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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
MAYORSFROM MANY
TOWNS WILL MEET
Municipal League Organized at Mus
kogee Last January Will Meet
at Tulsa in December.

Tulsa, Okla, Nov e. Tulsa will
have as her guests December II the
greatest gathering of municipal Off
cials ever gathered together before in
Oklahoma, the occasion being the sec
ond annual convention of the Oklaho-
ma Municipal League. Hundreds of
mayors and other city officers from
nearly every town and city in Oklaho-
ma will be present and a splendid pro
gram of n-ertainment is being ar
ranged for the visitors.
The league was organized last Jan
uary at Muskogee, where the first an
nual convention was held The OBJ
ject of the organization is the general
Improvement of every branch of mu-
nicipal government by the cooperation
of Oklahoma towns and cities in the
practical study of questions pertaining
TO municipal administration
Any municipality in the state is
eligible to membership, and although
the organization is only one year old
already a large part of the municipal.
ties of the state are members.
Plans are already being laid to make
this meeting in Tulsa a big success
That Tulsa should be on her mettle
during the convention, which will prob
ably last three days, goes without say
ing. Mayors, commissioners, council
men and other city officers from prac
tically every town in the state will be
here to see the activities of the city
that is admittedly taking the lead il
municipal work.
The present officers of the league
whose terms expire with the coming
convention, are: "a F. McGarr, pres
ident; F. P. Stearns, Shawnee, frs
vice president; A. Neely, Durant, sec
ond vice president; J. A. Cotner, Ard
more, secretary; w. M. Spurlock
Guthrie, treasurer; executive commit
tee, E. w. Vance, Oklahoma City, J
A. Cotner, Ardmore, w. NJ. Spurlock
Guthrie, Pete Hanratty, McAlester, w
L. LaBryer, Ell Reno.
One of the features of the coming
convention will be municipal exhibit
from all cities in the state, showing
the improvements, made and contem
Iplated, and many other interesting fea
lures of city building
Prominent and well known speaker
will be secured for the occasion to at
dress the delegates to the eonventio
on pertinent subjects relative to cit
building in Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
MIDDLE WEST VISITED
BY HEAVY RAINFALL

Vinita and vicinity Sunday was visit
ed by a soaking rain that fell all day.
The rain was a slow drizzle that began
falling early in the morning and con-
tinued until after dark.
Reports from points in Kansas, Ok
lahoma, Texas, Missouri and Arkan-
sas indicate last night that yesterdays
storm was general throughout those
states. 1t was central over Denver,
Col, Sunday morning and last night
it was gradually working its way east
ward. "a
Rain started to fall in Kansas City
and vicinity about 11:30 o'clock yes
terday morning The precipitation up
to 7 o'clock last night was 81 inches.
At ST Joseph, MOI the rainfall was
90 inches; at st. Louis, .38 inches; at
Wichita, Kans., the precipitation was
30 inches. 1t was still raining when
these reports were filed.
The rainfall was heaviest in Okla
homa and Texas. At Oklahoma City
the gauge showed IA inches; at Fort
Smith, Ark, the precipitation was IA
inches, while at Fort Worth. last night
| it was cloudy with a rainfall of IA
inches at Z o'clock. Little Rock, Ark
received .1S inches of rain and at Louis
vile, KY, .06 inches was recorded.
In Kansas City there was south.
west wind yesterday. The tempera
ture was inclined to rise. The general
prediction is that no severe weather
is in immediate sight. 1t not prob
able that the mercury will drop again
to the freezing point from the passing
storm.
For some days the river at this point
has been falling. Yesterday it stood
at height of 6.8 feet.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
COMMISSIONERS
WANT SUIT FILED
Adopt Resolution Calling on County
Attorney to Sue For Alleged
County Shortages.

