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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
EASTER GREETINGS.
(To My Pupils. J

(To My Pupils.)
Goodbye to the dear old Winter,
He has gone with speed-winged feet
To the frozen shores of ZembIa,
Wrapped in robes of glitt'ring sleet
Oft we heard his merry whistle,
AS he sprinkled gems of snow
Ger the cedarsI quiv'ring branches
Just to please good folks, you know
Winter was a jolly fellow,
To us all he brought good cheer;
All, no wonder we were sadden'd,
When his latest day drew near!
We can't bring him back, dear pupils;
So, all vain regrets we fling
To the winds, and shout with gladness.
Welcome, little bright-eyed Spring!
For she brings the Happy Easter
Ev'ry time she comes to earth,
And the music of her song-birds
Fills our very souls with mirth.
She has brought the Golden Sunshine,
And the flowers we love to see,
They are blooming OH her footsteps
AS she dances down the lea.
Waves of Holy Sound are floating
Ger the hills and through the dells;
10! the Son of God is risen,"
Sweetly say the Easter Bells.
Mrs. w B. Crawford
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
THOUSANDS VISITED v|NITA
STORES DEMONSTRATIONS

One of the most unique advertising
propositions ever pulled off in Vinita,
was the three days opening at the
Harry Mead store the closing three
days of last week. During these days
it is estimated that 5000 people visited
the store to witness the various dem
onstrations. Sixteen representatives
of machinery companies were here to
conduct the demonstrations. Such an
opening was not alone a good thing
for the Harry Mead store, but Vinita
was greatly benefited by the people
attracted to this city by the display
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
HEMORRHAGE WAS
FATAL TO v|N|TAE
After Months of Struggling Against
Inevitable Colonel William Little
Passes Quietly Away.
From Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily
In the death of William Little, aged
20 years and months, last night at
about 1O:3O O'clock Vinita lost one
of her most honored and respected
business men-and a man who right
fully is entitled to be styled pioneer
Mr.. Little came to the old Indian
Territory from Georgia, in 1872. But
after years residence on his ranch
about five miles south of where Vim
ita now stands, he returned to his ma
tive state and remained until 1880,
when he again came west and located
in this city, where he resided until
his most untimely death last night. ss.
For many years the deceased ws4s
engaged in the mercantile business
here. Later he became identified with
the cattle industry, and accumulated
quite a fortune. For several years he
was president of the Vinita National
bank, but few years ago sold his in
terest in that institution, to become
the head of the Farmers National
bank, which later became the Farm
ers State bank. He was actively iden-
titled with the latter bank until he was
stricken several months ago.
On last Tuesday morning he suffer
ed hemorrhage of the arteries of
the face and since that time slowly his
life ebbed away, until the end came
peacefully last night.
The deceased is survived by two
sons, Frank and Joe Little, of Ra-
mona, and three daughters, Mrs. F. J.
Flippin, of Claremore, Mrs. S. B.
Churchill and Miss Bessie Little, of
this city. The funeral services will
be held at the Methodist church, at
2:SO o'clock tomorrow afternoon
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
RAISING FUND TO
DEFEND NJ 'NAMARA
More Developments And Further Ar
rests Expected to Follow Return
of Detective Burns.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind, April 24-More
developments and the possibility of
further arrests is expected with the
return to this city today of Detective
William J. Burns, who led in the arrest
of John j. Mcnamara, secretary of
the Structural Iron Workers Union
Saturday, for completely in the alleg-
ed dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building. Burns is in Tifin,
Ohio, where he confiscated about four
hundred pounds of dynamite, stored
in the home of James McManigal,
father of Ortie McManigal, who was
arrested with James w. Mcnamara,
and with him is now on his way to Los
Angeles in custody of the officers.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

