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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
RODGERS HURT IN
SIGHT OF PACIFIC
Fell 1875 Feet as He Started on Finish
of His Transcontinental
Flight.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 13-In an
attempted flight Sunday from Pasadena
to Long Beach, officially to end his At
lantic-Pacific journey, Calbraith P.
Rodgers, the aviator fell with his ma
chine 125 feet into plowed field. At
the time of the accident Rodgers was
half way between the two cities and
within sight of his destination
Although no bones were broken,
Rodgers was rendered unconscious. He
was badly shaken up, his face was
scratched and torn, his hands were
burned by his motor and he complains
of a severe pain in his side. His ma
chine was completely wrecked.
Rodgers left Tournament Park at
Pasadena at 3.34, expecting to fly the
twenty-three miles to the beach in as
many minutes He became confused
after taking the air and after circling
.aimlessly for half an hour came down
at Covina Junction, mile further from
Long Beach than the point from which
he started He took the air again after
getting his bearings and was following
the tracks of the Pacific Electric Rail
way when the accident occurred
This was in a nisolated section, and
the first learned of the accident by
those interested was when a motorist
who had seen Rodgers fall and had
dragged him out from under the wings
of his wrecked biplane, carried him in
to the office of a physician at Comp
ton, two miles away.
Rodgers was still unconscious wher
Mrs. Rodgers and his mother, Mrs. S
S. Swoitzer, who had been awaiting
his arrival at Long Beach, reached
Compton Later he partly regaineG
his senses, but was still too dazed tC
talk of his accident. He was put
aboard the special train which his wife
and mother had chartered for the III
| Long BeacI and taken to his hotel IL
Pasadena, where two physicians were
called in. After an examination las
night, his physicians announced thai
he would suffer no permanent injury
While the cause of the accident viii
not be known until Rodgers recover'
sufficiently to explain it, it is believed
that control wire snapped, invertint
the rudder of his machine and head
ing its nose downward at sharp angle
Rodgers complained of engine trouble
when he alighted at Covina Junction
but, according to the motorist whC
saw him fall, he was flying smoothl!
when the mishap occurred.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
OKLAHOMA HEN IS MORE
PROFITABLE THAN WHEAT

That the people of Oklahoma are
aware of the constantly growing inn
portance of the poultry and egg busi-
ness in the United States is proved by
the records of the bureau of statistics
of the state agricultural department
for the three years ending with 1910.
The value of the two products shows
a uniform growth for the three years,
and although no figures for the present
year have been cimpoled, yet it is de-
clared by well informed people that
the totals for the year will show a sub
stantial gain over all previous years.
The eggs marketed in Oklahoma dur
ing 1908 were valued at 81 ,426, 1856, the
value of the product for 1909 was ap-
sbroximately a half million dollars
greater, the exact figures being $1,914,-
248. The value of the 1910 product
was $1,970,36S.
1t is interesting to note that the
poultry marketed during the same per
iod was valued at almost exactly half
as much as the eggs.
The exact figures for the three years
we're as follows: 1908, $713,171; 1909;
s94S,332, and 1910, $1,016571.
The value of the eggs now marketed
in the United States is equal to that
of the entire wheat crop of the nation
according to the statistics prepared by
the United States department of agri
culture. The average value of the eggs
/ marketed each year has risen steadily
. under modern methods until the enor
nous amount of $4S5,OOOO 900 is being
paid to producers every year for the
result of their labors. The average
price per dozen paid to producers in
1910 was 1877 cents. The cost to the
= consumer was from so to 100 per cent
more, according to the locality and
the method of handling. Eggs intend
Aed for city markets are graded accord
ing to size, freshness, cracks and clean
illness of the shell.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
Gard of Thanks.

