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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
APPEALS TO INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION

Oklahoma City, Mar. THE cor
poration commission has filed a case
with the interstate commerce commits
sion against seventy-one railroads cor
porations handling business between
Oklahoma and Texas points for a re-
duction in class and commodity rates,
more specifically from McAlester, Du-
rant, Ardmore, Pauls Valley and Coal
gate, claiming that the present charges
are unjust and unreasonable. Accord
ing to the commission, a higher sched-
-ule is applied on southbound shipments
than on northbound shipments, par
ticularly as to jobbing rates, thus CIV
ing, the commission charges, an ad-
vantage to Texas points and causing
a discrimination against Oklahoma
jobbing and manufacturing industries
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
ERROR DISCOVERED IN NEW
LAW ON TRUST COMPANIES

Oklahoma City, Mar. Sit has been
discovered that mistake, which will
bar statewide operation of the law,
was made either by the legislature or
enrolling department in the Meminger-
Stewart bill governing the organiza-
ton of trust companies. The bill now
has been signed by the governor and
the error can be corrected only by an
other bill or joint resolution amending
the law
The error occurs under the section
which fixes the minimum capital stock
a trust company must have to organ
ize in cities of certain population. Nc
provision is made as to the capita
stock in cites between 25.000 and 30,
900 population. The oversight, 1t il
feared, will bar the organization 0
any trust companies in cities Of tina
class.
The bill provides that in cities o
less than 5000 population the min
mum capital shall be $4,000; in cite
Of over 5000 and under 10000, $50
600; in cities Of over $4,000 and unde
: $4,000, 100000, and in cities of owe
, 10000, not less than 100000
: A careful examination of the lal
Z guage used also shows that no pr
: vision is made for the city whic
: might happen to contain exactly 5,O(
: population, $4,000 or $4,000 people.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
EX GOVERNOR GOES
ON WITNESS STAND
Judge Campbell Sustains Haskell in
Motion to Strike Out Records Of
Franklin County.

The motion of the defendants to-
strike from the testimony the portion
of the records of Franklin county Ohio,
introduced by the plaintiffs, in the case
of the Columbus Trust company versus
ex- Governor Charles N. Haskell, was
sustained by Judge Campbell, in the
federal court, in decision announc-
ed at the beginning of today's session
of the court The defense had object
ed to the records on the ground that
they were not properly identified. This
is considered a victory for the de-
tense, inasmuch as the material por-
tion of the plaintiffs case was contain.
ed in the stricken records.
The trial of the Haskell case is still
on this afternoon. The first witness
called by the defendant was Judge
Baker, who testified to having attend
ed meeting of the directors of the
National Contracting company, at st
Louis. Through Baker, Haskell at
tempted to show that representative
of the Columbus Trust company al
tended the meeting at st. Louis. Bake
Testified that he was an underwrite
at the time and attended the meetin
for the purpose of collecting $500
from the National Contracting con
!, many and that certain men, who weI
interested in the trust company wei
: present, he could not state that the
were acting as representatives of tt
trust company.
Ex-Governor Haskell took the star
: lust before noon and is continuing h
) testimony this afternoon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
RECEIPTS
INDICATE GROWTH
Postmaster Has Kept Record Showing
Each Years Receipts More Than
Preceding Year.

The statistics afforded by the local
postofice is a somewhat remarkable
proof of the substantial growth OF
yinita during the past eleven years.
Joseph H. Butler. the present post
master took the office on January l,
1899. and during his administration
there has never been year when the
receipts of the office were not larger
than the preceding year. BY the table
given below is shown the steady in
crease from year to year, which marks
the steady growth of Vinita. The In
crease has never come in jumps and
bounds but has been always a little
more than the year before. The towr
that grows thus is, on solid founda
Ition and will always be little better
than before. Property values arr
never inflated in such towns and con
Ise uently a reaction, that inevitabl'
comes to the mushroom towns, is i'm
lpossible here. The following state
lment should be the best kind OF Vlr
Iita booster:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
AlDR|CH CALLS MEETING OF
MONETARY COMMISSION

