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The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
20 REPORTED DEAD
Half Dozen Ambulances Rushed to Scene of Wreck Near Co.,
 lumbus, 0.

Columbus, O.. Aug. iS.--Big Four train No. IS. which left GGiiffaicciiIislatti for New York this morning, went into the ditch at curve near Mi- ami Crossway today. Five coaches were deraiIed. First reports stated that at least 20 were killed Half a dozen ambulances went at once to the scene. Tine Big Four sent a relief train to bring the injured here. Many are being treated at homes nearby.
 Later reports say 90 persons were injured, some seriously.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
FREE NORMAL THIS YEAR
School Board Has Received $9OO to Defray Expenses of One in Con-
 neciion With High School.

John II. Hamilton, secretary of School Board, has received $900 from the state to defray the ex- penses of free normal school to be run in connection with the high school. The school will be open to all pupils who have completed the common school course of the c0un- ty and wish to enter in training for teachers. Every city in the state which came up to the conditions made by the state can get an appor- tionment for the purpose of con- ducting a normal, and Mena was one of the cities which qualified.
 The school year in Mena begins September %.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
70 Veto Free List.

Washington, Aug. i8.--President Taft's third important veto mes- sage of the special session, disap- proving the farmers free list bill, will be sent to the house this after noon. The bill reached the White House this morning and the presi- dent immediately set to work on his message.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Don't neglect the warnings of na- ture. If your appetite is poor, breath bad, tongue coated. you will be sick unless you take steps to put your system in good condition. Prickly Ash Biiters is the remedy you need. It cleanses the entire system. W. c. vandiver, special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture co., special agent; Davis Drug Co, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Publicity Bill to Taft.

Washington, Aug. iS.-The cam paign bill, signed by Speaker Clark, was returned to the senate and signed by Vice President Sherman today. The bill now goes to the president.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Stephenson Hearing Oct. }.

Washington, Aug. iS.--The spec ial senate commission appointed to investigate the election of senator Stephenson, decided today to be- gin the hearing in Milwaukee on October 2.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Duroc Stock--Fine registered Dnroc pigs for sale. Star Farm Mena, Ark. duff
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Keep your body healthy at this season by using prickly Ash Bitters. It IS a necessary condition to suc- cessfully resist malarial germs. W, c. Vandiver. special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture Co, special agent; Davis Drug Co. special agent
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Failed 10 Reat Veto.

Washington. Aug. iS.--The Un- derwood motion to override the presidents veto of the wool bill in the house late this afternoon failed of two-thirds vote. The vote was 227 to override and i29 against.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
A POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF
STORAGE EGG PROBL[ NJ

In German China, according to the
report of Consul J. C. McNally at
Tsingtau, the desiccation of eggs is
carried on and the prod
uct is shipped in large quantities to-
Germany. One shipment has also been
made to the United States with the
expectation that the eggs will comply
with the food and drugs act and that
a thriving trade may be built up with
this country. 1t is said that this prod
uct can be kept indefinitely if stored
in dray, cool place. It requires about
seventy yolks to make one pound of
the dried product and the whites of
about 200 eggs to make a pound of
the egg albumin. The price of the
whole dried eggs is 81 cents a pound;
of the albumin, A, and of the yolks,
"a cents a pound The industry in
German China is said to be growing
rapidly, says The Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association. If all that
is claimed for it is true, this certainly
should be a more satisfactory method
of preserving eggs than that of cold
storage. Under the food and drugs act
some of the cold storage people have
been much exercised by the regulation
requiring that eggs shall not be stored
longer tina nthree months before using.
They assert not only that it is impos-
sible to keep all of their stock moving
within that length of time, but that it.
is not necessary, as the eggs do not
deteriorate sufficiently in that time to
make them dangerous or undesirable
as a food
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
INTERESTING SCENE MARKED
CLOSE OF EXTRA SESSION
Especial to The Chieftain.)

