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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
Bill to Be Introduced Providing Penalty for
Managers of State Institutions Who Make
Expenditures Not Authorized BY Law
---Cruce Message Showed Defc-
iencies Now Existing to
Amount of $685.
429.63.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 6-It is under.
stood that a bill will be introduced
providing a fine and removal from of
flee for a state official, or persons
charged with the management of state
institutions, to make expenditures not
authorized by law. The movement is
to thwart il possible, the disposition
to incur expenses for the state which
have to be met by deficiency appropria-
tions.
A similar bill was offered in the Sec
ond legislature and the penalty was
fixed at a term in the penitentiary.
The legislature, however, did not take
kindly to that idea. Under the pro-
posed plan, however, the removal from
office shall be automatically effective
when an official exceeds the amount
appropriated for his departments or
institution, without authority of the
governor.
A few days ago Governor Cruce sub
mitted message to the senate show
ing that up to that time deficiencies
aggregated $35S, ,42963. Since then the
total has increased to nearly $4,000.
The largest item in the list is $127,-
902.03 for the state penitentiary at Nc
Alester, while the state reformatory
at Granite has a deficiency of $685.
GIT. 40.
According to estimates furnished the
governor and by him transmitted to
the legislature, the state penitentiary
is asking $1S2,5OO for maintenance for
each of the next two years, and $321,-
700 more building money. and the Gran
ite reformatory is asking s500,000 for
buildings and $91,S50 a year for main
tenance. The total asked for by the
two penal institutions, including de-
ficiencies, reaches $1,534,179
Among the deficiencies asked, the
chief mine inspectors department is
down for $S,12495; the governors Of
flee, $11 ,661.92; hospital at Fort Sup
ply insane asylum, $7,14421; Pryor
Creek home, $9,255.36; school for the
deaf at Sulphur, $1OO16.2O; state elec-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
ENJOY SUNDAY OUTING
At CAMP ON RANCH

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Thompson en-
tertained several of their friends with
an outing at Kamp Killkare, on their
ranch four miles northeast of town.
This is an ideal spot for an outing and
congenial crowd made the day one of
rare pleasure to all in the party. Those
who enjoyed the day at Kamp Killkare
were: Mr.. and Mrs w. p Thompson,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Churchill, DR.. and
Mrs. Oliver Bagby, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Bordenkircher and little daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. James S. Davenport, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Ironside, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph H. Butler Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
land Marrs Mrs. Sue Goodin, Mrs.
Ella Deal, Misses Marjorie Marks,
Bertha Thomason, Pauline Kelley,
Mabel Bagby, Johnson, jamie Hall,
Jacquiline Parker, Helen Churchill,
Sadie Thompson and Clyde Thompson.
Messrs. Harry Lumpkin, Pat Mahoney,
Tom Byrd, Albert Marks, James Fitch
and Bob Ratcliff.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06

tion board, $2,24664; state treasurer
$29,2O0; state inspector of public high.
ways, $292.49; Edmond Normal school
$4,000; state board of affairs, $5,290.77;
Weatherford normal, $4,000; Agricul
tural and Mechanical college, $3.50;
home for feeble minded, Enid, $1,000;
Durant normal, $4,000; Tahlequah
normal, $4,000; secretary of state, SILL.
05773; state printer, $2S,912, drain
age districts, Kay county, $6,433;
adjutant general, $2,243.33.
According to the governors message
there has been appropriated out of the
public building fund, created solely
from sale of public building lands, the
amount of $1,S03,O0O, and there re-
mains unpaid $44S,S75.7S with no pub
lie building funds on hand. Estimates
sent to the legislature show there is
being asked for in building and equip
ment total of $2,507,OOO which is en-
tirely new, or in addition to the
amounts named.
Vinita wants 100000 for the insane
asylum; Claremore for the branch of
the Tonkawa school, $186,0O0; Sulphur
for the deaf school, $135,OOO; school of
mines at Wilburton, $4,000; agri-
cultural and mechanics college, $780,
120; Tonkawa school, $72,615; district
agricultural schools, $25S,OOO; Pryor
Greek orphans home, $10S,0OO; blind
school at Fort Gibson, $215,00O, and
three normal schools, $68,750
The foregoing partial list does not
take into account the maintenance ap-
in addition, aggregating
for the two years $5,S43, ,0246S.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
MRS. PHRON|A BARRETT DIED
SUNDAY At KANSAS CITY

