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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

which went over under the rules.
Among the bills passed by the house
were uiving home material prefer
ence in all state buildings; increasing
the penalty for driving cattle across
quarantine lines; $4,000 appropria-
tions for dormitorics at the Murray
agricultural school at Tishomingo;
legalizing all street railway franchises
not heretofore forfeited.
The house killed Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution providing that initiated prop
ositions or bills in the legislature
might be submitted to the supreme
court for an opinion before final adop-
ton, and also killed a bill to exempt
mortgages from ad valorem taxes and
substituting a recording tax
Governor Cruce approved the fol
lowing bills: Providing for the nam
ing of one son and one daughter on
the board of trustees for the Confed-
crate home at Ardmore; by Logan,
permitting any purchaser of school
land within one mile of any city or
town to pay for his land any time after
purchase; by Logan, permitting com
mercial clubs and similar organiza-
tions to lease or purchase school lands
adjoining cities; by Crawford, Great
ing the office of state fire marshal.
The senate confirmed the following
appointments of Governor CruceS1 as
members the board of trustees of
the state Confederate home at Ard
more: d. M. Haley McAlester;
George H. Bruce, Ardmore; A. W.
Blanton, Focky; r. A. Sneed, Lawton;
John Threadgill, Oklahoma City; NJ
F. Hancock, Muskogee, and Mrs. Ruth
Clement, Oklahoma City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

We are told that the entries for the
National Feeders and Breeders Show
at Fort Worth, that opens next Mon
day and lasts a week, reach total of
5000. This means that 5000 fine cat
tie horses, mules, hogs and sheep will
be exhibited at the show, and it indi-
Gates the great Importance of the live
stock industry in the southwest. While
most of these entries are from Texas,
Oklahoma contributed literally, and
the great cattle and horse-breeding
stables of the north and west will be
represented by some of their choicest
individuals.
The newspaper men will have an in
ming sat this show. We have an invita-
ton to attend barbecue especially
prepared for members of the press and
their families, on Tuesday, where there
will be feasting and oratory and good
fellowship among the boys. This bar
becue is fixed feature of the Feeders
and Breeders Show, and is intended
as tribute to the newspaper men for
the good work they are doing in the
upbuilding of the southwest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Senator Bailey is statesman of
some versatility He has been an ad-
vocate of progressive doctrines and a
participant in standpat performances;
he has pounded the trusts and has ac-
cepted them as his clients; he has
apostrophized and deified democracy
and has trained with Aldrich; he has
preach d righteousness and voted for
Lorimer; he has displayed oratorical
eloquence and legislative strategy;
but never until the trying hour at the
deathbed of the sixty-first congress
did the Texan appear in the role of a
-apractical joker - Kansas
City Star.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