Washington, d. c., Sept 2.-One of
the most interesting scenes of the spe-
cial session was at the end of the
spirited debate over the wool bill veto
The debate was closed on the republi-
can side by ex-Speaker Cannon in his
characteristic, vigorous fashion and
by Speaker Champ Clark on the dem
ocratic side with the sledge-hammer
blows of the trained logician While
Uncle Joe" was speaking four mem
bers of the presidents cabinet were
standing in close attention in the rear
of the chamber and members of the
opposition We're gathered around as
close as they could get. drinking in
every word of the old gladiator as he
denounced the democratic policies.
When the laughter and applause had
died away, Speaker Clark took the
floor to close the debate Mrs Clark
and her daughter Genevieye sitting in
the gallery to hear his effort Their
eyes frightened at the whirlwind Of
applause greeting the speaker The
whole democratic side clapped yigor-
ously and then rose as one man and
smote their hands, pounded the desks
and cheered the leader they had fol
lowed through long and arduous ses-
sion. Throughout the remarks of the
speaker almost every sentence was
followed by applause, and when Champ
Clark said he was glad to think that he
was just as well liked on the other
side, the applause by the republicans
was as hearty as that which came from
the democratic side of the chamber.
It is not alone such scenes as this
which cause people in Washington to
express the conviction that Champ
Clark and VIM. II, Taft will face each
other next fall as candidates for the
presidency of the United States. The
speaker, in sense, was put on trial
when he was elevated to the post so
long held by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois,
Many said: IF he can hold his forces
in line he will be the logical candidate
for the presidency on the democratic
ticket" Well, he held them in line,
and it looks very much as if the demo-
cratic party would not be able to re-
fuse the nomination to the man from
Missouri. 1t isn't hurting him any that
William Jennings Bryan is understood
to be friendly to him.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
The Shutter Is No More.

A writer describes the forenoon
Sunday Strand and Fleet Street as
"a shuttered desert" and doubtless
he is quite satisfied with the phrase.
But is it accurate? How many shut.
tered windows does he think he would
see in these thoroughfares on a Sun.
day or at any other time when the
shops are shut? AS a matter of fact
the shutter has gone from central Lon.
don, and is rapidly passing even from
the suburbs. At what date did the
shutter begin to disappear? 1t was
fitting of all shops as late as the
SOS. The worst the modern shop
shows on Sundays is the blind. And
most shops present the weekday
temptation with a closed door.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
HAS MALLET MADE FROM
FLOOR OF OLD LEE HOME

Congressman James S. Davenport of
this city has a souvenir, which he
prizes very highly. 1t is a small cedar
mallet, with a pine handle During
Mr.. Davenport's recent trip to Wash
ington and the east he visited "Arling-
ton" the place made famous as the res
idence of General Robert E. Lee, com
of the Confederate army in
the Civil war. Wishing to take some
memento of the occasion, Mr. Daven-
port secured a piece of the cedar tim
bers of which the house was construct
ed He also secured a piece of the old
pine floor These he took to Wash
ington and had them transformed into
the beautiful little mallet
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Grand Jury NAV Investigate.

Oklahoma City, Sept 2-Indications
that the state board of public affairs
may be the subject of an investigation
by the Oklahoma county grand jury
now in session are found in the sum
moning as a witness Friday of E. B.
Howard a member of that board Mrs.
Jane L. Marshall, stenographer for the
board also was summoned as a wit
ness.
Eugene Gill of this city recently filed
an affidavit with Governor Cruce in
volving the board. Witnesses in the
board of education investigation tes-
titled that the board of public affairs
let contract for electrical supplies
at the state university for $1,000 more
than the supplies were offered for to
Financial Agent Williams of the unit
versity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
MORRIS TO FIGHT FLYNN
IN GOTHAM SEPTEMBER IS

New York, Sept. Final arrange
ments for the battle between Carl Nor
ris, the Oklahoma giant, and Fireman
Jim Flynn of Pueblo have been made.
The big fellows will meet in a ten
round bout in Madison Square Garden
on September Is. Flynn held out for
more money until the matter was COM
promised 1t is said that Flynn will
receive $4,000 guarantee, with the
privilege Of taking 25 per cent of the
gross receipts instead. He has taken
up his quarters at Cannon's roadhouse
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
An Immense Flower.

