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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15
To Beqin Raising Pheasants.

w. P. Thompson this morning re-
ceiyed a fine pair of pheasants from
Judge Thos. H. Owen of Muskogee.
Mr.. Thompson is going to send in a
to the government for more
pheasants, with which he hopes to
raise enough to stock his ranch east
of town. He will also ask for a con-
signment Of bass and croppie, to put
in Cabin creek.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15

Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes.
Muskogee, Oklahoma, November Z,
1910.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15
SALE OF INDIAN
LANDS.
Absolute Title Given.

About 100000 acres of unallotted
lands of the Five Civilized Tribes in
Oklahoma will be sold at public auc-
t.cn to the highest bidder at the fol-
lowing terms, times and places:
Not more than 100 acres of agricult-
ural or GAO acres of other lands will
be sold to one person in any one Ma
Ition. Terms: % per cent at the time
of sac, 25 per cent in six months and
so per cent within eighteen months.
with 6 per cent interest. Upon full
payment being made at any time, deed
will promptly issue. Immediately after
approval of sale, certificate of pur-
chase will issue and possession given,
but cutting of timber thereon not per
mitted until full payment of purchase
price. Right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
For information apply to the Com
missioner to the Five Civilized Tribes
or the United States Indian Superin-
tendent, Union Agency, Muskogee,
Oklahoma, or at the offices of the var
ious district agents Lists of these
lands have been prepared by counties,
showing the terms of sale, the descrip-
ltion of the various tracts and minimum
price of sale It will be impracticable
to furnish each inquirer all of these
lists, and it is suggested that persons
desiring such information specify the
county or locality in which he is in
lterested
Blue prints of the various counties,
Ishowing the location Of the land to be
Isold, will be furnished to applicants by
1.-THE Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes upon the payment of $1.00 for
leach county, in the form of draft or
postal money order.
| Lefiore County, Poteau, 52S tracts
1850 acres, Feb. 16.
| Pushmataha County, Antlers, SOC
tracts, $4,000 acres, Feb. 1S.
| Choctaw County, Hugo, 75S tracts
4S,9OO acres, Feb. %; McCurtain
County, Idabel, lilo tracts. S0,20C
Iacres. Feb. 25.
]. G. WRIGHT,
| Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes.
Muskogee, Oklahoma, November Z
I191O.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15

Have IL good big work mares and
some good driving and work horses
for sale. Cronan and Pickens. East
Side Livery. Phone 298. S-9-w1
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15

The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
will have valentine social at the
home of Mrs J. I. Morning, Tuesday
evening, February Ia. Everybody come
and spend a pleasant evening Cake
and chocolate 15c. Coffee and sand
wich, 15c.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15

MARRY - Ladies and gentlemen.
some wealthy. Lists 10c. Matrimonial
Bureau, Enid, Okla.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
Coal Gas KILLED ENGAGED Couple.


Carbon mOnoxide (cOal gas) poison
ing killed Grace ElosseF and Charles
E. Twigg, who were found dead in
the parlOr of the Elosser home, in
Cumberland, Nd, on Dec 81, the day
before they were to be married, &C.
cOrding to the reports of two chemists
who tested the blood of the two vic
Tins
Heretofore the authorities have
maintained that the couple met their
death by cyanide Of potassium, the
coroner's jury rendering a verdict to
that effect.
The reports of Dr. Charles Glaser,
Of Baltimore, and Dr. R. L. Lynch,
chief chemist of the health depart
ment of the District of Columbia, the
chemists employed by States Attorney
RObb, were made public.
The reports are against the theory
Of cyanide poisoning and agree that
death in each instance came from
carbon monoXide poisoning.
Carbon monOxide is a gas supposed
to have been given off by a stove in
the ElOsser parlor. DR.. Glaser's report
is at great length, while DR.. Lynch's
came by telegram and says samples
show the presence of carbon monox-
ide, and that death was undoubtedly
due to carbon mOnoxide poisoning.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
TWO BOYS OF II TO
HANG FOR MURDER
Each Found Guilty in First
Degree al Georgetown.

