davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
HE never thinks"
EASTER foST CARDS FREE.

Send &c stamp for five samples of our
very best Gold Embossed, Easter. Flower
and Motto Post Cards; beautiful colors and
loveliest designs. Art Post Card Club, 73l
Jackson St., Topeka. Kan.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Letter %
~. Kilose 3 C.
BisSAaatsa, y. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root WIN Do For Yos

Prove What Swamp-Roo win Do For Voc
Send to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.. Bingham
ton, n. ", for q sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty.
cents and one-dollar.
Loud apparel naturally proclaims
the man.
Smokers find Lewis Single Binder 50
cigar better quality than most lOc cigars.
No doubt the mind cure is all right
II you have the mind to begin with.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Amono COLLEAGUES.

Il am afraid that man speaks before
he thinks"
"Impossible!"
Why"
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22

II requires ice to handle milk.
cream or butter. so see to II that you
will be fully supplied with this cheap
article for next summers use
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
BRAOLEY-fARTH|NG WEDDING
sOLEMN|zEO HERE SUNDAY

A wedding that has been expected
for several months and yet coming as
it did took the friends of the happy
couple completely by surprise accurred
at o'clock Sunday morning when Mrs.
Erma Bradley and H. A. Farthing were
married. Immediately after the cere-
mony they left for Dallas. Tex, for a
visit of a week or ten days, after which
they will return here to make their
home.
Both of the contracting parties are
well known in Vinita Mrs. Farthing
(nee Bradley, has been conducting the
Bradley book store for the last three
years and has host of friends in this
city. Mr.. Farthing has been station
agent for the Katy here, since 1904,
and has made many rfiends among
the business men and patrons of his
road.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
ONE HUNDRED WHISKY
CASES SET FOR TRIAL

AT the session of the county court.
which convened in this city this morn.
ing there are just one hundred so-called
whiskey cases set for trial. Both the
county judge and county attorney are
determined that as many of these
cases as possible shall be tried. If a
continuance is granted it will have to
be on more than technical grounds.
The time of the court this forenoon
was devoted to empanelling a jury.
This jury was nearly complete at noon
and it is probable the trial of cases
Will begin before today's session
closes. The docket is already set and
all in readiness to proceed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
NORTH SIDE WILL
Be IN DARKNESS
Break Down at the Light Plant Sunday
Night Caused Curtailment of
Power Supply.

The patrons of the Vinita Ice, Light
& Power company, who depend on
electricity to light their homes, were
Ii ndarkness from about Z o'clock until
10 o'clock last evening and will be in
darkness again tonight as a result of
an accident at the plant.
About seven o'clock last evening
something went wrong with the en-
gine valves, causing an extra strain
on the eccentric strap and that worthy
piece of mechanism promptly broke,
causing a general shut down at the
tplant. Later the business district was
| lighted by power produced by the
lighter engine kept for emergency and
day use. This engine, however, has
been unable to carry the day current
and the power has been off part OF
the time today. AS a result the me-
chanical department of the Chieftain
as well as all other plants run by
motor have had to stand idle and wait
for the juice most of the day.
At midnight last night man was
sent to Parsons to try to get the
broken strap welded at the repair shop
there, and it was thought the plant here
would be running as usual tonight
However fate decreed against that
plan, for phone message from Par
sons this morning brought the informa
tion that blow-up had occurred at the
repair shop and that it would be i'm
possible to get the welding done be-
fore tonight AS result all of the
lights on the north side will be off to.
night, as the small engine cannot carr.
all of the lights.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
Ballinger Submits Draft of Proposed Amend
ment to Senator Owen's Bill to Close up
Affairs of Fiue Civilized Tribes---Pro-
posed Measure Designed to Prolong
Life Department Employees
in Indian Service

