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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
FORMER VINITAN COMMITS
SUICIDE IN DENVER SALOON

The following dispatch in the Kan
sas City Journal this morning tells of
the death of w. c. McCrary, former
well known vinita man, who has been
in Denver the past few years:
Danver, Colo, Feb Is. - Arthur
Knowles, a bartender, was wounded
fatally tonight by bullet which pen
etrated his brain after having passed
through the head of William McCrary
once a wealthy saloon-keeper of this
city.
McCrary entered the saloon of his
brother, John McCrary, Twentieth and
Curtis streets and turning his back to
the bartender fired a bullet into hi:
own brain. The bullet entered the
right temple, passed through and ou
at the back and entered the head o
Knowles at the right temple. Nc
Crary died on his way to the count!
hospital and Knokles cannot live.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
BROAD PLAN OF RECIPROCITY
URGED BY CHAMP CLARK

Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-Reci-
procity with Canada, with all countries
of North and South America, and, in
fact, with all nations, was advocated
by both President Taft and Champ
Clark, speaker-to-be, in addresses at
the opening session of the Pan-Ameri-
can Commercial Conference Monday.
Speeches favoring a closer CONNER
cial union of North and South Ameri-
ca. with frequent reference to the fu-
ture influence of the Panama canal,
were made by Mr. Knox, the secretary
of state; James A. Farrell, president
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton: Senior Calvo, the Costa Rican
minister to the United States; Senor
Calderon, the Bolivian minister to the
United States, and Senor Casasus, for
merly the Mexican ambassador to this
country. Nearly six hundred dele
gates and almost the entire diplomatic
corps were present.
Champ Clark, who had just left the
house of representatives, announced il
his address amid loud applause thai
the test vote for immediate considera
ton of the Canadian reciprocity bill
had been won by the administration
Turning to President Taft, he said
laughingly:
That's a document which the pres
ident and myself own in partnership
but speaking for myself-not for Pres
Iident Taft or anyone else-I am TO
reciprocity not only with Canada, bu
with all South and General American
republics. In fact, I'm in favor of re
ciprocity with all nations of the earth
My principle is that honest trade neve
injured any nation yet"
"The last speaker and the mex
Ispeaker and l." said President Taf
who followed Mr. Clark, have gotte
together on one plank of platform
we're both rather heavy men, and
,, hope it'll support us. It's great pleas
ure to be with him in the promotio
of trade in one part of the world. He
in favor of reciprocity in all parts
the world, and so am I.
I have no doubt" added the pres
dent, that as commercial relations b
come wider and The Hague tribunal
, purpose in preventing war become
better understood, the union of a
, these countries on this side of IL
world will be an example to the re
of the world of what can be done
: international union for the purpose
maintaining peace"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
WOULD GIVE MORE
AID TO REGISTER
costIey Opposes Proposition to Send
Representative to Oklahoma City
to Urge Amendment.

Another small tilt occurred at the
closing of the meeting of the county
commissioners yesterday. The tilt was
between Chamberlin and Sims on one
side and Costly on the other, over the
proposition advocated by Chamberlin
to send one of the commissioners to
Oklahoma City to try to get the legis-
|lature to amend the fee and salary bill
so as to allow the register OF deeds
two assistants, instead of one. 1t is
impossible for the register of deeds
with one assistant to keep up with
the work of his office. The office OF
register of deeds has proved rev.
enue producer to the county, and in
order to keep the work up Chamber
lin is urging the proposition to allow
another deputy for that office. Sims
concurred and the resolution was ad-
opted and Commissioner Sims was in
structed to take the matter up with
the Craig county delegation in the
state legislature. Commissioner
Costly asked to go on record as op-
posed to the proposition.
The commissioners have leased the
lold college dormitory from R. V. Nc
Spadden to be used as a temporary
poor farm. This lease carries six
acres of land and is rented to the
Icounty for SIS per month. This viii
lbe used as a poor form until the per
Imanent location of the farm is de
Icided
The road recently constructed neal
1.-THE DR.. Frayser place south of towr
was approved.
The matter of the alleged excessive
ltax levied against the Katy in 1908
lis set for hearing on March g.
The original township number s, ha'
been divided, making justice of tht
peace district of Big Cabin and an
other at Timber Hill. The new dis
tricts are created out of the forme
voting precincts of Big Cabin ant
Timber Hill. S. L. Robinson was az
, pointed justice of the peace, and Jacl
Thompson constable for the new Bi
Cabin district. Johann Hallum is jus
: tice of the peace for Timber Hill
Walter Woodall, the constable wa
elected in November.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 10. - The
bill approving reciprocity with Canada
which today became the principal
question before the senate is believed
to depend on whether the opposition
will resort to a filibuster to defeat it.
1t is the judgment of the senate lead
ers on both sides of the chamber that
if the Mccall bill, to carry out the pro-
visions of the Canadian agreement,
Ireaches vote at this session, the
senate will pass it by as decisive a
majority as was recorded in the house
yesterday. The president today ex
pressed establishment that Represen
tative Clark should have injected into
the reciprocity discussion, in the house
yesterday, any thought of the annexa
ton of Canada. He said he hoped this
and foreign countries would not take
the remarks as representative of the
democrats or any other party in this
country. Clark said he hoped to SEE
the day when the American fial
would float over all of British Nortl
America"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
! RES TtoN PROTESTING
AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF
SENATE BILL NO. 10575.