Catale schools, Cata'e, Okla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
MUSKOGEE'S FIRE
LOSS IS S225,0OO
Interior of Buildings Were of Wood
Making Dangerous Fire Trap
Homestead Building Saved.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov ia fire
loss estimated at 1926, 900 resulted here
Sunday morning from blaze that had
its origin in the rear of the New York
candy kitchen, which occupied a room
in Fite Rowsey block between Broad
way and Okmulgee on Second street.
The fire gutted the entire block with
the exception of the old Homestead
building twenty-five feet wide on the
Broadway end and those buildings in
the rear of the alley facing on Third
street. These were saved by the fire
men.
The buildings that were destroyed
were three-story and two-story struc-
lures. The interior construction OF
the whole block was entirely of wood
making it a dangerous fire trap. The
danger had been partly eliminated it
was believed by fire doors and other
up-to-date equipment at all entrance
connections, but famed by a heavy
northwest wind, the fire swept over the
buildings with lightning like rapidity
At the time that the fire was dis.
covered at $3.50 o'clock, half the
strength of the department was com
batting a blaze in a cotton oil mill north
of the city. Three of the best engines
in the city were begged in the mud
in the trip to and from the oil mill
fire greatly Gripping the active fight
ing force of the department The fire
was under control by o'clock and
was confined to the Fite Rosey block
Many fremen had narrow escapes
from falling walls and from the burst
ing of hose leading from the high pres
sure engines. None was seriously in
jured, however. The largest losses
by the fire are as follows:
Fire loss estimated; DR.. F. B. Fitt
and W. E. Rosey, owners of buildings
also tenants. loss $52,500; insurance
$40,5OO.
New Phoenix Clothing company en-
tire stock burned or damaged by wa
ter, $4,000; fully covered by insur
ance.
Wiesch Jones Jewelry company, say
sxed most Of stock; loss, $4,000; full!
insured.
]. G. Welch Clothing company, en-
tire stock DESTROYED. loss $4,000
fully insured.
New York candy kitchen, wher'
blaze started, entire stock destroyed
loss, $4,000; insurance not known.
Keystone tailors, damaged by water
loss, $4,000; fully covered
Morhart Drug company, damaged b!
!, water and flames; loss $4,000; vel
protected.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
GET TOGETHER IN
v|N|TA'S INTEREST
Citizen Proposes Organization Of
Booster Club to Be Composed of
Voluntary Town Builders.

The opportunities for effective work
in the upbuilding of Vinita and the
tributary country were never better"
remarked a citizen who has always
this morning, "and yet little is being
done just now, except by a few faith
full workers in our trades-day project,
which will illustrate my point" he
went on to say. Work of any per-
manent value in the building of city
or the development of community,
can only be accomplished by united
effort. Much has already been done
here, whether appreciated or not, yet
temptation discloses many opportuni-
ties within our reach Instead of being
discouraged by few disappointments,
which are inevitable, we should apply
the rule of private effort, put them be-
hind us, profit by the lessons they
teach, and courageously meet the prob
lens and opportunities before us as
other cities and communities are do
| ing, determined to make Vinita and
Craig county better and richer with
every year.
In short" he said, there should
be a get-together movement started
in this town with some fire and en-
thusiasm in it which will bring to-
gether the many strong individualities
we have, now pulling alone or doing
nothing, into united effort.
Since the Commercial Club did not
for some reason meet the support it
deserved, suppose we try a new idea
Organize a Booster or Get-Together
club, to meet once a month to which
all citizens be, and attendance enforced
| by a small fine for absence. A good
lunch served and friendly social ses-
sion had, devoid of speech-making and
dry business routine as far as possible
No regular dues to be exacted but vol
untary collection taken for the lunch
and incidental expense.
AT the first session a definite plan
be outlined to accomplish certain
lspecifc things within given time for
example such as:
q. The hotel problem.
! % County fair.
"3. Assisting tradesday movement.
a. Systematic advertisement
"5. Road building
"6. Asylum.
''An executive committee selected
which would have charge of and di-
vide among themselves the work map
ped out, meeting at the home of differ
ent members, if thought desirable and
reporting monthly to the social gath
ering of citizens"
The Chieftain will be glad to publish
other suggestions TO rthe betterment
of Vinita. Let's ali pull together.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
Five Marriage Licenses Issued.
rom Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily
The cold wave ushered in a storm
of applications for marriage licenses
at the office of the clerk of the county
court Since Saturday afternoon five
licenses were issued. They were:
OFT Thornton, aged 2l, to Miss
Bessie Broch, aged is, both of Chou
teau.
Ellis R. Inman. aged p, of Vinita,
to Miss Ethel Caution, aged IS, of
Bluejacket
Claud D. May, aged %, to Miss Ella
A. Wood aged IS, both of Vinita
Leonard P Walker, aged p to Miss
Bessie LuJacques, aged 90, both Of
Bluejacket
Aaron H. Davis, aged 81, to Miss
Goldie Mae Foster, aged 16, both of
| Hollow
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17

