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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
TOOK OWN LIFE.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept s.-With an
uncompleted letter in his pocket, in
which he pleaded with a young woman
whom he called "Leda'' to give him
another chance, Lyman Genewin, 25
vacant lot at Second avenue south and
First street, Minneapolis, last night
and took his own lfe
His body was found early today in a
cluster of weeds by Patrolman Jonas
Jonasson. Beside the body was re
volver with one empty chamber.
The body was taken to the morgue
and relatives have been notified.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
WISCONSIN MAN WAS COLD WHEN
FOUND IN HIS ROOM IN
GRAND FORKS.

Grand Forks, n. D., Sept. Thames
Hawkins of Wisconsin was found dead
in bed here yesterday afternoon at ,
clock in the New York lodging house.
Mr. Hawkins had evidently been dead
some time as his body YVES cold when
discovered.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
SENATOR JOSEPH BAILEY
IS NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR THE JOB AGAIN

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. s-The Rec
ord of Galveston, Tex, announced that
United States Senator Joseph W. Bal
ley will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton.
t'I will not be a candidate for re-
election to the senate next year and
this decision is irrevocable,' Senator
Bailey is quoted as saying.
Senator Bailey declined to assign
reasons for his determination not to
seek denomination.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
World Special State Service.

WUrIu SptClHI SCaCe SerV1CH!
Crary, n. d., Sept. S.-Pctcr Erick
son of Noonan township suffered Sc
we're accident yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Erickson was doing some babbiting
and in some manner the molten metal
came i'll contact with some water,
causing an explosion. The hot metal
was thrown over Mr.. Erickson s body
and into his eyes and his injuries as Il
result are very bad.
DIR. sihler of Devils Lake was called
and made Il hurried trip by auto and
relieved the pain. 1t is not probable
that Mr.. Erickson will suffer the loss
Of his eyes.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
CLOSE THE FIRST WEEKS BUSI-
NESS WITH MANY DEPOSITS
Cash $25,170.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. s.-The United
States government postal savings bank
in ST. Paul closed its first week very
successfully with 1910 depositors and
cash deposits Of over $25,l70.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACH
ED WHICH IS FAVORABLE TO
ALL CONCERNED.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. s.-The
threatened baseball war between the
National Commission and the American
Association has probably been avert
ed lv the National League conceding
the major demands of the other league.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
TWO FRENCHMEN ARRESTED
WITH FAMOUS PAINTING IN
THEIR POSSESSION.

Madrid, Spain, Sept. s.-Two French
men have been arrested at Leon with
the famous painting, Mona Lisa, in
their possession.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15
EXPLOSION WH1L.; HE WAS Bah.
BITING-BODY COVERED WITH
HOT MEI.AA.
METAL CAME IN CONTACT WITH
WATER CAUSING FIERCE
EXPLOSION.

DR.. Sihler of Devils Lake Made Hur-
ried Trip to the Scene and Relieved
Pain-Mr. Erickson VIII Not Lose
Eyes But Had Narrow Escape
VERY Painful,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-15

just below is about two inches in
length, through the skin and into the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
WARDEN DICK ExONERATED
BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE

Oklahoma City, jan II. Warden
Robert w. Dick was completely exon
Grated of blame, under the charges
against him, when the select legisla.
ture committee appointed to investi-
gate the penitentiary at McAlester, re-
ported to the assembly today.
All the charges brought by the form
er prison physician. Dr. Love, were
declared unfounded. Transcribed evil
dence covering $50 typewriter pages
accompanied the report.
In regard to the principal charge
that the state prison had been man.
aged in loose, extravagant manner,
the committee had this to say. I'VE
beg to report that after having thor
oughly investigated this charge, we
find that the prison is and has been
conducted on an economical and busi-
ness-like basis and that all expendi-
lures were audited and approved by
the board of control"
The committee also found that War
den Dick has done and is doing his
whole duty in the management of the
penitentiary; that no evidence indi-
Gated that Dick favored one employee
over another; that no evidence show
ed that Dick or any employe ever re-
ceived any supplies for family USE at
the expense of the state; that Dick
did not fail to enforce the rules for
disciplining prisoners.
1t was admitted that Dick had con-
tributed convict labor to a street rail-
way company to hasten the construc-
tion of a line from McAlester to the
penitentiary. The committee believed
it was a good business deal and that
it had the approval of the prison board.
The committee reported that proper
food was furnished sick prisoners;
that Dick knew nothing of a transac-
tion by which one George McManus
secured a parole through a bogus med
ical certificate; that Dick punished
prisoners for gambling at the prison.
An expense account of S1,579.29 was
filed by the committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
EXHIBIT
HERE SATURDAY
Wireless Telegraph Station viii Soon
Be Established and Running
in Vinita.