The largest of all the flowers of the
world is said to be the Rafflesia, ma
tive of Sumatra, so called after Sir
Stamford Raffies This immense flow
er is composed of five round petals
of a brickish color, each measuring a
foot across. These are covered with
numerous irregular yellowish white
swellings
The petals surround a cup nearly q
foot wide. the margin of which bears
the stamens The cup of the RafIlesia
is filled with fieshy disk, the upper
surface of which is covered with pro-
jections like miniature cows horns.
The cup when free from its contents
will hold about twelve pints The
flower weighs about fifteen pounds
and is very thick, the petals being
three-quarters of an Scientific
American,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
A Musical Prodigy.

in 1S41 arrived in London Russian
boy, called Antoine Rubinstein, not
twelve years old, whose performances
on the piano had excited wonder
and delight among the musical ANA
teurs. He was equally skilled in the
ancient as well as modern style Of
playing and gave with wonderful ef-
feet the most difficult passages of Bach
or Thalburg. All this, too, was done
with the utmost apparent ease, and
in the most difficult passages he fire.
quently INDUCED himself in grotesque
limitations of the peculiar trickeries of
the composer upon whose music he
was engagJd.-The Russian Boy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
CARTER USED CARE
TO ROUTE CLERKS
bAfter Whipping One With Fists, Three
/. Others Attack Him And He
Routes Them With Cane.

Washington, D c., Sept. 2.-Repre-
sentative Charles d. Carter of Okla
loma created excitement in the heart
II the smart shopping center Friday
oy assaulting four clerks, one of whom
he alleged insulted his 1S-year-old
Pdaughter, Miss Italy Carter, who was
elwith her father on a shopping expedi-
n','tion
hi Having dealt summarily with the
-four clerks, Representative Carter,
tywho is seven-sixteenth Indian, sent
ehis daughter home in an automobile
sand PROCEEDED 70 the nearest police
station, where he explained the Incl
Ident which led up to the trouble. He
was not detained. He regards the in
!. eident closed unless the four clerks
!, demand an investigation.
!, Representative Carter assailed the
, first clerk, Joseph Josennson, with his
!, fists, and when three of the young
mans companions came to their
! friends aid, the Oklahoma congress
, man brought his walking stick into
/ play and welded it vigorously until
! he was master of the field
According to Mr.. Carter, his daugh-
, ter described to Josephson a certain
kind of coat which she wished to pur-
chase. He declares the clerk thought
Miss Carter was unattended and sought
to engage her in conversation.
Continuing his advances, which
were followed by repulses," said Mr.
Carter, "the young man became insult
ing. When l politely asked the clerk
the cause of the trouble, he became
infuriated and said uncomplimentary
things about my daughter. | told her
to accompany me from the store and
as we reached the door he called me
several names. ! returned and pre-
pared to strike him, when he started
toward me.
Il then gave him as good a licking
as my long experience on the plains
as a boxer would permit. l started to
leave, when three of his associates
took up the fight. | was plainly out
numbered, but would not run I struck
right and left with my cane and final
ly routed the entire bunch"
The fight was brief, but exciting,
until the clerks were vanquished.
Meanwhile. Miss Carter stood in
tears on the sidewalk outside the store
until her father reached her side and
took her from the scene
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
HAD NEVER BEEN TEMPTED
Delegation of Citizens Looking for
County Treasurer Decided Can
didate Was Too Honest.

Upon a certain occasion an emil
nent citizen was approached by a
delegation Of other eminent citizens,
the leader of whom proceeded to say:
Friend, 1t must be known to thee
that we have had dishonest men in
office and the taxpayers have suffered
loss thereby"
Truly, the facts have come to my
ears" was the reply
I'VE would further state that we
are a delegation looking for a new
man to fill the position of county
treasurer.
And in me you will find an hon
est one"
THAT is to say thee wilt not
graft?
mot the value of a cent"
There wilt be much cash to
handle"
But 1t will be safe with me-"
And there will be const mt tempta-
tions"
But / shall withstand them all"
Hast ever handled public fthds%
''No, but I again assure thee of my
honesty"
Friend" continued the speaker for
the delegation, thou art honest be
cause thou hast never been tempted.
We are now losing about ten per
cent. by graft Let the Office be
given to an honest man and he'll
either take all or none, and the
chances are about even up. We will
pass on!"
Moral-The honest man of today is
the rascal of tomorrow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Found Body in crevice.

