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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
TwO Masked Men Hold up TraIn.

By Associated Press.
Glendale, Ore, June 29.-Apparent-
ly mistaking the first section of South
ern Pacific passenger train No. 16 for
another carrying shipment of four
hundred thousand dollars worth of
gold dust from Seated to San Fran
cisco, two masked men held up the
train last night at an isolated spot in
Cow Creek canyon. They rifled the
mail car, blowing the safe and escaped
with valuable registered mail. They
tried to gain entrance to the express
car but Messenger Robb refused them
entrance even when they threatened
to dynamite the car. A large amount
of cash from southern Oregon post.
offices was among the registered mail
stolen.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
CRIMINAL ACTION
AGAINST TRUSTS
Government Briefs in Far-Reaching
Antitrust Action Are Ready
For the Grand Jury.
By Associated Press.


New York, June 2S.-The most SEN
sational and far-reaching antitrust ac-
ton the federal government has ever
undertaken is expected to take definite
form today when the federal grand
jury hearing evidence against certain
officials of the United States Steel cor
poration and subsidiaries made re-
port. It is believed criminal indict-
ments charging conspiracy to control
steel prices are ready. The govern
ment's action is directed more against
the trust within a trust" than against
the steel corporation alone, although
evidence laid before the grand jury
is believed to involve many high Off
cials Of the company.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30

All Information Regarding the Alleged
Shortage in Auditors Office Now in
Attorney Generals Hands.

Oklahoma City, June 27.--All infor-
nation ohtainable so far in connnec-
tion with the shortage Of several thou
sand dollars in the state auditors
Office and the alleged defaultations of
w. e. McBrine, chief clerk under for
mer Auditor Trapp, is in the hands
of Governor Cruee and Attorney Gen.
eral West.
Inspectors from the Office Of State
Examiner Charles A. Taylor were still
checking up the records of the state
auditors office Monday in an effort to
discover the exact amount of missing
funds. So far as is known now, the
manipulation of warrants was limited
to $4,000, all of which was taken from
the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege funds, and by means of 81, 900
warrants, payable to J. H. Connell,
president of the college.
Three separate blanket claims for
numerous smaller accounts were rails
ed 81 900 each. Warrants for the large
claims are of 81 900, or fractions. No
warrants are issued for more than
$1,000.
A warrant was issued in each Of
these three cases.
The shortage In the fund was not
discovered until June is, when in
checking it up for the end of the fiscal
year, the financial agent noticed the
discrepancy He Immediately inform
ed the state auditor. The warrants
were issued December 20, 1910.
If McBrine secured the rest of the
$4,000 which he deposited in Kan
sas City bank from the state, it was
done by forged warrants or by pecula-
tions, no trace of which has yet been
found by the state officials. Former
Auditor Trapp was notified by the
Kansas City bank April %, that Nc
Brine had deposited $4,000 in drafts
and warrants. The former chief clerk
has not been seen since.
Owing to his knowledge of the work,
McBrine was retained until March /,
when Auditor Meyer took charge of
the office. He deposited between $10,-
900 and $4,000 in Oklahoma City
banks, and after his disappearance in
April, this amount was checked out
by McBrine at Kansas City, since
which time he has not been located.
It is said that shortage Of $4,000
or more, was discovered a week ago
in the funds of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Saltwater, and
the matter is now being investigated
by the state examining and inspection
board. Whether further shortage In
other funds existed is not known.
McBrine was warrant clerk, and as
such issued the warrants against the
funds of the various school institu-
tons. He was well liked by all at
taches of the state Offices, and bore
high reputation He was a member
Of Guthrie lodge B. F. o. r., and the
various lodges throughout the country
have been notified Of his disappear
ance.
Mrs. McBrine is still at Guthrie and
says she knows nothing Of the where
abouts of her husband.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
Shot Five Times BY Negroes.
" Associated Press.


