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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
HENWOOO GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
The Slayer of George Copeland And
"Tony" Won Phul viii Appeal
to The Supreme Court.

Denver, Col, July 2S.-Frank II.
Henwood, convicted of murder in the
second degree for killing George e.
Copeland while shooting at s. L. Won
Phul, the st. Louis balloonist, whom
he also killed, in a hotel barroom here
May "a, yesterday was sentenced to
life Imprisonment. Sentence followed
the denial of an application for a new
trial.
The sentence came as a surprise to
many persons, for under the Colorado
laws first degree murder is punishable
either by hanging or life Imprisonment
in the option of the jury A verdict of
second degree murder would indicate
that it members desired a lesser pun
ishment, although the law allows a
sentence of from ten years to life.
Judge Greeley w. Whitford, who tried
and sentenced Henwood, has been bit
ter in his comments on the trial.
Although Henwood is sentenced to
life, he is still in jeopardy of hanging.
The district attorney insists that he
will still try him for the killing of
Won Jhul and Judge Whitford has set
date for the trial
In his motion for newtrial the at
torney for Henwood assigned ninety.
two cases of error in the rulings of the
trial court. The motion for new
trial was oyerruled and the case will
now go Immediately to the supreme
court If it takes the usual course OF
review it will be year or more be
fore a decision can be had. In the
meantime Henwood will either hang
for the murder of Won Phul or remain
in the state penitentiary
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cIoudburst Near lyons.

Lyons, Kans.. July 2S.-A cloudburst
occurred north of here Thursday COW
ering an area about twelve miles
square At Noble ten to twelve inches
of rain fell in less than an hour and
the Frisco tracks there were washed
out for a distance of two hundred feet.
Pollard reports seven to ten inches,
Frederick four or five inches and Bush.
ton three to six inches. All these
points are in the northwestern part of
Rice county. Many streams in that
section are out of their banks. and
Hutchinson has been warned to look
out for floods from Cow creek, which
stream drains the section visited BIZ
the cloudburst
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cruce Names Six Assessors.

Oklahoma City, July Ex-Governor
Cruce last night named assessors in
six counties where faetional wars have
rendered appointments difficult Those
appointed were: Elmer Coon. Graggs,
Muskogee county; Frank B. Noe, Sem
mole, Seminole county; F. L. Davis,
Tecumseh, Pottawatomie county; J. II.
Ragland, okeene, Blaine county; F. L.
Anderson, Miller, Pushmataha county;
j. P. Cornell, Woodward, Woodward
county Assessors now have been ap-
pointed in all counties except Woods
and Major.
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SENATE PASSES SUBSTITUTE
FOR UNDERWOOD REVISION

Washington, d. c., July 2S.-The La
Toilette substitute for the Underwood
bill revising the wooden schedule was
passed by the senate Thursday after
noon by a vote of as to 80. after pre-
hminary maneuver which necessitated
five roll calls.
This was forced upon the senate by
reason Of the attitude of the democrats
in following out the program which
they adopted at their caucus Wednes-
day night, when it was agreed that
they should stand solid for the Under
wood bill as it passed the house and
in the event of failing to get the nee
essary insurgent vote to pass it they
should turn in and support the LaFol-
lette substitute While they are not
totally in sympathy with it, the dem
ocrats regard it as preferable to the
existing schedule. The action in pass
ing the LaFollette measure will throw
the subject into conference and per-
NIT of an adjustment and change of
rates which it is thought may be ac-
eeptable to the reyisionists of both
houses.
There is some doubt of this, as the
democrats of the house are disposed
to stand by their own measure. In
that event no final action can be had
on the woolen schedule at this session
The bill provides for:
Duty on clothing wools, 40 per cent
Duty on carpet woods, 10 per cent
Duty on tops, 40 per cent.
Duty on yarn, so per cent.
Duty on carpets, 40 per cent.
Duty upon cloths all other mann
facturers composed entirely of WOO
or having wool as the component ma
terial of chief value, go per cent.
The senate first voted down the
democratic wool bill, which passed the
house several weeks ago. known as
the Underwood bill, IA to 36. Senator
Brown of Nebraska was the only re
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(First Published in the ehieftain.
T,,lr. % NJ