Washington, d. c., Mar. 7.-Senator
Nathan w. Aldrich is expected in
today and has directed
that a meeting of the monetary COM
mission be called for Thursday next.
No intimation has been given regard
ing it's purposes, but the executive
committee of the American Bankers
Association will go to Washington to
discuss the measure. Plans viii also
be perfected for currency reforms.
The National Monetary Commission
consists of the following members:
Nelson w. Aldrich, Rhode Island, chair
man; Edward B. Freeland, New York
vice chairman; Julius c. Burrows
Michigan; Eugene Hale, Maine; Phil
ander C. Knox, Pennsylvania; Theo
dore e. Burton, Ohio; Henry M. Teller
Colorado; fernando D. Murry Mis-
Isissippi;; Joseph w. Bailey, Texas
John w. Weeks, Massachusetts,; Rob
Iert w. Bonynge, Colorado; Sylveste
lC. Smith, California; Lemuel P. Bad
lgett, Tennessee; George F. Burgess
Texas; Arsene P. Pujo, Louisiana.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
COUNTY WARRANTS
MUST BRING PAR
On Motion of simms, Commissioners
Vote to Reconsider Proposition
to Distribute County Funds.

The Chieftain's fight to preserve the
credit of Craig county bore fruit to-
day, when just before adjournment,
the county commissioners voted to
reconsider the letting of the county
funds to the six banks, to which the
deposits were awarded at the meet
ing in March.
Commissioner Simms saw that the
credit of the county was endangered
by the proposition of the six banks
and asked Commissioner Costley to
take the chair. Then Mr.. Simms NOV
ed to reconsider and the motion car
ried. Then Mr. Simms made a mo-
ton to throw the matter open to all
the banks in the county, and to place
the funds of the county in the banks,
which would agree to pay par for the
current expense warrants of the coun-
ty. the funds to be distributed in pro-
portion to the capital stock of the
banks. The banks also will be re9uir-
ed to give bond as required by the
statutes.
This is the right course to take and
Commissioner Simms should be hon
ored for the stand he has taken. Each
of the banks of the county now hos
an opportunity to secure portion Of
the fund and the county warrants viii
At,ns, 90 M uo1uQ
At the meeting which closed today
the commissioners made the count!
clerk purchasing agent for the count!
and in the future he will buy all coun
ty supplies.
The matter of publishing the min
utes of the commissioners meeting
was also discussed and it was decides
to advertise for bids on this work.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
DEMOCRATS SELECT VIEW
RULES COMMITTEE

washington, D. c., Mar. z - The
rules committee, one Of the most pow
erful of the house committee OF the
sixty-second congress with Represent
ative Robert L. Henry of Waco, Texas,
as chairman, was announced yester-
day
The following were announced as
the seven democratic members: ROD
ert Lee Henry, Edward w. Pugh'
Smith Fields, North Carolina; Thomas
Hardwick, Sandersville, Ca; Augustus
O. Stanley, Henderson, KY F1nnls J.
Garrett. Dresden, Tenn; Martin D.
Foster, Olney, H.; and Mathew H.
Denver, Wilmington, o.
The committee will consist OF eleV'
en- members. The four republicans
will be chosen later on, along with
the other republican personnel OF the
new house.
The ways and means committee
which is charged with the function, Il
not empowered to name the chair
man. but it recommended that 1t elec
Mr.. Henry as chairman, which Is tan
tamount to designation at this time
The members were named in order G
their seniority of service. TIE con
mittee will meet tomorrow to COME
over it's preliminary work.
There was some discussion by tn
committee on tariff revision, but tn
committee is celebrating CAREFUL
over this matter, which is the creates
task before it. 1t is expected to mah
a report concerning this measure
congress as soon as 1t conyenes 9
April 4.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
MOST ELABORATE GOLDEN
WEDDING CELEBRATION