Osowatomie, Kans., June 2S. - AL
though shot five times by three ne
groes resisting arrest here today, S.
F. Hendrickson, special agent for the
Missouri Pacific, may recover. Hend-
rickson has been active in trying to
suppress the stealing of goods from
freight trains. Shortly after midnight
he saw three negroes alight from a
freight train. When he halted them
the negroes whipped out automatic re-
volvers and began shooting
Hendrickson was pierced in five
places by the bullets and was uncon-
scious when found. The negroes es-
capped. Sentiment is strong against
them here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
MORRIS-FLYNN BATTLE
MAY Be LABOR DAY

New York, June 29.-F. B. Ufer, the
rich westerner, who is backing Carl
Morris, the Sapulpa, Oklahoma white
hope" and who is in New York at
present. declared Wednesday that
Morris would fight number of times
before meeting Jack Johnson.
''It is our plan for Morris to fight
Jim Flynn, Jim Barry and Al Kauf-
man before attacking Jack Johnson, =
he said. while Morris is a powerful
young fellow, he lacks experience.
Morris fight with Jim Flynn, sched-
uled for the Fourth of July, is off. and
he will probably have to wait till
Labor Day for the bout"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
PIONEER FINDS ALLEGED
SHORTAGE OF $1,000

Oklahoma City, June 27.-Oficials
of the Pioneer Telephone Company an
nounced Monday afternoon that a
shortage of over $1,000 had been dis
covered in the accounts of C. L. Page,
former assistant treasurer.
Page is a resident of Oklahoma
City. He left the Pioneer six weeks
ago. His bond will protect. the com
pany from loss.
The alleged defalcation was made
by "kiting" checks, system which
succeeded for number of months by
reason of the large number of banks
in Oklahoma through which the Pho
neer does business.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
ARKANSAS RIVER WATER
CAUSES MORE LITIGATION
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Denver, Col, June 29.-Federal
Judge Riner has overruled the demur-
rer Of the Colorado farmers to the ap-
plication for injunction filed by the
Kansas water users In the Arkansas
valley The complainants sought to
restrain the Colorado farmers along
the river from diverting waters on
the ground that they belong to Kan
sas. The suit is the outcome of a
dispute over the relative rights of the
farmers of the two states to water.
The attorneys for the Kansas COM
pany regard the decision as a COM
plete victory for them.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
HINES BRINGS IN
TAFT AND ALDR|CH
Man Who is Charged With Asking Con
tributions Toward Fund Talks
Before Senate Committee.

Washington, D. c., June 29.-The
names of President Taft and Senator
Aldrich were brought into the Lorimer
case today when Edward Hines, who
is said to have asked ten thousand dol
lars from Charles Funk, towards the
hundred thousand dollar Lorimer elec-
ton fund, took the stand before the
senate Lorimer committee. Hines
said Aldrich had asked him to come
to see him in 1909, to talk over the
Illinois situation, on the grounds that
a republican senator from that state
was necessary, in view of the close
fight over certain schedules of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Hines said
he talked the matter over with AID
rich, who told him Taft was very anx-
ious to have Congressman Lorimer
become a candidate. Hines said AID
rich asked him to call up Springfield
over the long distance and communi-
cats this to Lorimer, giving as refer
ence, Senator Penrose or President
Taft. Hines did telephone and showed
the receipts with the number of the
call.
Washington, d. c., June 29.-His
methods of bookkeeping and his loyal
ty to the democratic party alike were
under fire yesterday when Edward Til
den( bank director, packing house
manager, and general corporation man,
appeared before the senate Lorimer
investigating committee to testify that
he was in no way interested in the
raising of fund to elect Mr.. Lorimer
to the senate.
Attorneys for the committee, attor-
neys for Lorimer, and members of
the committee themselves, asked Til
den in almost every conceivable man
ner, the question if he had anything
to do, or knew of anyone that did,
with the raising of fund to elect
Lorimer, either before or after the
election. To each the witness declar-
ed with emphasis that he did not.
Mr.. Tilden was subjected to an ex-
animation of his relations to corpor-
ations He mentioned that he was
president of the National Packing
company, and added the names of five
other Chicago corporations of which
he was president, besides being the
head of concerns in other cities. He
was confused" when asked by Sena-
tor Kenyon to state of how many cor
porations he was president because
of the minor companies"
The witness testified that he did not
keep accurate books of his personal
business, merely loose leaf memoir
anda of his receipts and disbursements,
and memoranda of checks written in
stead of check stubs. The witness
said he was not proud of this system
but that it answered his demands,
namely that of keeping track of
money. The drawing of a check for
100000, for instance, for personal ex-
penses. might be entered in his per-
sonal account, he said. and he might
or might not be able to tell, for in
stance in 1908, where he had paid any
one 100000
"We might be able to tell if we all
went at it" he added. "Such ques-
ton never came up. am paid big
salary to run the business of large
corporation. I know great deal less
about my own affairs than those Of
the company"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
DOUBLE ELOPEMENT or
vINITA YOUNG PEOPLE
The Joplin Globe today says:

The Joplin Globe today says:
A double elopement terminated in
Joplin yesterday, when Lon Lester and
Miss Flora Hughes, of Vinita, Okla,
and Oran Allen of Vinita OKLA. and
Miss Virginia Nowder of Neosho were
married.
After the double wedding they sent
word to their parents, informing them
of the event. The young people did
not care to have their friends know of
their intentions and kept them a sec
ret until Tuesday night, when they
slipped away from home and came to
Joplin.
The young women stayed with
friends Tuesday night and yesterday
morning. accompanied fiances to Car
thage, where licenses were procured
and the double wedding performed by
the Rev. Mr.. Blair of the Methodist
church.
Following the wedding, the quartette
returned to Joplin. They visited the
theaters last night and will leave this
morning for a weeks stay in Kansas
City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
CAMPBELL CLAIMS NEGRO
TOOK DEED FROM HIM
From Wednesdays DAILY.

Considerable excitement was caus-
ed this afternoon by the chase of
Walter Allen, a negro, who IS allege 4
to have snatched some valuable pa.
pers from John Campbell and fed for
the east side. Allen was caught by
John Sheehan and taken to the sher.
ifs Office
Here Allen says he only tried to
keep Campbell from getting the deed
and did not take it from Campbell
Allen was released and went Off to
consult with an attorney.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30
New Hampton, Mo-, Postoffice Robbed.

New Hampton, Wo.i FostoTTlce Hopbeu.
St Joseph, Mo-, June ga special
from New Hampton, Mo-, says robbers
who drove into the village in an auto
mobile this morning, blew the safe in
the postoffice, obtained hundred and
fifty dollars in stamps and thirty dol
lars in cash and escaped.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30

Last night at the home of the
brides parents in Krebs, Miss Gather
inc Fern and Mr.. Charles Stannard of
Joplin, were married Mr.. Stannard is
the step-son of E. J. Overley, and is
we'll known in Vinita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-30

A fine baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Thomas yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27

Quite apart from its possible bearing
upon the trial of the alleged dynamiters
at Los Angeles. the California constitu-
tional amendment regulating judicial
procedure which was adopted last
month must command the interested
attention of lawyers and iuristS gcncr-
ally as likely 10 effect decided change
H. the conduct of criminal cases. 1t
provides that no judgment shall be set
aside nor any new trial he granted oh
account of the rejection Of proper or
admission of improper testimony, or be-
cause Of miSdircction of the jury by the
Judge or any other error cf pleading or
procedure unless after careful invcSti-
cation the court shall he convinced tnIt
the error in question caused Il miscar-
riage Of justice. In other words. if the
verdict is just il must stand in spite "f
such errors.
That is certainly a radical new de-
parture' from the practice Of courts in
many if not most of the states. including
California itself hitherto. n has been
one Of. the cJmmonest Of things for new
trials t. Ic granted. or for judgments
to be set aside ON appeal or precisely
the grounds defined I'm the amendment.
Generally the question f ,in' correct
ness Of tie verdict has been practically
ignored .t Eaa APPARENT. lcc1 rs,
suwed tha. because testimony was adj
mited which was rapauaa ,o some
tccEuicI rUic of evidence. or the Judge
made some error ip his CHARGE - the
jury. the verdict was .pvD lqcio vitlateG
and must be set aside. The assumption.
also that every such error indicates
prejudice on the part OF the judge
is swept away and the possibility of
honest ard unbiased error is rccog-
nizcd
II is obvious that The rev practice
will sometimes diminish the prisoners
chances Of acquittal. There are some
well remembered cases where n first
conviction. which there was every rea-
son for believing to be just. WIS set
aside on technicaity. and the result of
the second trial was an acquitta which
WAS generally felt 10 be miscarriage
Of justice But If the great advantage
which the accused now enjoys l. soma
what lcsseuca. IL will still remain con-
siderable sufficiently 50. we should
think. 10 satisfy even the most sympa-
thetic scntimentalist. or course the
new rule will be susceptible of abuse.
and will impose heavy responsibility
upon those who are charged with its
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27