Our city will soon have modern
wireless telegraph station in full oper-
alton. Contracts have been closed
with eastern managers to have COM
plete apparatus, transmitting and re-
ceiving stations, batteries, etc,
brought here and put in working order
by an expert, VIM. B. Patty.
He will come the 21st day of Jan
uary, and on that night at the Audi
torium will send and receive wireless
messages in full view of the audience,
ring bells at a distance, start motors,
manipulate signals and electric lights,
and give comprehensive demonstra-
tion of the present uses of this much
talked of discovery, as well as explain
ing its future possibilities in warefare,
train dispatching, etc.
On the same evening he will also
show the wonders of radium and liquid
air, he bringing a supply of those ma
terials and apparatus for actual ex-
periments. A large house is already
assured for the occasion and it is ex-
pected that hundreds will improve
this rare opportunity to form a de-
lightful acquaintance with these scien-
tific marvels.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17

motions provided for under the new
rule could not be interposed
81 appeal from the decision of the
chair" cried Fitzgerald
Payne, of New York. the republi-
can leader of the house. moved to lay
it on the table The Payne motion
was defeated by vote of 155 to 1874
Then followed an acrimonious debate
upon the ruling and when the vote
finally was taken upon the appeal from
Speaker Cannon's decision, twenty
three insurgents and all but one of
the democrats present voted against
the speaker, and as the result defeat
ed the ruling by vote of las to 1876.
The republicans who voted with the
democrats against the speaker: Car
ry, Wisconsin; Cassidy, Ohio David
son, Wisconsin,; Fish, New York;
Goode, Iowa. Gronna, North Dakota;
Haugen, Iowa; Hinshaw, Iowa; Hold
enworth, Iowa; Hubbard, Iowa; Ken
dali, Iowa; Kopp, Wisconsin; Kuster-
man, Wisconsin; Lanroot, Wisconsin;
Madison, Kansas; Morse, Wisconsin;
Nelson, Wisconsin; Norris, Nebraska;
Pickett, Iowa; Poindexter, Washing
ton; Stafford, Wisconsin, and Steener-
son, Minnesota.
Saunders of Virginia was the only
democrat voting against Fitzgerald in
appeal from the chairs decision. The
resultant vote settled definitely the
status of the new rule. The plan had
been outlined before the session open
ed in case of an attempt to set the
army appropriation bill in ahead of the
motions to take the bills away from
the committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
SECOND REGENT ASSAULT.
MADE ON PREMIER BRAND
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Paris, France, Jan. 1.-Two revol-
yer shots were fired at Premier BRAND
in the Chamber of Deputies, this after
noon He was unharmed. M. McIn-
mann, director of public relief, receiv-
ed one bullet in the leg. This is the
second recent assault upon the premier
Last November, at the dedication in
Tuelerich Gardens, of the statue of
Jules Terry, M. Lacour, a royalist
struck M. BRAND in the face twice,
with cane. Lacour was sentenced to
three years Imprisonment.
Brands assailant was seized i'm
mediately by the police His name is
Gisolme, and he was recently liberat-
ed from the insane asylum, when he
was incarcerated following an attempt
to assassinate the British consul at St.
Sebastian.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
ALL OF CREW RESCUED
FROM SUNKEN SUBMARINE
By Associated Press.

