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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25

The Enterprise wants every farmer
reader to read the best farm paper
published in the South, which is the
Progressive Farmer of Raleigh N. C.
We are so anxious to do that we will
club it with the Enterprise at the
one rate of $500 this of course ap-
plies to new subscriptions to the
PROGRESSIVE Farmer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25
City Court.

Judge Wall yesterday convened
a regular monthly term of the city
court.
But little business was done ex-
cept the calling of the appearance
docket.
The quarterly session at which
iuries are used is the sessions at
which most of the business is'done
by the city court.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25
Tried To Kill A Street Car

Atlanta, April 25.-Harry Luvine.
a young white man, has been sent
to the insane asylum because he
tried to kill street car the other
day. He seemed to think it was
some kind of a Cyclop-eyed monster.
for he rushed into the street, armed
with a Ratchet and tried to STAY it
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25
Fitzgerald's Next Railroad.

At the Court House today an inn
portant railroad meeting was held
in which the people of Fitzgerald
and Rochelle are mainly interested.
Representing Rochelle we're: S.
B. Reid, j. S. Cummey, DR.. G. D.
McRae, S. R. Fem, Jno. T. King.
S. S. Brown, Colin McRae, Robt. R.
Reid, DR.. C. F. Cooper, w. B. Owens.
Mayor, and H. f. Gordon.
Representing OciIla were: J. A.
j. Henderson, j. E. Howell. j. j.
Flanders, W. M. Henderson, H. j.
Quincy, j. A. Owens, J. P. Cox, j.
M. Paulk, j. L. Paulk.
Representing Fitzgerald were: W,
R. Bowen, D. w. Paulk, D. 7. Paulk.
Frank Hager, M. W. Garbutt, j. E,
Turner, A. j. Mcdonald, j. A. JUS
tice, C. M. Wise, Burr Stokeo, L. S.
Osborne, C. M. Simons, E. 7. James.
F. R. Justice, W. B. White, R. V.
Bowen, D. W. M. Whitley. J. B.
Seanor, l. Gelders, T. J. Luke, W. D.
Dorminy, E. j. Dorminy P. F. Stone.
and j. E. Mercer.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Bowen, j. E. Mercer
acting as secretary.
Mr.. J. A. J. Henderson explained
the situation, that the road is now
being extended southwark from
Allapaha with first class go pound
rail, a standard road, and that he
was ready for Rochelle and FitZ-
gerald to close a contract with him
taking $4,000 of stock, and secur-
ing the right-Of-way; that one hun
dred and fifty thousand of stock is
DIVIDED at the present time by the
Company.
j. E. Howell and J. L. Paulk, of
Ocilla, stated that they had taken
stock with Mr.. Henderson and that
they regarded it as a first class in
vestment.
Mr.. S. B. Reid, of Rochelle, stated
that his people had subscribed or
was ready to take ten thousand
dollars of the stock and furnish the
right-of-way through Wilcox and
that they were prepared to close
the contract for Rochelle.
Mr.. M. w. Garbutt said he be-
lieved that the proposition was a
good one and that he thought Fitz-
gerald business men would take
care of twenty thousand dollars
worth of the stock an give Mr.. Hen
derson a right-of-way out of the city
for his road.
Mr.. Justice, on the question of
right-of-way thought that the sur
veyed route through the first and
second wards of the city would
prove to be unnecessarily expens-
i've. Mr.. Henderson at that point
stated that the line of the old F. 0.
& B. road might be used out of the
city, but not as far as the cotton
factory as it might put the route
too near the broken country north
of the city.
: Mr.. w. R. Bowen expressed the
belief that Fitzgerald would promp-
ly subscribe the twenty thousand
dollars of stock and provide for a
suitable way out of the city, and
appointed a committee on subscrip-
tons; M. w. Garbutt, j. B. SeanOr,
and j. E. Turner: and a committee
to secure right-of-way; A. J. McDOn-
aid, j. A. Justice, and D W. Paulk.
Mr.. Henderson said that he would
be ready to start work within ten
DAYS after the contract is closed.
The meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman who is
authorized to call together the sub
scribers to the stock as soon as
the subscription has been raised
or, the committee appointed is
ready To make report.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
PACKING COMPANY
TO LOCATE HERE
Two Additions Made to Vinits's Whole
sale Houses-Armour Packing
Company to Have Branch.