Vinita today is mourning the loss Of
another of her pioneers, Mrs. Phronia
Barrett, aged 62, who died of pneu-
monia yesterday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. w. R. Seaton, at
Kansas City. The deceased was the
wife of Captain F. Barrett, of this
city. She is survived by her husband,
two sons, Lee and John Barrett, the
latter of Claremore, a daughter, Mrs.
w. R. Seaton, Of Kansas City, and a
sister, Mrs Laura Cooper of st. Louis.
The remains will be brought to this
city for interment, and the funeral
will occur sometime tomorrow The
exact arrangements have not yet been
announced.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
THOMPSON BILL PROPOSES
TO INVESTIGATE CITIES

Oklahoma City, Feb. GA bill by
Senator Thompson of Pauls Valley
proposes to extend the authority of the
state examiner and inspector to an ex-f
animation of the books and accounts
of all cities and incorporated towns
of the state. The bill gives the state
examiner authority to prescribe a
complete system of accounting for all
municipalities and to make its adop-
tion compulsory; also to employ muni-
cipal accountants at $1,000 per year
each.
The reports of the state examiner
and Inspector upon such examinations
are admitted as evidence in the
courts Each municipality must re-
port semi-annually upon receipts and
expenditures to the examiner and in
speetor and he must examine each at
least once a year
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
COMMON LAW RELIC or
PAST SAYS JUDGE FURMAN

Norman, Okla, Feb. 6. - Judge
Henry M. Furman, chief justice of the
Oklahoma criminal court Of appeals, in
a lecture delivered here Friday before
the students of the law school, de-
clared that the common law is a relic
of the past which has practically out
lived its usefulness, arraigned the
modern bench for taking it is wrong
until proved right, and attacked a GER
tain section of the Oklahoma statutes
as in conflict with the constitution of
! the state and the federal constitution
as embodied in the opinion handed
down by former Chief Justice John
Marshall.
The remarks made were the first
public utterances of Judge Furman for
over year as he has been suffering
from vertigo and enlargement of the
veins and is in feeble health, his vocal
chords being badly affected.
Common law declared the emin-
ent jurist, "is only APPLICABLE where it
lis consistent with reason and Justice.
1t has served its purpose in its time
but that time is about gone. It origin
ated in the days of witcheraft and
Isuperstitution and is filled with anti
quities and barbarisms. Today it is
only valuable as the basis of our mod
ern legislation
Judge Furman bitterly denounced
the attitude assumed by many judges
of the present day. He said: "Our
courts have come into contempt with
the people because the judges have as
sumed that everything which comes
before them for adjudication is wrong
until 1t is proved to be right. take
the stand that everything should be
considered right before the court until
it is proved wrong"
He also took occasion to criticize
section 6644 of the Oklahoma statutes,
which permits complaint to be sworn
out when complainant believes a party
guilty, but shows no grounds He
says that the statute is in direct vio-
lation of the constitution of the state
iand should be repealed as the inten-
tion of the constitution is that the
opinion shall exist in the mind of the
magistrate after hearing grounds of
complaint and not in the mind of the
complainant
The speaker also attacked the rule
of law admitting evidence with the
proviso that it can afterward be strick-
en- out, as hostile to justice and COM
!mon sense. Continuing, he admonish-
ed the law students not to defend all
cases brought before them, saying that
any lawyer who did so perjured and
|demoralized his own intellect and was
not a man to be trusted by his fellow
men. He said that the fool and the
coward have no business in the profess
sion and lauded perseverance, declar-
ing that he walked seven miles to bor-
row his first law book.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
CLARK BELIEVES
WORLD IS BETTER
Speaker-EIect Delivers Message Of
"Hope And Courage" to Spring
field Y. M. C. A. Sunday.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. g. Saying
he is an optimist and believes the
world is growing better, Representa-
tive Champ Clerk of Missouri, speaker
elect of the next national house of
representatives, delivered message
of "hope and courage" in an address
Sunday before the Young Mems CHS
tian Association here.
Mr. Clark contended it is better to
look upon the bright side of things
than upon the dark, and that "jubi-
late is more pleasant than a miser-
ere."
If the world were not growing bet
ter, he said, then the school system
which America boasts and which costs
so much, is an ignominious failure and
all religion is a failure, and he does
not believe either to be true. The
reason so many good people believe
the world is growing worse Mr.. Clark
says, is because nowadays any place
on earth is in reach of the telephone
or telegraph and every bad thing done
in The world is readily heard of and
the aggregate is necessarily large.
Mr.. Clark said when he went to Mis-
souri, thirty-six years ago the aver
age number of homicides in Pike
county was between four and five a
year and now thew average less than
one. That, he believed, was measur-
ably true of every other county in the
country.
Somebody once said," continued
Mr.. Clark, that after all we are simp-
ly yeneered sayages. l neither affirm
nor deny that proposition. Up to ten
or fifteen years ago prize fight could
be pulled off in any state with abso-
lutte impunity. Now there is not
single state in which it is not a penal
offense. Up to comparatively recent
years a duet could be fought in any
state without any fear of serious con-
sequences. Now there is no state in
which it is not felony . A man who
would have anything to do with a duel
in Missouri is a stark idiot 1t is muir
der in the first degree to kill a man
in a duel there, and penal offense
to fight duel; felony to agree in
Missouri to go out of the state to fight
a duel
Wars are becoming rarer and rarer.
One thing which the flying machine
will accomplish will be to put an end
forever to war. Lotteries have been
stopped. Institutions for preservation.
of morals, relief of human sufferings,
for perpetuity or our institutions are
springing up on every hand
"The idea of reformation Of Grim
inals rather than their punishment is
taking a deep hold on the minds of
men. There is more money today de-
voted to charity per capita than ever
before Controversial religion has
passed and practical religion has is at
hand. The masses Of the people are
waking up to the fact that politics
should be purified, demanding primary
elections, senatorial election by popu-
lar vote and other important reforms.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
WILL REPEAT FOX AND
HOUNDS CHASE SATURDAY