enters into such manufacture And if
there is that. ii is not monopoly OF
manufacture hut OF material Because
there is an essential monopoly in the
ownership of water power, Mr.. Fisher
urges that il he conveyed 10 private in
dvidualS or corporations only with ade-
quate provision for government super
vision and control. which would be eff
fective i'm preventing eXtortion in ,ne
sale of the product, usually electric cur
rent. generated by such power.
There is opposition in Congress TO leg
iSlation which would permit the granting
of water power sites under government
supervision and control. bat it comes. on
the one hand. not from those who fear
monopoly but from those who favor n.
and. on the other. from those who,
without regard TO the merits Of the que'-
ton believe they can derive some po-
ltcal benefit from an opposition. how
ever unreasonable. which they can de
ceive certain portion of the voters into
believing emanateS from love of "the
ueCpul" II is earnestly To be hoped,
however. that those who are at heart
opposed 10 conservation will realize the
folly of opposing il and join with the
sincere cmServatiOniStS, and that to-
gether they will carry Secretary Fishers
recommendations into effect.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27
SncL1LLSlL ~ ScHnnLS

Some recent utterances Of Mr. Bird
Colcr ON the subject Of the inculcation Il
socialism I'm the public schools were
marked with the slapdaSh cocksurencss
which is rarely absent from bis remarks.
and have consequently invited Corrpc-
tion and rcbuke from those whose in
formation is probably more ample ana
whose discretion is more sober than his.
1t is not 10 bc believed that conditions
are nearly as bad as Mr.. Coler repre-
sentpd them 10 be- We cannot think
that seycn-teulhs Of the teachers are 50.
teaching in the schools means the teach.
ing of anything which can be described
as ~ new religion" or as au auii-Chrls
tiau or mti-rclicious cult. At the same
time. Mr. Colcr's cXlrayagaut state
mcnts were not without some color Of
urovocatiou
II is unfortunately true that Il consider
able number Of teachers. i'm public and in
private schools. are what We might term
theoretical socialists and it Is quite pos
NlHlt ludi lN'Il lfifIiliE Nl flh.i ~
tinged with their predictions IN favor
Of socialist doctrines. They are theorists.
who become enamoured Of a plausible
and ingenious theory perhaps chiefly be-
cause of its ingenuity. and who are not
practical 10 perceive its cs-
sential fallacies So IL happened that.
the young men who sat M the feet Of
free trade Gamalicls I'm college gcncr-
ally became earnest protectionists ~
soon as they got into practical business
affairs II may he that the socialist
teachings in public schools have more
lasting effects upon the less mature
minds Ia which they are applied. but We
should doubt if they were sufficiently
TO warrant grave anxiety.
There may be some question as to the
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27
INVESTING IN BIG BUSINESS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; The people who are kicking against
monopolies are mostly those VINO thlhh
they are not in them. Nearly every one
evcept the tramp-in fact. probably ~ per
cent Of the entire population-is IN so"e
degree, directly or Indirectly. interesteu III
big business. corporations or trusts.
Anv one having as much as single doildI
doposlted I'm open account In nadonal
hank is Indirectly interested I'm the success,
stability and profits of big business OF
some kind. Bankers cannot afford to pay
rent. salaries. etc. accept and enter oui
deposits on their and our books, Safeguard
and be responsible for our money anu
honor and keep account OF the checks we
draw unless they lend out for profit the
money we deposit to people doing big pusi-
ness. The banks must also buy with sur
plus funds not loaned out the bonds Oh
corporations and trusts. In the case Oh
savings banks and safe deposit companies
whore = small interest IS allowed deposi-
tors, the necessity Of those INSTITUTIONS
loaning out our money or investing the
surplus is still greater.
II our savings are small we are Interested
I'm big business indirectly through the
banks where we deposit. If we are OF large
means we buy the stocks and bonds OF the
big corporations outright We are al II.
the same boat and there is no question Oh
.''ora,s invoIyed r. s. WELLS.
CIen Moore \. j., November q, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27
NEWS OR ARCTIC EXPLORER
Stefanson the First White Man Seen
by 800 Esuuimeaus.