1t is reported that during about the
middle of the month, a party of road
workers under Mr. Williams, road over
seer in that district, unearthed the
skeleton of a man. Mr.. Williams was
working the road under Wards bluff
near Hatfield when the find was made
The skeleton indicates that the body
had been forced into a large crevice
in the rocks and then covered with
earth. The find has raised in the
minds of people who were residents of
that vicinity at the time of the very
mysterious disappearance of man by
the name of Sims, cattle man whose
home was in Sloan Springs, who had
been in that vicinity and whose horse
was found near the place where the
skeleton has been discovered but Mr..
Sims was never seen since. This may
be an explanation of his disappearance
1t is supposed he was killed by some
one and his body disposed of in the
manner described. Considerable in
terest seems to prevail in the vicinity
Of Hatfield among the old residents
Arrow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
CRUCE WILL NOT DECIDE
UNTIL RETURN FROM EAST
Attorney For COmplainants in School Board
Investigation Gives Notice He Will File
Affidavit to Support Testimony Of
Cameron---ScOtt TeStifeS to Com
mon Understanding Between
Board Members

the result of discussion in the board p"
asked Governor Cruce.
Il feel rather lonesome in my views
Isince four members of the board have
testified that they had no such under
standing, and two others have testified
that they had no positive evidence of
such a combination, but l must say l
did get such an impression that the
understanding applied to the president
of the normal schools and the prepara-
tory schools at Claremore, and relative
to some changes made in the univer-
sity faculty"
Mr.. Scott testified that himself and
Mr.. Rowsey were the committee to
visit the Claremore preparatory school,
and that they strongly recommended
President Murdaugh for retention as
head of that school.
Notwithstanding this fact" said
the witness, when the vote was taken
without the slightest discussion, it
stood three for his retention and four
for his dismissal. The witness stated
that Mr.. Rowsey was so surprised at
the vote that he questioned the ballot,
but found it correct. Scott says he
spoke to Wilso nabout it after the
meeting, and that Wilson in a joking
way, asked him if it looked like a
frame-up.
"It certainly does" Scott says he re-
piled
Another significant point of the pro
ceeding was the testimony of four
members of the board, which comprise
majority of the membership, that
they voted for the retention of Duvall
and Girard at the university and of
Murdaugh at the Claremore prepara-
tory school, when the minutes in each
case show a vote of four to three
against these men. The governor de-
manded an explanation of this appar-
ent discrepancy, but got no satisfac-
tory reply. If none of these four wit
nesses is mistaken, the three men were
elected instead of displaced.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
BEDOUIN IS SMALL EATER
He Is Active and Martial, Yet He
Subslsts Easily on Very
Little Food.

The Bedouins are a most alert and
ed fact that the quantity of food usual
ly consumed by the greater part Of
them does not exceed six ounces a
day. Six or seven dates soaked in
melted butter serve a man a whole
day, and he esteems himself happy
when he can add a small quantity Of
coarse -four or little ball of rice.
In 1879 an Englishman describes the
Russian grenadiers as follows: They
are the finest body of men | ever saw
Not a man is under six feet high
Their allowance consists of eight
pounds of black bread, four pounds
of oil, and one pound of salt per man
for eight days In 1854, when the
Russians surprised the world by stand
ing against the attack of the Allies,
on the bloody battlefield of Alma,
were found dead Russians with their
provisions in their knapsacks, and
there provisions were black bread
crumbs in oil"
Ut. Hamlln, VINO mas resided more
than twenty years in Constantinople,
says the Turkish porters in that city
eat bread made from -four scarcely
bolted fruits, curdled milk, of which
they are very fond, rice cooked with
some other vegetables, and about
twice week a little meat at dinner,
which they eat soon after sunset. They
never drink any sort of distilled or fer
mented liquor Onions and garlic are
largely consumed by the Turks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Bismarck and Coffee.