Tom Webb and John Dwyer, the
foxes" in the big "fox and hounds
chase" Saturday succeeded in eluding
their followers in the hours chase,
and came to town without ever having
been touched by one of the hounds.
Each was given a. cap as prize, by
Dan Myers. The chase will be re-
peated next Saturday afternoon, when
Ivan King and Dyrll Fluke will be the
foxes. There were about fifty boys in
the chase Saturday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
FEDERAL OFFICER SUCCEEDS
IN ENTERING JUAREz
BY Associated Press.


Ei Paso, Tex, Feb, 6.-outgeneraled
on his effort to prevent the entrance
into Juarez of Colonel Rabago and
three hundred federal troops, the rev
olutionists. under General Orozeo were
reported this morning to have retired
to Salamayuca, twenty-five miles south,
to replenish their store of ammunition
and await reinforcements. General
Navarros, commanding seven hundred
is reported making forced marches
across the country to relieve the be.
leaguered city. This means work for
the insurrectos, as Navarros' men are
seasoned veterans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
RUINS OF MISSOURI STATE
HOUSE STILL SMOLDER|NG
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb 6.-The fire
which destroyed the state house last
night, is still smoldering today. 1t is
thought the flames reached the record
vaults in the basement. The water
supply is exhausted. The money, bonds
and valuable papers in the treasury
vaults were saved. The legislature met
in temporary quarters this afternoon
and probably will adjourn until Fri
day.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
RaxIey Makes GOOD Catch.

Deputy Baxley about o'clock this
morning captured Sam Bates, charged
with robbing the telephone Office at
Chouteau of $40. When arrested Bates
still had the money in his possession
and it is said he later confessed. He
will be taken to Chouteau tonight.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
Snow And sIeet in Chicago

oHoW HHu oIeet IN ChICdgo.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. Ga heavy snow
and sleet today interfered with the
railroad and elevated train service.
Many wires are down.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
Big Fire at constantinopIe.
Y Associated Press.

