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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
MAY CALL SOLONS
IN EXTRA SESSION
Governor Admits Situation May Re-
qGire Calling Legislature to
Redistrict State.

Oklahoma City, July lit is agreed
that in event congress passes a re-
apportionment bill there is no way to
avoid an extra session of the Okla
homa legislature unless it be that the
increase could be elected from the
state at large.
Governor Cruee would not confirm
a statement that he was contemplate
ing call, however but admitted that
the situation might develop to the
point where one would be necessary.
Those who have conferred with him
about the matter say he is concerned
over the probable length of the meet
ing, and has expressed himself that
ten days or two weeks would be am
pie to redistrict the state for congress
sional purposes, and there would be
no necessity of remaining in session
sixty days, as has been the practice.
1t is not at all certain the governor
would submit to the legislature any
thing save reapportionment legisla-
tion, although there are many mat
ters the members seem anxious to
have included
Oklahoma City people are particular
ly desirous of having the capital ques-
tion thrashed out again, believing that
the legislature would make an appro-
priation for the building and take the
land of the Capitol Building company
in lieu of the $1,0OO,O0O in cash the
guarantors promised. Attorneys think
it would be necessary to have an ap-
preparation for district court stenog-
raphers.
Should session be called there
are five places to be filled by election
One member died, two have resigned
and two have removed from their dis
tricts.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
NEWS OF BRITISH ISLES

London, July 17.-Fears as to the
rayages of the sea on the costs Of
Britain have been allayed by the re-
port of the Royal commission OIL coast
erosion, which shows that, instead of
gradually disappearing beneath the
water, the British Islands are annual
ly increasing in area
"On the whole" says the commits
sioners in their report, I'VE think that,
while some localities have suffered Sc
riously from the encroachment of the
sea, from national point of view the
extent of erosion need not be eonsid.
cred alrming."
Actual figures prove that in the past
35 years no less than $4,000 acres have
been added to the national area, while
during the same period no more than
6,640 acres have been washed away.
The places which have suffered most
have been the east coasts of England
and Ireland. but measures have been
adopted which will prevent the loss
in those localities from being so great
in the future
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

tons.
House leaders agree there will be
no opposition to the adjournment
plans of the senate. The house com
mittee on ways and means is working
on a revision of the cotton tariff,
which will be taken up in the house
next week. About ten days debate in
the house is expected, but the bill
will not be pressed on the senate so as
to cause any delay, and if necessary
will be put ahead as rider on the
wool or free list bills when the senate
votes upon them. Cotton revision,
however, in case such a programme
is not adopted will be pressed at the
regular session conyening in Decem-
ber.
The investigating committees will
be active during the rest of the extra
session. The senate committee which
is inquiring into the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer of Illinois will resume to-
0oyJ Win plOOdDly oCFC1dl HlInC66Co
who are expected to testify regarding
the alleged 100000 Lorimer election
fund.
House committees will continue the
Controller Bay, Alaska, land claims in
vestigation involving alleged activity
of the Guggenheim mining interests
looking to monopoly of Alaskan coal;
into the attorney generals recon-
mendation for removal of DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley, chief of the governments
chemistry bureau; into the charged
failure of Attorney General Wicker
sham to prosecute alleged frauds by
the Alaska syndicate" and into the
charges of travel pay irregularities
and fayoritism of Major B. B. Ray, an
army paymaster
The house sugar trust" investigat-
ing committee will meet in New York
Tuesday for several days. The house
"steel trust investigating committee
will resume work here this week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
COMMISSION FIXES
NEW OIL FREIGHT RATE