That the board of county commits
sioners intend to try to collect the
amounts alleged to be due the county
from various county officers, according
to the report of Deputy State Examiner
R. NJ. Nash, is shown by the following
resolution, which was adopted today
by the commissioners:
Be 1t Resolved, by the board of
county commissioners of Craig county,
Oklahoma, that the report of Chas. A.
Taylor state examiner and inspector,
prepared by R. NJ. Nash a special as
sistant state examiner and inspector,
and for the purpose of Identification
referred to as the Nash Report, be and
the same is hereby accepted, and the
county attorney, Cary Caldwell is here
by directed and ordered to bring any
and all necessary suits against any
and all persons shown by said report
to be indebted to Craig County, Okla
homa. and short in their accounts with
said county, and that said suits be
filed within ten days if settlement is
not made within said time.
Done at the City of Vinita, Oklahoma
this 9th day of November, A. D. 1911
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10

of the enforcement to a certain extent
for a violation of such interstate rule
would become federal offense; also
that it would of necessity mean a com
pl te change in the interstate scheme.
Legislation was given, however, and
made effective January two years ago.
requiring the labelling of each shipment
containing intoxicating liquors, and ad-
dressed only to bona fide consignees.
Governor Cruce will not attend the
conference, but as delegates appoint
ed H. L. Shelton and H. T Laughbaum,
superintendent and attorney for the
Oklahoma Anti-Saloon League; c. G.
Brannon, Blackwell; w. H. Neil, Ok
mulgee and DR.. w S Wiley of Mus
kogee.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
OPPOSE INTERSTATE
TRAFFIC IN |NTOXICANTS

Oklahoma City, Nov. GA national
conference will be held in Washington
December 12, 13 and IA to consider the
evils growing out of the interstate Ii
quor traffic, and % urge upon congress
the passage of a bill prohibiting the
shipment of liquor into prohibition or
local option states The movement is
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, but the call is
signed by governors, ex-governors,
lieutenant governors, members of con-
gress and heads of educational insti-
tutions of number of states. Among
the signers is Governor Cruce of Okla
homa.
Experience in Oklahoma shows that
unless the interstate commerce law is
altered so that railroads may decline
to handle shipments of liquor consign-
ed to dry territory, practical enforce
ment of the prohibition law is only par
TALLY successful.
AS it is, bona fide shipments of liquor
may be made for the personal con-
sumption of the consignee, and in this
way considerable intoxicating goods
reach the state for the purpose of sale.
Similar movement was made several
years ago.
C. N. Haskell while governor sent a
monster petition to Washington ask
ing the federal government to revise
the commerce regulations so as to af-
ford the desired protection to the
states legislating against liquor The
objection, as urged then, was that it
would relieve the state Of the burden
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
NEW MEXICO READY FOR
STATEHOOD ELECTION

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov Gully 1000
candidates have been nominated for
the various Offices to be filled Tuesday
when New Mexico votes the first time
for a set of state officers, for members
of congress, for a supreme court, eight
district judges and eight district attor
neys. In addition, twenty-four sena-
tors and forty-nine representatives are
to be elected.
Heretofore New Mevico was repre-
scented in congress by a voteless dele
gate, but henceforth it is to have two
members in the lower house and two
members of the United States senate
It's governor, secretary, judges and
other territorial officers were formerly
appointed by the president, but now
the people will elect them. However,
even under the territorial form of gov
ernment New Mexico elected a legis-
lature and it's own county officers.
In addition to state officers, judici-
ary, legislature and county officers,
New Mexico will on November Z vote
on an amendment to its constitution
under an act of congress known as the
Flood, or Blue ballot provision. 1t
gives the people another opportunity
to pass on the amending clause of the
state constitution, whether it shall
make the constitution more easily
amendable tnan it's present provision
for that purpose.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10

had climbed over the fleecing sheets
of vapor floating near the tops of the
highest peaks of the Sierra Madre
mountains. AS he sped on to the fin
ish at Tournament park, he was on a
level with the Mount Wilso nobserva-
tory and flying close TO the ragged
sides of the mountain.
His machine, baby" Wright, that
has only an eighteen-foot spread of
wings, seemed to hesitate for an in
stant as the aviator careened it into
the perilous though spectacular spiral
glide.
At this time he was directly over the
park, but as he came down toward the
earth his fier described overwhelming
curves until he was within few hun
dred feet of the ground Then Rod
gers performing one of the dips Arch
Hoxsey was performing when he was
killed at Dominguez field, within sight
of Mount Wilson, last December
Rodgers first word after he had been
finally rescued from the elamorous
crowd was
well, one thing is certain you can
not do a transcontinental fight in
thirty days.
Rodgers also declared that his own
flight, begun September II and finish
ed yesterday, forty-nine days later,
would not be duplicated for a year or
more.
official figures of Rodgers flight
given by his manager: Total distance
4,231 miles; flying time, 4.924 minutes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
UNITED STATES AS
CONSUMEROF BEER
Worlds Consumption Of Beer, Wine
And Spirits, And Share Thereof
BY the United States.