In his speech defending Mr. Lori
mer, Senator Bailey, of Texas, said
Have we fallen to such a low estate
in the United States senate that we
must stoop to the earth and kiss the
ground our constituents walk upon?'
No one expects senators to kiss
the ground their constituents walk
upon, but It is an old-time democratic
notion that senator's. as well as repre-
sentatiYes, should show due concern
for the well defined principles for
which they stood prior to election day.
II is also an oldfashioned democratic
notion that when man discovered
Gas Lorimer must have discovered, that
bribe money was used in eleeting him
to office he would not wait to be re-
moved from Office (proyided he were
innocent) but would retire in defense
of his own honor.
No, Senator Bailey, the people do
not ask senators to kiss the ground
their constituents walk upon" They
do ask, however, that they refrain from
licking the boots of trust magnates and
doing the bidding of systems that prey
upon the people.-Commoner
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Some little conception of the mission
of Senator Owen in Washington can
be gained from perusal of the bill
printed herewith Every Cherokee
knows what the relief" of Frank j.
Boudinot means.
A bill for the relief of Frank j..
Boudinot. Be 1t enacted by the senate
and house of representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, that the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars is hereby appropria-
ted, out of any funds in the treasury
of the United States to the credit of
the Cherokee Nation, to pay Frank ].
Boudinot for his services and expenses
in the matter of preventing allotment
of Cherokee lands and distribution of
Cherokee funds to white persons inter
married with Cherokee citizens.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
BOARD REQUESTED
T0ATTEND MEETING
Citizens of Fourth Ward viii Try to
Secure New Site For North
Side School.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
the first and fourth wards was held at
the court house last night for the pur-
pose of taking action toward locating
the fourth ward school elsewhere than
on North Scraper street. The following
petition is to be presented to the
school board:
To the Members of the Vinita Board
of Education:
Sirs: We the undersigned commit
tee, were appointed Cor the purpose
of notifying your board that on Mon
day evening March 9th, 1S1i, mass
meeting of the citizens of the fourth
ward was held at the court house to
ascertain the sentiment and wishes of
the citizens of said ward, Us to the
present location of the school site for
a graded school on Scraper street, aud
ascertaining what, if anything could
be done towards obtaining different
site more centrally located i'll said ward
than that where building is now in
progress.
The meeting was regularly organiz-
ed and upon motion is was decided to
call a mass meeting OF the citizens of
Vinita for Wednesday evening, March
8th, 1911, at S4o'clock, at the court
house and to request the attendance
of the officers and members of your
honorable board to be present and
participate in said meeting and ascer-
tain from your board;
Ist. The reasons for the location
of the graded school at the present
location on Scraper street.
End. Is it in contemplation for such
building when completed shall be used
as a ward school eventually, and IL
so, to which ward is it to be assign
ed?
3rd. What does the board of educa-
tion intend to do. in relation to the
future establishment of ward schools
i in the first and fourth wards?
4th. Would it not be advisable TO
refer the matter of location of school
sites to the citizens of each ward?
5th. Would it not be advisable and
more convenient for the citizens gen
orally, for your board to sell the land
now considered as a school site on
Scraper street, and locate and buili
the graded school on the school block
between Illinois, Canadian. South Mil
Ter and South Smith streets?
9Th. What are the legal objections,
If any to such change of plans sug-
Tgested in the 5th question,
In accordance with our instructions
we therefore request respectfully your
attendance at the proposed mass meet
ling and for the information above in
dicated and such other information,
las will acquaint ou rcitizens with the
school conditions generally which your
board think fit to impart.
JOSEPH A. GILL,
J. F. MURPHY,
S. J. CAMPBELL,
j. M. B. FOWLER,
ANDREW BISHOP.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

1t took Vinita long time to get
started to build that high school and
nothing now should be allowed to stop
it. The graded school on the north side
was one of our mistakes which if pos
sible should be rectified. Ninetynine
out of one hundred of the citizens of
Vinita are opposed to building the
graded school on the north site select
ed, but do not want to stop work on
the high school,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
BENNETT MUST APPEAR
AND PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE

Oklahoma City, Mar. S.-Following
a report of the special senate investi-
CATION committee, which completely
exonerated Senator w. NJ. Franklin
and other senators from the insinua-
tions of graft in connection with the
location of the capital at Oklahoma
City, which were made by DR.. Leo e.
Bennett, a member of the capitol COM
mission, in an interview published in
a Muskogee newspaper, the senate last
night adopted motion to require DR..
Bennett to appear before the senate
in open session and publicly apologize.
The sergeant-at-arms was furnished
with summons requiring DR.. Bennett
to appear, and If he should fail to do
so or refuse to apologize. he would be
subject, under the law to imprison-
ment for contempt during the remain
der of the session.
DR.. Bennett when he appeared be-
fore the committee testified that he
had no personal knowledge of the
truth of the matters intimated in his
Interview, and stated that he hid not
intend to reflect on any member of
the senate, but this statement did not
satisfy the senators.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
TROTT IS KILLED
BY JOPLIN WOMAN
Remains Will Be Brought Here
Makes Ante-Mortem Statement
Exonerating His Slayer.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Late last night news of the fatal
shooting of Hardin Trott, of this city,
by woman at Joplin, was received
here, and Frank Burkhalter, a brother
in-law and w. L. Trott, an uncle of
young Trott, left last night for Joplin.
They did not reach Joplin, however,
until after the young man had died.
The remains will be brought here this
evening and the funeral will occur to-
morrow, but the definite arrangements
have not yet been announced.
The deceased was twenty-five years
old and was member of one of Vim
ita's oldest and most respected families
He was born and reared in Vinita. He
is survived by four sisters, Mrs. F. l..
Burkhalter, of this city, Miss Mae
Trott and Mrs. Belle Sommer of Dal.
las, Tex, and Mrs. Anna Hinman of
Los Animas, Col.
The Joplin Globe has the following
account of the killing:
Angered by his persistent attempts
to enter the house she occupied at No.
207 Pennsylvania avenue, Dolly Mason,
"a years old, shot and fatally wound
ed H. H. Trott, 27 years old, of Vinita,
Okla, shortly before midnight.
Before his death, at 2:15 a. M, Trott
made statement in which he declar-
ed the woman shot him as he stood
outside a window. He appeared to be
greatly worried by fear of the fate
that might befall the woman and re-
Ipeatedly declared it was "all his
fault"
Trott had been frequent visitor to
Joplin for the last two years, and had
known the woman for that length of
time. He is said to be member of a
prominent eastern Oklahoma family.
He had been in Joplin for about two
weeks on this latest visit when he was
shot.
The two had quarreled earlier in the
evening, and, from stories told by eth
ers who were in the house before the
shooting, the woman told him to leave
and not to come back during the night.
He persisted in his efforts to gain ad-
mittance.
After he had been refused admit
tance at the door the third or fourth
time he passed the window and stood
for a moment in the light that stream
ed from inside. The woman, standing
within the room, fired one shot from
44-caliber revolver through the glass.
The bullet struck Trott in the abdo-
men, passing through the stomach. He
fell, but did not lose consciousness for
nearly an hour After she had fired
the shot the woman called the police,
telling them she had killed a man,
then went outside and tainted, falling
across Trott's body.
DR.. Gregg was called but pronounc-
ed the wounded man beyond medical
aid. Before he lost consciousness,
however, an ante-mortem statement
was obtained by Prosecuting Attorney
Andrews. The body was later remov-
ed to the morgue of the Frank SEWERS
Undertaking company.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
TIE UNEMPLOYED.