(First Published in the chieftain,
July 2S. 1917
State of Oklahoma, County Of Della
ware, IS. In the County Court.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
Cherry NJ. Beck, Minor.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suanee Of an order of the County Court
of the County of Delaware, State of
Oklahoma, made on the 1st day of
July, 1911. in the matter of the estate
of Cherry NJ. Beck, minor, the under
signed as the guardian of the estate
of said minor will sell at private sale
to the highest bidder for cash, subject
to confirmation by said County Court,
on the 14th day of August, 1911, at
ten O'Clock a. m, of said day or at any
time thereafter within the statutory
period for receiving bids, all the right,
title and interest of said estate of the
said Cherry NJ. Beck, a minor, aequir-
ed in whatsoever manner in and to
the following described real estate in
the State of Oklahoma and more ac-
curately described as follows, to.wit:
The NV IA of the Sc IA and the
NE IA of the NE IA of the SW
IA and the Sc IA of the NE IA
of the SW IA and the w 1-2 of the
NE IA of the SW IA, all in Sec
tion 10, Township 26, Range 19,
Craig County, Oklahoma.
Bids must be in writing and may be
left at the Office of the Judge of the
County Court or may be addressed to
e. B. Hunt at Grove Oklahoma. All
bids must be accompanied by GER
titled check for at least one-third d-S)
of the amount bid
Dated this 1st day of July, 1911.
w T. MELTON,
by E. B. HUNT, Guardian.
His Attorney. 10
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publican who voted for it.
In order to carry out the democrats
measure of standing for the Under
wood bill, it was necessary for them
to vote against the LaFollette substi-
tute offered as an amendment. On this
question the regular standpat republi.
cans voted with the democratic min
ority and only the thirteen insurgent
republicans and Senator Crawford vet
ed for LaFollette's proposition. The
result was its defeat by 66 to IA.
Thereupon Senator LaFollette offer
ed his amendment, which was in the
nature of a substitute, which only
few minutes before was defeated by a
decisive vote of sc to IA His amend
ment was adopted As to 50. The dem
ocras and insurgents voting together
for its adoption and Senator McCun-
Der and Nelson joining with them.
Amended, the bill was then passed on
coll call by a vote of As to 80.
Those voting for the bill were:
Bacon, Bailey Bankheaj, Bourne,
Bristow, Brown, Bryan, Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Clapp, Clarke of Arkansas,
Crawford, Cummins, Davis, Fletcher,
Foster, Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock, John
son, tombstone, Kenyon, Kern, LaFol-
lette, McCumber, Martin, MARITIME,
Myers, Nelson, Newlands, O'Gorman,
Overman, Owens, Paynter, Poindexter,
Pomerene, Reed, Shiyely, Simmons,
Smith of Maryland, Smith of South
Carolina, Stone, Swanson, Taylor,
Thornton, Watson, Williams, Works
As.
Those voting against the bill, were:
Borah. Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs
Durham, Burton, Clark of Wyoming
Crane, Cullom, Curtis. Dixon, Gamble
lGuggenheim, Hepburn, Jones, Lippitt
Lodge Lorimer, Mclean, Nixon, Oil
yer, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Richard
son, Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot
Stephenson, Townsend, Warren, Wet
more-S2.
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SENATOR BAILEY RESIGNS
FROM ELECTION COMMITTEE

Washington, D. c., July Ex-senator
Bailey of Texas has resigned from
the senate committee on privileges
and elections. He made no explana-
ton to the senate and his resignation
was accepted without comment.
Senator Bailey later said that the
strong probability of his being mem
ber of the conference committee on
the wool tariff bill made it impossible
for him to serve on the Stephenson
committee, even if there were no other
reason.
-Four of the six democrats On the
committee on privileges and cleo
tions," he said, "are now engaged in
the investigation of Senator Lorimer's
election, thus leaving but two demo
Gratis on that committee not so en-
ployed. AS one of those two demo
Gratis was appointed on the com
mittee to investigate the Stephenson
case and it was simply impossible for
me to do that work and also to per-
form my duty as a member of the con.
ference committee on the wool bill"
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(First Published in the Chieftaln,
July 2S, 1919
by e. B. HUNT.
His Attorney.