Without the least visible show OF
excitement and with stolid and i'm
mobile faces, Earl Hugo Brown, alias
Henry Williams, and James Sharp
two colored boys each seventeen
years old, convicted of murder, faced
Chief Justice Pennewill in George
town, Del, when he sentenced them to
be hanged in the New Castle work
house on May 19.
The crime for which the boys will
give their lives is the murder Of John
Rogers, son Of a farmer for whom the
two lads worked. The murder was
one of the most atrocious ever com
mitted in Sussex county and occurred
last June.
In company with the colored lads,
young Rogers, sixteen years old, went
into a field to sucker corn. He took
his gun with him to shoot birds, and
after a short hunt returned and gave
his gun to one of the colOred boys
an dtold him to go hunt while he took
q nap nearby.
The plan to kill Rogers was laid in
+ the woods while he slept The two col
Ored boys walked up behind the sleep
ing lad and blew his head off. After
killing him one went to the farm
house after a shovel and both dragged
his body about 400 yards through a
woods into another field.
Digging a shallow hole, they buried
the body. hid the gun and shovel and
returned to the house to eat supper
with the parents of their victim They
told of the missing boy having gone
hunting and helped search all night
for Rogers. Early in the morning the
body was discovered and the boys
confessed to the killing.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
4ss Members ln Next conaress.

There will be 433 members OF the
house of representatives in the Sixty
third congress, as compared with 391
in the present hose.
The bill reported by Representative
Crumpacker, of Indiana, from the cen
sus committee, providing for reap
portiOnment on this 4S3 basis, was
passed by the house.
The Crumpacker bill-the senate
will acquiesce as a matter of course
provides an increase of forty-two
members. The states Of Alabama, Col
Orado. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louis.
lana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Utah and West
Virginia will gain one member each
The states of Illinois, Massachusetts.
New Jersey, Texas and Washington
will gain two members each. Califor
mia and Oklahoma will gain thre=
members each. and Pennsylvania viii
gain four. New York will gain six.
and all the others remain as at pres
ent.
The total of 43S was selected be
cause it was the lowest number that
would prevent any state from losing
a representative.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
RUSSIAN FANATICS IN FRENZY
Congregation Vows Not to Sleep, Eat
or Drink Until Priest Is Sent Back.

Congregation Vows Not to Sleep, Eat
or Drink Until Priest Is Sent Back.
Fanatical scenes are being witness
ed in Tsaritsyn, Russia. where the
whole Greek Catholic church is SUI.
fering self-imposed deprivations in
protest against the transfer to another
parish Of the priest Heliodorus, the
reactionary leader.
Recently the holy synod announced
the transference of the priest from
Tsaritsyn to the diocese of Tula. The
announcement threw the parishioners
into a religious frenzy, and with Hello.
dorus they took a solemn vow not tc
sleep, eat or drink until the order OF
the holy synod has been -rescinded
Thousands of persons are cooped uT
in the church, where a service with
lighted candles continues uninterrupt
edly day and night. Many of the wor-
shippers are on the point of suffoca-
tion and the suffering of all is dis.
tressing to see.
Heliodorus is a peculiar character.
In 1907 he was credited with leadine
the BLACK Hundred" the lower STRAIT
um of the reactionary forces, in Voro
nezh province He is bitterly anti
Semitic and patriotic to a degree that
has been described as insane. He is
not only followed blindly by those
among whom he ministers, but FIRE
Qeuntly has been. the recipient OF
marks Of favor from EmperOr Mich.
olas himself.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
CREATE CHILDRENS BUREAU
Senate Passes Bill to Investigate Child
Life.

LIes
The senate passed the bill creating
a bureau to be known as the children s
bureau, under the department of com
merce and labor. Senator Flint, Of
California, is the author of the meas
ure
The bureau is to be under the di.
rection OF a chief, whose salary is to
be $4,000 a year, and is directed TO
Investigate and report on all mat
tiers pertaining to the welfare of child
and child life, and shall especially in.
yestigate the question of infant NOR
tally, the birth rate physical degen-
eracy, orphanage. juvenile delin
quency and juvenile courts, desertion.
dangerous occupations and accidents
and diseases of children, employment,
legislation affecting children in the
several states and territories and such
other facts as have a bearing upon
the health. efficiency, character and
training of children"
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
sIshop whitaker pead of erIp.