Vinita today gained two new whole
sale houses, the location of which are
in recognition of the splendid distri-
buting facilities of this city. These
houses are the distributing agencies of
the Armour Packing company Of Kan
sas City, and of the Ryan Flour &
Seed company. The latter is merely
the re-establishment of a house here.
This company had a distributing
store located in the Shanahan building
on South Wilson street, until destroy
ed by fire last December. Hall & Hall
then took over the -four and feed busi-
ness of that company. and now occupy
the rebuilt Shanahan building. Ryan
& Company will occupy the stone
building at 2Q4 West Illinois avenue.
The location of the distributing
house for the Armour Packing COM
pany is a great addition to industrial
Vinita. A representative of the pack
ing company is in Vinita today to Sc
cure a location for this office, A build
ing on the railroad right-of-way is pre-.
ferred From the Vinita branch Of the
Armour Packing company will be
made shipments of meats, lard, ETC.
to the other towns in this territory
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
JUDGE CAMBELL
L|BERATES BLAZE
Quashes Indictments Charging Tulsa
Banker With Misappropriation of
Funds of Bank.

. Tulsa, Okla, May 30.-Basing his
decision on precedents established by
the United States supreme court Fed
eral Judge Ralph S. Campbell of the
eastern district of Oklahoma yester-
day afternoon quashed an indictment
against former President Eugene F.
Blaize of the defunct Farmers Nation
al bank of this city.
The Indictment charged Blaize with
the misappropriation of funds.
While president of the Farmers Ma
tional bank of this city, Blaize over
drew his personal account about $4,000
and then made note for $4,000 to
cover the shortage The note was dis
counted at the Farmers National and
the money received from the note de-
posted to Blaize's personal account.
Shortly after this, on December IA.
| 1909. the Farmers National failed and
was closed by order of the bank ex-
aminer. The failure was caused by the
closing of the Columbia Bank and
Trust company of Oklahoma City, and
| it in turn caused the closing of other
subsidiary banks. Later the Farmers
National bank was sold to the Ex-
change National bank and the note of
Blaize was purchased with the bank
A few weeks ago Blaize was indicted
on several counts by federal grand
jury at Muskogee.
In quashing the indictment against
Blaize, the court held that as the Ex-
change National bank had not actual
loss occurred and that no crime was
committed. Other indictments, how
ever, are still pending against Blaize.
At the time, the failure of the Far
mers National and the Columbia Bank
and Trust company Of Oklahoma City,
which later resulted in other banks
lclosing caused much excitement
throughout the state. The indictment
of BIaize and other bankers connect
ed with the failure, by the Muskogee
grand jury a short time ago caused
excitement only slightly less than that
of the closing of the banks.
Haines and Martin, attorneys of this
city, represented Blaize at the pro
eeedings in the federal court yester-
day. Blaize received the congratula-
tions of his many friends here this aft
ernoon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
At OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY

To those who have never walked
forth from the doors of some great
state university with the square of
sheepskin-mute evidence of four
years spent in study and preparation
in han, there can come no adequate
conception of what commencement
day really means at such an institu-
tion. The long, exhausting week of
final examinations is over and with
it's close comes also the end of the
school year. The great undergraduate
body, care-free for the first time in
nine months, assemblies on the cam
pus to spend the last hours before
parting for the summer The seniors
march slowly down in cap and gown to
receive the coveted degree. 1t is then,
too, that "Old Grads" come trooping
back to revisit the old school, Then,
also, come the pater and mater and
the relatives and friends of the grad
uate without end and all the mellow
week of graduation is given over to
gaiety and entertainment without a
text book to ruffle the even tenor of
its jolly way. Such are all commence
ments at the big universities and such
will be the commencement at the uni
versity of Oklahoma next week which
will be ushered in by the baccalaur-
cate sermon of Rev. William Dunn
of Youngstown, O., on June 4 and
closed by the commencement address
of Senator Robert i. Owen, awarding
of diplomas and alumni banquet on
June s. The program for the week
follows:
Sunday, June 4, II a. m.-Baccalaur-
cate sermon, Rev. William Dunn Ryan
of Youngstown, o. $3.50 p. m. Joint
netting of Young Mems and Young
Womens Christian Associations. Ad-
dress by Mr.. Ryan.
Monday, June 5, $3.50 p. m.-Senior
Recital School of Fine Arts.
Tuesday, June 6, $3.50 p. m.-Senior
Glass Play.
Wednesday, June 7, $3.50 p. m
Annual Commencement Exercises
School of Fine Arts.
Thursday, June 8, 800 a. m.-Busi-
ness Meeting of Alumni Association in
Chapel, 10:30 a. m. Commencement
Day Exercises, Conferring of Degrees.
Annual Address-Senator Robert Lath-
am Owen, A. M.
100 p. m.-Lunoheon of Alumni As
soeiation.
In addition to this official program
there will be numerous class and or
ganization reunions and social enter,
tainments by Undergraduate societies.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
Assistant Postmasters Organize.