Jdi3 ~cs IV1IsY
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
|suance of an order of the County Court
of the County of Craig and State of
Oklahoma, made on the 3rd day of
July 1911 in the matter of the estate
of Emmett Hudson, the undersigned,
as the guardian of said minor, will
sell at private sale to the highest bid
der for cash in hand on sealed bids,
subject to confirmation by said County
Court on Monday, the 14th day Of
August, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. M, at
the County Court room in Vinita, in
said County of Craig. State of Okla
homa, all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said Emmett Hudson,
minor, and all the right, title and in
Iterest- that the said estate has, by OPP
GRAFTON Of law. or otherwise, acquired
in and to all the certain lot, piece, or
parcel of land, situated, lying and be-
ing in the County of Craig and State
of Oklahoma, bounded and described
as follows and upon the following
terms and condition, to-wit
N 1-2 of N IL of NE IA Of Sec
tion 3d. Township 2s North and
Range is East, containing 40 acres
more or less,
All bids should describe the land
bid for and must be accompanied by
certified check or draft for one,third
amount of the bid.
Address all bids to Wm Oneil, guar
dian, in care of S. F. Parks, County
Judge.
Dated the oath day Of July, 1911.
VIM ONEIL,
7-9 Guardian.
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EUROPEAN POWERS
HAVE WAR SCARE
Plain Statement of Premier Asquith
Leaves No Doubt as to England's
Position Toward Germany.

London, July 2S.-Such plain speak
ing as in Premier Asquith's statement
yesterday on a question fraught with
possibilities of great European war
has not been heard in the British par
lament in many years. The outcome
of the situation appears to rest almost
wholly on Germans shoulders.
If, as some German papers say, Ger
many has reached the stage of national
development where the necessities of
population demand that the nation
branch out into foreign fields, and
considers this vital to national inter
ests, and imposes conditions on France
which Great Britain thinks threaten
her vital interests, the only result, so
far as those best informed see it, will
be the often threatened and long
ayerted European convulsion.
German officials and the majority OF
the German newspapers professed to
think that Chancellor Lloyd Georges
recent speech of warning was not ad-
dressed to Germany, but sort of gem
eral proclamation of principles. Mr..
Asquith's statement leaves no doubt,
and was intended plainly to leave
none, on that point. While England
has no knowledge of the extent of Ger
many's first condition, the prime min
lister made it plain that they we're
such that Great Britain would not con-
sent to them.
Mr.. Balfour strongly hinted at what
is the general fleeing, that Germany
thought it could take advantage Of the
crisis in Great Britain's domestic poll
tics, in the belief that it was so alb
sorbing to the country that the people
would not pay attention to foreign af-
fairs.
English newspapers are united in
supporting the government. They are
studiously polite in language, but
strongly urge that Germany shall not
be permitted to make any African ex-
cursion, which would seriously dam.
age Great Britains national interests
Paris, July 2S.-In discussing the re
turn of the German emperor, the
Temps expresses the opinion that the
emperor's rapid examination of the sit
uation will convince him that it is bad
''No one doubts the sincerity of the
emperor" the Temps says. 'On the
contrary, his reign proves that he does
mot wish war, but demonstrates also
that the pacific temperament of the
emperor if it sufices to maintain
peace, does not suffice, on the Other
hand to make peace stable and sure
Wilhelmstrasse retains its taste fol
troubling peace by sensational ex
ploits. Formerly it was Tangier; now
it is Agadir-the same intimidation
the same romanticism the same medi
ocrity of results"
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Frank Greer Married.

Enid, Okla, July 2S.-Frank Greer,
former editor of the Guthrie State
Capital and a widely known republi-
can politician and newspaper man OF
Oklahoma, was married here last
night to Mrs Laura Deigh Hanson,
former head of the Hanson Dramatic
school of Boston and now teacher of
elocution at the Oklahoma Christian
university at Enid
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claimed % Be a Deputy sasrIft.

Tulsa, Okla, July 27.-wiH Brodin,
claiming to be a deputy sheriff from
Vinita. went through the experience of
spending a few hours behind the bars
Thursday. Brodin struck town yester-
day morning, and pretending to be a
deputy sheriff, tried to collect some
money from a Tulsan. A complaint
vase lodged wit hthe city police, and
Brodin was arrested.
He was tried and found guilty of
impersonating an officer, drawing a
fine of $5.
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July 2S, 1919
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

