, Ar.
lington now is to be provided with an
electric light system, and the ambition.
of the residents thus will be realized.
At meeting of the city council az.
franchise for such plant was award.
ed to George johnson, an expert cleo
trician, formerly of Watertown. He
will have the plant completed and i'm
running order by October l next.
The Milwaukee railroad has started
the construction of commcdious stock
yards at Dupree, the county seat of
Ziebach county, to accommodate ship
ping cattlemen and homesteaders who
have live stock to market
Through therefusal of the board OF
commissioners of Sphinx county to ap-
prove the bonds OF applicants for sa--
loon licenses in such towns of the
county as had voted for license at the
spring elections. every town in the
county now is dry the saloons that
were in existence having been com.
,.slle': . close their doors July /.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Rebuilding at Mobridqe

Neutrality-suspicious. has already beer
started at Mobridge for the recon.
struction of the buildings burned in
the recent fire there. AS most of the
structures were within the fire limits
of the town, they will be replaced
with buildings of brick or stone. Ed
Toole, one of the men injured in the
fire. is in an Aberdeen hospital. max.
ing desperate fight for recovery.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Riley Philanthropjc,

indianapolis. Ind.-James Whit
comb Riley, the "Hoosier poet" has
given real estate valued at 100000 to
the board Of school commissioners as
site for public library and admin
istration building for the public
schools of this city.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
Leola Waterworks.

Leola.- The waterworks system of
Leola. the county seat u McPhersom
county, has been completed and is in
working order. A movement is now
under way to organize volunteer fire
department.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
LED INTO TOWN WITH ROPE.
Aged kentuckian Charged with Al
.eaed Assault on Little Girls.

legged Assault on Little Girls.
Maysville. ky.-A sensation was
created here when Thomas Ham, 81
years old, was led into town by police
officials with rope around his neck,
his arms securely bound. Ham is
charged with an alleged assault on
three little girls whose ages reange
from 8 to 12 years. He was arrested
near here and locked in a barn be-
longing to Ben Woods. a farmer. pend
ing the arrival OF officers from Mays
vile. Ham was later discovered by
Woods hanging from q rafter with a
rope around his neck. He was cut
down and revived.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-13
An Enoauement In Mexico.

An Engagement In Mexico.
Puebla. Mex.-Four rurales and two
Iaderists were killed and four other
persons wounded at Tienda de Raya.
near Metepec, when IS rurales stood
OF 1900 Maderists.