Pasadena, Cal, Mar. Probably
the most elaborate golden wedding
anniversary ever celebrated took place
here today with Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus
Busch the General figures. The golden
wedding was celebrated in the Busch
home. the Blossom. Busch's gift to
his wife was 100000 gold crown,
studded with diamonds. Presents re-
ceived by the couple altogether are
valued at half a million dollars. The
children gave the parents a dozen
solid gold dinner plates worth Y20,oOO.
The grand children gave S15,OO0 goio
flower basket. President Taft sent a
new twenty-dollar gold piece in an
ivory case. Roosevelt sent a gold loV
ing cup and so did Emperor William
of Germany. The employees OF tht
brewing association gave a $4,000
gold vase. At the wedding feast TO
night the rare flower decorations ar
valued at fifty thousand dollars.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
MASTERSON AGAIN
TO HEAD SCHOOLS
Supporters Of the City Superintendent
Win Victory in action of the
School Board.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
BY the election Of w. O. Masterson
to succeed himself as superintendent
of city schools, for the coming year,
the school board settled a fight that
promised an interesting phase OF the
spring election 1t might also be said
that the action of the school board
last night was signal victory for the
friends of Mr.. Masterson and is highly
pleasing to the majority of the school
patrons. The vote for the election oi
Mr.. Masterson stood four for and
three opposed. Those voting no were
Byrd, Stevens and Bell Those yot
ing aye were Riddle, Scott, Lefore'
and Deck
The board also ordered schoo
census taken, to present to the stat
school board department to show tn
amount of the per capita apportior
Iment coming to Vinita from the state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Overshadowing all else, in the mat
ter of public interest in the proceed
ings of the federal court here is the
trial today of the suit of the Column
bus Trust company, of Columbus, O.,
VS.. Ex-Governor Charles ~ Haskell,
on a note approximating $4,000, drawn
in favor of the Columbus Trust COM
pany and signed by the ex-governor
and his wife.
When this case was called this morn
ing. Haskell asked to take the oath re-
quired as an attorney to practice in
the United States court for this dis
trict. Mr.. Haskell is member of the
state bar, but since statehood had not
been admitted to practice in the fed
eral courts until today. Judge Camp
bell administered the oath.
The plaintiffs in this suit are rep
RESENTED by Preston c. West, of Mus
kogee as leading counsel and Attor
| ney Griffith, of Columbus, O., as as
jsociate counsel Mr.. West made the
opening statement for the plaintiffs
and Mr.. Haskell made the opening
statement in his own defense.
The only evidence introduced by th'
plaintiffs was the note signed by MI
and Mrs. Haskell. The plaintiffs thel
Irested the case and the court adjourn
led for the noon recess.
This afternoon Ex-Governor Haskel
land his attorneys Leith, Baker & Pei
lsel. of Muskogee and James S. Daver
iport, of Vinita, will attempt to prov
! the contention of Mr. Haskell in III
opening statement, in which he COZ
tends that the note is not just deb
inasmuch as the agreement, undt
? which the note was given, was M
: complied with.
Mr.. Haskell in his opening statemel
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
claremOre Bank to Nationalize.

Claremore, Okla, Mar s-The Bank
of Claremore, the biggest bank in
Rogers county is going through the
necessary steps to nationalize. The
proceedings were started some time
ago and the preliminary papers receiv-
ed last week. BY not getting through
ten days sooner. the bank will have
to pay an assessment of $4,000, max
ing in all $4,000 for the guaranty fund
1t is capitalized at $4,000 and carries
in the neighborhood of 100000 de
posits.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
TROOPS EN- ROUTE
TO MEXICAN BORDER
officer at Leavenworth Commits Sui
eide After Bidding His Sweet
heart Goodbye.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Mar. s.--Tele-
grams are pouring into Headquarters
of the army showing that the move
ment of troops to the southern from
tier is proceeding with the smooth
ness and regularity Of clock work.
More than a hundred kilograms al
ready have been received. The celerity
with which the orders have been cail.
ed out, it is said in military quarters,
would give the impression that the
movement was an every day occur
lrenee.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
TELEGRAPH WAR or WORDS
SEQUEL TO MAGAZINE FIGHT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
washington, D. c., Mar. S.--A sequel
to the recent fight in congress over the
matter Of increased postage on mag
azines developed in the house today,
when former Representative Calder
head of Kansas, showed the president
exchange kilograms between himself
and Governor Stubbs of Kansas. Gov
ernor Stubbs telegram said:
.I am advised upon excellent auth
ority that the proposed increase on
second class postage is aimed direct
lly at the progressive magazines and
that the rates proposed win practical
Ily ruin every popular periodical in the
Ieounty and deprive the people Of the
lonly free press"
| Calderhead's reply follows;
Dear Governor: Message g Aaaa
land as usual you are wronA CIR
, gress is not an enemy Of the asopa
and the press is not in DANCE Nis
: you would get some correct taFiaa
Ition."
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
T,v Associated Press.


