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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-31
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION ISSUED

CHICAGO, Oct 81 President
Taft yesterday issued his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, calling
on citizens of the United States to
celebrate Thursday. the 3Oth of No
yember next, as day of Thanks
giving and prayer The proclama-
tion read as follows:
The people of this land having
by long sanction and practice set
apart toward the close of each pass
ing year day on which to cease
from their labors and assemble for
the purpose of giving praise to Him,
who is the author of the blessings
they have enjoyed. it is my duty
as chief executive to designate at
this time the day for the fulfllment
of this devout purpose.
"Our country has been signally
favored in many ways The round
of the seasons has brought rich
haryests. Our industries have thirty
en- far beyond our domestic needs.
the products of our labor are daily
finding enlarged markets abroad. We
have been free from the curses of
pestilence, of famine and of war.
Our national councils have fur
thered the cause of peace in other
lands and the spirit of benevolence
has brought us into closer touch
with ether peoples to the strength
ening of the bonds of fellowship
and good will that link us 70 our
comrades in the universal brother
hood of nations. Strong in the
sense of our own right and inspired
By as strong a sense of the rignts
CT Others. we live in peace and
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was sent for. She arrived at that
place shortly before he died The
body was brought to New York
yesterday.
For more than quarter cl e
century Pulitzer has been one
the leading figures in American jour
nalism. Born in Hungary in 1S47,
anG educated there, he came to this
country in 1868 and enlisted in
tho Union cavalry. At the end of
the war he settled in st. Louis.
For many years he was success
iaiiy 9 reporter, writer, editor aud
maraging editor of the WestIirEe
lie bought the ST. Louis Dispatch
IN 1876 and united it with the
Post as the Post-Dispatch. He en-
tered the New York field in 1888,
when he bought the World, then
paper Of small circulation,
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he has laid before the prison di-
rectors, and which I have carefully
read and studied. 1t is the most
remarkable document along these
lines l have ever seen. 1t is prac-
tical and needful
In prison he is helpless to car
ry out his plan. Out of prison he
is pledged to devote his life to it.
Why not give him a chance? T.
he does not make good he can be
returned. Try him, and, my word
for it, my hand on it, California
will yet have occasion to be proud
of him and the work he will
do "
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tional property and that it has a
right to follow the dip of the
ledge into the Mammoth ground
and by an order of the United tSates
circuit court the two properties, the
National and the Mammoth, have
been worked recently through the
same workings and have been con-
nected. The Mammoth people had
access to the National property and
the National people had access
to the Mammoth property.
1t is said that Workman had a
dispute with the Mammoth people.
who hold the Mammoth under an
arrangement with the Charleston
Hill syndicate of which Workman
is the leading actor, and that he
decided to take possession.
With number of guards to aid
him he went to the Mammoth mine
and forcibly entered it and, it is
said that he then took charge of
the property and held it, despite
the protests of all concerned. 1t is
stated that he imprisoned Harold
Baxter, the Mammoth mine super
intendent, in the property and that
when Superintendent Harrison of
the National mine tried to enter the
Mammoth property and tried to
break down the bulkhead with axes
he drove him away. and that a
fight nearly resulted.
This will lead to further litiga-
tion and may also lead to real
fighting.
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ITALIANS SHOW NO MERCY;
MURDER ARABS ON SIGHT
Women and Children Executed Well as
Men--Tribesmen Swear to Defend Their
Country Until Last Man Is Slain.