ston, of the Chickasaws, will lose his
official head upon short notice 1t be-
came known Saturday that the absence
of any law prevented the administra-
tion removing Governor Johnston after
the revelations of the Gore investiga-
|tion last summer in Oklahoma.
Specific authority is asked by the
department for the removal of officers
and the closing of any and all tribal
offices when circumstances warrant.
Very important, too, is a provision
that would recognize all persons who,
under ordinary rules of descent and
distribution would be heirs to enrolled
citizens of the Seminole tribe. TIL Sc
people, according to the department,
should be permitted to have their
shares whether they as heirs are en-
rolled as Seminole citizens or not. A
conflict between the Arkansas statutes
which were extended over the tribe
and the old Seminole law of inheri-
tance is assigned as the reason for this
Legislation. While the provisions con
tanned in the bill are in the most part
considered with favor by members of
the Indian affairs committee of both
houses, the shortness of the session
probably will cause the postponement
of the administration of the legislative
program of the five tribes until con.
gress convenes again next December
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
THE WORLDS COTTON.
Survey of Conditions in 1910 BY the
Census Bureau.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-Accord-
ing to the forthcoming census bulletin
No. 10, giving cotton statistics for the
year ending August 81, 1910, the num-
Der of active cotton spindles in the
world has increased from 105,681 900
in 1900 to 134,526,000 in 1910, or 27.3
per cent. The consumption of cotton
per spindle was 709 pounds in 1900,
compared with 67.2 pounds in 1910.
While his decrease has been due in
part to the fact that the spindles were
operated to a greater percentage of
their capacity in 1900 than during the
past year, it is probably due more
lorgely to the increasing manufacture
|of finer goods.
The fluctuations in the worlds COM
mercial supply of cotton are measured
practically by the variation of the an
|nual production of cotton in the United
States, as this country furnishes about
two-thirds of the total commercial sup
ply. The consumption of cotton dur
ing the year ending Augusta 81, 1910,
was 1921 900 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight.
Assuming that the consumption sta
tistics for foreign countries have been
returned in net-weight bales, and re-
ducing the American consumption fig
,ures to net-weight bales, the worlds
consuption is estimated at 1S,079000
bales of 500 pounds net.
Extent of Commercial Production.
The worlds commercial production
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
NEW CONFEDERATE HOME
BOARD IS ORGANIZED

Ardmore, Okla, Jan. 23.-Retiring
and incomping members of the Confed-
crate state home board met here Sat
urday for the purpose of transferring
the records and organizing the new
board.
The home was visited in the morn
ing, and the business meeting was held
at / O'Clock in the afternoon. Organic
alton was perfected by the election of
DR.. Bailey of Haileyville, president and
George Henry Bruce of Ardmore, sec
retary and treasurer.
A resolution of thanks to ex-Gover-
nor Haskell, Governor Cruce and the
different state legislators for the in
terest they have manifested in the
care of the veterans of the state, was
adopted.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Mrs. L. q. Duke of New York for a
cash donation and thanking B. F. Gil
iner, Mrs. Culbertson, former president
of the Daughters, and Mrs Clement,
president of the Daughters, for their
untiring work.
"A deed was executed giving the prop
erty to the state. The site is com.
posed of more than twenty acres in
the Walcott addition to Ardmore, and
is beautifully and conveniently locat-
ed.
Col. A. P. Watson, retiring member
of the board, made an address, in
which he eulogized the Confederate
soldier and congratulated those who
reside in Oklahoma on the beneficienee
of the state.
DR.. Bailey, George Henry Bruce and
R. A. Sneed was elected an executive
board, charged with the work of max
ing purchases for the equipment OF
the home.
Retiring members of the board, ]. R
Pulliam, Thomas D. Bard, William Ball
and A. P. Watson, were voted thanks
for their faithful work.
The next meeting will be held Feb
ruary and 7.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23

Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-In or
der to correct gross abuses and frauds
which have found their way into the
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes,
Secretary Ballinger, by direction of
the president, has submitted to con-
|gress a draft of a bill calculated to
correct the evil done, and protect the
restricted Indian in the enjoyment of
his heritage The legislation asked for
is offered amendatory to Senator
Owens bill, providing for the final dis
position of the affairs of the Five Civil
lied Tribes of Oklahoma, and which
was favorably reported from the SEN
late committee on Indian affairs last
year.
In his proposed draft, Secretary Bal
|linger would take from the restricted
Indians the right to lease their lands
for periods of one years as provided
for under existing statutes. He would
lodge this power back in the hands of
the department, on the ground that an
Investigation shows nine-tenths Of all
leases made by the Indians to be for an
inadequate consideration. Land sharks,
he said, got the best of the Indians
under the present law, still another
way. They would get a series of one
year leases, he says, covering several
years in advance. The Oklahoma state
courts, it is claimed, have upheld the
leases much to the despair of the In
dian Office
That gross timber frauds have been
perpetrated on the gullible red man,
and in many instances contracts made
with restricted Indians for their mer-
chantable timber, running over a per-
iod of from twenty to twenty-five
years, also is charged to the depart
ment According to Secretary Ballin-
ger, these contracts reserve the right
to cut the timber any time ninety-nine
years. In order to correct this abuse,
change in the law is asked. The de-
partment would make it unlawful to
sell any restricted timber and make it
misdemeanor on the part of any per-
son or corporation negotiating for its
sale. The secretary also asks legisla-
tion to make per capita payments from
time to time, and the use of tribal
moneys by the department for admins
tration purposes in closing the affairs
of the tribes. He admits this Is op-
posed to the express agreement with
the Indians, but thinks that the heavy
expense to the government in all these
years of administering the affairs of
the tribes warrants this departure.
The bill also makes it a misdemean-
or for anyone to cloud, cucumber or
taking illegal leases. This is to meet
the general complaint as many cases
have been shown where deeds were
taken by persons who knew Trey were
illegal or in violation of the land un-
der such deeds and medicinal revenue
from the property while steps were be-
ing taken to concel the instrument.
If the bill should be adopted 1t is
not unlikely that Governor s. D. John
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
TOO LATE BABIES
GET ALLOTMENTS
Decision Handed Down BY Supreme
Court, Dismisses Famous Muskrat
Case for Want of Jurisdiction.

A message today to j. G. Starr says
the "Muskrat case dismissed for want
of jurisdiction, leaving Curtis act en-
tact" by the supreme court of the
United States.
This is a victory for the too late"
babies as the Curtis act referred to is
the act of April 26, 1906, authorizing
the enrolment of all Cherokee babies
born between the time the allotment
treaty became effective and March
l, 1906, for participation, equally with
all other Cherokees, in the division OF
the lands and moneys of the Chero-
KEGS.
The result of this case has been
watched with much interest as it in
volved the title to much valuable lands
in Oklahoma, now held as allotments
by the so-called "too late babies"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
REPUBLICANS CAN
ONLY FOLLOW SUIT
Caucus Plan of Democrats Meets With
Favor And Republicans Have
Been Put in Corner.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 23.-Now
that the democrats have set the fash
ion in caucuses there seems to be moth
ing for the republicans of the house
to do except follow suit. The demo
Gratis have named the big end of the
ways and means committee, and the
committee is going to work on the
tariff at once and keep it up until the
sixty-second congress meets, when it
will have bill ready to submit. If the
republicans desire to take a hand in
this work negotiations must be opened
for the appointment of the minority
members of the committee.
Republican members have admitted
that the action of the democrats puts
them in corner. This is particularly
true in the case of the progressives.
When the new congress meets they
are very apt to find their old enemy,
ex-Speaker Cannon, minority leader of
the house, and in the ordinary course
of things the minority leader makes
the recommendations for committee ap-
pointments for his party. If that power
falls to Cannon the progressives need
only one guess as to where they will
be. But as the democrats bound them
SELVES in their caucus Friday night to
permit the republicans to select their
own minority members in any manner
they choose, the plan of doing it by
caucus naturally has found favor with
members who can expect nothing from
Cannon should he become floor leader
THE progressives are not worrying
one of their number said this after
noon. so far as committee places go,
l am not in favor of making any trade
/ expect to see the democrat, with all
their big majority, bidding for the sup
port of the progressives before the next
congress is very far along in it's work.
The signs are that they are going to
have revolt on their hands. When
they need support, and are in the
right, they will get it, but the progress
siyes do not propose to put themselves
under any obligation to become thick
and thin allies as the acceptance of
committee places might imply.
would rather not have any committee
place at all and be free to act indie
lpendently"
The new ways and means commit
tee is not worrying about the republi-
cans either. To be precise, it is not
a ways and means committee, it is only
band of volunteers going out to.
spend the summer hunting tariff fac
on its own responsibility. It,rather
hopes that the democratic. national
committee or somebody will dig up
funds for it to hire experts and other
luxuries with, but it has no assurance
that funds will be forthcoming from
anywhere.
There is no hurry about the repub-
licans getting on the committee" said
a western democrat today. The dem
ocrats intend to frame the.next tariff
bill just as the republicans framed the
last one. There win be very little for
the minority to do"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
Constitution is Adopted.