Washington, ID. c., April 24.-The
first attack of the democratic house
of representatives upon the schedules
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law began
today. With the Canadian reciprocity
bill disposed of. as far as the house
is concerned, the lines of battle are
being drawn over the bill introduced
by Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee, and approved
by the democratic caucus, placing on
the free list many manufactured ar
ticles calculated to benefit the farm
ers.
That the bill will pass the house is
unquestioned, but there will be a tur-
bulent and prolonged debate, and the
divis on of the final vote will be far
different from the vote on the reci-
procity bill. Republican leaders say
at least three-fourths of the sixty
seven republicans. who voted with the
democratic majority for the reciprocity
bill, will be found standing by the re-
publican protective policy.
The democratic leaders themselves
admit that, ON the free list BILL the
alignment will be closely partisan, and
they expect the discussion will con-
tinue for possibly two weeks. The
committees real work. on the revision
of the wool and cotton schedules will
not be undertaken until the farmers
free list has been passed.
After these schedules are prepared
there will be caucus for the demo-
cratic majority and the bills will be
reported to the house as the caucus
directs. That action probably cannot
come for three weeks.
"This extra session." said Demo-
cratic Leader Underwood. lis to be
essentially tariff revolution session.
We have passed the reciprocity bill
and next week will take up the free
list bill, calling it UP Monday as soon
as some appropriation matters are dis
posed of.
There will be mileage bill, some
correction bills, and then the debate
on the free list bill will be taken up.
As we handled the reciprocity bill, so
will we this one. There has been
heavy demand from both sides of the
house for time to speak
There will be no disposition to shut
off the debate. The outlook is that the
free list bill will take up more of the
time of the house than did the reci-
procity bill"
I'VE do not know yet. what the re-
yised wool schedule or cotton schedule
will be-" said Mr.. Underwood In
formation now being assembled for the
use of the committee will be ready
when the committee gets time to de-
vote to this work after disposition Of
the free list.
81 know that by revising the prohib-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
HITCHCOCK PLANS TO
WIPE OUT BIG DEFICIT

Washington, D. c.. April 2A.-"A de
felt in the operation of the postoftice
department of $1T.600,000 a year in
herited by the present administration
of the postal service, practically has
been wiped out" said Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock Sunday. He had just
received from the department audi
tor final report showing that the
revenues for the first six months of
the current year aggregated $1SS.573,.
SIT. and the expenditures $1tS,614,6S0
The wiping out in less than two
years of the largest deficit in the his.
tory of the department" said Mr.
Hitchcock. was accomplished not by
curtailment of postal facilities, but by
extending the service along profitable
lines He believes the current fiscal
year will show a surplus.
The auditors report says that since
the opening of the administration
S,0S9 new postofiices have been es-
tablished, delivery by letter carriers
provided in LAP additional cities and
2,124 new rural routes aggregatine
81, ,2S0 miles. authorized, the force OF
postal employees increased by S,274
men and annual expenditures for sal
aries increased by 1.7OS,O71 in the
two years.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
WILL SPEND s25,OOO,OO0
FOR TRACK IMPROVEMENT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Topeka, Kans., April "a. = 1t was
learned here today that the Missouri
Kansas & Texas railroad will issue
twenty-five million dollars in general
improvement bonds for the extension
of double tracks, Strengthening lines,
bridges and for heavier steel. The
company applied to the board of rail-
road commissioners today for author
ity to issue the bands. Nearly all of
the twenty-five million will be spent
in Kansas and Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
PEACE ARM|STICE WILL Be
EXTENDED IF NECESSARY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Ell Paso, Tex, April "a. = 1t was
learned here today that if a longer
period than five days is needed in
which to conclude the peace armistice,
signed yesterday, by Generals Nevarro
and Madero, it will be extended It is
thought the selection of peace ENJOYS
and the place will require more than
the four remaining days truce. DR.. j.
l.. Wilson, of Tulsa, Okla, chief sur
geon of the insurrecto army is ser
iously i'll at the rebel camp, threaten
ed with blood poisoning. as a result of
an infection from operating on the
sick.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
FREE LIST BILL IS FIRST
ATTACK ON TARIFF SCHEDULE
Lines of Battle Are Being Drawn---Little
Doubt that Bill Passes House--.-Democrats
Admit that Alignment Will Be Strictly
Partisan---No Action Expected
Within Three Weeks.