TRIPOLI, Oct. 31.--For three
days the Italians have been system
atically slaughtering Arabs in the
residential oasis outside the city.
Every Arab met has been shot down
without trial. Many women have
been killed
In the confusion attending the
Italian bombardment of Benghazi on
October 19 immense damage was
done.
Three hundred civilians, one-half
of whom were women and children,
were killed.
LONDON, Oct. 31.--A dispatch
from Constantinople says: Accord
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HELPED SEND RUFF TO PRISON
NOW WANTS HIS RELEASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.-Fre-
mont Older, editor of the Bulletin,
who, after leading a fight of years
to send Araham Ruef to the peni-
tertiary, is now attempting to secure
his release, received a letter from
Joaquin Miller, in which the poet
commends Older for his efforts and
urges him to continue.
What is Christianity for if it
doesn't lead you to forgive your
foe when you have beaten Sand hui
inflated him?' he wrote. "Ruef
may have done wrong, but that he
is now ready to atone is shown by
his plan for prison reform, which
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BRAKEMAN ERROR
CAUSES ACCIDENT
TO PASSENGER
AT ROCK SPRINGS Is
BROUGHT ABOUT BY UN-
CONSCIOUS ERROR.

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Oct. 81
Human fallability caused the ter
rible wreck of passenger train
that ran into a freight near here
Saturday, killing three men and in
juring 80 other persons, according
to an official report
The report says Robert f. Ely, a
brakeman of the freight train that
was standing near the switch, for
some unaccountable reason" threw
it open as the passenger approached,
causing the wreck.
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PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED BY COW
in CALIFORNIA
ENGINE, BAGGAGE AND MAIL
CARS OVERTURN WHEN TRAIN
STRIKES ANIMAL.

HOPELANDS, Cal, Oct. 31.-The
north-bound passenger of the West
ern Pacific was ditched by COW
on the track a mile south of this
place yesterday. The engine, mail
and express cars toppled over.
Fireman George Gilmore was seri-
ously scalded, and Engineer James
Lawrence was badly shaken up.
The passenger coaches remained
upright. None of the passengers
were injured. The passengers were
brought here by teams and taken
to Ukiah.
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PRESIDENT WILL
REVIEW VESSELS
OF The NAVY
TAFT AGREES TO BE PRESENT
AT MANEUVERS IN NEW
YORK HARBOR.

CHICAGO, Oct. 81 Secretary of
the Navy Meyer, who came to Chi
cago to assist in the dedication of
the new naval training station here,
has arranged with President Taft
for a review of the great fleet
of battleships and other warships
now assembled in the New York
harbor, left for the east yesterday
The review promises to eclipse any
other naval pageant ever held IL
this country.
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LARGE INCREASE in NEXT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, Oct. S1.-The call
of the republican national conven-
ticn will provide for the 1864 dele
gates to be increased to 1912. If
Arizona and New Mexico become
states before the convention is held.
The increase from $50 delegates
which comprised the Chicago con
yention in 1908 is the result Of the
reapportionment by congress. in
creasing the membership Of the
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ing to news from Tripoli, published
here, the Turks have captured the
last of the Italian outer entrench-
ments and occupied the suburb of
Zuhre and all approaches to Tripoli
from the northwest.
Before the battle the tribesmen
took a solemn oath to sacrifice them
selves to the last man in defense
of their country. One hundred and
fifty Arabs who were holding a
certain position bound themselves
together with straps fastened to
their ankles and swore not to move
from their tracks until their am
munition was exhausted.
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house from 391 to 413 members, or
435 with the new states.
Francis Curtis, head of the pub
licity bureau, has prepared a tab'e
showing the app1rtiGanent wblcl
it is expected will be adopted with
out change. California gets 2G,
equaling Wisconsin, and exceeding
Tennessee. Virginia aud several Of
the older states. Nevada was given
six, and Arizona was not men-
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CITY Of HANKOW
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Advance of Government Troops Is Said to Be
Marked With Awful BrutaIity--Throne
Acceeds to Demands of National AS
senlbly for Constitutional Government.

SHANGHAI, Oct 31-A wireless
message from the British warship at
Hankow says that the imperialists
are burning the native city of Han
kow and that the entire advance
of the government forces is marked
with hideous brutality.
The complete overthrowal of the
throne to the demand of the rebels
is considered here to have been
an outcome of the negotiations be-
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS HERE.