Constantinople, Feb 6-Fire today
nearly destroyed the buildings occupi-
ed by the council state ministry of the
interior and prime minister. The head
quarters of the grand yizier and for
eign office, adjoining, escaped.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-06
L|NWOOD STATE BANK IS
ROBBED BY THREE MEN
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Linwood, Kans., Feb. 6.-Three men
blew the safe of the State bank here
today obtained $1,000, overlooking $3.50
and escaped. Hearing the explosion,
citizens rushed to the bank but were
held at bay by two of the robbers,
while the other did the work. The
robbers, with drawn revolvers, backed
away and escaped. A posse is in pur-
suit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-12-14
PR S. TAFT URGED
 THE INVESTIGATION
Initiated he Inquiry Into the McNam. ara Case While in Los An.
 geies in October.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 13.-Presi- dent Taft personally initiated the government investigation both here and at Indianapolis into the dynamit- ing conspiracy to which the McNam ara brother figured.
 The president when he visited Los Angeles, on October 16 was notified by Oscar Lawler, then an assistant of district attorney General John B. Frederick, of the strong case built up the latter against the McNamaras.
 The presidents action went long way towards clearing perplexing situation. When tke question as t7 the stand labor unions might take if the president assumed an inquiring attitude in the case arose it is said Mr. Taft told Lawler he would pro- ceed regardless of the result of the political element involved.
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Music Lovers M Select Operas.

Since the announcement of the coming of the Aborn English Grand Opera Company to the Elks' Theatre on Tuesday, January 30th, the man. agement has received many inquiries from operagoers as to the offering to be given by this famous organization on it's visit here. Last season the Aborn presentations in various cities were largely decided Dy popular vote, and the same plan is followed this season. It is requested that all who are interested in grand opera in Eng fish send statement of their prefer ence to the Elks Theater management by mail immediately, naming first, second and third choice of operas for the engagement here. The Aborn Com pany's repertoire affords six operas to select from: Madam Butterfly" "The Tales of Hoffman" "Thais," II
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MUSICIANS UNION
 ELECTS OFFICERS
Will Donate Big Orchestra to Play Concert as Prelude to Juvenile Play at the High School
 Friday Night

Local No. 450, Musicians union, ot clans, held a special meeting last night at the office of Secretary H. V. Bahlau for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.
 j. E. Scott, who has Aeld the office of president since the union was or ganized here five years ago. will again be the head of the music mak- CTS, being elected by exclamation The repeated election of MT Scott is evidence of the regard entertained for him by the membership and his fair ne in directing the affair." of the To- cal and in presiding over the meet ings.
 H. " Bahlau was reelected secre- tary, being the second or third time he has held this office. The other of- ficers elected were J. A. Gloggner, vice presid and Chas. Rainbridge, secretary.
 The board of directors is composed Of the following: J. E. Scott, H. V Bahlau. Chas Rainbridge and w. J. Roberts.
 Trustees-H. L. Howe, J. F. Will Hams, K. s. Ritchie and Elmo Key holds.
 Examining Board-Prof. Claud Kill burne, H. L. Howe, J. A. Glogener ant ! w. ]. Roberts.
 All the officers were installed i'm media ely as the fourth Sunday in tEs month, the next regular meeting 0 the union. will be Christmas eve.
 The union gave permission to 1 large number of men to form an or chestra to play a concert before tn performance to be given by the Lake side school children at the Hig School Friday night.
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AMUSEN. .ENTS
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NeN York Success Corning.

Contracts have just baen received by Manager Bloom for the appear ance here ill the near future of The Chorus ady" which will undoubted- ly prove one of the best and most pleasing at reactions to be seen at the Elks TAeater this season. This great comedy was the New York success of the past two years and had most phenomenal run at the Hudson Thea tre. Critics of the East eSncede that in The Chorus Lady James Forbes, the author, has not only surpassed his efforts ill The Travel Salesman,' "The Commuters" etc., but has writ ten the greatest and best comedy the stage has seen in recent years. Ac- ton Davies in the New York Sun, says "Mr. Forbes has written several great plays, but they are one and all rungs in the ladder to this greatest triumph, '"The Chorus Lady' In point of pro- duction and cast Manager Arthur Aylesworth has provided the best ob- tainable for the western tour of ..The Chorus Lady" this season and the en- gagement here will undoubtely prove at the Elks Theater
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..Get Rich Quick WaIiingfOrd."