tive schedules we will open the mar
ket to enough new material to more
than compensate our revenues for the
revised duties. We cannot adopt a
policy here of cutting off revenues at
wholesale rate without providing
some other means of raising revenue
for the government.
The tariff revisions we will pro-
pose will be steps in the right direc-
ton, but will not be as sweeping as
the democratic party ultimately will
seek to have enacted into law
The free list bill will cut off about
$10,00O,00O revenue, but $2,OOO,OOO of
that is compensated for in the reci-
procity bill, and we can see now where
we will save to the government more
than the other $S,0OG,000 through
economizing in government depart
ments, which work is to be taken up
at once by the house committee on
expenditures.
In the senate, the deadlock between
the regulars" and insurgents" over
committee assignments, continues and
that body is unable to proceed with
the reciprocity bill. Negotiations to
complete the organization will be re-
sumed Tuesday and it is almost GER
tain the senate cannot get down to
practical work for at least another
week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Engineer And Fireman Killed

BY Associated Press.
Denison. Tex, April 24.-The south
bound flyer, on the Missouri, Kansas
C Texas railroad collided with a
freight train near Alvarada, Texas, last
night. L. 2. Williams, engineer, and
r. w. Pearson, fireman, on the flyer,
were killed. nine cars were demolish-
ed. Pearson was thrown headlong in
to the firebox
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
PROSPECT FOR BUILDING
HOTEL AND SANITARIUM
From Mondays DaiIY

There is prospect of the lot be-
longing to Judge Gill and w. B. Coley
west of the court house being improv-
ed with a hotel that will be credit
to vinita A responsible hotel man
has just been here looking the field
over and was most favorably impressed
with the prospect If the prospect
takes definite shape it is likely that a
combined hotel and sanitarium will be
established as it is confidently believ-
ed that supply of radium water can
be secured by putting down a we'll of
sufficient depth on the hotel site.
Vinita is greatly in need of first
class hotel TO meet the present and
future requirements and our citizens
are anxious to lend every encourage
ment to this proposition.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Hearing Hyde Arguments.
BY Associated Press.

-H'7oD11tENNNH
Kansas City. Mo-, April 24.-Argu-
ments on the application for a writ of
habeas corpus for DR.. B. Clark Hyde,
under life sentence for the murder of
Col. Thomas S. Swope, began in the
circuit court here today. DR.. Hyde
was in the court room, the first time
he has been out of Jail since the birth
of his son last September.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Iowa Indians Lose Claims.
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSoclated Press.
Washington, D. c., April 24.-Claims
amounting to $45O,OOO of the Sac and
Fox Indians. of Iowa, against the Sac
and Fox tribe in Oklahoma was de
cided today by the supreme court
against the Iowa Indians. All of the
claims were disallowed. The Iowa In
dians claimed they did not get theil
proper share of tribal annuities.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Gore Selected For Vacancy.

Washington, d. c., April 24.-The
democratic steering committee SAT-
urday selected Senator Gore of Okla
homa for one of the vacancies on the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Jeanette to Morris, Camp.

By Associated Press.
Tulsa, Okla, April 24.-Joe Jeanette,
the negro heavyweight, will arrive here
tomorrow to enter the training camp
of Carl Morris, the white mans
hope" according to an announcement
made today by Morris manager.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
stIII No Decision Announced.
,iated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington. d. c.. April 24-The
supreme court today concluded its
weekly duty Of handing down decis-
ions without announcing opinions in
either the Standard Oil or tobacco
suits.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

Denver, Col, April 24.-Charles H.
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners said today that the
federation stands ready to levy an
assessment of five dollars against
each of the fifty thousand members for
the defense fund for J. J Mcnamara
secretary of the Structural Iron Work
ers, charged with completely in dyna-
hitting the Los Angeles building.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

Indianapolis, Ind, April 24.-Frank
M. Ryan, president of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, was subpoenaed to ap-
pear before the Marion county grand
jury, this afternoon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28
Bourne Gets chalrmanship.
BY Associated Press.

