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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
PRISONER FEARED LYNCHING
AND THANKS DAVIS OFFICER

Davis, Okla, Sept 20.-C. w. Hurd
lalias Saint Claire, charged with abduc-
tion, was lodged in the Sulphur Jail.
Deputy Sheriff Nook said Tuesday
night, his prisoner expressed grave
fear of lynching and when once in Jail
thanked him for his work. Miss Ram
sey, the schoolgirl, relates the follow
ing story:
"Hurd induced me to meet him in
Gainesville on promise of marriage.
When urged to procure the license
Monday afternoon he made numerous
excuses for delay. We left Gainesville
on the evening train, arriving in Den
ison rather late He suggested going
to a private boarding house because
my mother might follow them. After
being refused several times, a woman
took us in. We left the following
night for Durant, arriving there toward
morning. Mr.. Hurd kept assuring me
we would be married when he got the
license. He wanted me to go to Strad-
ford, where he said a preacher friend
of his would perform the ceremony. I
wrote mother when I became suspic
ious. She had the officers arrest him
l don't care what becomes of him: he
grossly deceived me and l regret nv
more than l can tell you. #
all appears to me like dream. I sun
posed he would marry me, but I guess
he only wanted to deceive me. I will
tell more at the preliminary hearing
next Monday in Sulphur"
Deputy Sheriff Nook stated Tues
day night that the county attorney at
Durant declared he would convict
Hurd or Saint Claire, for second-de-
gree assault if Murray county officers
failed to convict him.
S. H. Davis, vice president of the
oklahoma State bank of Davis, said
Tuesday night that Hurd when arrest
I'd at Durant, confessed to him that
10 marriage license had been secured.
although he at first told him he was
married. The girl is in a serious con-
lition. She is suffering from nervous
breakdown.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
SHOE TRUST NEXT
UNDER INDICTMENT
Department of Justice Declares United
Shoe Machinery Co., is operat-
ing in Restraint of Trade.

Boston, Sept 20.-Two indictments
We're returned yesterday by the fed
eral grand jury against five officials
and a large stockholder of the United
Snoe Machinery company, charging
conspiracy in restraint of trade under
the Sherman act.
The officials indicted are Sidney W.
Winslow of Orleans, president: Ed
ward p. Hurd of Newton, vice presi-
dent, assistant treasurer, director and
member of the executive committee:
George w. Brown of Newton. vice pres
ident, member of the executive COM
mittee and director; William Barbour
Iof New York, vice president, member
OF the executive committee and direc-
tor; Elmer P. Howe of Boston, coun-
sci, member of the executive commit
tee and director, and James J. Sturrow
the largest stockholder and formerly
member of the executive committee
and director. Mr.. Storrow resigned
from the board December 8, 1909,
month previous to the municipal cleo
tion in which he was a candidate for
mayor.
The penalty provided under the
statutes is a fine of $4,000 or imprison-
ment for one year or both. The six
defendants did not appear yesterday,
but probably will plead within the next
ten days.
According to William S. Gregg of
the department of justice at Washing
ton, who has been in charge of the
case, the indictments charge that the
six defendants have been working
through the instrumentality of the
United Shoe Manufacturing company
in way to make them criminally liza
BILE under the Sherman act.
The second indictment alleges that
the carrying on of the business under
the merger of three old shoe machin-
cry manufacturing companies. which
was effected in February, 1899 was
engaging in a combination in restraint
of the trade of shoe manufacturers
and that the whole transaction was a |
monopolization of interstate trade, all |
of which, it is alleged further, has had
a pernicious effect on the public.
The United Shoe Machinery company
has branches in various parts of the
world
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
NOVEL PROJECT UNDERTAKEN
BY TWO CALIFORNIA CITIES