Albuquerque, N M, Jan. 29.-Almosl
complete returns from Saturdays elec
ton show the ratification of the con
stitution of New Mexico as framed by
the constitutional convention by a ma
jority of approximately $4,000. The
few remote precincts yet to be heard
from will not change the result mater.
tally, though the majority will probably
.be increased
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
w. C. Brock Died Sunday.
By Associated Press.

Friends and relatives in this city re-
ceived the news today of the death of
w, C. Brock, at $3.50 Sunday after
noon, at his home in Adair. The fun
eral services will be held at Adair to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock and will
be conducted by the Masons. The de-
ceased was one of the pioneers of
northwest Arkansas, but for the last
few years has made his home with his
sons Perry and Robert Brock, at
Adair
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
DAN MYERS BUYS SHOE
STOCK At BANKRUPT SALE

Dan Myers purchased the T. D.
Smith bankrupt shoe department To-
Gated in the balcony of his store Sat
urday through the United States court
in bankruptcy.
The bankrupt sale starts tomorrow
and last two weeks The entire stock
will be closed out and the space used
to increase the size of the ladies ready
to-wear department
The shoe department was run separ-
ate from the other departments which
are owned by Dan Myers personally
The $4,000 shoe stock was purchased
by Dan Myers for $i,975.56. The stock
represents the highest grade shoes
manufactured. We all ought to be
able to wear good shoes for some time
to come as Mr. Myers said they will
be sold regardless Of cost.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
Haskell Buys Newspaper.

McAlester, Okla, Jan. 23.-Ex-Gov.
ernor Haskell and his former private
secretary, w. B. Anthony, now leader
of the majority in the house of repre-
sentetives, bought the McAlester Her
ald-Democrat, daily and weekly news
paper, from w. T. DUNCAN, Saturday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
Cannot Confer jurisdiction.
By Associated Press.


Washington, d. c.. Jan. 23.-On the
theory that congress cannot confer
jurisdiction on the supreme court OF
the United States for the sole purpose
of testing the constitutionality of a law
the supreme court today declined to
consider the constitutionality of the
laws increasing the restrictions on the
sale of Indian lands in Oklahoma.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23
Oklahoma city Bank Sold.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 23.-The Okla
homa City National bank was sold Sat
urday to H. L. Williams, Greenville
Tex; Don Lacey, Ardmore, and M. M
Bonner. Ardmore The capital stock
will be increased from 100000 to
100000. Mr.. Williams will be presi-
dent and Mr.. Lacey cashier.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23

ly to 1,4OO,OOO,OOO pounds, of which
cotton formed about 20 per cent; wool.
SO per cent; silk, 2 per cent; and fax.
43 per cent.
In connection with a discussion of
the various fibers, some interesting
facts concerning the artificial silk in
dustry are given. The number of es-
adjustments engaged in it's production
is estimated to be about 80, of which
the United States is credited with 5.
The worlds production of artificial silk
during the year covered by the report
amounted to approximately 12.000,O00
pounds. of which the United States
consumed $4,000 pounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18

the
mas enabled me to meet like have
between my eyes and those of the
one OF the most amusing experiences the
when
Cured when
visit the home
clock
My
between Jamaica
slow ~ " " '' "
80 hut sec the clock
You my drepled VIC
OF the
~ do
low long II take IN
wher
clock
zee or
When the BackWe's
me n
like a ApJ nm
nreht
OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18
Friday, August Is. 1911.
THE STRAW HAT