~ @tR'''NINI'ltNA I Ooo'
Washington, D. c., April 24.-Sena-
tor jonathan Bourne, Jr., progressive
republican, will be given the chairman
ship of the committee on postoffices
and post roads, according to the an
nouncement today, by Senator Smoot,
of the committee on committees, who
said also that Senator Clapp will get
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
interstate commerce.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

BrookfleId Loses Prominent Man.>
BY Associated Press. 4
Brookfield, Mo-, April "a. = Henry
Tooey, leading business man here
died today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

Visitors and strangers in our city
find it very inconvenient since there is
no cab to meet the night trains.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
NEVADA IS MAKING PROGRESS


Nevada Is now swinging along
the road OF industrial progress at
a pace that vii! make the year 1911
a record breaker. The mining
situation was never SO bright and
prosperous as at present nor was
It ever so free from ]irsidious
influences which nave IN the past
brought rum ana dIscredIt upon 1t.
IL Is real mining Ter ore that Is
being done now IN every district
OF the state and the mInIEg stock
axis n s"Iho'@:E have been
re!egated TO the things OF 'h@ paSt.
Inc interests 81 investors are
oelng saieguarusd not "hI! - leg
'sia'I'e easctmen's against wild
eating but p'olic sentiment Is
also so strongly pltted against the
presence and manipulatons of
adventures win other people 5
money that the investment sitLa-
tIon IS healthy n wholesome.
As though IN approval OF Tx
housecIeanIrg mat has been done
IN hehaIi OF the integrity Of the
mining game e'rey old district IN
the state Is responding to mining
ehdea'or with fhn't! It
eVer-incrFaSing output OF ore and
many ne" section r sprlTglTE
lnto prominence win mn ortant
discoveries.
In an agricultural way the state
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05

The board received ar assign
ment of the interests of the parties
interested in the Jarbidge toll
road and employed Charley Lewis
Of Deeth to complete the road.
Lewis is to receive SO a day for
his services and So a day for each
team.
The grand jury is still grinding
away. Foreman Badt told Judge
Taber in court this afternoon that
he did not know when the grand
jury would adjourn. That a recess
would be taken for a few days and
the jury would be called togther
again next week. There seems to
be considerable work ahead of the
jury.
udge Tsber ard issi,rG
Willis have drawn a trial jury. con-
sisting of $50 citizens. to appear in
the district court at 10 o'clock May
23d. The jurors are scattered all
over the country and Sheriff
Harris will have to go some to get
them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
THE 800 YARD LAW

Following in the so-called 500
yard law that i, causing so much
discussion through the state:
Section 217 1t shall he unlaw-
full for any owner or agent of any
owner, or any person to keep any
house of ill-fame, or to let or rent
to any person whomsoever, Tor
any length of time whatsoever, to
keep or used as a house of i'll
fame. or resort for the purpose Of
prostitution any house. room, or
structure situated within eight
hundred yards of any school house
or schoolroom used by any public
or common school in the state of
Nevada, or within eight hundred
yards of any church, edifice, build
ing. or structure, erected and
used for devotional service or
religious worship in the state Of
Nevada.
Section 2lS. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of section pit
of this act shall he deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on convic-
ticn shall be fined not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than
three hundred dJllars, or to be i'm
p~risoned in the county Jail not less
than five nor more than sixty days
or both such fine and imprison-
ment. in the discretion Of the
court.
Section 2l9. 1t shall be the duty
of the district attorney and sheriff
of each county in this state to see
that the provisions of this act are
strictly enforced and carried in
effect and upon neglect so to do
they. or either of them, shall be
deemed guilty of a misden eanor
in Office. and may be proceeded
against as provided in sections 65
to ~, inclusive, of sn act entitled
IAN act relating TO elections. "
approved March II, 1872. (See
Cuttings Compiled Laws, sections
1916 to 1863, inclusiye.l
- -
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
POINTS ON THE NEWFISH LAW