Oklahoma City, July 19.-The cor
poration commission issued a propos-
ed order yesterday establishing new
schedule of freight rates on petroleum
and petroleum products, and set July
25 as the date for the hearing on
whether the order shall be made final
The order establishes two classified
tions, one covering shipments of crude
oil and residum strictly for fuel pur-
poses, and the other covering general
shipments of petroleum and petroleum
products including refined oils.
A graduated scale of rates, varying
for every ten miles up to 500 miles, IS
proposed by the orders.
1t starts at five miles with 8 cents
for the first-class and As for the sec
ond; 100 miles the rates are 10, II
and IL cents respectively; for 200
miles, $40 and II cents for 800 miles,
11.6 and q cents; for 400 miles, 1877
and "a cents, and for 500 miles, 1877
and 26 cents respectively.
For two-line hauls, 2 cents may be
added to the one-line rates on the
first-class and cents ON the second,
and for three-line hauls and cents
respectively may be added to the one
line rates. In cases of mixed ship
ments the whole shipments takes the
higher rate.
Minimum weights on this class of
shipments, will be when in tank cars,
the marked gallonage capacity being
figured IA pounds per gallon for the
first-class and sc pounds for the sec
ond class. When loaded in other than
tank cars the minimum is to be 10000
pounds,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
GET
RAILROAD REBATES
While Rates Are Uniform, "Inside In
formation" of Trusts Handcaps
Smaller Dealer.

Washington, d. c., July 13.-Rail-
roads give, or are still forced to give,
rebates to big corporations and to the
detriment of small corncerns, was the
declaration of Frank c. Lowry, of New
York, general salesman for the Fed
eral Sugar Refining company before
the sugar trust" investigating COM
mittee yesterday In explanation Mr..
Lowry said his company did not re-
ceive an allowance for lighterage in
New York harbor as the sugar trust"
does Mr.. Lowry will continue his tes-
timony today
Frank l.. Neole, Philadelphia ship
ping agent, testified that while uni
form rates are in operation, big con-
Germs with inside information about
intended changes in rates, or which re-
ceiye advantage in the shape of dray-
age, put smaller dealers under a hand
leap.
Rates are so complicated" said he,
that big concern like the American
Sugar Refining company must employ
a rate expert at $4,000 year to work
out rates, or all of its directors would
go to Jail for violating the interstate
commerce commission laws"
Representative Fordney of Michigan
expressed an opinion that any wide
awake man would know about pro-
posed changes in rates.
Yes" added Representative Baker
of California "the same kind of wide
awake fellows have been cheating the
public for twenty or twenty-five years"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

tiyes, who never appear in gorgeous
uniforms and seek above all things
to render themselves inconspicuous
now look after that.
The members of the corps are all
army officers of good family who have
done something to distinguish them.
selves. But by one of those singular
anamolies which seem to govern the
bestowal of exalted ornamental jobs
in England, it is not deemed essential
that the commander of the corps
should even ever have been soldier.
He need know nothing about military
drill and discipline. The two essen
tial qualifications are that he should
be peer and of the same political
persuasion as the party in power. For
all the best-paying soft-snaps in the
kings household are regarded as part
of the spoils of victory at the polls
and are at the disposal of the Prime
Minister. The king simply approves
of the appointments According to
the the official announcements by
which the public are made acquainted
with these appointments he is always
pleased to approve" but, as a mat
ter of fact, he must approve, whether
he is pleased or not. And when there
is change of government all the high
salaried heads of departments in the
kings household are given the sack
and have to clear out of Buckingham
Palace to make way for another batch
of peers who are political adherents of
the new prime minister. But these
Ihigh-salaried appointees have very lit
tie to do with the running of things
at Buckingham Palace. That is done
by permanent members of the palace
staff who have no chance whatever of
being promoted to the best paying
posts. For the most part, those who
I'LL the latter are simply required to
put in an appearance on state occa-
lS@o-'s NSAA SOA SCOuo ana look
as solemn and imposing as they know
how.
Lord Colebrooke was only made a
peer in 1906, when a barony was be-
slowed upon him. But being a liberal.
and the liberals being in power. his
elevation to the peerage put him in
the running for court billete, and he
was soon afterwards appointed lord
lin-waiting, a position which he held
until his promotion to the better pay.
ing office which Lord Denman vacated
to become the governors general ofjthe
Australian commonwealth. There are
seven lords-in-waiting They are paid
$500 a year each. But only one has
to be on duty at time. Each of them
in turn waits for fortnight. and
then is allowed twelve weeks off.
But, although it seems extremely
probable that the political powers of
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

