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Arizona republican., 1911-06-06

made of genuine "Nau- shon" Scotch zephyr, lawn, dimity and foulard, ill beau tiful designs, all strictly up to date in every particular.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-06

Sold up to S22.5O. Some this seasons models; also a few from last season, styles sold thus far in the sale at S9.87.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
what cIark Sale Of okIahOma.

Eighteen years ago December 10.
1889 Champ Clark made speech in
the house of representatives on the
admission of Oklahoma as a state.
Among other things he said:
"One gentleman here-I forget who
talks about the population of Okla
homa Territory being 'inchoate'-that
they do not know one another. Let
me tell you that they are American
citizens, ALL they are the adventurous
spirits of all that western country
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas, Arkansas and Texas. They
are the same sort of men that laid the
foundations of free government in all
the Louisiana purchase. in California,
Oregon and Texas They belong to
the class of men such as old Sam Hous-
ton, who fought for liberty at San
Jacinto, and such as Dayy Crockett,
Travis and the brave men who died at
the Alamo in defense of American
freedom (Applause) An inchoae'
population, is it? Why sir, take one
hundred and fifty thousand American
citizens, place them in the middle of
the great African desert tomorrow. and
in less than week they will have a
constitution and laws and be living in
peace and order under them,
(Applause) That is the distinguishing
Characteristic of the race from which
we sprang (Applause) These Okla
homa people are flesh of our flesh and
bone of our bone. (Applause) They
are an honor to any country They
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
HOWELL COOB
A FREE MAN

Muskogee, Okla. Dec. ga Christ
mas gift more precious than money
can buy to Suzanne LaHoma, the
Cherokee Nightingale" yesterday in
the shape of a telegram from her
uncle, Howei Cobb, who for twelve
years has been serving a life sentence
in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ca, for murder.
The message stated that he had just
been pardoned and within few hours
would leave for home. He will arrive
lin Muskogee today.
Eight years ago LaHoma, long be-
fore fame had been her share, then
a young girl, began her efforts to Sc
|curt a pardon for her uncle. Last
year she in person carried her appeal
to President Taft, pleading with her
golden voice
Taft Remembers LaHoma.
The man who held her happiness
and the happiness of Howell Cobb
promised LaHoma nothing, merely
saying that he would consider But
he remembered the Cherokee singer
and on Christmas day, Howell Cobb
was pardoned Neither he nor La
Homa nor any member of the family
knew the action was to be taken.
Twelve years ago in the town of Sa-
pulpa, Okla, Cobb killed a negro in a
quarrel At the time he was a NOR
phine fiend. Two years after he was
sent to prison he was pronounced
cured and it was then the family be
gan its efforts to secure his pardon.
Howell Cobb mas passed his fiftieth
year He is brother of Bent Cobb
police officer, and an uncle of La
Homa.
LaHoma's Tragic Life.
It seems that the tragic events in
LaHoma's life are destined to burst
upon her suddenly. Several months
ago, when as a great singer, she came
back to Muskogee, the city she had
left for short time before in the care
of Schummann-Heinke as a girl with
beautiful voice, to make her first
triumphal appearance before the pub
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
CHAMP CLARK WILL MAKE
OKLAHOMA SPEAKING TOUR

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 26.-The un-
dersigned has just been advised that
Honorable Champ Clark. speaker of
the national house of representatives,
will make a speaking tour through
Oklahoma beginning Wednesday, De
eember 27th, at Guthrie; Thursday
night, December 2Sth. at Oklahoma
City; Friday, December 29th, at Nc
Alester; Friday night, December 29th,
at Muskogee; and on Saturday, De-
cember SOth, at Tulsa, sapulpa, and
yinita
Mr.. Clark, as is we'll known to the
democrats of this state, has hereto
fore in many campaigns eyineed his
friendship and partiality to Oklahoma
democracy by leaving his work and
complying with the request for aid
and assistance from the organization
of the democracy of this state in sew
eral of its hard-fought campaigns, and
many times his great ability and elo-
quence have been freely given to or
ganizing the democracy of this state,
and informing and advising the yot.
ers as to democratic policies and prin-
Iciples.
AS a democratic speaker of the ma
tion house of representatives, he at
present occupies a peculiar, unique
and important position in the public
affairs of the United States. No man
is more capable of discussing the gov.
ernmental problems, which every
voter should know and desires to
know, than is he, and, for these rea.
lsons and many others, as chairman OF
the state democratic central commit
tee of this state, l desire to request
and urge that all democrats as far as
possible, and especially the members
of the state, county and precinct or
ganizations of the state, use every
effort possible te be present and hear
Mr. Clark discuss the important ques-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
v|N|7A BIG USER Of
CHATS AND GRAVEL