San Diego, Cal, Sept. 2O.-A novel
project has been undertaken by the
chambers Of commerce of Los Angeles
and San Diego, Cal, in conjunction
with the Panama. California interna-
tional exposition at San Diego. These
three southern California institutions
propose to organize a commercial ex-
pedition to Panama from the ports of
Los Angeles and San Diego in Jan
uary, 1912. The largest and best
equipped ocean-going vessel available
will be chartered and fitted up as a,
commercial Exposition ship, and on
the voyage to Panama this vessel will
stop at every port of consequence be-
tween San Diego and Panama. The
entire trip will consume, it is estimat-
ed, about forty days, and the proiec-
tors of the expedition are now contem-
plating extending the time so as to
include a trip from Panama south to
Valparaiso, Chilli and thence overland
to Buenos Ayres and back.
The expedition is not undertaken as
pleasure excursion, but has for its
main object the establishing of closer
business relations between the bus
inessmen and commercial institutions
of the west coast of the Americas and
Mexico. 1t is believed by the CONNER
cial interests of southern California
that there is to be an opportunity for
large expansion of business between
the cities of the west coast of the
three Americas when the Panama
canal is open, and in anticipation of
this the commercial interests are to
be brought together and cemented
closer in this way. However passen-
gers who go for the pleasure Of the
trip and to see the country will be
taken.
About two hundred representatives |
of business firms. with exhibits of
their manufactures products will be
carried Entertainments for the bus
inessmen and officials will be given on
board the ship in each of the ports
visited and in this way the proiec-
tors expect to form associations that
will be lasting and beneficial.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
TAFT TURNS ASIDE FROM
POLITICS FOR SHORT TIME

Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept. 20
After run into the northern part of
Michigan, President Taft turned aside
from politics Tuesday and spent an
enjoyable afternoon in Sault Ste
Marie. He made brief address to
the people in front of the local arm
ory, but confined himself to local
topics He promised the people of
the lock city" that he would give his
attention to the water power situation
here and would see that the long-dis-
puted subject was settled Many of the
industries of the city have been re-
tarded by the restrictions upon the use
of the water
Mr.. Taft took special interest in
the great locks on the canal here.
Thoroughly conservant with the work
on the giant water lifts at Gatun and
Pedro Miguel, on the Panama canal.
the president was anxious to see some
big locks in actual operation. So. on
board tug he was dropped nineteen
feet through the biggest of the three
locks and saw a number of ships lifted
from the lower level of Lakes Huron
and Michigan to the surface waters
Of Lake Superior.
Soon after his arrival at noon the
president headed a procession of some
ifty-odd automobiles through the
streets of the city. and was cheered
vigorously. He was entertained at the
lone of Governor Osborne, who met
him at the train, and attended a lunch
'on of citizens where covers for 500
we're laid.
The president spent the late after
loon at Fort Brady and reviewed the
United States troops He left shortly
'efore 6 o'clock for Marquette. where
Ie spent the night
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
TAMS BIXBY MAY AVIATE
At MUSKOGEe STATE FAIR

Muskogee Okla, Sept. 2O.-Presi.
dent Tams Bixby of the Muskogee
Fair association, may accompany Avia-
tor Hugh Robinson on his first flight
at the second annual great Muskogee
fair on October 9th. He is extremely
anxious to make the trip and on Mon.
day pleaded with the noted aviator. on
the occasion of Robinson's visit to
Muskogee to inspect the grounds. Al.
though the big machine is construct.
ed to carry a passenger Robinson pre-.
fers to make all of his flights alone.
and so far has not consented to take
Mr.. Bixby with him.
Il couldn't find more ideal spot
from which to ascend into the air
than from your magnificent fair
was Robinson's statement
after inspecting the location of the
second annual Muskogee fair. Mr.
Robinson viii make three flights daily
1t the fair
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
SPAIN IS THREATENED WITH
ANOTHER INTERNAL UPRISING