Winnipeg. Man. Nov 6.-Mcmbers Of
the Winnipeg Historical Society are In re-
ceipt OF letter from V. Stefanson. the
Arctic explorer i'm which he tells Of hav-
ing lived. with a race OF Esquimaus which
had never seen a white man. Stcfanson
said he had visited more than five hundred
unCivlized Esqumaus. nearly all of whom
had never seen a white man. yet who were
more to be admired In character and de-
pertinent than civilized people generally
are
Some time ago a letter reached New
York telling something OF these Esquimaus,
and now the explorer. who has been alb
sent more than two years supplies addi-
tional details. The letter was written on
June q from Langton Bay, In corner OF
Franklin Bay OF the five hundred Esqui-
maus two hundred had never seen white
man. nor had their ancestors About
hundred and fifty had seen white men be-
fore only once. None had guns, and three
fourths OF them had noser heard the re-
port of a gun.
Stefanson had travelled sixteen hundred
miles In the year preceding his letter. He
had covered two hundred miles on dog
sleds He and Or. Anderson, his com
panion, existed entirely on Wild meat. Only
once did they see white men, that being
five months after they reached Coronation
Gulf'
New-York tribune., 1911-11-27
NOT Tile SHE

The disposition of certain persons t.
see in Secretary Fishers recommends
tion that water power sites along the
streams and rivers be granted to private
individuals under proper government
supervision and control" and his decla-
ration that the fear Of creating monop)-
lies should not be permitted 10 interfere
with such use. an analogy 10 the trust
question can he explained only ON the
principle Of the drowning man who
clutches at straw. An analysis of his
recommendations and expressions will
warrant no attempt 10 draw an analogy,
and hence 10 find a disagreement ba-
tween the view Of the administration
that some measure Of competition be-
tween industrial concerns must be pre-
served and Mr. Fishers view that in
granting the use Of water power under
proper government supervision and CON
"trol" the creation of mmopolies need
not be feared.
Water power. like the right of way Of
the railroads. is monOpoliStic I'm essence
\ is for that reason that the cOnservd-
$onists have so earnestly. and 50 sue
ceSsfully, warred against its being
granted TO individuals or corporations
without adequate government Supervi-
sion and control On the other hand, 30
genuine conservationist has ever OH
iected TO its use with adequate control
OF that character. any more than obiec-
tion has been raised 10 the granting Of
rights Of way tO ,hc railroads Eut I'm
the case of the railroads time has shown
that competition could not be- relied Oh
10 insure reasonable rates. and il has
been 50 necessary for the government 10
step I'm and exert it's right 10 determine
what are reasonable rates that even the
railroads themselves have come 10 ac-
Ccpt such control without protest. IN
the case of water power. however. its
mOnop0liStic character was not per-
ceived for a time. and private grants
with no retention Of federal control were
made until the cOnservati0nists pointed
out the dangers of continuance Of such
a course
There is. however, nothing essentially
mOnOpolistic about manufacturing. aud,
therefore, there is no fundamental rcd-
son why government control should be
substituted for that regulation Of prices
which has for centuries been accom-
plished by competition. \ monopoly can
he achieved in manufacturing industry
only as the result Of careful ana pains-
taking effort, provided, Of course, there
is not O monopoly of the material which