Whereas, in a suit of the court of
claims of the United States to deter
mine whether or not certain Chero-
KEGS, known as 'the too late babies"
were entitled to an allotment under
the treaty agreements and acts of con-
gress, the suit was dismissed for lack
of jurisdiction; and,
Whereas, there has been introduced
/ in the senate of the United States, a
bill known as senate bill 10575 that
seeks to confer jurisdiction upon the
court of claims and authorizes Will
liam Brown and Levi B. Gritts to en-
ter suit to test the right of certain
lCherokees to ALLEVIATE their allot-
ments; and authority upon Richard M.
Wolfe and Frank ]. Boudinot to prose
cute a suit against Cherokee citizens
enrolled under the act Of congress of
July 1, 1902, same being suit against
those citizens known as "the too late
babies" or those born after the End
day of September, 1902 and before
March 4th, 1906; and
Whereas, in many instances allot-
ments have been selected and the al
Ilottees have been in nominal posses
sion of the allotments, and any suit or
Legislation authorizing a suit affecting
1.-THE titles in such instances would fur
Ither complicate the final settlement
of the affairs of the Cherokees and
bring about almost endless litigation
to quiet titles in what was formerly
known as the Cherokee Nation; and,
Whereas, it is the sense of ninety
per cent of the Cherokee people, that
this class of citizens is entitled to
share in the division of land and
money and have shown their willing
ness by the national council asking
congress to place these citizens on the
roll of said tribe;
Therefore be it resolved, by the SEN
ate, the house of Representatives con-
curing therein, that we enter our pro-
test against the passage of senate bill
No. 10575; and,
Be it further resolved, that we ask
our members of congress to use all
honorable means to effect the defeat
of this bill; and,
Be it further resolved, that copy
of these resolutions be furnished each
Of the congressman and senators from
this state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
JENKINS CHANGES PLEA
AND TAKES AN APPEAL

Yesterday afternoon when C. H.
Jenkins, of Big Cabin, who previously
had entered a plea of guilty to a
charge of selling liquor was arraign-
ed for sentence, his attorney made a
motion to set aside the former plea,
and enter a plea of not guilty. Judge
Parks overruled the motion and sen,
fenced Jenkins to thirty days in jail
and to pay fine of 5000. An appeal
from the courts order was taken and
Jenkins was released on bond.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
MACvEAGH ANSWERS SUIT
FILED BY LEVI GR|TTS

Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-Frank-
lin MacVeagh, secretary of the treas.
ury, Tuesday answered the suit of
Levi Gritts and other Cherokee In
dians, recently died in the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, to
provide for the allot ,nen1 of lands and
money Of the Cherokees among the
children of the tribe born since Sep
tember, 1902 The Indians claim viii
be divested of par. ot the lands OF
the allotment made on the basis oi
the present tribal numbers, rather than
on the number )f Indians in Septem
Der, 1902.
MacVeagh attacks the status OF the
Indians to maintain a suit as individ
ual members of the tribe, and denie:
their claim to represent co-tribesmen
There still remain, according to th'
secretary, enough tribal land an,
funds to furnish allotments to $3.50
children born since September, 1902
without depreciating in any way TIL
Iallotment to members of the tribe il
l1902.
| Secretary of the Interior Ballingc
who sued jointly with MacVeagh,
Iexpected to file answer today.
EfacVeagh also moved to SET asid
the preliminary injunction granted b
lJusuce Stafford.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
SCHOOL BOARD BILL
|. IS SECOND CHOICE
Board Primarily Meant to Supervise
the Common And High Schools
Of the State.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate Monday in committee of the whole
for passage the Wynn
Coffey-Williams bill creating a state
board of education, which was desig-
mated by Governor Cruce IN a recent
message as his second choice of all
bills on that subject pending before
the legislature.
The bill does not go to the extent OF
abolishing the board of regents of the
state educational institutions, but
places the state board of education in
position to recommend changes in
the course of study to the various
boards for each state educational in
lstitution. The board, as created by
the bill, is primarily meant to super
wise the public school system of the
state, as embraced in the common and
high schools,
The senate also advanced bill by
Landrum appropriating $4,000 to place
a statue of Sequoyah, inventor of the
ICherokee alphabet. in statuary hall at
Washington.
A senate committee reported favor
ably the Echols bill permitting recov-
cry from telegraph companies for men
tal anguish.
Important changes were made by
the house banking committee in the
IRoddie banking bill from the senate,
which was reported favorably into the
house yesterday The amendments
are that the appointive members of
the banking board cannot be interest
ed in any bank and the number OF
bank examiners is increased from
eleven to twelve and their salaries in
creased from $500 to $4,000.
The report reduces the interest OF
Iredeposited guarantee assessments
; from 4 per cent to per cent and pro
: vides that after September /, 1911, nc
, bank doing trust business can have
the benefits of the guarantee law Il
also empowers the banking board tC
pay depositors with per cent negoti
able warrants where necessary, bu
in no case may the total of these war
rants exceed an amount equal to pc
:, cent of the capital stock of all STATE
banks. Such warrants cannot be is
. sued to pay depositors of any faile'
( irun ont nf tDi
failed bank exceeds double the capita
stock.
A minority report signed by thre
a members of the committee retains tn
banking board as now constituted an,
strikes out the section of the majorit
report which authorizes the issuanc
of negotiable warrants by the banking
!, board.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
Idaho, Iowa and New York and what

Idaho, Iowa and New York and what
result do we reach?
"By keeping these eleven men In
this equation they prevent ninety
seven honest men from effecting an
election over ninety-four honest men,
and this makes it plain that they are
the geneltmen who are giving effect
to the votes of rascals, because by pre-
serving those eleven votes they thus
prevent an honest majority from work
ing out its will"
Declaring then that the law as he
had propounded it would prove to be
"the best protection against the bale
full influence of the corruptionists in
our politics." Mr.. Bailey concluded:
mo matter how honest the gentle
men on the other side may be, it is
still true, that in striving to reverse
the precedents of the senate and over
rule the courts of the country they
are seeking to establish a doctrine
that will permit a dishonest faction
of legislature to disable an honest
majority from choosing a senator to
represent their state"
Many members of the house stood
against the walls while the address
was in process of delivery, and Mr.
.Lorimer himself was in his seat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
Valentines DAY
IS OBSERVED HERE
Few People Know or Think of the
Origin of the Custom of observ-
ing February IA.

Throughout the country today peo-
pie are celebrating what is known as
st. Valentines Day How many boys
and girls or even grown-ups in Vinita
know why this day is observed? lie
is safe prediction that not one out
of a hundred of those who sent
valentines" today know why or how
this day came to be observed. The
following version of the origin of the
custom of observing st. Valentin's
Day is given in Chambers Encyclope-
dia:
valentines Day, February IA, on
which, in England and Scotland in
former times, each young bachelor and
maid received by lot one of the OPP
posite sex as valentine for the year
1t was a kind of mock betrothal, and
was marked by the giving of presents.
From Pepy's Diary we see that mar
ried, as well as single, people could
be chosen. The usage no doubt, grew
out of the old notion, alluded to by
Chaucer and Shakespeare, that on this
day birds first choose their mates. The
observance of ST. Valentines Day de-
generated into the usage of youths
and maidens sending each other by
post prints of a sentimental kind, such
as cupids, transfixed hearts and the
like. Another and less pardonable
form is the sending of ludicrous carl
catures, often vulgar enough but such
boorish witticisms are fast dying out.
Several saints of this name Zone of
them martyr at Rome under Claud-
ius) were venerated February IA, but
the observances seem to be connect
ed rather with the spring time than
, with the career or character of the
saints whose name is thus taken in
vain"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
Leaders in Senate Confident Mccall Bill Which
Passed House Tuesday Will Get Majority
in Upper House. Taft Expresses AS
tonishment at Remarks Made
by Champ Clark