What a fool an honest man is for being a crook" This speech delivered by the promoter of shady financial deals near the finish of the fourth act of Get Rich Quick Wallingford, furnished the key to the plot of this exceedingly busy" play and gives, better than any other line in this breezy comedy, the idea which Geo
 M. Conan undoubtedly had in mind when he made over the Wallingford
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Tisit of several weeks here With friends.
 Miss Sallie Jarvis passed through the city yesterday en route home af- ter months visit With frie'l in oklahoma City
 J. F. Clemmons, who came here to complete the sale of the Greenback place to c. c. Harrison, returned to swan Lake yesterday.
 Mack Cook. former member Of the Pine Bluff police department is now farming at Star City, Lincoln CountT, is in the city on business.
 w. T. McFadden, the well known planter, will leave soon for Memphis where he will enter a hospital to-' treatment for paralysis.
 Mrs. R. T. Holderness and Mrs. c. E. Holderness, mother of H. I. Hol- derness of this city, of Fordyce, are in the city visiting relatives
 s. E. Adams, the well known plan- ter who for the past several years has leased the Greenback place which was sold Tuesday to c. c. Harr;sen. Of Princeton, Mo-, has leased the w T. McFadden place, several miles up the river.
 Hon. J. H. Hinemon, formerly of this city, passed through Pine Bluff yesterday on his way to Crossett. from a business trip to Little Rock air. Hinemon is much improved in health and met many. old friends at
 Union Station during his brief stay here.
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SOCIETY
2 + + + * S+ +*+*4 * E
Mrs. Iriplett Hostess.

Mrs c. H. Triplett was the charm- ing hostess to the Elizabeth College Club and number of young lady friends yesterday complimentary 10 her sister, Miss Helen Hearne, of AL bernardo N. C. In the parlor white narcissus and chrysanthemums were the decorations used and the effeca was very pleasing. Euchre was the interesting aMe for the afternoon and the prizes were awarded as fol- lows: Miss Hattie Currie won the club prize, an Elizabeth College pill low in the colleeg colors, purple and gold. Miss Mary Lindsay won the The honoree, Miss Hearne. was pre- sented with a pair of silk hose. Miss Ethel Clement, Miss Hearne and Miss Willie May Toney were scorers for the afternoon. The score cards We're hand painted posters of the colieg9 in the college colors After the games the guests Were invited into the din ing room, prettily trimmed in yellow narcissus and chrysanthemums .vhere "a delicious one course luncheon was served. Mrs. Sue Triplet assisted tn hostess in caring for The guests. Those invited were: Misses Olivia Alexander, Ella Fox, Mary Kate Ri
 ley. Mat ie Curri', May Reynolds. Eulalie Walker, Leinad Byrd, Beulah Walfer, Virginia Walker, Nell Galli- sher, Mary Banks, Jessie Banks, AL lie Ranks, Lena O'Connell, Leicester p'Connsll, Marie Lloyd, Nettie Lloyd, Allie Mae Howell, Readma Dansby. Lucy Hearn Rroadstreet. Fay Scull, Leta Che smut, l'ess Thompson, Annie Owen. Annie Martin, Mildred Owen. Blanche Fox. Ethel Clement, Louise Crow, Of Mississippi Eunce Sulli- van, Rosalie Philpot. Caro- Hightower, Willie May Toney, Emma Hummer Emily Fox, Hattie Fox, Gertrude Fox Lillian Harris, Mary Mccoy. Emma Wilbourne. Mamie Nunn, Eleaaor Nunn. E,na Gammil. Netfia Trace Ruth Trulock, of Bridgeport. Conn Florence Dewoody, Emm2 Dewoody Man earet Dewoody, RH Rutherford Louise Rutherford, Matte Orto: Mas:. danes Sam Knox. H. k. Ton Y. l. !. Strange, Allen Orto, Clifton Dreyfr Milford Dreyfus, x. E. PrigatNcn. Sl
 Triplett
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band William B. Pinney, former mem- Der of the State Legislature, to pay her $75 month alimony, court costs and attorney fees. MT. Ptnney now lives in Texas. He was also all off cer of the Arkansas State Guard. Mrs. Ffnney is given the custody of their four children. They were married in tlis city October 10, 1900. The suit was filed by Mrs. Pinney in August
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tales for the stage.
 Get Rich Qui'E Wallingford' will be the offering at the Elks Theater on January 4.
 It is, if the dctum of many theater goers is to be accepted. the livliest of the many brisk plays Geo. M. Conan has offered to the amusement w,(ld. It is a play with what has been call ed an uplift motif and, while 1t is far removed from that class of stage of- ferings described as preachy, points a moral most obvious.
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TroXatore.'' Lucia di Lammermoor,
 and Martha. Complete and ela- borate productions are carried for all of these operas, and the double cast includes two duplicate sets of artlstsr one appearing at one performance and the other at the next. The az gregation numbers one hundred per- sons, and travels by special trains.