Bishop OH W. Whitaker, head of
the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Pennsylvania, died at his home, 4O27
Walnut street, Philadelphia.
His death was caused by a general
breakdown, due to his advanced age,
nearly eighty-one years, augmented
by a severe cold that threatened pneu-
monia.
The serious turn in his illness came
about a week ago. He showed slight
improvement at times until Wednes-
day night. when he fell into a sleep
from which he could not be wakened.
DR.. John H. Girvin, his attending ply
sician, said that death was peaceful
and without pain. At his bedside when
he passed away were two nieces and
other relatives. His wife died in
June, 1908.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
ACCUSED MAN
WAS TO WE'D HER
4aa
Reading Police Point to This as
Motive For Wife Murder.
SHOT AND BURNED VICTIM
Officers Declare Vanaman Deliberately
Planned to Kill His Wife to Wed
Girl He Courted In Nearby Town.

!
Planned to Kill His Wife to Wee
Girl He Courted In Nearby Town.
Matthew E. Vanaman is under ar
rest in Reading, Pa, on the charge oi
shooting and burning his wife, who
was at first thought to have been
burned to death by the explosion o.
an oil stove in her home early on
Monday morning The police say their
evidence points to delibertely plan.
ned murder.
The authorities declare a motive is
revealed by the remarkable story Of
Miss Ella Wessner, twenty years Of
age, of Blandon, who came to the dis.
trict attorneys office.
Learning that her persistent wooer
was a married man, Miss Wessner
was overcome with grief as she told
Assistant District Attorney DUNN
that Vanaman had courted her during
the past four months and promised to
wed her at Wilmington, Del, the sec
Ond week in March. The girl kept her
own counsel and her wedding trous
seau had been prepared for the com
ing wedding
I'VE will keep our wedding a Sc
cret." he told me, were the words the
girl told Assistant District Attorney
DUNN. '"ThGn we viii go west to
live" he added.
The lack of money was the only
remaining obstacle in the way Of the
husband When he called at the HO-
meopathic hospital Monday night to
secure legal proof from the physicians
Of his wife's death in order to secure |
payment Of insurance funds, he was
confronted with the charge of wife |
murder, and the only retort from him
as he gazed upon his wife's corpse at
the morgue later was: Il wonder how |
the bullet wounds got in her head?"
All efforts to secure confession
from him failed and he maintained a
serene composure in the face of a
strong chain Of circumstantial evi-
dence. An examination of the hus-
band at the hospital revealed addi-
tional evidence which made possible
subsequent developments. His wallet
contained an address which led to the
location of Miss Wessner, at Blandon,
and a receipt for 90 per cent Of the
cost of what afterwarsd proved to he
the wedding ring which he had pur
chased for his unsuspecting future
bride The only remaining evidence
which the authorities have not secured
Is the revolver which caused the
death of Mrs. Vanaman.
The authorities think the husband,
under pretense Of feeling unwell, lay
IN a couch downstairs until he was
sure that his wife and baby were
asleep. Their theory is that at about
$50 a m. on Monday he crept to his
Tife's bedside and shot her as she
Ilept.
The bedding was saturated with
kerosene" said Assistant District At
orney Dunn. and can be smelled
plainly" he added The oil stove
which the husband claims exploded is
lot damaged. even after having been |
brown from the window"
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
Death Depletes Naval War college.

Death and retirement has made
serious inroads into the staff of the
naval war college at Newport, R. l..
within the last few months The
retirement of Rear Admirals Luce and
Sperry from active duty removed two
able officers from the stan and death
removed Commander Frank Marble
another member Of the teaching staff
Commander Marble was stricken with
apoplexy.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
Maine May Vote on Prohibition Again.

Maine May Vote on Prohibition Again.
The Maine senatein session at Au.
gusta. voted. % to Z. TO resubmit to
the people the existing amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the manu-.
facture and sale of intoxicating liquor.
The vote was on strictly party lines,
except that Senator Chandler, Repub-
Iican. voted with the Democrats. who
sre in the majority. The resubmission
resolution will go before the house.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
20 Years For Newark, O., Lyncher.