Madrid Spain. Sept 20 Spain Is
face 70 face With d crisis equal in gray
ity 70 that follow .ng thc riots ii Bar.
celona "a 1903 The agitation and Tie
power of the agitators to tie masses
have increased in proportion t0 the
rigor Of Tie preventative measures uH-
dertaken By the government
What a IT'S origin, was apparently
purely a labor movement has now de-
yeloped into revolutionary conflict
a commune having actually been pro.
claimed at two towns near Valencia.
At these places the authorities were
driven our Of the districts.
The affiliated trades union c0nyen-
tions have decided 70 call a general
strike throughout the length and
breadth Of Spain The government
abandoning the tone Of optimism here
tofore maintained, yesterday declared
upon drastic steps of suspending the
constitutional guarantees' through
out the country It was explained.
however that in 50 doing the govern
ment did not seek 70 persecute the
trades unions. but it was made clear
that any attempt TO stir up a rebellion
would be vigorously dealt with.
The military authorities it is stated
officially, will not assume control ex-
cept In extreme cases.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken in Madrid ~ the police
men have been armed with carbines.
Premier Canalejas was called to the
palace late last night to report the
to King Alfonso. On leay-
Ing the palace, he told the newspaper
men that the situation generally was
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Norman, Okla, Sept 2O.-Professor
Gould, director of the Oklahoma geo
logical survey is a firm believer in
modern expert methods in the loca-
tion of mineral resources. In conver-
sation regarding the matter of the To-
cation Of oil and gas he recently said
1T is extremely amusing to watch
the efforts of the ordinary uninitiated
oil man in trying to locate oil in an
untried country. He usually spends ten
times as much money in drilling in
impossible places as it would cost to
hire an expert to go over the ground
and tell him where not to drill. | re-
Gently received a letter from a com
Dany which has done extensive drill
ing in oklahoma of late years, giving
the location of a number of dry holes
they have put down. In going over
the map it was easy enough to tell
why the wells had not been a success.
Any one who understands the simplest
elements of structural geology could
have told them before they drilled,
that at least three-fourths Of the holes
were put down where conditions were
such that no oil or gas might be ex-
pected
Our brethren across the water are
more progressive than we. They have
long since learned that while the geo
logist may not always be able to To-
cate productive territory with GER
tainty, he can at least form a pretty
good idea where to keep away from.
For that reason when French, Dutch
or English syndicates invest in oil pro-
duction in this country the first thing
they do is to hire the highest priced
expert they can get and set him to
work.
ITO cite single specific instance
When the Pearson company began
operations near Tampico, Mexico they
employed the best geologist they could
get in America, and paid him a price
that would justify him in taking hold
of the work He picked out some half
dozen young biologists, and sent them
to Mexico to look after the details of
the work. Among others, a young
man named DeGolyer, one of my stu
dents at the University of Oklahoma,
(but had not been graduated) was
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
Vote $500 900 Road Bonds.

Tulsa, okla. Sept 2O,-Remrns for
twelve Of the nineteen voting precincts
in road district No 7, at 10 o'clock last
night showed an overwhelming major
ity in favor Of the 100000 good roads
bond The twelve precincts heard from
included all of the city OF Tulsa and
adjacent territory. and the precincts
from which no report has been receiv-
ed are rural points. in which the total
vote will not exceed $50.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

better except d the Valencia region
Valencia. sept % Rioting was r.
nened here last night resulting in the
death 81 one workman and the wound
ing of many more one mob threw Up
a blockade and derailed a tram car
while another tried to storm a con.
rentiou.
Il IS reported the inhabitants of
Alicocora. who reYolted yesterday.
burned public buildings, dynamited a
bridge and cut the railway. This was
done before troops were sent from
Valencia when news Of the rising was
reported here Troops also were sent
70 Carcargente, also in revolt and to
Cullera where a judge engaged in the
trial Of rioters was killed and several
wounded
Perrol Spain, Sept 20.-The arsneI
workers have joined the strike move
meut Three thousand Of them pa
raded the streets yesterday and order
ed the storekeepers 70 close their
places Of business.
Madrid, Sept 20.-King Alfonso yes
-erday signed a decree suspending the
guarantees of Spain.
This is equivalent to declaring the
under martial law and will
give the government power to deal
sharply with Revolutionary agitation
in many parts of Spain, es-
'ecially in the cities and industrial
enters whore Italians are working un-
Ter cover.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
Acting Governor is Lenient.