Kiel, Germany, Jan. 1.-THE Ger
man submarine, ''U. g." sank today, in
the harbor at this city. The number
of men aboard is unknown. A sub
marine salvage ship, equipped with
heavy cranes for raising submarines,
was sent to the assistance of the
~. g." The commander Of the "U. 80
communicated with the rescuers by
means of buoy telephone and said
he and the crew were in no immediate
danger, as the supply of oxygen would
last forty-eight hours. The sinking
was caused by the accidental filling of
the water bunkers.
After a few hours of desperate work
by the Vulkan, the submarine "U. g."
was raised. All of the crew were
rescued.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
OWEN RESOLUTION
IS IS|OETRACKED
Considerable Significance is Attached
to Action of House in Referring
Motion to Choice of People.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 17.-It became
evident yesterday that the house does
not approve of United States Senator
Robert L. Owens plan of requiring
members of the legislature to vote for
the candidate for United States sena-
tor receiving the highest popular vote
when that body yesterday sidetracked
a resolution by Kesterman, Devereaux,
Rose and Jamison, declaring in favor
of this plan. Senator Owen was sit
ting on the platform at the time.
J. Roy Williams, of Comanche,
speaker pro TEN, and representative
of Ex-Governor Haskell in the house,
moved to refer the resolution to the
committee on privileges and elections
which was adopted. Considerable sig
nifcance was attached to the action in
view of the possibility of Senator Owen
and the former governor being rival
candidates for the United States SEN
ate, and in view of the further fact
that Haskell organized the lower house
of the legislature.
Both branches of the legislature,
however, passed resolution request
ing Senator Owen to address the legis-
lature in joint session this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The AUDITORIUM will be
secured so that the general public may
also be admitted.
The most important discussion of
the present session arose in the SEN
ate over the Roddie banking BILL which
was up for consideration in commit
tee of the whole, but not disposed Of
A proposed amendment was offered by
Eggerman to require the banking
board to be appointed by the state
bankers association. Senator Roddie
opposed this proposition, declaring that
the national bankers control the state
bankers association and that the man
agement of the guarantee fund would
fall into the hands of enemies of the
guarantee law
The senate passed finally bills by
Sorrels appropriating s32,500 for sal
aries of district and superior court
steaographers, and by Stewart giving
man out OF possession of real estate
right to sue for possession. The bill
by Goulding providing for the creation
of the Office of state fire marshal met
unexpected opposition and was finally
referred to q special committee.
The house recommitted bill by Nc
Clintic, Ashby of Jackson and Madden
of Harmon, proposing to create new
judicial district out of Harmon Swan
son and Packson counties.
Among the bills introduced was one
in the house by Woodson to appropri-
ate 100000 for an additional building
for the Northwest normal at Alva.
Another bill by Woodson repeating
the constitutional provision denying
the right of eminent DOMAIN to foreign
corporations including railroads which
are not incorporated under Oklahoma
laws.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
DEATH OF ISAAC
BROWN HITCHCOCK
True Pioneer of the Cherokee Nation
Answers Last Summons at Home
of Daughter Here.

In the death last evening of Isaac
Brown Hitchcock, Vinita lost one of
the most notable characters in the his
tory of the city's growth, and the Cher
okee Nation lost a man who was prob
ably the best posted man in the world
on Cherokee history.
Mr. Hitchcock had been suffering
from general break down for several
months. His advanced age being di-
rectly responsible, He died at 4:45
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, at the
home of his only daughter, Mrs. S. J.
Burns, on North Scraper street, where
he had made his home for the last
several years. Besides his daughter,
the deceased is survived by one son,
DR.. |. d. Hitchcock, of Alton. His
other son, Brown Hitchcock, died at
Alton a few years ago.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church at o'clock this
afternoon.
The deceased enjoyed distinction
attained by few men. He might truly
have been said to have been pioneer
of the Cherokee Nation for he was
born, reared and spent his entire life
in the land of the Cherokees.
Isaac Brown Hitehack was the son
of Jacob Hitchcock, who in 1919, was
appointed a mechanic by the Presby-
terian board OF missions to go from
Georgia to the western Cherokee Mis-
sion, founded by DR.. Worcester, the
great missionary. Jacob Hitchcock
went west with the removal of the
Cherokees, and his party founded and
opened the old Wright Mission school.
There he married Miss Anna Brown.
On February 2S, 1926, Isaac Brown
Hitchcock was born. He grew to man-
hood and secured his education at
Dwight Mission. For years he taught
among the Indians He could speak
the Cherokee language as fiuently as
he could English, and until his declin-
ing age robbed him of his strength, he
often entertained the congregations of
the local churches with religious
hymns in the Cherokee tongue.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
POPULAR vINITA GIRL
WEDS HENRYETTA MAN