Z. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pa
cific company; f. c. Manson, SUI
perintendent of the Oregon Short
Line; l. 0. Rhoades, general pur-
chasing agent of the Southern Pa
ciiic, accompanied by their wives,
arrived in Tonopah this morning on
their special train at tO:45, apC
departed at Ii o'clock. only re-
naming here few minutes. The
officials are on a tour of inspection.
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FALLON RESIDENT is
SHOT IN ANKLE

Morris Vannoy a prominent bust
ness man engaged in the harness
business in Fallon, was seriously
injured Saturday last when he drop
ped revolver in replacing it in
the holster. The pistol, a 32-cali-
Der weapon, struck the pavement
and was discharged. the bullet pass
ing through the right ankle. 1t is
reared the injury may make Vanuoy
lame for life.
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LARSON MAKES
PERILOUS TRIP
over RAPIDS
DETROIT AVIATOR TAKES POW
ER BOAT THROUGH NJ
AGARA RAPIDS.

NIAGARA FALLS, Oct. 31.-Cap-
tain Klaus Larsen of Detroit, yes
terday made his second Niagara trip
in motor boat fro mthe cataract
to Lewiston. He completed the six
mile trip through the turbulent wa
ters in 25 minutes, coming through
without scratch,
Larsen says he is through with
the Niagara trips, but will attmept
to cross the Atlantic next year IN
the same boat, which he has named
the Niagara
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HOLY COMMUNION.

Tomorrow being the festival of
All Saints, there will be celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion at ST.
Marks Episcopal church at 10 a. m.
and in the evening choral service
will be celebrated.
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tween the latter and Yuan shai
Kai
PEKIN, Oct 81 The throne has
acceded to the demand Of the ma
ttonal assembly for a complete con-
stitutional government.
In an imperial edict issued yes
terday the throne humbly apologized
for its past neglect and grants an
immediate constitution. with cab
met from which mobiles shall be
excluded, and free pardon for the
rebels and all present offenders.
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toned.
The basis Cor delegata to the
convention is fcur at largo .or each
state, and tw) for each congressional
district
The large gains In delega.i MS will
he; New York, ~; Pennsylvania s.:
Oklahoma. s; California, 8: Uli-
hCis, Massachusetts. NeS Jersey.
Texas and Washington four each.
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BONANZA IS LATE TODAY.

The Mergenthaler typesetting ma
chine that sets this article for print
went ON a strike this morning Tor
several hours, hence the lateness OF
the paper this afternoon Nhen
the machine won't, it won't ana
that's the end Of Il,
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FOWLER Is MOVING.

Sunday Aviator Fowler remained
In the sky four hours and twenty
minutes and made los miles He
left Yuma and landed at Maricopa.
lie failed to report engine troubles
this time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-01
SOONER, DEFEATING TEXAS,
WINS SOUTHWESTERN TITLE

Austin, Texas, Dec. 1. - Oklahoma
securely established the claims to the
championship of the southwest by de-
feating Texas on Clark field yester-
day by the score of six to three. The
.Sooners came here with clean record
not having been defeated this year and
also proclaiming the Missouri Valley
championship. Texas scored in the
first three minutes of play on kick
from placement, but thereafter never
came within striking distance Of their
opponents goal.
Oklahoma scored In the second quar-
ter and held Texas safe through the
remainder of the contest, they play
ing principally nthe defensive. The
Sooners clearly outplayed Texas and
several times rushed the ball nearly
the entire length Of the field, Texas
never seemed to be at herself after
scoring a kicp from placement.
They rallied to some textent in the
first part of the fourth quarter, bu
soon took another slump. The Soon
ers hit the line, circIed the ends anC
continually broke up Texas defens'
all through the game. Texas apparel
helpless before the onslaught and !
Seemed that Capshaw and Cortrigh
could advance the ball at will, botl
being the principal ground gamers fo'
their team mates.
They are two of the fastest back
field men that have ever been seen OF
the Texas gridiron and showed up bral
Iliantly in their work. They playe'
! the whole game for the Sooners. TIL
work of Clark and Rogers at the end
was particularly noticeable. Kirk
patrick for Texas did not play his US
ual game.
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SENATOR OWEN DELIVERS
THANKSGIVING ADDRESS