More beer is consumed in the Unit
ed States than in any other country
of the world, and more distilled spirits
than in any other country except
Russia. The quantity per capita con-
sumed in the United States is not,
however, in the case of beer, as great
as in Belgium, United Kingdom, Ger
many, or Denmark; while our per
capita consumption of distilled spirits
is less than that of Denmark, Hun
gary, Austria, France, Netherlands or
Sweden. OF wines, the quantity con-
sumed in the United States is below
that of Portugal, Spain Germany Italy,
or France; and the per capita con-
sumption is less than that of France,
Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland,
Austria or Hungary.
The quantity of malt liquors con
, sumed in the United States in 1910
was 1851 million gallons, against l.
704 million in Germany and 1897 mil
lion in the United Kingdom, that of
Austria being 493 million, Belgium 412
million, France 376 million, and Rus
sia 231 million gallons Of spirits the
quantity consumed in the United
States was 1887 million proof gallons,
against 232 2-3 million in Russia, the
capita being in each case LAS gallons,
he,
in the United Kingdom. The quantity
of beer per capita consumed in the
United States was, in 1910, 2009 gal
Ions, against 31.44 gallons in the Unit
ed Kingdom and 26.47 gallons in Ger
many In the consumption of wines
France leads the world, 1,541 million
gallons, or 1896 gallons per capita in
1909. Italy in that year consumed
31.17 gallons per capita; Portugal
27.39 gallons; Switzerland. 1855 gal
Ions, and the United States, in 1910
only 0.66 gallon per capita. Compare
lively little beer is consumed in Italy
Roumania, Servia and Russia; less
than gallons per capita annually, as
against 20 gallons in the United States
261a gallons in Germany, and 3115
gallons in the United Kingdom The
principal countries in which wine con.
sumption averaged less than one gal
lon per capita in the latest available
year include Netherlands, the United
Zealand, and the United States.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
NJ 'NAMARA JURORS
STILL SOUGHT
Interest in Trial at Present is centered
in indianapolis Struggle For Pos
session of Evidence.

Los Angeles, Nov C. With more
than a collateral interest manifest in
the developments at Indianapolis rela-
tive to the transfer of the supposed evi-
dence to the scene of the Mcnamara
case here, attorneys for both prosecu-
ton and defense Sunday prepared to
renew the search today for satistac-
tory talesmen.
While the trial of James B. McNa-
mara, indicted for the loss of score
of lives in the explosion of the Times
building a year ago, hardly has pro-
ceeded far enough to warrant any ex
act forecast of the time when jury
will be sworn in and evidence intro
duced, the struggle over the posses
sion of what is considered important
evidence admittedly IS going on in
various parts of the country, and In
dianapolis at present is the center of
interest.
For several months agents of both
sides have been employed at numer-
Gus points to work on tangled ends of
the case and their movements have
been carefully guarded. Acticity other
than at Indianapolis has cropped out
thus far at Salt Lake, San Francisco
and Seattle, and it would not cause sur
prise here if A. NJ. Schmidt and David
Caplan, jointly indicted with the Nc
Namaras, but whose whereabouts have
been unknown, suddenly turned up
whe nthe state begins producing evi-
dence.
The prosecution admits a vital in
terest in the proceedings at Indianap-
oils, and the defense, rather expectant
that the efforts of the state to secure
the so-called evidence will be success.
full, is preparing to combat it.
While the process of getting a jury
is under way, the Offices of the attor
neys on both sides are deeply involved
in preparing for the trial proper, con
sidered to be not far distant
Questions to talesmen have become
more or less perfunctory and examina
tions are proceeding with much swift
ness. To ask a talesman whether he
has a prejudice against labor unions
and whether such opinions would make
him biased toward the defendant
James b. Mcnamara. a member of {
labor union, no longer calls forth op
position and both sides have come tt
an automatic understanding of the
reach of their examinations. For this
reason it is predicted that jury viii
be sworn in before the end of the pres
ent month or the middle of December
To date eleven talesmen have beer
passed for cause, but Seaborn Man
ming, one of these, is affected with lunl
trouble, and it is believed he will bt
excused today A committee of tht
talesme nalready passed for cause ha
presented the situation to Judge Bord
well, and ruling is expected tomor
row.
With Manning sure to be eliminated
it will be necessary to obtain two NOR
talesmen before peremptory challenge
are exercised.
Twenty veniremen remain of tn
panel of forty summoned on Saturda,
and from this number it is thought tn
two required to fill the box will b
found soon and the process moved o.
a step.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
To Push Local option Amendment.