Oklahoma City, Sept 20.-Acting
Governor McAlester has issued the
following pardons and paroles: ". R.
Holt, Hughes county, obtaining money
under false pretenses, three years, par
don; Jesse White, Okmulgee county,
embezzlement three years, parole;
Daniel Sanders, Craig county, man
slaughter, two years, parole; " T.
Caples, Carter county. assault, ten
years. parole; Thomas A. Dyer, Okla
homa county, and Clarence Squires.
Pottawatomie county liquor cases.
pardons. Fred LaFayor and Joe Bell.
kiowa county both liquor cases, pa
roles.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
Gould Tells of Value
of Using Expert Methods

, chosen. DeGolyer was an exception.
ally bright student, self reliant but al
the same time conservative. He had
had a number of years field experience
was well up in structural geology, and
knew what he was looking for and the
best methods Of getting it.
This English syndicate gives the
geologist a free hand. No lease was
taken, no money paid out, no well To-
Gated, mo drilling done, except on the
recommendation of the geologist in
charge Of the work. The lease man.
the drillers, the operators. all take
'their cue from him
The result of this policy was shown
by the fact that the first well which
IDeGolyer located after reaching Mex
leo came in as one of the largest oil
wells ever drilled in the world. 1t
was reported as flowing 100000 barrels
a day initial production and flooded
the entire country. After two months
time, when the operators finally got
it capped and under control it produc-
ed $4,000 barrels a day and has been
flowing ever since This is the well
which has been playing such havoc
in the price of oil in Texas. 1t was
located by a young fellow from the
University of Oklahoma who had had
training in structural geology.
Il have always said and still main
tain that there are plenty OF good un-
developed fields in eastern Oklahoma.
I also believe that if one-tenths the
money spent in senseless wildcat drill
ing was employed in getting a man
who understood his business to make
study of the rocks, that much better
results would be obtained at much less
cost"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
FREE AVIATION MEET TO
Be HELD IN ST. LOUIS

ST. Louis. Mo, Sept. 20-The free
flying October ] to inclusive at Fair
ground a st. Louis municipal park.
may be supplemented with the meet
Ing there Of two long-distance birdmen.
one enroute from far northern to a
far southern city or vica versa. and
the other enroute from ocean to ocean.
Members of the st. Louis publicity
committee. a newly organized body in
which are represented all of the large
commercial and civic associations of
the city has suggested to the Aero
Club Of st. Louis that two aviators, one
bound from New York to San Fran
cisco or vice versa. and the other from
far northern city perhaps Mime
apolis, to far southern city, logically
New Orleans, be invited TO reach st
Louis about the same time and alight
ing at Playground, shake hands there.
before continuing their big trips Such
a meeting in this city would attract
worldwide attention to the central
position that ST Louis occupies on the
map of the United States. members of
the committee are pointing out
Free aeroplane flights are to be part
of a program of events in st Louis
October / to s inclusive to be known
as the st Louis Festivities" These
events will include the pageant and
ball of the Yelled Prophet. October 3. /
Several other balls, including that Of
Moolah Temple of Shriners. will add
TO the hrillanoy of the big week. The
outdoor automobile show scheduled to
take place at Forest Park Highlands I
st. Louis October to inclusive. /
will be the largest exposition of motor
cars ever held west Of New York. ac-
cording to the assurances given the
publicity committee by Robert e. Lee.
editor OF the Auto Review. who has
charge of the show. a Marathon race.
open to residents of all other cities.
whether members of the Young Mems
run, partly through city streets, Oc- !
tober 7th, under Y M. c. A. auspices.
But the free flying is generally CON
ceded to be the most important draw
Ing card. The Aero Club has announc. (
ed that well known aviators, using
Playground as base, will drive their
leroplanes over the downtown sky
scraper district, as Atwood did re- {
,ently in his start from ST. Louis on
lis successful trip to New York. {
Joy-riding in the air at night is the
atest st. Louis diversion. introduced
arly in September when Albert Bond {
.ambert, president of the Aero Club, I
nd Walter Brookins. expert profes- {
ional aviator. went aeroplaning to- a
ether by moonlight Aviators max S
ig night trips the week of the fes- I
yities will carry searehlights. a
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
eIaIse IndIetment sand.