Tyler. Tex, Mar. S.--J. w. Maxwell.
first vice president and general man
ager of the st. Louis & Southwestern
railway, who died of appoplexy at his
home here early today was one of the
best known railroad men in the south
west. Apparently he had been in good
health. He will be buried at Tyler.
Maxwell was sixty-one years old. For
many years before coming to the Cot,
ton Belt route he was connected with
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
At the time of his resignation from the
latter road he was general superin
tendent Of the system with headauar
lters at st. Louis.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10
Controversy over Rewards.

BY Associated TIesS'
Wichita, Kans., Mar. S.-A contro-
versy over the rewards probably will
result over the arrests in connection
with the robbery of the Viola bank
Monday night. Thomas Madden, Hutch
inson; Edward Harold, Shawnee,
Okla; Thomas Redwood, Coffeyville;
Fred Boyd, Kansas City, and a man
who refuses to give his name were ar
rested near here. Kingman county
authorities refuse to deliver the men
to the Sedgwick county officers until
the reward matter is settled.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Practically the entire force OF
twenty thousand men is now en- route
to the frontier. The troops are equip
ped with ball cartridges although 1t is
the inevitable practice to supply them
with blank ammunition for peaceful
maneuvers. Notwithstanding this the
officials at Washington are still main
tanning that the movement is merely
a plan of practice to determine the
efficiency of the army IN mobilizing on
short notice.
Leavenworth, Kans., Mar. S.-Al
local preliminary arrangements are
completed for the movement OF twelve
hundred troops, in the thirteenth in
fantry and third battalion of engineers,
ordered to San Antonio, The officers
are unable to state just when the
troops would entrain. 1t was expected
however, that they would leave late
this afternoon.
Colonel Louhbourgh, in command OF
the post here, said this afternoon that
he expected to have FIVE trains OF sol
diers and equipments speeding south
ward before midnight. The first de-
Itachment it is believed will depart
about five o'clock this afternoon. me
soldiers do not seem to believe the
progress win stop at the border On
lta Mexico seems to be the spirit. The
Rock Island pushed the first Of the
lflat cars into the loading grounds a.
eleven o'clock today and the troops
:, Ibegan hustling the equipment aboard
t Behind the barracks men are firing a.
G targets testing their rifles. Bugler'
! made the grounds resound, anvil'
! clinked in the post smithier as horses
) were reshod as for the field. AS fas
: as the equipment cars arrived nev
:, companies went to work loading. Th'
e Rock Island is rushing transportation
; equipment to the loading yards as fas
= as it can be collected
: ouartermaster Sergeant Fred Sny
: der. of the thirteenth infantry, ordel
to San Antonio, shot and killed nln
=, self today, Immediately after biddin
: farewell to his sweetheart, Kansa
- City girl. He was sitting on the bun
: in his quarters when he fred the fats
: bullet. No cause except that he
despondent over the prospect of bein
separated from the girl. LieutenaT
snyder's company said his account
were in good shape and that he VIZ
. an excellent soldier
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

London, England Mar. S.-This aft
ernoon the foreign Office authorized
the announcement that no instructios
of any kind had been sent to Ambas-
sador Brice, at Washington, from Lon
don. in regard to the events in Mexico.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-10

Total salaries, 1910 ...si2,5OO
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-15
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local Applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion
Of the ear. There IN ony One
way to cure deafness, aud that
il by constitutional remedies -
Deafness is caused by an la.
famed condition OF the mocous
lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed You
have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when IL is en-.
tirely closed, deafness is the re
suit, and unless the inflammation
can be taken QUIT aHd this tube
restored to i,s Iermai coldliiOp
hearing will be destroyed Tor
ever; nipe cases out OF tea age
caused by Catarrh, which IL hd-
thing but an inflamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred dol
lars for any case of Deafness, -
caused by Catarrh, that cannot
be cured by Hairs CataIrh Cure
Send for list Of tastimopisls
Address: = Y = .
F. J. Cheney apd CO, Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 7sc
Take Halls Family Pills, Joy
constipation.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-15
The Fires of Montezuma
Legends Of the Aztecs.
JAMES JOHNSTON DEAvENPoRT.