the peers will be greatly curtailed ere
long, there is no indication of the ex-
istence of any widespread desire to de-
prive them of those exalted, exceed
ingly well paid, and for the most part,
purely ceremonial offices of which
they now enjoy monopoly. It ap-
pears to be generally recognized that
when it comes to filing an ornamental
role a peer is likely to do it better
than anybody else.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
CHANGE OF VENUE IN
JACK NICHOLS CASE GRANTED
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Davis sustained the petition
of the attorneys for Jack Nichols, the
negro, charged with murder in con-
nection with the killing of John
Lynch, for change of venue from the
county court. The county attorney
contended that there was no provision
in the statutes for changing from the
county court to justice of the peace,
but Judge Davis held that the county
judge in this case was simply an ex-
amining magistrate and the same reg
ulations applied as for the transfer
from one justice of the peace to an
other. The attorneys for Nichols
claimed that he could not get fair
and impartial trial in the county court.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
MANY KILLED IN
NINE EXPLOSION
All of the Dead Except Three Are
Forelgners-Hours Before Res
cuers Could Get Into Mine.

Dubois, Pa, July II. - Twenty-one
miners were killed in an explosion in
the shaft of the Cascade Coal and
Cake company's mine at Sykesville,
nine miles from here, Saturday night.
The explosion occurred at $50, but it
was after midnight before the extent
of the disaster was known.
All of the dead but three are for
eigners. The explosion was slight as
evidenced by the small damage done
in the mine, but the deadly damp is
responsible for most of the deaths.
Three sets of brothers and a father
and son are numbered among the
dead. George and John Heck, and.
Nick Pavelick and his 15-year-old sol
were found by the rescuers locked
in each others arms as though thev
embraced each other in their dying
moments.
None of the bodies were mutilated
and but few showed burns. Eleven of
the men in one heading had apparent
ly made ready to escape for they car
ried their dinner pals and were head
ed for the opening.
The first intimation of the explosion
at the surface was when the safety
door on the fan blew open and the
machinery began to run wild. 1t was
surmised there was trouble below, but
it was almost midnight when rescuers
could enter the mine. It took some
time to get to the scene of the acci-
dent mile and a half from the open
ing, because the rescuers were oliged
to carry oxygen with them.
All but four of the bodies were
brought to the foot of the shart Sun
day, but were kept there until all were
recovered. Four were buried beneath
cave-in in a heading and were not
recovered until late.
The state police from Punxsataw-
ney were called to police the vicinity
OF the shaft and when the bodies were
brought out there was little show Of
distress or excitement.
Neither mine officials or mine in
spectors are able to assign cause for
the explosion as there are no survi-
vors from whom to gain an explana-
tion, but it is the general belief thsN
some of the men drilled into a pocket
of gas. The shaft is known as a non
one and Fire Boss John
Brown reports he was through the
heading where the explosion occurred
but an hour before and found no trace
Of gas.
Six men working in another heading
of the mine at the time of the acci-
dent knew nothing of the explosion 4
until the compressed air stopped their I
drills and one man was knocked from
his rock drill. They realized some
thing had happened, but did not know
tn nature of 1t until they met a party 4
OF rescuers coming for them.
When the rescue car of the bureau
Of mines arrived here the services \
were not needed as all the men were
dead, and air in the mine had been !
cleared
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
FOUR CITIES DESIGNATED
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS

Washington. D, C., July 17.-Post-
master General Hitchcock has desig-
mated the main postoflices in New
York, Chicago. Boston and st. Louis
as postal saving repositories. They
will begin to receive deposits on August
]. Having installed successfully more
than 1000 postal saving banks in sec
ond class postofIices, Mr.. Hitchcock
decided to extend it to some of the
first class offices Immediately. The
four cities were named because of
their great population and CONNER
cial prominence and because in each
one is located a United States sub
treasury, which will facilitate the
heavy banking business that is likely
to result from postal savings trans
actions.
AS in the smaller cities. the system
probably will be popular, with the for
eign born residents, many of whom
now send their surplus savings to their
home countries. From New York city
alone last year the money orders sent
abroad by foreign born residents ag-
gregating 100000.
The foreign born population of New
York is in excess of 100000, in Chi
cago 100000; Boston 100000 and in
st. Louis 10000. Money orders were
sent abroad last year to the amount
of s5,5O0.O0O from Chicago; $4,000.
900 from Boston and 100000 from
St Louis.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
Tehee Is county Attorney.