McAlester. Okla, May S1.-A state
association of assistant postmasters
was organized at a meeting held here
yesterday. These officers were elect
ed: R. C. Nelson, McAlester. presi-
dent; R. C. Knighton, Guthrie. secre
tary-treasurer; executive committee
R. C. Nelson, R. C. Knighton, W. l.
Peters, Enid; Lewis ]. Bennitt, Man
gum, and w. B. Fulton, Sulphur. The
next meeting will be held at Shawnee
September 5.
Or. Robert ]. Burdette of Pasadena
Cal, was a visitor at the meeting. Mr.
and Mrs. Burdette are guests of theii
son, Robert ]. Burdette, Jr., a news
paper man here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
PRESIDENT TAFT
WOULD STOP WAR|
Memorial Day is Observed With Fittin!
Ceremonies in All Portions of
the Country.

Washington, D. c., May 31.-Unde
the shaded arches of the Arlington Ma
tional cemetery President Taft Tues
day spoke, not so much as the frient
of peace, but the enemy of war. Thou
sands of veterans tramped the ho
asphalt of the street, crossed the Pc
tomac and trudged the dutsy roads t,
Arlington to hear the president speak
There were fully ten thousand ped
pie in the seats and crowded aboul
the speakers stand.
Far be it from me-" said the presi
dent, ito minimize in any way d.
these suggestions the debt we owe Il
the men buried here who carried a.
the successful struggle that result&
in the abolition of slavery and Will &
seemed ineradicable save by such M
awful slaughter of the brightest a Is
brayest and best of the nations you& h
and manhood.
81 shall not stop to discuss wheth
it might have been possible to q
complish the same reform by mildk s
methods. Whether that be true
not, the supreme carifice of these m Ii
who lie about us in the cause of ad
vancing humanity can never be Id
sened or obscured by such q suggek
ton. But the thought at which
would but hint this morning is thai
even in the hallowed presence a
these dead, with ideals of patriotisn
and love of their countrymen, if
needed a war to make everlasting eVs
dence, we should abate no effort and
should strain every nerve and avail
ourselves of every honorable possibr
device to avoid war in the future.
II am not blind to the aid in creaf
ing sturdy manhood that the militar1
discipline we see in the standinj
armies of Europe and in the regulal
army of this country furnishes, nd
do I deny the incidental benefits tha
may grow out of the exigencies an<
sequelae of war. But when the book,
are balanced, the awful horrors d
either internal or international strif
far outweight the benefits that may b,
attained in It,"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
ONLY ONE PERSON KILLED
IN RACES At INDIANAPOLIS
Succeeding Accidents Thrilled CrOwd and Kept
Nerves at High Tension---Ray Harroun
Won the 500 Mile Race in Marmon
Car---Iime Six Hours, Forty-One
Minutes and Eight Seconds

Miller mechanic, cylinder 4, displace
ment 432.
No. 27 Cutting, Ernest Delaney driv
er, cylinder 4, displacement 800.
No. % Fiat, D. Bruce Brown driver
Anthony scudellaris mechanic, cylin
der 4, displacement $50.
No. 80 Observation-Disclosures, Lee
Prayer driver, cylinder 4, displace
ment 432.
No. 81 Mamon, Joe Dawson driver
Bruce Kean mechanic, cylinder A, dis
placement 495.
No. 32 Marmon, Ray Harroun driver
Harry Goetz mechanic, cylinder 4, dis
placement 677.
No SO Lozier, Ralph Milford driver
Will Chambers mechanic, cylinder 4
displacement 544.
No. "a Lozier, Teddy Tezlaff driver
Dave Lewis mechanic, cylinder A, dis
placement 544
No. 35 Apperson, Herbert Lytle
driver, w. w. Clifton mechanic, cylin
der 4, displacement SAG.
No. SO Mercer, Hugh Hughes driver
L. P. Furhman mechanic, cylinder 4
displacement 800.
No. 81 Mercer Chas. Bigelow driver
Chas. Illingsworth mechanic, cylinder
4, displacement 800.
No. SS Simplex, Ralph Beardsley
driver, Geo. Scott mechanic, cylinder
4, displacement 597.
No. 80 Fiat, Caleb Bragg driver
cylinder 4, displacement 487
No. Al Velie, Howard Hall driver
cylinder 4, displacement 334.
No. AZ Cole, VIM. Endicott driver
John Schant mechanic, cylinder 4, dis
placement All.
No. A Amplex, A. w. Greiner driver
S, B. Dickson mechanic, cylinder 4
displacement 44S
No. As Benz, Robt. Burman driver
cylinder 4, displacement 500.
No. 46 Benz, VIM. Knipper, driver
cylinder 8, displacement 444.
No. AZ Buick, L. Chevrolet driver
cylinder 4, displacement 594.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
OWENS POSITION
IN TO0-[ATE CASES
Senator Writes Open Letter in Re-
sponse to One Received From Cit
liens of Delaware County.
Washington, D. c., May 27
The Vinita Chieftain,
Vinita. Oklahoma.