Thanksgiving Day in Vinita passed
of in quiet and dignified way. A
union Thanksgiving service was held
at the Congregational church yester-
day morning, beginning at 10:30
O'Clock. A splendid musical program
opened the service. United States
Senator Robert L. Owen delivered the
principal address of Thanksgiving.
Owing to the fact that the senator was
compelled to leave at 11:45 O'Clock
for Muskogee, hi saddress was cut
short. However during his address
Senator Owen presented some beauti-
full thoughts along the line for which
we ought to be thankful After listen
ing to this eloquent address one could
not but feel that the average man has,
as Senator Owen put it, ''maay things
for which he ought to be THAI full
Following Senator Owens address
there were other musical selections
and short Thanksgiving expressions
from the ministers of the various
churches Of the city.
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before the lst day of January he was
given until the 18th day of June to pay
the other half
The legislature of 1911 in chapter
120 OF the session laws of 1911 amend.
ed the above and foregoing law, and
by so doing they certainly intended to
change the meaning and construction
thereof or else they would not have
gone to the trouble of amending it..
The construction that the attorney
general placed upon chapter 120 of the
session laws of 1911 does not material
" change the law of 1910, because 1t
gives the tax payer until January 1st
to pay the first half of his tax the
same as it did under the law of 1910.
In my judgment the proper CON
struction of chapter 120 of the ses-
sion laws of 1911 is as follows; If
tax payer desire to have the bene-
fit of the law and have until June 10Th
to pay the last half Of his taxes, he
must pay the first half of his taxes on
or before the 1st day of December il
he does not pay the first half of his
taxes on or before the LIST of Deeem-
Der, he has until the LIST of January to
lpay his entire taxes, and no penalty
attaches until January 1st If he does
not pay anw of his taxes before Jan
uary 1st the whole Of it becomes de
linquent and the penalty attaches tC
the whole of it. There is no penalty
to any of it until January LIST.
Respectfully yours,
C. CALDWELL,
County Attorney
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-01
v|N|TA HIGH SCHOOL HAS
WALK AWAY WITH MIAMI

The football game, between Vinita
high school and Miami high school, at
Electric park yesterday afternoon was
almost farce. Only once during the
game did things look blue for the local
team and that was in the first minute
of play. Miami caught forward pass
and carried the ball over the line for a
touchdown. After that Vinita woke
up and carried the ball swiftly down
the field for q touchdown, and mo-
ment later kicked perfect goal,
From this time on vinita had every
thing her own way, for not once did
Miami hold for downs, and only three
times during the game made first
down. Vinita's interference seemed
invincible and time after time the fast
backs carried the ball twenty and
thirty yards at time. The feature
of the game was the kicking Of Bailey
of the Vinita team. He kicked seven
goals during the game. Carter, Jones
and Bailey were the stars for Vinita
The final score was Vinita SIS, Miami
X
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-01
WANTS STATE TO
RETAIN SCHOOLS
Party Calls on Governor cruce in Pro
test Against the Provisions Of
Akin Bill.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 1.-Preston
Allen, coal operator of McAlester; w.
IB. Johnson of Ardmore and c. c.
Zeigler, president of the State FEEDER
alton OF Labor, called on Governor
Cruce yesterday in protest against the
Akin bill now being initiated for abol-
ishing a number of the state educa-
tional institutions. The callers were
interested in retaining the School OF
Mines at Wilburton. Governor Cruce
said that he was not against the teach,
ing of the course handled by that in
stittuion, but thought it could be done
in cooperation with either the state
university or the A. & NJ. college. He
made it plain that while he did not
agree with the Akin bill in detail, yet
he would support it for the good il
would accomplish.
A delegation from Alva also called
upon the governor in the interest o.
retaining the state normal school 10
Gated at that point
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Gompers And Oklahoma Constitution.
Guthrie. Okla, Dec. l.-Aecording
to Senator Robert L. Owen of Musko-
gee, Samuel Gompers, the national
labor leader really fathered the labor
provisions in the Oklahoma oonstitu-
ton. In this regard Senator Owen re
yealed some interesting labor legisla-
ton history He states that when it
became certain that Oklahoma would
secure statehood. he personally took
up the matter with Gompers by mail
relative to proper labor provisions in
the state constitution. Gompers be-
came interested and communicated
with Oklahoma labor leaders and the
provisions in the constitution are the
result Senator Owen has been in
Guthrie during the past few days. a
visitor at the home of his kinsman,
o. A. Smith of East Washington
avenue.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-01
ROW STARTED BY
INITIATED BILL
Supporters of Bill For Reducing
Schools, Contend That Schools
Are Part of Machine.