Zuni.
Olatha had been delirious under
the influence Of his fever, and
had ravcd about Iutha, and fall
en- into paroxysms Of eestaey 0v-
or the exceeding beauty Of Kali
eidisca when Transformed into his
future bride. Sometimes he would
exclaim: My Iutha, my adored,
deplored lutha,' this he would
repeat. changing it and mixing
it up, till presto, it would be-
come: :" Miotha, my adored, re-
stored Iutha,' Again he would
rave, and perhaps now the bur-
den Of his apostrOphisings would
be Dongptha s sister. His fri
ends became the more alarmed
for him; they feared his mind
was wreckmg under the tempes-
tuous emotions that swept in bill
lowy fury over his perturbed
soul.
"Oh, said they, when they
heard him exclaim, first, Miotha,
and then Dongotha s sister. "Oh
he is gone, he is worshiping the
myths Of his own diseased i'm
igination, for they had heard
nothing of his adventures at the
lake, and Dongotha, they arous-
ed, had no sister.
The cOntrariety of these emo
tiOns, by turns succeeding one
another, had SO enfeebled him,
that from being confined, at first
to his room, he was now com
pletely bed ridden.
1t was i'm the afternoon of the
third day after Ii, disappear
ance of Dongotha, that Olatha s
fever began to abate, and the
dehrium caused by it, to give
way, till, in a short time, his
mind was clear and uneclipsed
Lioma, who had never deserted
him in all his illness, was still
sitting by his couch, when a SEN
Sc of returning consciousness re-
minded him of the situation of
affairs previous to his attack.
How long, Lioma, have /
been ill?" Olatha asked.
Nearly three days, ''Lioma an
swered.
Has nothing been heard of
my sister, or of Dengothas"
Before LiOma could enswer, an
indistinct shout was heard from
a multitude of people in the out
skirts of the village.
What means that shout? en-
quired Lioma.
l will step, and see, said Lilo
ma.
When LiOma reached the door
the noise seemed to increase and
the Who'll villag was in an uproar
the entire population, men wo-
men and children, running in the
direction of the suburbs, whence
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-15
He Ought to Feel Complimented.

In a signed letter to the Jack
son News John Sharp Williams,
says that eff Vardaman sends
me his commission | shall pre-
ent it, and present il in the usu-
al and in the courteous way, and
if Mr.. Vardaman desires 10 walk
down the aisles with him ! shall
perform that duty laid upon me
by the people of Mississippi and
by custom of the country Mr..
Williams needs not be 80 formal
Considering the magnificent en-
dorsement given Vardaman by
the people Of Mississippi, Mr..
Williams ought to feel highly
compimented if he is offered the
opportunity of presenting Mr..
Vardaman to the Senate.--Coast
Beacon.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-15
How 10 Get Rid Of Nut Grass

A friend wants 10 know IL
have conquered the nnt-grass ina
ms garden. Yes, | haze nearly
finished it., and this summer il
Is the rarcst weed la NV garden.
Last year was the first year the
garden was cultivated rs il had
beef lying ont as n ,gtant lot
One end OF the lot was well set
IN nnt grass and | determine 10
kill il. did not dig il out where.
ever turned up ia the blowing If
the land and was raked out. Tn, y
every day ] chopped off that
nut-grass. Cut off today il was
up to morrow, but | knew that
no plant can long survive il not
allowed 10 make green leaves a
bove ground. So ! chopped il off
daily. II got thinner ami thinner
by frost, anil as none was allow
ed to seed. find few plants OF
this smIuner and have simply
been pulling them out as fast
as seen. and have not even had
10 use the hoe Of them. This i.
equally applicable 10 any per.
sisteDa weed. Keep them chopped
off and they must die. The same
is true Of sass ifras sprout. These
will simply imcro ase II dgu anil
the roots cut, but chopped OFF
on mown off regularly with the
moving machine they soon Civ
up. The mower is the best rnple-
ment to rid land Of sprouts ani
briers.-The Progressive Farmer