The overwhelming vogue OF the
Straw hat is a masculine habit not
without aspects that seem strange to
the philosophic mind II is customary
Tor men TO taunt their women friends
with subserviencc to fashions whims.
And ye' in obedience 10 certain fixed
codes men are much the more sheen
Ike in their meek compliance. For
Instance. In spite of all the edicts OF
fashion plates and the ukase OF dress
makers. the great ma iority OF aver.
age women on the streets of the aver.
age city show little disposition to fol-
low the hobblc skirt fad.
And yet in a period OF one weaI,
along the last of May or the first of
June. 50 per cent of tho men In the
average city don the straw hat. and
In an equal length of time they drop
II in September
The Panama IA, IN voeu, e few
years ago. TO a partial degree. served
TO screen the face against the scorcb
Ing fires on high. And the finer text.
ure OF the straw satisfied the cxact.ns
eve that was ropellcd boy the woody
fiber OF tho farmers Old sty,c head
piece
hut man. who is restless beast.
vas not satisfied with thr good Dr.,
had Obtained Instead OF .u+,.t,..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18

II can hardly be denied that a stir
light is before the Republicans OF
West Virginia next year. THEY cannot
win that tight without organization.
without good leadership aud without
the enthusiastic support of the Repub.
iican rank and file. The meeting OF
the committee in October should be
the first step towards a reorganization
from the ground mp. reorganization
mat VIII first commauj the confidence
and inspire the enthusiasm OF every
Republican voter in tbc state. re-
organization that will reasonably as
sure TO every Republican voter honest
and fair conditions in every primary
and in every county. district and state
convention. a reorganization that will
tend 10 eliminate selfish and factional
control from party affairs
The IntclllEcnccr believes that all
this can bc brought about and will he
brought about.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18
Uncle Walt
/ he Poet Philosoph.r

can peak '' highly of good old Wiley the govern
"" .' 'u hrIoark ati hope protecting our terie. from,
OLD DOC .aal.I .r1 1.. a.. ,, ~ 'E' ~"'n arc
Will a, maker pi fraudulent remedies labeled aIth lice, he
/ ~" butter goo ran.i and puts fhe k.bo. n
W " ''''''' i % Wiley ha, tl-ofl-J sinner. Who rat
yea '' sort OF cheap rubbish and labeled JAM eai-aycav g,
n' guarding n' '"Y from dishonest saucrrau and ,rrfcI h,
'- y are saying hes o fond o playing BOO front Of the grand
stand and beating thc tu. ono Who r i,i,g ,r t
SUNG would hurt ans annoy u % be- dumb When rc 70
w. N' mar t'at'h or pickles hy Doc Wiley hc,,uc
O were punk ~ ' p" , boiler ana tc' half dollar De- clean no
The iak'e who dealt such h,-cs f, Do vic, H.
treated us vo by feeding poison ani grbo and rr. ,t,
~ rum " y W Doc ~se and gritty jumped their persons
'"' maze '." conc n.'up WALT MASON.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18

and increase their production. This is
The first time that the Pan Handle
counties o. West Nir. MIA have been
carefully ana scientifically inspected
by experienced fruit growers The
in'clliGcncer believes that splendid re
suits should come from this WORK
Frui, raising has become a highly
profitable business for dericulturists
"a ho have engaged Ia o. iu business
iih" Vay We haye thousands Of acres
in this section well adapted % grow
ing nne fruit. and WIN ,hc introduc-
zion of improved methods thcs, acres
ought 90 Weld rich returns
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18

eaEehke IN ther aDlty 10 distinguish clearly at great
distance objects that literally invisible
binary eye.
once asked Captain Bruce II he had had any
training in the matter OF accustomng his eyes
tances and points in such manner take
measurement OF them.
NO. he replied. Il never needed any instruction of
That kind or course. had TO learn use wind
gauges and various of apparatus which are en-
poyed by long distance marksmen. But when
was boy in Kentucky | able to see far beyond
the range OF vision of of my mates. and
curately They used TO test by putting up little
lects a mile or upon a tree or wall and 1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-18

What seem 20 us "a number o. un-
necessary cNirayagances appear "a
Tho list ~ Seth Farnsvorfh tho
Chicago man Who lives on $3.50 q
year For instance. there is wash