Muskogee, Okla, Sept 20.-Judge
Campbell in the United States district
court Tuesday denied the motion OF
Eugene F. Blaise, former president Of
the defunct Farmers National bank Of
Tulsa. 70 quash the indictment against
Blaise charging him with making false
reports 10 the comptroller Of currency.
Blaise was given ten days to fle a de-
murrer He sought 70 have the in
dictment quashed on the grounds that
there was insufficient evidence before
the grand jury to indict
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
VINITA WILL GET COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

Vinita will get the Craig County
Sunday School Convention to be held
October % and %. This convention
was to have been held at Welch this
year, but owing to a conflict with an
other meeting, it was decided to bring
the convention to Vinita. A special eff
fort is being made to get out a large
crowd from the country Sunday
schools. This will be an opportunity
for Vinita to show her appreciation of
the support she receives from Craig
county, by entertaining the conven-
tion in grand style.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
CANNOT IMPRISON
TO COLLECT COSTS
Judge Doyle Rules That Court Has No
Power to Add Costs of Case to
Fine And Imprisonment.

Oklahoma City, Sept 20.-Prisoners
cannot be imprisoned for failure to
Ipay costs in a criminal case, was the
holding Of Judge Doyle Of the criminal
court Of appeals in passing upon the
| application Of Jake Harry of Delaware
county for writ Of habeas corpus. Harry
was convicted for violating the prohibi-
tion law, and because the term of his
commitments did not expire until one
day after filing of the application, the
writ was denied
The court held that costs are un-
known to the common law; that the
power TO punish by fine and imprison-
ment until such fine is paid does not
include the power to add to such fine
the costs of prosecution, and adjudge
that upon failure to pay the costs they
shall be satisfied by Imprisonment as
part Of the general fine.
1t is pointed out by the court that
the statutes provide a defendant gets
credit on his fine of so per day while
in Jail, and where he works on the pub
lis road he secures credit of 81 per day
additional, but insofar as the statute
relates to costs the court holds it is
void.
The decision is of such Importance
since it has been the practice of juries
to impose a fine of 81 and costs, the
costs amounting to sometimes in ex-
cess of 500, and prisoners have been
required to "lay out" the costs in jail
or work on the public roads. The
opinion by Presiding Judge Furman
reversed and remanded the case of
jim Lewis Of Atoka county Sentenced
to one year for grand larceny.
When the jury inquired what the
minimum punishment for the crime
was, the trial Judge replied that it was
not less than one year nor more than
five years. Since the law provides no
minimum, the criminal court of ap-
peals holds the statement was in error.
1t is contended that the jury could
have given any sentence so long as it
was not in excess of five years. The
appeal of Anson wv. Morey of Okmul-
gee county was dismissed.
Morey had been convicted of man
slaughter in Okmulgee county and
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
ticry. He was released on $4,000 bail
pending appeal of the case, and in the
meantime the record shows, committed |
another infractio nof the law amount
ing to felony, for which he became
a fugitive from justice
Other cases decided were: Dave
Ray Jackson county; Frank Born
helm, Pittsburg county; Henry Duvall. !
Ottawa county; Ed II. Ryan. Okmulgee
county, all liquor cases, affirmed. e.
F. Simms, Pottawatomie county,
felony; w. H. Stack. Comanche coun-
" Ira b. Sharp, Major county, ap-
1ea's dismissed. Case of William
of Pottawatomie county, Civ
IN life term for murder, was reversed:
5. Jones, Oklahoma county, paroled.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
DECLARES STATE EXAMINERS
REPORT IS INACCURATE
Vinita, Okla, Sept. 10, 1911.
Sditor of Daily Chieftain.
Vinita, Okla.

Sditor of Daily Chieftain,
Vinita, Okla.
Dear Sir: | notice in yesterdays
Chieftain an article headed, big
Shortage in County Offices" At this
time wish to state that the report. on
which this article was based. is in
accurate, misleading and unfair to the
officers and ex-offlcers of this county
as will be clearly demonstrated at the
proper time have had occasion to
investigate the report, as to one of
the offices, and find the officer in ques.
tion has money due to him from Craig
county
As to the account of myself. | have
not yet been furnished with COPY
and have only made very cursory ex.
animation of copy on file in the Office
of the clerk of the county court but
on such hasty investigation l find it
filled with mistakes and false charges.
When I am furnished with a copy of
the report | will take the matter up
in detail and show that the report dis
credits itself, and that, instead of my
being indebted to Craig county, the
county is actually owing me.
Respectfully yours,
THEO. d. B. FREAR,