Chickasha, Okla, Nov 6.-The bus
mess men of Chickasha will meet to-
night at the court house in this city
to form league to push the adoption
of local option amendment that will
soon be submitted to the voters Of Ok
lahoma. Col. Isaac Cloud and R. l.
Glover are the leaders in the move
ment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10

It takes only an instant to be hurt;
but you can be insured against HARM
if you have a Continental Casualty
Company policy See A. G, Mars,
local agent for information
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13

Hitchcock and others, who were
said to be opposed to the Indiana
committeeman. When Mr. Hitch
cock failed to put in an appear
ance at the committee the sugges-
tion was laughingly made that he
had been steam rolled"
The Taft forces also dictated t.
entire membership of the arrange
ments committee which was in
creased to seven instead of the
usual five, and is composed as fol-
lows: New, Indiana; Vorys, Ohio;
Mulvaine Kansas; Murphy, New
Jersey; William, Oregon; Rosewa-
ter, Nebraska. and Duncan, North
Carolina.
Chicago and Denver were the
cnly cities formally to nut in a
claim for the convention. ST. Louis
withdrew, and Cincinnati, Baltimore
and Buffalo, expected candidates
were not heard from.
Former Governor Buchtel of Col
crado spoke for Denver. Former
representative Lowden and Fred w
upham presented Chicago's invita-
ton, the later declaring that the
people of Chicago would entertain
the delegates as royalty as ever.
Denver's seven votes were cas-
by the committeeman from Colo
radc. West Virginia, Idaho, Utah
Wyoming, Hawaii and the Philip
pines. st. Louis got the Texa
vote. The representatives of Nortl
Dakota, Arizona and Nevada wer,
absent and Chicago got all th
rest.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
WOMAN owns
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BASEBALL TEAM

NEW YORK, Dec. 1a.-F0r the
first time in the history of irgan-
ized baseball, SO fas as known, a
woman is to attend a major league
meeting. The woman to achieve
this distinction is Mrs. Helene Hath
away Britton. owner of the St.
Louis National league baseball
club, who is here to attend the
annual meeting of the National
league directors.
Are you going to vote and
take part in the meeting?" Mrs
Britton was asked.
"Oh, dear, no. she answered
''Mr. Staininger, the president OF
the club will do all the talking
for us, just as Mr.. Bresnahan takes
charge of the players"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
DROPS NINETEEN
STORIES TO PUT
END TO HIS LIFE

CHICAGO, Dec. 13-An uuiden
tilted man who is believed to have
been mentally unbalanced, shortly
after noCn yesterday mounted to
the 10Th story of the Masonic Tenn
pie building, disrobed, crawled out
on a beam and dropped to the ro-
tunda beneath. His managed body
was unrecognizable. His body
struck the cigar stand in the re-
tunda and injured a man who was
standing near it. The rotunda was
crowded when the man jumped and
much confusion ensued. For a
time the rumor was prevalent that
two men had committed suicide
The man was later identified as
J. F. Greek, a machinist
Both arms of a man standing at
the cigar counter were briken by
the falling body Of Greek.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
Federal Grand Jury Meets.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 13-The
corridors of the federal building
were thronged with prospective
witnesses yesterday when the Unit
ed States grand jury resumed its
investigation of the dynamite con-
spiracy which involved the McNa-
mara brothers. About so of the
witnesses, most of them from San
Francisco, spent some time before
the convening of the jury in a
conference with officials of the
United States district attorneys Of
flee.
Several of the men summoned
were employees of the powder fac
tory from which James B. McNa-
mara, known as Bryce, and Schmidt
and Caplan purchased the high pow
er dynamite used to blow up the
Times building. Two or three 9th
ers were hotel clerks at which
Mcnamara stayed while in Sar
Francisco.
J All the prominent labor leaders
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
GOVERNORS
ORDER TO STOP
Fight IGNORED