The Vinita Chieftain,
Vinita, Oklahoma.
Dear Sir: 1 have a letter signed by
G. w. Waller, Esq, and a number of
others, asking me what my future po-
sition will be regarding the 'too late
baby case" They failed to give their
address, and I reply through your
columns.
l have always personally favored
giving the newborn children this right
although have not believed their title
was clear under the law, regarding it
as debatable case which ought to be
definitely and positively settled one
way or the other for the benefit not
only of the children but, of everybody
else.
For this reason l introduced bill
for it's determination by the court of
claims, with an appeal to the supreme
court, at the last session of congress.
To my ashonishment, my action was
interpreted as an act of hostility to
the too-late children,
The matter is now pending on ap-
peal, and l understand will go to the
supreme court through the court of
appeals of the District of Columbia,
and by appeal from that court to the
supreme court of the United States.
, 1t will probably be decided in the win
| ter of 1928,
1t is suggested in theletter of Mr..
Waller and others that it is generally
believed in Delaware county that !
have some private interest in this case.
have no private interest whatever in
the case. l have taken no part in the
bringing of any of these suits in the
ltoo-late baby case.
| am requested to give active assist
ance in the early settlement of this
Question. My answer to this is that
the lawyers and courts having it in
charge of necessity control this mat
ter. 1t is not a legislative question
and it is not before congress, and my
effort last session to promote speedy
hearing was interpreted as hostile
when in reality it was friendly. The
attorneys who have this matter in
charge would pay no attention what
ever to my advice to them to quit, but
would simply think that I was without
!authority to make any such sugges
tion to them. | was invited to tell
them that if they should win in the
Isupreme court of the United States
would undertake to defeat them from
recovering any fee. | did not think
this right, and was unwilling to ac
cept the suggestion. | am personal
ly interested in some oil leases obtain
ed from too-late children, and I have
no personal interest on the other side
If the too-late children lose, l would
lose the oil leases upon which I have
paid a considerable amount of money;
but no interest, either for or against
would induce me to do anything that
was not for the public welfare
I think the public welfare, the inter
est of the too-late children and the in
terest of the government requires 9
| speedy settlement of this matter, and
it will not be settled until it is settled
in the highest court.
Yours respectfully,
ROBT. L. OWEN
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
ONE KILLED IN FIRST
MOTOR RACE ACCIDEN'
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind, May 30.-Eighty
five thousand persons gathered at til
motor speedway here today to watcl
forty speed-mad motorists race I'D
fame and the good race began at teI
O'Clock. The distance is five hundre|
miles. 1t is estimated nearly sevd'
hours will be required to finish. TH
track is two and a half miles long. It'd
total in prizes offered is forty thod
sand dollars, ten thousand for the wiz
.ner. Before the race started Bob Bui
man, who broke the worlds mile RED
ord yesterday was called before TIL
grand stand and crowned "speel
king" with a gold bejeweled crow
presented by motor car time mani
facturer.
The first accident of the race os
Cured when the Amplex car, drivei
by Arthur Grainer, of Chicago, threI
a tire and turned over killing S. 7
Dyckson, the mechanic and perhap
fatally injuirng Grainer.
Dave Lewis, the mechanic in th
Lozier car was thrown from the ca
when the tire blew up. His right LEI
was broken. In a mix up of thre
cars, directly in front of the gran
stand, John Glover, mechanic, wa
thrown from the Westcott car and hi
spine badly injured. Ray Harroun J
the Marmon car led the field at tw
hundred and fifty miles mark.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
WICEERSHAM TESTIFES
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, D. c.. May 31.-Attor-
ney General Wickersham, appearing
before the house committee on ex-
penditures in the department of JUS
tice, today testified that he had "ad-
vised" the United States Steel corpor-
alton several times, from 1901 to 1909,
during his connection with the firm of
had received his share of the fee turn
ed into the firm for services to the
American Sugar Refining company,
personally attended to by Henry w.
Taft, brother of the president. Wick
ersham said his share was about
twenty-six thousand dollars.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
oRITuARY.