NJ IL Z OF DALE UT NEAL EO - :
In the Matter of the Guardianship OF
Eddie Oneida Derrick, Minor.
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of the County Court of the
County of Nowata, State Of Oklahoma,
made on the 22nd day of July, 1911,
the undersigned guardian of the es-
tate of Eddie Oneida Derrick, minor
will sell at private sale to the highest
bidder, subject to confirmation by said
Court on or after the 18th day OF
August, A. D. 1911, at Nowata, Okla
homa, all the right, title and interest
of said Eddie Oneida Derrick, a. minor
in and to the following described rea
estate situate in Craig County, State
of Oklahoma, to-wit:
The N IL of the NV IA of the
NE IA the SW IA of the NV IA
of the NE IA, the SW IA of the
NE IA, and the Sc IA of the NV
IA of the NE IA of Section Is,
Township 27 North, Range Is
East, containing eighty acres.
more or less.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions, to-wit:
Cash upon delivery of deed
Bids for the purchase thereof mus
be in writing and must be filed in The
County Court or delivered to the un
dersigned at the Office of Glass
Weaver, Nowata, Oklahoma.
Dated the 22nd day of July, 1911.
CLAUDE ALLEN,
Guardian of Eddie Oneida Derrick. 8
Minor Is
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(First Published in the Chieftain,
July IA. 1911)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
State of Oklahoma. Tulsa County, IS.
In the County Court.
In Re Guardianship Of William Elliek
and McNeer Ellick, Minors. S. R.
Lewis, Guardian. No. 1889 Probate.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of an order of the County Court
of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma,
made on the End day Of June. 1911, the
undersigned S. r. Lewis, Guardian of
the estate of William Click and Nc
Neer Ellick, minors, will sell at pri-
yate sale to the highest bidder subject
to confirmation by said Court, on Sat
urday, the 29th day of July, 1911, at
1000 O'Clock q. M, at the County
Court room in Tulsa, Oklahoma, all the
right, title. interest and estate of said
minors, of, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate to-wit:
The Northwest Quarter Of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 6, in
Township 21 North, Range 13 East,
and lying in Tulsa County, State
of Oklahoma; also,
The South IL of the Sc IA of the
SW IA of Section 25; and the
West IL of the SW IA Of the NV
IA of Section Sc, both in Town.
ship 25 North, Range IS East, and
being situate in Craig County,
State of Oklahoma
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms, to-wit: Cash in hand
upon confirmation Of the sale by the
Court.
Bids for the purchase Thereof must
be in writing. and accompanied by a
certified check for 10 per cent Of
Iamount bid, payable to the order Of
the Guardian, and must be filed In the
County Court at Tulsa. or delivered to
the undersigned at his Office in Reeder
building, Tulsa, oklahoma.
Dated this 10th day of July, 1911
s. R. LEWIS,
10. S. BOOTH, Guardian
Attorney for Guardian 81
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with SO acres in 1889, broom corn ad-
vanced by 1899 to 12,76S, and again by
1909 to 215,221. The aggregate yield
in 1909 was 42,732, ,4o5 pounds; the
average yield per acre, 199 pounds;
the average value per acre, $11.90.
Great Gain in kafir Corn.
From 1899 to 1909 kafir corn and
milo maize has increased 466,571 acres
or 1892 per cent. There is no report
for this crop prior to 1899. The total
yield in 1909 was 4.652,562 bushels;
the average yield per acre, bushels;
the average value per acre, $4.75.
Potatoes Double.
During the decade prior to 1909 po-
tatoes increased 1882 acres, or 1893
per cent. From 1889. when 70 acres
were harvested, potatoes rose by 1899
to 1880, and zy 1909 to 32,242. The
aggregate yield in 1909 was 1,919,5O3
bushels; the average yield per acre,
60 bushels; the average value per
acre, 60 bushels; the average value
per acre, $38.65.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
age of 8,22S, ,41O acres in 1909, as COM
pared to 4,431, ,S19 acres in 1899, an in
crease of 3,796,591, or S5.7 per cent
Among the cereals corn exceeded all
Others in acreage and value, being
equal to about seven-tenths of the total
acreage and total value of the cereals.
Wheat ranked second, having an acre
age and value, respectively, about one
fifth and one-third as great as corn.
The average value of cereals per acre
in 1909 was $50, exceeding that of
hay and forage, and slightly more than
one-fifth that of potatoes. Wheat
showed the highest average value per
acre; kafir corn the lowest OF the
hay and forage crops, wild, salt or
prairie grasses" ranked first, not only
in value, but also in acreage, consti-
tuting more than one-half and one
third, respectively. of the total acre
age and total value of the entire hay
and forage crop. Coarse forage" was
second in acreage and third in value,
while alfalfa stood third in acreage
but second in value There were a
number of miscellaneous crops, and
the most of them were well above the
more usual crops in value per acre.
1t is worthy of note that the low
average yield per acre was due to
climatic conditions. Substantially
every county in the state was more OF
less seriously affected by drought, hail
or hot winds; 18 especially So Thus
the yield per acre of corn for 1899 was
2S bushels. as compared to 16 bushels
in 1909; that of oats, 80 bushels in
1899, as against 27 in 1909 Wheat
showed 13 bushels per acre in 1899 and
u bushels in 1909; kafir corn, II bush.
els in 1899 and 9 bushels in 1909; hay
and forage, 1.5 tons in 1899 and IL in
1909; broom corn, 279 pounds in 1893
and 199 in 1909; and potatoes, rs
bushels in 1899, as against SO bushels
in 1909
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To The public