James Jimson worked in Quimper's
store. He doesn't work there any
more. He was a calculating clerk who
thought he knew just how much work
a man should do to earn his pay-he
drew about two bones day He was
insistent on his rights; he doubtless
sat up late at night, the constitution
to pursue, and Ger his grievous wrongs
to muse He knew his duties to a
hair; he would not even dust chair,
or stoke the stove, or close a door
he wasn't paid to do that ehore. His
nature had grown harsh and sour
through fear that he might work an
hour for which he would not draw
his pay; he brooded Ger his rights all
day, and dreamed about his rights in
bed, until his rights went to his head
Then Quimper exercised his right, ant
fired young James one balmy night
He said; 4 gave you every chance tC
flourish, prosper and advance, but al
your brains have turned to whey, anC
all your heart has turned to hay A
thousand men will gaily jerk thei
Jackets off and do your work, and bles!
me that they have the chances
please skedaddle. Mr.. Pance." pit.
him who snorts and fights and ripi
around about his rights walt Mason
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Postmaster General Hitchcock today
affixed his signature to a contract for
printing supply of stamped envelopes
that will last four years. Another
graft in which Dayton, o., firm will
make million dollars. The news
papers of the country made a fight
against the outrage but failed. Sena-
tor Gore was on the side of the news
papers but Owen as usual was on the
other side.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

President Taft said at a recent meet
ing of the National Civic Federation:
The greatest question now before
the American public is the improve
ment of the administration of justice,
civil and criminal, both in the matter
of its prompt dispatch and the cheap
ening of it's use"
The great item of expense of every
state, county and town is the courts
and until the American people address
themselves to the solution of the prob
lem. taxes will necessarily be high
and higher still With courts. small
and great running overtime the ex-
pense must necessarily be high.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

This Great White Way, leading out
of Oklahoma and Missouri into the
Ozark mountains, along beautiful
streams, by sparkling springs, under
palisades and over mountains is
worthy of the ambition and public
spirit of great people. And when it
is done believe that one and all will
want to say Il helped to make It,"
And if | were boy, looking forward
to the days of my manhood, too,
would want to say: 81 helped to build
it.r-(Coin) Harvey.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
.P|NCHOTS FRIEND
GETS APPOINTMENT
President Taft Accepts Resignation of
Ballinger as Secretary of the @
Interior.
By Associated Press.


Washington, D. c., Mar. 7.-Richard
A. Ballinger resigned this morning as
secretary of the inrerior, to be sue
ceeded by Walter L. Fisher, of Chi
Icago. He rendered his resignation in
la letter on January 10. The president
Ireplied expressing his confidence in
Ballinger and his reluctance to accept
the resignation and requested the Sec
retary to remain in Office until the
close of the session of congress. I'm
|mediately upon the adjournment of
congress Ballinger renewed his request
to be relieved, suiting the presidents
convenience, but Immediately if pos
Isible. Today the president in letter
formally accepted the resignation.
Taft's letter, accepting Ballinger's
resignation, says: 81 have had the
fullest opportunity to know your stand
ards of service to the government and
public and to know your motives and
the motives of those who have assail-
ed you. do not hesitate to say that
you have been the object of one of the
most unscrupulous conspiracies for
the defamation of character history
can show" Further he says, my very
nature rebels against hyprocracy ire
lferring to the attacks on Ballinger's
character and nerves me to fight such
a combination to the bitter end lest
success in this instance form the de-
liberalization of the president" The
president declares it is evident that he
himself has been the ultimate object
+, of the attack.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