20 Years For Newark, o., Lyncher.
Judge Weygandt overruled the mo.
tion for new trial for William Nc
Kinley, a shOpkeeper, who was found
guilty of manslaughter for completely
in the lynching OF Carl Etherington,
a dry" detective, in Newark, o., last
Suly, and sentenced Mckinley to
twenty years in the Ohio penitentiary
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
ASKS COPPER TRUST PROBE
Senator clapp Offers Resolution to
See ii Law Isn't Broken.

Investigation Of the copper trust is
contemplated in a resolution introduc
ed by Senator Clapp in the senate.
The resolution directs the attorney
general to make inquiry concerning
the relations between the United
States Metal company and the Anal
gamated Copper company and the
Anaconda Copper company, with a
view to determining whether the re-
lation does not constitute an unlawful
merger in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
RothschiId Left s145.OOo 600

The Neue Freie Presse figures that
the estate Of Baron Albert Won Roths
child, who died in Vienna on Sunday,
10 worth sl45,OOO,SQ0.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
New Cuban Minister

INV NUVaW WIIIE5NgIs
The Cuban senate has confirmed the
appointment Of Don Antonio Martin
RiverSF minister to the Nnited
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-17
Mayor Of Prlnoston nl.s.

Harvey l.. Robinson, the mayor oi
Princeton, N. j., died at q hospital in
'a71i, Elorida
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
President McCrea's Assurance.

1t is so much easier to be pesSimistic
than optimistic, so much more natural
to look upon the dark than the bright
side, that there is danger of creating a
general sentiment as to the unfavorable
outlook for business. Much has hap
pened Of late to disturb the business
world, and this has afforded a few
gloomy souls the opportunity to utter
sad predictions
For this reason the statement made
by President McCrea, OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, comes most opportune-
ly. This country is prosperous" he
says; and while there has been
Shrinkage in some quarters, those who
are predicting hard times certainly do
not know the general conditions which
obtain throughout the whole land"
Mr.. McCrea points out that the cot
ton crop in the South has been enor-
nous, and that in the Northwest the
crops are bountiful The West con-
tinues building operations upon large
scale, and while in the East there is
some sluggishness, the fact remains that
there is nowhere widespread depression
or idleness. The developments of the
past week, as shown by the New York
Tribune, have been of a reassuring
character, and the current volume of
business throughout the country con-
tinues large. Basic conditions every
where are sound.
1t is worth while to emphasize these
facts, lest those who are engaged in de-
preciating values for their own selfish
ends should seem to have full control
of the situation.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
. From Coast to Coast.

By Persevering in his Western flight,
Calbraith P. Rodgers has won the
credit of being the first to cross the
continent in a flying machine. 1t is a
notable and pioneer achievement. Others
have surpassed him in speed, in dura-
ton of time in the air, and in distances
covered in a given time. These others,
it must not be forgotten, have flown in
comparatively small circuits, the long
est thus far having been the trip around
England, one around the north of
France, one from Paris to Madrid, and,
last, but not least, Atwoods flight from
St. Louis to New York.
While it was to have been expected
that the continent would eventually be
crossed successfully by a daring aviator,
this triumph, obtained by. patience and
perseverance toward single end, while
not as spectacular as those won by sud
den and swift dashes of enterprise and
daring, is none the less deserving of
acknowledgement.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
CURIOUS Its OF HISTORY.
By A. w. MACY.
| FORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

OAA OAN<14H ASN1DCAN
The wife of william East, an
English paper manufacturer,
helped him in the factory, and
one day she accidentally let a
blue bag fall into one OF the
watts of pulp. She told no one
about it, and the workmen were
astonished when they saw the
peculiar color of the paper from
that vat. The proprietor was
more than frightened, he was
angry; for he thought It meant
a considerable pecuniary loss. He
could not discover the cause of
the mishap, and the paper with a
blue tinge was stored in an out
of-the-way place. Four years
afterward II was taken out, and
the manufacturer shipped 1t to
his agents in Lopdon. with in
structions to sell 1t for what he
could get. Some days later he
was astonished to learn that his
agent had sold the paper at a
considerable advance on the mar
ket price. and wanted more of the
same kind. He was at his wits
end, for he had not the secret.
Then his wife came forward and
told about the accident. Orders
for the blue-tinted paper con-
tinued to, pour in,' and the fac
tory was unable to supply the
demand.
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. BoWles)
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07