Oklahoma City, Dec. More dis
cussion has been caused by the initia-
tive bill filed by Oliver II. Akin Of
Moore, who proposes to eliminate
thirteen state schools by this kind OF
legislation, than by any other bill pre-
pared for ference to the voters since
statehood, and no matter whether the
petition for a reference receives en-
ougb signatures and eventually is
adopted, the proposed measure has
started something" in all events
Two state departments, the state
board of education and the state board
of agriculture, already have begun an
active campaign against its submis
sion. Local sentiment is being stirred
up in the yicinities where the schools
which the bill specifies shall be drop
ped are located, and the benefits o.
the institutions to those communities
urged.
On the other hand. supporters OF thu
bill are bringing into play as theil
best argument that too much money Il
required for the support of the mum
erous schools, and that better worl
may be accomplished at fewer schools
supported by more liberal appropria
tions. The reply Of the other force
to this is the statement that Okla
boma spends comparatively for littl
school purposes, and that to abando
AMI educational institution would b
a step backward in the eyes of peopl
of other states.
Supporters of the bill make tn
charge that the schools were starte
and are maintained, not SO much TO
educational purposes as for politica
reasons and the building up of a grea
political machine.
Those who have arrayed then
selves in opposition to the Akin bi
say that it will be defeated becaus
the schools are SO widely scattere
that there will be no considerable are
i'm which they will not have the SUI
Iport of voters who wish to retail
their educational centers, while SUI
Iporters of the bill declare that it wi
receive many votes from the section
objected. and that the farmers in cou
ties having state schools will vol
heavily against them.
The fight already has grown bite
and the contest will be even warme
it is anticipated, before the time 4
filing signatures to the petition come
around.
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COUNTY attorney GIVES
CONSTRUCTION OF TAX LAW

The following is the opinion of
County Attorney c. Caldwell relative
to the collection of taxes:
Vinita, Okla, Dec /, 1911
Hon. E. D Ficklin,
County Treasurer,
Vinita, Oklahoma.
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BART GORDON GETS DECIs' ON
OVER Al ALLEGER IN TENTH

In what was probably the best box
ing bout ever staged in Vinita Bart
Gordon, of Vinita, was given the de-
eision over AL Allegar, of Springfield,
Mo-, Wednesday night. The contest
lasted the limit as scheduled, ten
rounds, and both men were still in
good fighting trim when the gong
sounded at the end of the last session.
Friends of both men claimed their
man had the best of the argument, but
Referee Meeks, declared Gordon the
victor, thus settling all disputes. The
work on the part of each contestant
was fast, botn showing a willingness
to mix it at all stages of the game.
AS this leaves honors even between
Allegar and Gordon, the former having
best the latter on the occasion of a
former meeting, these two popular fel-
lows of the boxing game will probably
meet again in the near future.
While most fans prefer to ses a
knockout, about all of those who wit
messed the contest Wednesday night
agree that it was clean, snappy af-
fair but many believe it sholld have
been a dr9J
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Newspapers as Text Books.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec II
Geography can be properly taught
only from the daily newspapers, de
clared Dr. A. e. Winship, of Boston,
yesterday in an address to the Utah
Educational Association on "Educa-
ton for Prosperity"
He declared newspapers to be the
greatest text books in the world, as no
other publication could keep pace Will
the rapid changes Of modern life.