Miss Hattie Haynes, of this city and
Mr.. Ralph Ruffner, of Henryetta, were
married at the home of the brides
mother in this city last night The
bride is one of the best known and
popular young ladies in this city and
has scores of friends here who wish
her much happiness in her new sphere.
The groom is not very well known
here, but those who know him speak
of him in highest terms. They will
make their home at Henryetta.
This wedding was one of the big
surprises of the season. The most in
innate friends of the bride never sus-
pected that she contemplated such a
step.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
.ALDR|CRS PLAN TO REVISE
BANKING LEGISLATION
BY Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 17.-Senator
Aldrich's long awaited plan for the
revision of the national banking lagis-
lation was today submitted to the ma
tional monetary commission. He dis
claims belief in the central bank and
proposes the establishment of the
Reserve Association Of America. His
plan includes the local organization of
the representatives Of banks, formed
by not less than ten banks each, each
bank holding stock in the association
in proportion to its capital; the coun-
try to be divided into fifteen financial
districts, each to be a branch of the
association and governed by a board;
the governor and deputy governor of
the association to be appointed by the
president; the association to be the
principal fiscal agent and depository
of theh government and fixing the rate
of exchange and discount.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
UNCLE JOE MEETS DEFEAT
ON APPEAL FROM RULING

Washington, d. c., Jan. II. - The
stirring scenes of the last session of
congress, when the house overthrew
Cannon and took the making of its
rules into its own hands, were re-en-
acted in part on the floor of the house
yesterday.
Threatened with what was believed
to be an effort to draw the teeth" of
one of the most important of the new
rules, the democrats and insurgents
joined in defeating the speaker, BY
a vote of las to 126, the combined
forces rallied to the support of Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, democrat of New
York, and sustained him in his appeal
from the speakers ruling.
The fight developed as the result of
the second attempt to use the new
rule, which gives the house power to
discharge a committee from further
consideration of bill that has been
referred to it. The insurgents and
democrats believed this rule concluded
that as soon as consideration of bills
by the unanimous consent had been
concluded on every first and third Mon
day of the month, the house was
bound by the new rule to take up mo-
tions and discharge the committees
for the custody of specified bills.
When that moment arrived yester-
day, however, Speaker Cannon gave
recognition to Representative Hull Of
Iowa, chairman of the military affairs
committee. Hull moved that the house
resolve itself into committee of the
whole and take up the consideration
of the military appropriation bill upon
which it had been working the last
week.
Immediately there was asrallying of
forces and stiffening of ranks among
the insurgents and democrats. Fitz-
gerald insisted upon the consideration
of the motion to discharge the COM
mittee which was upon the calendar.
Cannon declined to give Fitzgerald pre-
ference, but said that he would be glad
to consider the point of order if Fitz-
gerald wanted to make one. The
democratic member declared that he
did not have to make point of order;
his right of recognition under the new
rule was without raising any point of
order against the speakers action.
The insurgents, democrats and reg
ulars jumped into the free debate
which followed. Upon the speakers
refusal they were forced to make a
point of order against the taking up
of the army appropriation bill. The
speaker had ruling on the point pre-
pared in advance and read from man
useript He held that the new rule
did not make it mandatory upon the
house to take up motions or to dis
charge the committee that it simply
made such motions that in order if
the house desired to take them up.
Upon this basis the speaker held
that Hull and the army appropriations
bill had the right of way and that the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
M'MURRAY RAPIDLY LOSING
INFLUENCE At WASHINGTON