Guthrie, Okla, Nov 11.-Samuel
Heller, aged "a, an experienced aero
naut. was killed late Wednesday while
making an ascension at Perkins, in
aRayne county When his balloon was
fully 5000 feet high Heller cut loose
the parachute, but the sudden jerk
broke the brass bar to which he was
holding. He grasped the broken bar
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17

We wish to thank our many friends
and dear neighbors for their assistance
during the recent death and bereave-
ment of our mother and sister. We
especially wish to thank the Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows, of which she and
her late husband were members.
MISS CORA DELL DAVIS.
MRS. MINNIE SMITH.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17
cataIe School Boil of Honor.

From Saturdays Daily.
The following is the roll of honor
at the Catale school this week:
Efffie Dick, Oracle Carpenter
Clarcie Clark, Ida Deshone, Gladys
Main, Mabyl Thomas, Sophia Thomas
Byron Thomas, Huson Ross, Johnni,
Ingrom, Walter Main, Effequiel Dun
con-
Yours very respectfully.
MARY LUCILLE THOMAS,
Principal
Catale schools, Catale, Okla
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-17

Springfield, H., and ST Louis are
practically cut off from the stricken
districts and the exact extent of the
cyclonic winds cannot be determined
until communicate mis- restored.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01

We accumulated 10 hits and they
got eight. We made four misplays
and they made only enc, but ourn
wern't costly enough to lose agame.
That Orrison person certainly had
'em whiting at his high ones.
Sennett's as good as he was 20
years ago.
Old Nick is some class on first, and
Dung Nick was there behind the pad.
Bowers and Foreman each had an
error, but gathered in their other IL
chances in great style.
Orrison fielded his position well,
getting five assists.
Young Nick and Smith for Martins
burg, and Small, Highman and Long,
for Brunswick, carried off the batting
honors.
Tonkin's cumming kept the hits scat
tered and carried him over a couple
bad holes when his support wobbled a
trile.
Licking the leaders will give cur
boys confidence. ar we can keep UP
this clip we can just see that pen
rant rag dangling at the park.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
PRESIDENT TAFT
WILL Be INVITED
To Attend the Inauguration Of Or.
Thomas <. Hodges at
Morqantown.

Washington, d. c., June 2S.--An eff
fort is 10 be made to persuade Pres
ident Taft to go to Morgantown next
November TO take part in the cere-
monies attendant upon the Inaugural.
from of DR.. Thomas r. Hodges as pres
ide1t of the West Virginia university
Governor Glasscock and the members
Of the state board of regents are ex-
pcted here the last of this week, when
they will go with the entire dele cation
in Congress from West Virginia TO the
White House and tender the invita-
ton to the President.
This installation is to take place
a. Morgantown on the first of No
vember, and it is the intention to
make 1t a gala occasion. While
President Taft has been declining
many invitations for the summer
and fall, it is known that he has a
very kind feeling toward West Vir-
ginia and it is not at all improbable
that he will accept the Invitation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
NOTICE.
10 an WHOM, i may eoneern:

To all whom IL may concern:
Take notice that the National Lime
stone Company, a corporation charter
ed and doing business under the laws
Of the State of West Virginia, has fl
ed a petition in the County Court Of
Berkeley County, West Virginia, at it's
June Term, 1911, praying discontinue
ance by said Court of so much q the
county road commonly known as the
old Charles Town Road as runs east
from the southernmost point TO which
it has heretofore been discontinued
On petition OF the Standard Lime e.
Stone Company to a point about 685
feet distant where it crosses the west
erly boundary lines of lands owned by
e. d. Rauch and John w Rauch, re-
spectfvely; which more particularly
appears by a plat or diagram filed
with said petition to which reference
may be had among the files Of said
Court; and that hearing will be had
upon said petition on the 18th day OF
July, "A. D. 1911, commencing at 10
O'Clock a. m, before said Court at the
Court House i'm Martinsburg. in said
county, at which time and place you
and each of you who may be interest
Cd therein are required to appear and
do whatsoever may be necessary for
tho protection CT your several inter-
ests.
Done at Martinsburg in said county,
by order of the County Court of Berke
ley County, w. Va, this 22d day Of
june. A. ID. 1911, an witness whereof
have hereunto set my hand and the
seal of said Court the day and year
last above written.
(SEAL) Z. A. HOBBS,
Clerk County Court of Berkeley Coun-
ty, West Virginia. 6-24-3tH
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
DIES From PToMAlNE POISON
Yale Student Succumbs After Eating
Lobster in Baltimore.