KANSAS CITY, Dec 13.-The
1O-round boxing contest between
Young Togo and Chalky German
scheduled to take place here last
night was called off because of po-
lice interference Young Togo will
leave today for New York, where
he fights Johnny Daley on Deeem-
Der 20.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. 49,
Governor Hadley yesterday order
ed the authorities at Nevada, Mo-,
to stop a prizefight advertised to
be held there 'Prizefghting un-
der the guise of boxing matches
must be stopped" said the govern
or yesterday.
NEVADA, No., Dec, 13.-The
fight between kid" Ferns of Ok
lahoma and Knockout" Brown ot
Kansas City, ordered prohibited
by Governor Hadley yesterday, was
held last night as scheduled, Ferns
knocking Brown out in the sixth
round. The authorities made no eff
fort to interfere.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
BROTHER IN BOTH CRIME
and BLOOD NOW At WORK
IN PRISON JUTE MILL
The McNamaras Take Second Lesson Un-
der Tutorship of Burglar---Federal Grand
Jury Convenes Again.

however, were missing. 1t was said
that E. A. Clancy of San Fran
cisco was still too i'll to appear, and
that Olaf Tvietmoe, secretary of the
state building trades council, and
Anton Johansen, an organizer for
the same organization, had not
yet arrived in San Francisco from
the east
J. E. Timmons, Los Angeles rep
resentative of the International AS
sociation of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, and E. ], Hendricks,
former representative of the ircn
workers here, were the principal
local witnesses called.
Oscar Lawler and Detective Nc
Laren entered the grand jury cham
bers carrying suit cases which are
said to have been the baggage of
]. B. Mcnamara, "Schmidtty' and
Caplan, seized at the Ferry build
ing, San Francisco.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13

SAN QUENTIN, CAL, Dec. 13.-
James B. Mcnamara has not been
examined yet by the prison physi-
clan for tuberculosis and it is inn
possible to state when he may,
said Warden John e. Hoyle yester-
day.
Heretofore the rule has been
to make no exception when the
prisoners illness can be seen, the
warden explained.
The McNamaras began their sec
ond lesson in the jute mill, under
the tutorship of a 15-year-old bur
glar, according to prison routine.
Owing to his familiarity will
printing machinery, James b. hal
appeared the quicker of the broth
ers in mastering the mechanism
The working of a loom is not sim
pie, and several weeks are allowed
prisoners for learning.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
GIRL RELATES STORY OF
HOW SHE SHOT MILLIONAIRE

NEW YORK, Dec. 13. While
several prisoners were being SEN
fenced yesterday Lillian Graham
and Ethel Conrad, on trial for
shooting w. e. W. Stokes, set side
by side in the court room. Miss
Conrad patted Lillian's hand ard
whispered to her until it came
time for Miss Graham to go on
the witness stand.
When the case was called Miss
Graham raised her veil and took
the stand. Assistant District Attor-
ney Buckner, continuing his cross.
examination, asked about the visit
the girls made on May 81, eight
days before the shooting, to 6
department store, where they
bought the revolver with which
they shot Stokes. Miss Graham
said they had no intention of buy
ing a revolver when they entered
She denied all insinuations thai
she and her friend had ever plan
ned over the telephone how the!
could lure Stokes within reach.
Did Miss Conrad tell you,
continued the prosecutor, that i
was a pretty easy thing to get ;
man to sign a statement with ;
gun in your hand?"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-12-13
A DAY With
The NATIONAL
LAW MAKERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--Yes-
terday in congress.
Senate-In sessiin at p. M
Lorimer investigating committee
again heard witnesses for the de-
fensc.
national corporation commits
sion was urged before interstate
commerce committees antitrust
hearing
Hcuse-Met at noon.
Sherwood dolfar-a-day pension
bill debate continued.
Foreign affairs committee agreed
to favorably report Sulzer resolu-
tion for abrogation of Russian
treaty
Steel committee heard testimony
on Bessemer and Lake Erie stock
juggling.
Senate Senator-elect Vardaman
(Mississippi) was severely arraigned
by Senator Percy (MississippD who
answered a magazine attack upon
him.
Representative Fitzgerald
of New York denounced the Sher-
wood bill as sounding death knell
of democratic party's economy
plans and adding $75,OOO,O0O to
Ipcnsion bill.