Washington, D. c., Jan. III. f.
McMurray of McAlester, Okla, man
of mystery, lobbyist and successful
manipulation of JUICY fees wrung from
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
in the past few years, is rapidly losing
his influence with the administration
and its various departments through
whom he operated.
President Taft dealt McMurray a
body blow the other day when he an
announced the appointment of d. C.
McCurtain as governor of the Choc-
Itaw Nation to succeed his distinguish
ed father, Governor Green McCurtain,
deceased. ID. G. McCurtain for years
has been waging bitter war against
McMurray and other fees grabbers
who have enriched themselves at the
Expense Of the Choctaws and Chicka-
saws and the selection of McCurtain
as governor, caused the cold shivers to
Icirculate up and down the spine of
McMurray, who is said to have been
backing the candidacy of former gov
ernor Duke of the Choctaw Nation.
The appointment of young McCur-
tain is taken as an indication that the
Taft administration is opposed to Nc
Murray and others who have devoted
their lives to procuring contracts from
the Indians rich in fees.
As further indication that McMur-
ray is losing his grip and that he is
non persona grata at the white house
and interior department, is the persis-
tent rumor that has been in circula-
tion that Governor Douglas H. John
son, principal chief of the Chickasaw
nation, who it is said, has been putty
in the hands of McMurray and his as
sociates, is slated for removal, owing
to disclosures made before the special
committee that invaded
Oklahoma last summer to probe into
the Gore bribery charges.
That the government intends taking
a hand in the Indian game and wind up
the affairs of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nations at as early date as
possible, now seems assured, although
1t is now looked upon as extremely
doubtful if any legislation looking to-
wards the sale of the segregated land
and mineral of the two nations will be
secured at the short session of con-
gress, which has but sixty days of
life remaining. The condition is said
to be accountable for, largely by the
position taken by the coal operators
who are opposing the proposed legisla-
tion unless provision is made relieving
them from damages oceasioned by the
cave-ins after the surface of the land
had been disposed of to the settlers.
The Choctaw council refused to send
Dr. e. N. Wright of McAlester to
Washington this year as a delegate
and Peter j. Hudson of Tuskahoma,
who came here armed with commits
sion from former Governor McCurtain
to act as delegate has not been rec
ognized by the interior department
and has returned to Oklahoma in ap-
parent disgust
1t is beginning to look very much
as though the days of easy picking in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw countries
had about ended and there is cor
gloom and wailing and
gnashing of teeth among the men who
have thrived, for 10 these many years,
upon rich contracts and other luxur-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
Reed Elected to Senate.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. Thames
A. Reed, of Kansas City, will be chos-
en- junior United States senator, from
Missouri today by the legislature, His
election will be made effective tomor
row by the assembly in joint session.
He will succeed Senator Warner, a
republican.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
Eight Killed on Delaware.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 17-Eight
men were killed and one injured on
the United States battleship, Della
ware, en- route from Guantanamo,
Cuba, to Hampton Roads, according to
a wireless to the navy department this
afternoon. The men were burned by
steam, but no further details were re-
ceived.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
NO PROGRESS MADE TOWARD
JURY IN KETCHEL CASE
BY Associated Press.

Marshfield, Mo, Jan. 17.-No pro-
gress was made today towards secur-
ing the jury to try Walter A. Dipley
and Goldie Smith, charged with the
murder of Stanley Ketchel, pugilist.
The attorneys on both sides occupied
the time sparring for advantage. The
defense filed an affidavit asking the
appointment of an officer to summon
theh jury, alleging that Sheriff Shields
recently was the guest of R. P. Dick
erson, the friend of Ketchel.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
Makes PIea For HARMONY.

by Associated PfesS.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 17-Making a
plea for Harmony, for concerted action
and for full recognition Of the oppor-
tunity that has again come to the par
ty, Governor Harmon of Ohio, Champ
Clark of Missouri and Senator Joseph
W. Bailey of Texas, opened the Jack
son Day democratic celebration here
this afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-17
Suspend Advanced Rates.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 17.-An or
der was issued by the interstate com
merce commission today suspending,
until May "a next, the tariff filed by
the southwestern lines, making adj
yances in the rates on cattle, sheep
and hogs from various points to Okla
homa City This tariff was to have
become effective on January 25.