Yale Student Succumbs After Eating
Lobster in Baltimore.
From The World of Wednesday:
The funeral Of John T. McGraw, Jr.,
aged %, nephew of Col. John T. Nc
Graw, of Grafton, democratic leader in
West Virginia, who died suddenly at
the summer home of Colonel McGraw
at Deer Park, took place yesterday af-
ternoon from st. Augustine's Cotholic
Church, Grafton, Rev. Father Sullivan
officiating.
Mr.. McGraw, Yale junior, was on
his way home and had lobster feast
in Baltimore with a number of friends.
His death it attributed to ptomaine
poisoning. While conversing with his
grandmother at Deer Park he was sud-
denly stricken, falling from the YER
anda.
He had completed arrangements to
enter Johns Hopkins University in the
fall for the study of medicine lie was
a son of the late DR.. James McGraw,
Of Brooklyn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
HERE FROM UTAH.
Former County Residents Here For
Extended Visit.
From The World Of Thursdey.

Mrs. Bertha Arntzen, wife Of DIR. j.
L. Arntzen and two children of Elsi-
nor, Utah, arrived here on No 2 this
morning and after spending the day in
this city with friends went to the
home of her father Mr.. D. Gold Mill T,
at Gerrardstown, where she will spend
several months.
Mr.. Miller met them at the station
and for the first time saw his grand
children. At the time of their mar
riage DIR. Ar1tzen received govern
ment appointment to Utah where the
graf irrigation system was being con-
structed and since that time has been
practicing his profession in that state.
He is physician for the Japanese
Sugar Beet plantation, which is the
largest of its kind in this country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
Game at Shepherdstcwn.

Frederick doN1ed Shepnerdstown,
in the Western Maryland league, at
Shopherdstown Saturday, to 2. The
Virginians scored in the second inning
after which Legore settled down and
allowed but cine hit the balance of the
game. Athey was hit hard, j. Legore
making four clean singles in four
times at the bat. After tieing the
score in the fourth, Frederick struck a
batting streak in the sixth and sent
FIVE men across the plate: The score:;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
c. E. CONVENTION
Able Speakers Including President
Taft viii Be at Atlantic City
From July 6-12.

The reports which are coming in 10
tie headquarters Of the United Socie-
ty OF Christian Endeavor indicate an
unusually large attendance at the
1wenty-ffth International Christian
Endeayor Convention to be held on
the Milhon-Dollar Pier at Atlantic
CITY, N. j., July 6-12. The large num-
Der of hotel reservations already made
shows that Christian Endeavorers and
their friends from all over the CONT
nent will take advantage OF the excep-
tional opportunity to combine a pleas
ant vacation at the noted seaside re-
SORT with attendance upon conven-
ton which offers very strong list of
speakers and numerous other attrac-
tive features.
The revised list Of program speak
ers includes the tellowing: President
Taft, Hcn Champ Clark, Speaker of
tie House of Representatives, former
Vice-President Charles w. Fairbanks,
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, DR..
Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Kansas, Prin-
cfpal Booker T. Washington of Tuske-
gee Institute, Commander Eva Booth,
of the Salvation Army DIR. J. Wilbur
Chapman, the famous Evangelist, DR..
Russell H. Conwell of the Philadelphia
Baptist Temple, Rev. f. J Horsefi cid,
President of the British Christian En-
deavor Union, Rev. G. Fukuda of ia
To haG ~ pt1rs
Rev r. S. Gray of New Zealand, Hon.
John Wanamaker OF Philadelphia, Mr..
Fred B. Smith of the International Y.
M. C. A., Mrs Mary Wood-Allen Chap
man, the personal purity worker, and
a score or more of pastors and special
lists in Christian Endeavor work from
many denominations, and missionaries
from foreign lands.
Choruses are being trained IN sew
eral different cities to lead the conven-
ton singing.
A Christian Endeavor Institute in
several sections conducted by experts
IN Young Peoples work will be held
during five of the seven mornings of
convention week, and there are other
unique features which promise to
make this one of the greatest gather
ings this worldwide movement has
ever held.
Young's Million-Dollar Pier, the
largest pier at Atlantic City, has been
leased by the Christion Endeavorers
for the entire week, and only regis
tered delepates and convention v'si-
tors will be allowed on the pier while
the convention is In session.
Special railroad rates have been
granted from nearly all points
throughout the country for this con-
vention, and unusually low hotel rates
are also offered.
The convention program is so ar
ranged that the hours from 10 in the
morning until $50 in the aftern. on
are left free of meetings each day, so
that the delegats may enjoy to the
full the bathing and other outdoor re-
creations at Atlantic City.
DR. Francis E. Clark, the founder of
Christian Endeavor, who is in his
thirtieth year OF service in connection
with the movement, will preside at
the convention and announce the re-
suit of the increase campo gn, in
which the Bndeavorers of the United
States and Canada have undertaken to
add 10000 new societies and one mil
ton new members in the two years
between the last International Con-
vention in 1909 and the coming gath
ering at Atlantic City.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
SECOND WOMAN LAWYER
AIDING TO REFORM LAW
Sister of Senator McIntire Wants 4
Become Practitioner in The
State of Georgia.