the free list. The motion was lost, ia
to 191.
Speaker Cannon took no part in the
debate, either Monday or Tuesday.
He was in the chamber, however, and
followed the arguments on both sides
with interest.
There was applause and cheering
when on the first record vote ordered,
the speaker called Representative Ollie
James, of Kentucky, one of the lead
ers on the democratic side, to the
chair. James sat there all through
the roll call, and when he announced
the vote, the charge was renewed
This is to to be the only time dem
ocrat has been called to preside over
the house since the republicans gained
control.
The Oklahoma representatives voted
as follows:
For, Carter and Ferris; against
Creager and Morgan. Mcguire did no
vote.
President Taft last night gave din
ner to Speaker Cannon. This was de
layed an hour while the house wa
voting on reciprocity. 1t is said tha
the president sent word he woul'
: change the dinner into breakfast j
/ it was necessary in order to pass tn
bill.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
NOT IN INTEREST
OF OWEN MEASURE
Resolution Introduced in State Leeis-
Iature is in Nature of Protest
Against Too Late Bill.

The senate joint resolution, propos-
ed by Senators Landrum, Harlin and
Graham and Representatives Coyne,
Tehee and Chambers, and likely to be
adopted by the legislature, is not in
the interest of the owen bill intro
duced in the national senate, but is a
protest against that bill. The follow
ing is the resolution:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
Country over Run With Robbers

Annoy, China, Feb. 1O.-The sur
rounding country is over run with
bands of robbers. Bolder ones have
yentured into the heart of the city,
terrorizing the inhabitants. The au-
thorities have adopted strong meas
ures to suppress the autlaws. -Four
robbers were beheaded today. The
bands come from the Human Province
where famine has made thousands des
Iperate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
sheriff Has Warrants For All.
BY Associated Press.

oklahoma City, Feb. 15.-Sheriff
Nix, of Comanche county is on his
way to Mountain Park, with warrants
for all persons connected with the
killing of Wyatt Staples, Monday, as
a result of the contest between Noun
tain Park and Snyder for the county
seat of Swanson county. The citizens
of Mountain Park are armed and wait.
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17

Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-Presi-
dent Taft's reciprocity agreement with
Canada was ratified in the house of
representatives last night through the
support of an almost solid democratic
vote. The 4IcCall bill carrying the
agreement into effect was passed, 221
to 92.
The majority of republicans present
voted against the measure, the divi-
sion being 7S ayes and 81 noes. The
democratic vote was 142 ayes and only
five noes. The majority republican
insurgents present voted for the bill,
The Mccall bill now goes to the SEN
ate What it's fate will be in that
body is problematical. President Taft
believes that if the filibusher can be
avoided and a vote taken the bill will
pass. He is insistent that the senate
shall act one way or the other and
has indicated that he will call an ex-
Itra session of congress if it does not
do so.
The passage of the bill in the house
came at the end of a long debate,
which at times was as bitter as has
been heard on the floor in years. The
/, fight was confined almost wholly to
the republican side. The democrat
members Joined in from time to time
and tainted the majority members fol-
; their lack of unity.
The democratic leaders also put in
the claim that the reciprocity agree
, ment was good democratic doctrine
, and declared that they were glad tC
welcome Taft and many of the house
, republicans into the democratic fold
= The final vote was reached las
night only through the application O
= cloture which shut off all amendments
r and even dispensed with the reading
2 of the bill. This procedure was de
+ cided upon only after Mccall in charge
/ Iof the bill, had failed to get unan
e nous consent to do away with tht
] calendar for Wednesday.
If that had been secured he salt
e he would be glad to let the debate con
e tinue for another legislative day.
The republicans opposed the bill
fought the rule, denouncing it il
caustic language. They directed thei
e fire especially against the democrats
and accused them on the eve of goin
into power of enforcing the gag rule
as declaring against anything weighe
in the past.
Champ Clark took Representativ
VI Dalsell, of Pennsylvania, sharply t
y task for complaining of the "undu
haste" with which the house was ac
l. ing on the reciprocity measure. Tn
If Ispeaker-to-be said the democrats ha
II sat for years, bound and gagged, Will
n the gentleman from Pennsylvania an
his associates had brought in rul
If after rule and had rushed legislatio
ID through without giving an opportunit
n for amendment
ID Under the cloture rule, which We
Y, adopted by an overwhelming vote, tf
is only loophole left to the opponents
the measure was a motion to recor
is init the bill to the committee of Il
Id whole house with the instructions
to report certain amendments. When Il
is time came to do this, half dozt
ne members were clamoring for recogr
ut tion.
of Dalzell was recognized by Canno
C. He proposed that heat and meat pr
ty ducts, flour, prepared cereals, lumb
and several other articles be put
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
DRY MEETING At
OWENS STATION
Three Marion Men Address
Crowd Around Huge
Bonfire.