Oklahoma City, July IA. = It was
learned here last night that Repre-
sentative Tehee of Tahlequah has been
offered the appointment as county at
torney OF Cherokee county, and that
his resignation as a member of the
Legislature probably will be submitted
to Governor Cruce today. Tehee is a
Cherokee Indian and well known
lawyer on the east side of the state.
The elected county attorney recently
was killed by the accidental discharge
of a gun.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
HIGH COST OF LIVING
DRIVES TULSAN TO SUICIDE
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Tulsa, Okla, July 15.-In the pres
ence of his seven-year-old daughter,
w. A. Wren, pioneer citizen, today
attacked his wife with a hatchet,
wounding her forehead. He then
drank carbolic acid, cut his throat
and died. Mrs Wren's injuries are
not dangerous. Wren is believed te'
have gone insane over the high cost
of living, as he had repeatedly lament
ed not being able to pay his bills.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
PRESIDENT INTO
LOR|MER AFFAIR
Governor Deneen Says Cabinet officer
Sent For Him to Ascertain Mat
ters Pertaining to Election. ?

Washington, D. c.. July 7.--Presi-
dent Tafts administration was Satur-
day brought into the Lorimer election
in new way when Governor Deneen
Of Illinois, testified that as early as
August, 1909, Secretary of the Treas
ury Macveagh sent for him ito ascer-
tain for the president matters regard
ing the election of Senator Lorimer."
This was about three months after
Mr.. Lorimer's election.
whether Secretary MacVeagh was
proceeding on his own initiative or
the president had actually suggested
that he interview Governor Deneen
was not revealed 1t was not develop
ed whether an extended inquiry was
being conducted by the administra-
tration into the manner of Senator
Lorimer's election.
Governor Deneen mentioned the
name of Secretary MacVeagh when
he was asked whom he had given his
version of the famous telephone con-
versation between Edward Hines and
himself on the day Lorimer was elect
ed 1t was during this conversation,
so Hines testified, Deneen promised
to support Lorimer. This Governor
Deneen denied.
Hines testified, he said, over the
telephone that he was on his way to
Springfield to bring Deneen a mes
sage from Senator Aldrich and Presi-
dent Taft about Lorimer's election.
Deneen testified Hines said the presi-
dent was sending him message
through Aldrich, who would have
George Reynolds, president of the
Continental National bank, deliver it.
Governor Deneen testified that when
he responded to Secretary MacVeagh's
request to call at the federal build
ing at Chicago, Mr.. MacVeagh said he
wanted to ascertain for the president
matters regarding Senator Lorimer's
election" and that he, Deneen, jok-
ingly replied:
ASK the president, he was the man
who is said to have sent the message
that did 1t.
Governor Deneen added that in re-
sponse to further inquiry from the sec
retary he related the conversation be-
tween himself and Hines.
"The conversation only lasted ten
or fifteen minutes for the secretary,
after had related by part in the elee-
tion, said he was astonished at tue
reports" added Governor Deneen.
The afternoon session was practi-
cally devoted to the Hines-Deneen tel
ephone conversation. 1t is regarded
as having an important bearing on the
Lorimer claim that Deneen favored
Lorimer's election.
do you think Mr.. Hines might have
mentioned Mr. Reynolds name for the
purposes of identifcdtion?' inquired
Senator Fletcher, referring to Hines
testimony
mo, was the response. 'Mr Rey-
nolds could not have identified Mr.
Hines, for I did not know Mr. Rey-
nolds very we'll.
Governor Deneen declared that it
was not necessary for him to assist
then, because the contest had been
won by Lorimer the night before.
When the committee resumes its
hearing today the testimony viii be
regarding the actions of Edward Hines
in the Lorimer election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
$4,000 From MorriI fund.