While Senator Bailey's righteous
soul is vexed at the thought of the
referendum and recall in the Arizona
constitution, he is as complacent as
spring morning when Lorimer is
seated from Illinois, whose election
was the rottenest and the most brazen
example of bribery known in the an
nails of this country. Bailey's skin is
thin and thick in spots.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Governor Cruce again showed his
good judgment and demonstrated his
thorough grasp of Oklahoma condi-
tions when he vetoed the appropria-
tion of $115,OOO for the normal at Ed
mond. The line Of demonstration be-
tween a local school teaching the
grades and a college must be drawn
by the people of Oklahoma. =
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Wherever the bridge is built east of
town on Little Cabin creek there will
be a white way" leading into the
most productive farming section in
Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

: Had President Taft shown as much
backbone in the matter of the down.
ward revision of the tariff as has been
shown in the reciprocity treaty with
Canada, the republicans would now
control congress.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Those who doubt the approach of
spring should listen to the bird con-
cert that is going ON about daybreak
each morning. There is medley Of
song among the trees from the throats
of a dozen different kinds Of feather
ed songsters at dawn these mornings
that proclaims the coming spring.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

adam God" Sentence Confirmed.
BY Associated Press.
jefferson City, Mo-. Mar 1.-THE SD
preme court today confirmed the
twenty-five year sentence of James
Sharp, adam Cod" who was convict
ed, in Kansas City, of murder The
court refused to release Walter Dip
ley and Goldie Smith. on habeas cor
pus, from the penitentiary. pending
an appeal They were sentenced for
killing Stanley Ketchel.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
Leave Booty on Hand Car.

Viola, Kans., Mar. 7. = Five men
dynamited the safe of the State bank
here this morning, securing. fifty dol
lars, which they left on their hand car
near Norwich, Kans., when overtaken
by possee. The robbers are in hid
ing near Norwich Bloodhounds are
on their trail.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Chicago, ILL.,, Mar Z. = Walter z.
Fisher, the newly appointed secretary
of the interior, has been one of Gift
ford Pinchot's staunchest supporters
in the matter of conservation of the
natural resources. He was president
of the Conservation League of Amer
lea, and is now vice president of the
National Conservation Association,
which succeeded the league and Of
which Pinchot is president
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

The city of Oklahoma has signallg
failed to make good in the matter of
the removal of the capital Governor
Haskell strained the credit of the
state and stultified himself and all his
friends in his unlawful attempt TO
move the capital in violation of law
The penalty is yet to pay.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Road work will bring more returns
and better returns than any other in
vestment that can be made. Let the
work be of a permanent nature.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

The Daily and Weekly Chieftain
combined about cover the field of the
local advertiser The two reach all
the people who trade in Vinita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
Roosevelt Starts on six Weeks Trip.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York. Mar. s.-Colonel Roose-
welt started today on a six weeks trip
across the country to the Pacific and
back The first stop will be at Atlanta.
Ga, tomorrow. Il have nothing to
say about anything said Roosevelt as
he boarded the train.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

The gee-haw of the plowman is now
heard in the land and is far and away
sweeter music than the rant of the
political orator.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

We expect to see the coronation of
King George. OF course we wouldn't
miss 1.-THE first time the moving pic
ture show has 1t.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Lorimer reached the limit when he
laid the retention of his seat in the
United States senate to divine provi
dence.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

DIR. Leo Bennett was as badly
afflicted with the joking habit as was
Champ Clark. Many truth is spoken
in jest
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Two or three hours in the garden
might be worth more than whole
week loafing or talking politics.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Spring fever is about as safe sick
ness as one can have and this is about
the time of year il is due to arrive.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Canada will be annexed to the Unit
ed States long before the Texas Pan
handle becomes a part Of Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Senator Lorimer had to be seated
as he had stood about as long as he
could.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

The people of Oklahoma have not
got that free state capital that was
promised yet.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

From the activity seen in farming
circles these days there will be the
biggest crop planted this season ever.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Now is a splendid time to plant
few trees.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
This is April fool weather.

Get ready to plant few trees
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

II took long time to get rid of Bal
linger, but it finally happened.