Interest in the wet and .dry con-
test was further extended Friday
night, when Messrs, Rourke, Arnold
and Currin. OF this city addressed a
roodly number of citizens at owen
station. The meeting was held in
the open around huge bon fire in
the center of the semi-circle, formed
by the people, who gave the closest
attention To every word uttered by
the speakers
The Moral phase of the question
was discussed by ey, Rourke and his
remarks were we'll received by all
those present.
Mr. Arnold touched the subject from
ia business standpoint and In closing
impressed the audience with the inn
portance of going to the polls and
voting.
Rev. Currin, the last speaker char
acterized the meeting as one typical
Of tho days of the Pilgrim Fathers
who had one place of worship other
than the open air and no covering
other than the star lit heaven and
consequently the cause is Just as
monentous, just as important-and
more so, than that of your Pilgrim
Fathers
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
SOCIAL SEASON
ON At AGOSIA
Mrs. Harry Snyder Enter
tains For Her Sisters of
Marion.
Men of M. E. Church Give
Women Supper-Result
of Contest.
Halloween Social Tuesday.
Mems Mass Meeting
Sunday.

Agosta. oct. 2S.--Mrs. NJ Carter
and Miss Lenore Dean. of Indlanapo-
lis, Indiana, are guests at the w. IT,.
Dutton home.
Mrs. Harry Snyder delightfully."- en-
tertained a number of young people
Friday evening, honoring her sisters,
Misses Ola and Nola Brady, of Mar
Ion. Games formed the amusement
of the evening. Dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Il. j. Horton was n business visitor
In Marion Monday.
A number of young people attended
the production of "Thelma" at LaRue
Saturday evening.
Misses Edna Dutton and Macy
Young were LaRue callers Saturday
Mrs. Addison Ritzler and son,
George Anthony, of Lima, spent SAT-
urday with Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Carey
Henry Brown and Charles Will
liams transacted business in Mariol
Tuesday.
Mrs. Don Clements and son, Irwin,
Of Declin. were guests of Mrs. r. j..
Horton Thursday
~ Iu"nVc Was cuJoyeu Dy dbOul ~
couples in the opera house hall
Thursday evening,
As the result of losing In contest
the men of the M. E. church delight
fully entertained the women at "a
supper Tuesday evening, A musical
program was given and Mr.. John Balm
of Marion delivered pleasing lee
ture
The Epworth league of the NJ g.
Achurch Will give a Halloween social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Kramer, south of town. Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Baker of La
Rue, are being entertained by Mr.
and Mrs w r.. Hill this week.
Merwyn Barnthouse. of Upper
Sandusky, is the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs G. o. farmhouse.
A mass meeting for men only will
be held in the town hall Sunday aft
ernoon. An address will be delivered
by Evangelist ID. A. Hin, of Lancas-
ter.
E. ID. Horton Is visiting several
points of interest in Pennsylvania
this week
Bert Grim and sidney Ginger, OF
Moral, attended the dance here
Thursday evening.