The following from the Atlanta
tGa.) Constitution, will be of interest
to the people of this vicinity who are
acquainted with the aubject of the
story and know Senator McIntire so
well, either personally or by ieputa-
ticn:
Another woman aspirant TO legal
fame has joined with Mrs. Minnie
Anderson Hale in pushing forward the
movement to secure legislation where
by women will be allowed to practice
their chosen profession in the state
of Georgia.
Mrs. J. J. Weaver. now student Of
the Atlanta Law School, is the Sec
end woman, and though she has not
yet completed the law course. she is
interesting herself in trying to foster
favorable sentiment toward legislation
which will make it possible for wo-
men lawgeds 10 compete with The
more fortunate men lawyers.
She is not only talking for the
movement among her friends, but she
is at present engaged in the task OF
formulating letters which she will
send to members CT thu general as
sembly in an effort to convert them
to the movement.
Mrs. Weaver entered tn law school
in September, 1910, and she will grad
uate next June. She has made a
splendid record in all her classes, and
has not missed single recitation dur
he has only one "tardy' mark
against her name during the whole
session
That she is able to hold her own,
even in a class composed of forty-fye
men, is proven by the fact that her
grades have been among the highest
given; and in subjects in which the
two classes, senior and junior, with an
aggregate membership of eighty-five,
were examined together she has
made a grade higher than many of the
men graduated this year
She is considered an eloquent and
forceful speaker in debate, never
comes unprepared on the subject, is
strong in argument. She is also a
leader in defamation and oratory,
with the added equipment, of q very
fine vocabulary. Her work as an ex-
pert adjuster takes her into the JUS
tice courts, and she has never lost a
case, and her methods show the ana
lytical, logical, reasoning mind, which
belong to the successful advocate.
Mrs. Weaver comes by her legal tai
ent honestly, as she is from a legal
family. He great-grand father was
member of the Pennsylvania bar, and
her eldest brother is also member
of that bar.
She is a sister of Senator Mcintyre,
a leading member of the West Vir-
ginia bar and the youngest member
OF the West Virginia legislature. Sen
alter McIntire, says Mrs. Weaver, is
the only democrat on the staff of
Governor Glasscock, of West Virginia,
and in addition to his senatorial title
is honored as a colonel.
Mrs. Weaver has made Atlanta her
home for about four years, and plans
to continue to live here. She will
practice in the Georgia courts II the
movement for the freedom of the bar
to women is successful
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-01
In the matter OF

June %, 1911.
IN the matter OF
JOHN w MATHERS, Bankrupt.
Take notice that the above person
having been aijudicated bankrupt
by the United States court for the
northern district of West Virginia In
bankruptcy on June 10, 1911, meet
ing Of the creditors will be held at
Martinsburg, w. Va, in the office oil
John o. Lemen, on July 8, 1911 at i
o'clock p, m, for the purpose OF al
lowing claims, examining the bank
RIFT and selecting trustee or trus-
tees.
JAS. D. BUTTS,
1t Referee in Bankruptcy