The following from the Of pen
Goe. |. James. secretary Of the Ne.
vada Fish and Game Protective
association. regarding the fish laws,
will be found of interest as the
fish ing season opened last Monday:
The fishing season opened under
the new law last Monday and,
although ignorance of the law is
not an excuse, legally | think q
summary of the new law should be
placed before the people. The
new fish law provides:
THAT the open season shall be
from May to October Is, both
dates included.
That the possession or bag limit
shall be ten fish or ten pounds in
n day. To illustrate, a person
may take or have in possession, in
one day, from one to ten fish, even
though their combined weight may
be 100 or more pounds, but should
he take eleven OF more fish the
combined weight must not he more
than ten pounds. The practical
application of this section upon the
Truckee river will be TO poimit
the taking Of ten Of the hlGtk.
spotted or lake trout. which oiter
weigh as much as fifteen or twenty
pounds each, and to limit to ter
pound Dis the catch Of rainbow and
eastern brook trout, which avctegt
about one.half pound each.
THE law provides further that
1t shall be unlawful to take fish by
any other means than by hook and
line in the manner Known as anpl
ing.
That il shall he unlawful to
have illegally taken fish in your
possession whether taken by the
party in whose possession they arc
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
found or rot.

found or not.
That it shall be unswfull TO kill
or retain in possession any lake or
river troat less then seven inches
long. any black bass or Sacramento
perch less than eight inches long
or any eastern brook less than six
inches long.
That only Ten caas:''-- o. nsh
can be shipped by one person 20
any one day and L at the package
must be so secured that it a be
reasily opened for inspection, and
it must bear a label stating the
contents. name and address Of tn e
shipper and of the party to whom
it is sent. Any false statement so
made is a misdemeanor.
That it shall be unlawful to fish
within 100 feet of any dam or
within one mile below the Derby
dam or any other reclamation
service dam.
That the Fish Commission.
wardens. sheriff aud conStables
shall have the right tn search
without a warrant, dwelling houses
excepted.
That it shall he unlawful to
fish after two hours after sunset
or before one hour before sunrise.
That he penalty for violation
she'll be a fine If from S25 to $500
and not to exceed six months in
jail"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
THE CHURCH TRIAL

The church trial is drawing It's
slow length along. The COM
p~lainants have rested their ease and
the defense took the floor this
afternoon While the reporter was
present this afternoon, Re-. Jones
one Of the commission wanted TO
know what had h]appenedin two years
TO change the unanimous opposition
Of the session to MIR. Greenfield to
q unanimous sentiment Of n OF
body for him. He called the
attention TO a meeting Of the
session held when he was here over
two years ago at which a rcsolu-
tion stating that the best interests
Of the church demanded the re-
muval Of Mr.. Greenfield from this
field was unanimously adopted.
He said MIR. Eyler was present at
the time and he called upon hin
to explain the change of sentiment
for the benefit Of the commission.
In reply 10 Mr. Jones Mr.. Fylcr
said that he had never becn present
at a meeting OF the session when
any such business was tranactcd.
Other members Of t~he,,session made
the same denial and stated that If
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05

such a resolution had been passed
it would be in the records. Mr..
Jones then said that he did not
care to press the question if It had
passed out Of the memory of those
present and also that it was not a
formal meeting of the session that
passed the resolution but an in
formal meeting Of the church
Hirh tin..
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-05-05
500 REWARD 500

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