Oliver Francis, son of Mr.. and Mrs
]. T. Adair was born November 29th
1905, near the town of Westville, il
Adair county, Okla. He fell asleel
May 25th, 1911, in vinita, Okla. H,
was i'll but a short time. His parents
had hoped that he might recover bu
that was not to be. He was a brigh
little fellow and we cannot under
stand why he should not have beer
spared us, vet we know our loss i,
heavens gain.
Gem of our hearth, our household
pride,
Earth's undefled,
Could love have saved, thou hadst MOI
died,
Our dear, sweet child.
Humbly we bow to Fate's decree:
Yet had we hoped that time should see
Thee mourn for us; not us for thee.
Yet It's sweet balm to our despair,
Fond, fairest boy,
That heaven is Gods, an dthou ar
there,
With Him IN Joy;
There past are death and all its woes
There life's sweet stream foreyel
flows,
And rapture's day no sunset knows =
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
Frisco Lays OF 400 Men.

Springfield, Mo-, May S1.-Notice
was posted at the Frisco shops here
today that 400 employees will be laid
off this evening owing to the slack
business. Railroad officials say the
men will be laid of month or pos
sibly longer If bushes conditions do
not improve.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
carros of For Rome.

Genoa, May 30.-Garros, the French
aviator, today took the lead in the
Paris-Rome-Turin flight. Beaumont
had some motor trouble but made re
pairs. and few away late. Garros
reached Pisa at noon and started for
Rome hoping to reach there this after
noon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
Two Hotels DESTROYED.

Winnepeg. Canada, May SO.-A dis
patch from Si1verton, 3. c., tells of a
fire raging there, which destroyed the
Windsor and Victoria hotels and sew
eral stores. Five persons were burn
cd to death in the Windsor hotel.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-02
Phillips Gets Five Years.

Tulsa, Okla, May 30,-W. P. Phillips,
convicted here recently of violation of
the national banking laws, was SEN
fenced to five years ir Leavenworth
federal prison by Judge Campbell of
the United States court Monday after
noon. Phillips was cashier of the
First National bank of Vinita.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-06-02
Bv ARTHUR A. TAYLOR
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

Occasionally certain events in which
there is what we call romance need
only to be put in story form to make
them twin brothers to fiction. The
following is an example:
Two men, apparently of the lower
grade of Italians, sat chatting in a
wine shop in Naples. The face and
hands of one were begrimed with coal
dust, for by the carrying Of that fuel
he earned his living; the other was not
at the time following any especial call
ing.
"Gennaro." said the coal HEAVIER, "tell
me how to proceed to become a mem
Der of the Camorra."
"What do you mean by the Ca
morra" .sssss. z - = ass,;ssisss
Nonsense. know that it exists and
that you are a member Of it."
"Well, Luigi. since you and l are
close friends | will admit to you that
am a member Of the Camorra. AS
to your getting into the society, you
must prove yourself in full sympathy
with it's objects, which are to enable
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-06-02
NORTHWEST PROSPERITY

OF surprising interest to the en-
tire Pacific Northwest is the obser-
vance of Progress and Prosperity
Day in Seattle, on June LIST, for the
purpose of celebrating the compile
ton of and beginning on half a
dozen large projects having an ag-
gregate value of hundred million
dollars. The event has been made
a public holiday, in view of the fact
that it marks the launching of a
period of renewed prosperity
in which this whole section Of
the country is sharing OF prime
Importance is resumption of work
on the Lake Washington canal, un-
der a state contract. The North
ern Pacific starts to construct a
million dollar belt line around Lake
Union. The clearing of the site
for the 42-story Smith building, the
highest west of New York, will be-
gin. Under the head of completed
projects is the arrival of the first,
through train over the Milwaukee
Railroad, from Chicago; the open
ing of the Fisher FIGURING Mills and
the completion of the steel work on
the Hoge skyscraper. All of these
activities indicate an era of pro-
gress and prosperity in which the
whole Northwest shares.