Oklahoma City. July 17.-state
Treasurer Dunlop received a draft
from the federal government for $780,
600, being payment of the endow-
ment due Oklahoma from the Morril
fund. The A. & M. college at Still
water gets $4,000 and the Colored A.
& NJ. college at Langston gets $4,000.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

The blurred and inartistic appear
ance of the new postage stamps issued
on the occasion of the coronation of
King George has given rise to very
heated discussion. Both among the
public and in artistic circles disatis-
faction is expressed at the complete
lack of resemblance in the portrait
of His Majesty printed on the stamps.
1t has been suggested that a fresh is
sue should be designed with a new
portrait of the king, and the subject is
to be debated in the House of Com
mons. Meantime, the stamps are be-
ing withheld from circulation until the
stock of old issues become exhausted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

Lord Colebrooke has just been ap-
pointed to one of those many snug
billets in the kings household that
are reserved exclusively for peers. He
has been made captain of His Majes-
tvs Honorable Corps OF Gentlemen-at-
Arms at a salary of $4,000 a year.
He will have a very easy time of it
earning his pay. The corps, which was
founded in 1909, is mustered only on
great ceremonial occasions when men
in gorgeous uniforms are needed to
provide picturesque effects at big court
functions. 1t was long ago relieved of
all responsibility for the safe-keeping
of His Majesty's sacred person which
was the principal purpose for which
it was created. Scotland Yard detec-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-09-14
FOWLER IN HOSPITAL
Accident to Steering Gear Causes Fall
in Sierra Mountains.

Auburn. Cal, Sept 13.-Robert G.
Fowler, who started on a fight across
the continent, lies in hospital at the
Mountain in Alta in the Sierras with
his back sprained and suffering from
many bruises. His aeroplane lies a
tangled mass of wreckage at the base
of a big pine tree that stands on the
edge Of the rocky gorge through which
the Southern Pacific railroad winds
its way through the mountains.
Because of the accident to the steer
ing gear of the machine soon after the
start Fowler lost control of the plane
and while trying to land collded with
the tree, His machine fell through
the branches of the tree and was bad
ly damaged The aviator escaped
with minor injuries and says that he
will be able to resume the flight with
in two or three days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-09-14
TEACHER IS MURDERED
Body of Victim in Lonely
School Not Found.
Mystery Wells Staying Of Canad an
Woman Near Border-eody Car
ried Over Line?

Crystal City, Manitoba, Sept. 13.-
An international mystery has devel-
oped in the murder of Miss Blake, a
school teacher believed to have been
slain at the Riverdale school house,
between Snowflake and Manitou.
The only clews to the mystery are
portions of the womans dress, pools
of blood and tufts of human hair in
the yard of the school house 1t is
the theory of the authorities that Miss
Blake was murdered by an assailant
and that he carried the body across
the border into the United States. Po-
lice of towns along the line have been
notified and are assisting in the
search for the BODY and the murderer
Miss Blake was in the habit of fire.
quently remaining in the school house,
which is on a lonely road, after the
hour for Diminishing the pupils When
she did not return her friends went to
see what had delayed her, and found
the traces of her murder
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-09-14
WhaIen Davis.


Mr. and Mrs Patrick Whalen of this
city announce the marriage of their
daughter Adele to Mr.. Clyde E. DAVIS
Of Galena Ills, which took place Tues
day morning seven o'clock Sept. 10,
1911, lat St. Paul's parsonage, Rev.
Father L. p. O'Reilly officiating, Miss
Emma Whalen was bridesmaid and
Mr. Julius Whalen served as best man.
The Bride looked very sweet and
pretty, gowned in beautiful grey
travelling suit. The bridegroom wore
the conventional black, after the cere-
money a bounteous wedding breakfast
was served at the home of the bride s
parents, only the immediate relatives
being present, after which they left on
a several weeks wedding tour to Madi-
son, LaSalle, Chicago and other points
of interest. The bride is one of our
most highly respected and esteemed
young ladies, a graduate of our High
School, vino for the past few years has
taught successfully in Milwaukee school
The groom is we'll and favorably known
here and has many friends, who wish
them all joy and happiness. Mr.. and
Mrs Davis will make their future
home at Galena.