we deprecate a disregard of the rules
of civilized warfare 1t may, therefore,
be within -our province to express
earnestly our adherence of practices
which are condemned by every instinct
of humanity. 1t is very questionable
whether it would be the part of wisdom
to go one step beyond. The moment
We undertake to regulate the affairs of
all the countries in the world which
may be involved in war, that moment
we open Pandora's box and invite in
finite trouble for ourselves.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
FIVE APPLES A DAY.
Nation to BE Saved IL Such Diet
Were Adopted.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Some imaginative apple growers have
had a dream of Ben Davis. or Bald
wins, or Greetings. 1t is not necessary
to be specific or accurate as to the kind.
II every citizen of this great and glori-
Gus country and his wife and little ones
ate five apples every day, the result
would be health and happiness for the
inhabitants and profits for the growers.
Such diet has been proposed for the
salvation of the nation. The physicians
might relapse into a lean and hungry
state and refuse to eat apples, but when
physicians are poor the nation is happy.
ST. ch is the logic OF the inspired apple
growers.
With every person on a diet of five
apples a day the United States would
present a fat and jubilant aspect to all
creation. 1t would become a nation of
no disease, no grouches, and few ply
sicians, and all apple growers would be
listed with the idle rich. No suggestion
having as its origin the desire of pro-
ducers to sell product ever before had
such an altruistic secondary motive
1t is aIIuring. 1t is useless that unim-
aginative, statistical persons reply that
II every person, infants included, were
on a five-apples-a-day diet the supply
of Baldwins' Greetings, Ben Davis,
and other varieties would be exhausted
in a month. 1t lures in spite of statis-
tics of production and transportation.
Its only drawback turks in the thought
tat after "a month there might sbe no
apple pie, no apple dumplings, and no
The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
GUARD BANK OF ENGLAND.
Detachment of Armed Soldiers stiII
Maintained.

Detachment of Armed Soldiers stiII
Maintained.
From the Pail Mall Gazette
Visitors to the metropolis who happen
to be in the vicinity Of the Bank of Eng
land about $50 o'clock in tie evening
customs in London. For it Is at that
time that detachment of armed guards
march into the bank with fixed bayonets
for the purpose of guarding the s200OO, 900
in gold and silver with which the vaults
of the 'OId Lady Of Threadneddle Street.
are usually stocked. This custom dates
back to the Gordon riots OF $780, when It
was deemed necessary to call in soldiers
TO prevent the mob raiding the bank.
Since then the bank has been protected
every night by a detachment of guards.
The detachment usually numbers about
thirty men, in parade dress. with fixed
bayonets and loaded ammunition belts,
in charge of two sergeants and a lieu
tenant. These are the only troops that
have the privilege, on ordinary occasions.
Of marching through the city of London
with fixed bayonets.
For guarding the bank the soldiers re-
Ceive extra pay. which is given to them
as soon as they enter the bank each
night. Privates and drummer boy get l
shilling each, corporals l shilling and 6
pence, and sergeants shillings and 6
pence. This sum is exclusive of the
subaltern's allowance. The aggregate
cost Of guarding the Bank of England is
about E1, 900 per annum.
The bank authorities do all they can
for the soldiers comfort. They provide
them with extra blankets for the winter
and a selection Of books, while the lieu
tenant in charge has a snug little room
a dinner being brought in to him from a
neighboring tavern. He is also allowed
to entertain two guests. the only stipu-
lation being that they must depart be-
fore midnight.
Failing any emergency call. the ma
jority OF the soldiers merely perform
sentry-go once a night for an hour They
are posted throughout the rooms of the
bank and in the courts, the sentries be-
ing increased in the middle OF the night
and remaining on duty till the detach-
ment returns to barracks at 6 o'clock in
the summer and o'clock in the winter.
with regard to the lieutenant, there is
a curious stipulation that he shall only
have one bottle of wine for himself and
two for each of his guests, while the
regulation is that each soldier shall not
be allowed more than one pint of stout
from the small canteen which has been
established inside the bank for the con-
VenienCe Of the night guard.