Among the coffee drinkers a high
place must be given to Bismarck,
says the London Chronicle He
liked coffee unadulterated While
with the Prussian army In France
he one day entered a country inn
and asked the host If he had any
chiccory in the house. He had, Bis.
marck said Well, bring it to me,
all you have" The man obeyed and
handed Bismarck a canister full of
chiccory. Are you sure this is all
you have?" demanded the chancellor
Eyes. my lord, every grain" Then"
said Bismarck, keeping the canister
by him, "go now and make me a pot
Of coffee"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Dinner Party Last Evening.

Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Campbell had as their dinner guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Cartnell, Mr., c. A. White
and L. B. Campbell. The dinner was
given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Cart
nell, who will leave Vinita for the far
northwest. The party spent the entire
evening at the Campbell home, where
a number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cartnell called to bid them fare
we'll and wish them we'll in their new
home.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08

Oklahoma City, Sept. although
the investigation of charges against
the state board of education was con
cluded Friday morning, J. B. Dudley,
attorney for the complainants, inform
ed Governor Cruce that he will file an
affidavit in support of the testimony
of J. w. Cameron of the New Alta
hotel that n. E. Butcher, agent of the
American Book company, was in Okla
homa City during the time he was
wanted as a witness in the investiga-
tion, registered under an assumed
name.
The governor announced that he
will not reach a conclusion in the case
until after he returns from Virginia,
two weeks hence. If the governor de-
cides that any of the charges which
he outlined at the beginning of the
hearing have been proved, removals
from the board may be expected.
Although placed on the stand by the
attorneys for the board, Dr. A. c. Scott
a member of the body, divulged some
important information as to the work
ing of the alleged -four and three COM
bination" not previously brought out
DR. Scott stated that his suspicious
that a majority of the members of the
board was working under a common
understanding formulating outside the
board meetings were first aroused when
the vote to retain DR.. A. Grant Evans
as president of the state university
was taken. He said that he had no
idea that DR.. Evans would be retained,
but that when the vote was announc-
ed it stood two for his retention and
five against He testified that Mr..
Rowsey and himself voted to retain
DR.. Evans and that the ballot was
taken without any discussion.
"At any time did you ever become
with the idea that there was
a common understanding among ma
jority members of the board as to the
teachers to be elected, which was not
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
WOULDN'T CHARGE FOR AID
But Good Samaritan Farmer Would
Sell His Team to the Stalled
Automoblist.

Hi, there, mister" said Wither'
bee, TO a passing farmer, as his car
stuck in the mud. "Whatll you charge
me for the use of your team to pull
this car out of the mud?"
why" returned the farmer,
scratching his head in a puzzled sort
of fashion, I'm not the kind of fell
Ter as would charge a sufferin' feller-
bein' anything at all for helpin' him
out O. trouble"
That's mighty nice Of you" said
Witherbee.
mo, SIR" said the farmer my
conscience wouldn't never rest If
done a thing like that. Jest couldn't
look my wife or the parson in the
face if l took pay for bein' a good
Samaritan"
by George!" said Witherbee, ut
does my heart good to hear man
talk that way these days"
"Wa-al, it's been rule O. mine ever
since l was boy" said the old man.
Il wish there were more people
like you," said Witherbee.
pity there amt" said the farmer;
"but don't take any pride to my.
self becuz of it. Giddap!"
But l say" said Witherbee,
where are you going? You haven't
helped me out of the mud YETI"
Why" said the old man, you
hain't made me any offer"
What for?" demanded Witherbee.
"For the team" said the farmer.
II can't charge ye nothin' for helpin'
ye, but I'll sell ye the hosses for $50
a head. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
KELSEY on Arbltration Roard.

Washington, d. c., Sept. Dana
H. Kelsey, superintendent of the Union
Agency at Muskogee. Okla, has been
named by Acting Secretary of Interior
Adams to represent the interior de-
partment as a member of the arbitra-
ton board which will pass upon the
holdings of the Choctaw Timber com
pany and others accused of taking up
the lands of minor and orphan Indian
children in McCurtain county, Okla
homa.