Owing to the extreme warm weather
you are hereby informed that we will
not have any more pheasants eggs
for distribution this season.
NJ. NJ. BALLEW,
District Deputy Game and
Fish Warden
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okLAHoMNs CROP STATISTICS
Preliminary Statement cf Thirteenth
Census Issued BY the Census
Bureau.

Washington. D. c., July 28.-Statis-
Y1ics relative to the leading crops for
the state of Oklahoma, collected at
the thirteenth decennial census, April
Is, 1910, are contained in an official
statement issued today by Acting Cen
sus Director Falkner 1t is based on
tabular summaries prepared under the
direction of Dr. LIE Grand Powers,
chief statistician for agriculture in the
bureau of the census. The figures are
preliminary and subject to slight re-
vision later, when few other farms,
whose returns, now incomplete, will
be included in the final tables. 1t is
not expected that these additions will
materially modify the amounts or rates
given in the present statement.
For the purpose of comparison, the
crop data of 1899 for Indian Territory
and Oklahoma have been combined.
The leading crops Of the state for
1909. ranked in the order Of valuation,
were Corn, $47fi951 900; wheat. $19,-
S37 600; hay and forage, $9,59S,00O;
oats, $7,156,0O0, broom corn. $685.
600; kafir corn and milo maize, $2,527,-
600; and potatoes, $1,246,O00
Immense Increase in Corn.
During the 10 years from 1899 to
1899 corn increased 3,995,21S acres, or
1857 per cent. Starting with 13,3O7
acres in 1899, corn rose to 2,501, ,945 in
1S99 and to 5,S97,1 in 1909 Hence
during the last decade the acreage of
corn has more than doubled. The
total yield in 1909 was 94O32,S
:. bushels; the average yield per acre,
rs ssasho4s; the average value per acre
s815.
Big Drop in Wheat.
Wheat, in the decade from 1899 to
1909. decreased 35S,S33 acres, or 2S.5
per cent. From 2,003 acres in 1889,
wheat increased by 1899 to 1,527,079,
but fell by 1909 to 1,16S,240 The ag-
gregate yield in 1909 was 1891, ,43S
bushels, Of which 1897 2S1 bushels
was winter wheat, The average yield
per acre vas II bushels; the average
value per acre, $11.S5.
Great Increase in Hay And Forage,
For the decade ending 1909 hay and
forage showed an increase of 243,747
acres, or 22.2 per cent. From 30,793
acres in 1899, hay and forage increased
to 1, 1,095, ,706 in 1899, and again to 1889
ass in 1909. The total yield in 1908
was 1,41O,346 tons; the average yield
per acre, IL tons; the average value
ber acre, S.2O.
Oats Nearly Double.
oats. between 1899 and 1909, in
creased 29O, 500 acres, or 91.7 per cent
from 4,446 acres in 1889. oats rose to
! E17.O76 in 1899, and to 607,766 in 1909
rhe total yield in 1909 was 16,566,354
Sushels: the average yield per acre
II. bushels; the average value pei
! ere, S11.75.
| Advance in Broom Corn.
! For the decade ending 1909 broom
| brn showed an increase of 202,4
| .Eres, or nearly sixteenfold Starting
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Joplin Business College graduates
have no dry weather-bad crop wor-
ries. A sure salary beats chance
crop. Notes accepted for tuition. New
term September 4.