The subjoined letter from one Of
the big chats companies indicates that
Vinita is doing something in the way
of steady growth and improvement.
Mr.. d. NJ. Marrs.
Vinita, OKLA
Dear Sir: ] wish to submit to you a
statement of the business done by the
Vinita Blue Flint Chat and Gravel
company, shipping chats to your city
the past two seasons, this does not
represent the amount of chats you
have used, or half the amount, as we
were loading with teams and great
many times could not load on account
Of the roads and being unable to get
the teams.
We are now arranging to build a
track from Quapaw to the rock piles
and after March 1st, will be able to
load all the chats the market will de-
mand.
w e udtC OOnti dIlCQ AOl eAAl lilC AnctlC
owned by the Petersburg Land and
Mining company, and al lthey make
for the next ten years, they produce
about ten car loads per day, we have
on hand at the mines more than three
thousand car loads at this time, these
chats are all blue flint, free from dirt
and of the best quality known.
This company is corporation, or
ganized under the laws of the state
of Oklahoma with capital stock of
thirty thousand dollars, divided into
three hundred shares of one hundred
dollars each, the stock is owned by ].
L. McCracken and ]. d. Mcintyre, of
Miami, Okla.
This company will make their head
quarters in Vinita, Okla, and will open
an Office in that city in the near fu-
ture.
To give you an idea of the amount
of chats you use in Vinita, will say
that the records of shipments show
that from April 25th, to June 18th, 1910
you used 1928 tons of this material,
and from March 21st until August 9Th
of this year you used 1,21S tons, and
during this time we had to refuse
orders for more than fifty car loads
we were unable to load. this season
we will have no such trouble as we
will be able to load as many as twenty
cars per cay
We appreciate the business Vinita
has given US and will make our head
quarters in that city. 4,511 tons of
chats shipped in two short seasons to
one city is no little business.
We ask the cooperation of the citi-
zens of Vinita in building up this bus
mess, we beIieve that the demand for
crushed rock Of this kind will be al
most unlimited.
Respectfully,
J. d. MCINTYRE,
Secretary The Vinita Blue Flint Chat
and Gravel Company
Miami Okla.
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are fit TO have been the fathers and
mothers of the Graechi. (Applause1
Let no man. l do not care where he
comes from. assail the hardy pioneers
that go out into the wild country and
conquer the wilderness. making II
blossom like the rose. (Applause) God
bless them! They are state makers.
After awhile your children will go
there; it may be a good while. but
finally after these hardy pioneers have
smoothed the pathway your children
will be proud to be citizens of the
great state of Oklahoma that is to be. "
(Applausel- From the Congressional
Record, Vol 26, part /. page ga
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
University Equipment Increased.

During the two weeks Immediately
preceding the holidays much equip
|ment which will be invaluable in con-
Iducting the work Of the institution has
been received at the state university.
Most of this has been in the depart
ment of chemistry, school of law and
college of engineering. Recently the
chemistry department received be-
tween seven and eight thousand dol
lars worth of material. A large part
of this wa sexpensive chemicals indis-
Ipensable for the practical work given
the students in the laboratories in con-
nection with their class room recita-
tions. This was the last shipment of
a foreign order placed some time ago
and most of the chemicals came from
Germany OF the permanent equip
lment received one of the most valu-
able articles was a balance which will
accurately detect differences of one
hundredth milligram weight Two
new furnaces of the best type and a
big ore crusher have been installed
Many samples of silver and gold ores
also were received. making the de-
partment especially well prepared for
work In assaying. For the law school
library the $4,000 shipment of books,
is arriving. A complete set of the
Federal Reporter in 200 valumes and
valuable sets on real property, evil
dence and procedure are among the
books being placed on the shelves of
the law library The college of en-
gineering has received much new
equipment for both the electrical and
mechanical departments and is well
prepared to give both the practical and
theoretical work in engineering as out
lined by the best schools in the coun-
TRY. The particular advantage it has
over larger engineering schools in the
east is that with the same equipment
and strong faculty the small classes
enable the student to receive more in
dividual instruction and to master
more thoroughly the problems of his
profession.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
THE NEED OF
ARMY REMOUNTS

Washington, n. G., Dec 26.-Major
General Leonard Wood. in his annual
report to the secretary of war, regards
as national calamity the shipment OF
thoroughbred horses abroad; for he
sees the time when the army will be
nnableeto secure proper remounts.
The Southern Commercial Congress
announced today that it has been for
some weeks preparing to consider the
whole subject of horse and mule breed
ing In section OF the fourth annual
convention of the congress at Nash
Vile next April The section vii; be
under the craftsmanship of George NJ
Ronnel, chief of animal husbandry d.
vision, United States department. of
agriculture. The following gentle
men will speak to the subjects indi-
Gated
e. b. White. Leesburg, Va, "The
Draft Horse in the South
Capt c. H. Conrad, Jr., in charge
Front Royal Remount Depot. Front
Royal Virginia, THE South as
Source of Army Remounts."
Gen. John b. Castleman, Louisville.
KY, "The American Saddle Horse"
]. L. Jones, Columbia, Tenn, The
Mule-Breeding, Feeding. Management
and Market Requirements
The purpose of the congress in hav-
ling this thorough discussion of horse
and mule NEEDING is to increase the
wealth of fHhe south by showing the
farmers of the south how both climate
and soils lend themselves to the sue
cessfuI raising Of stock.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26

him the much coveted honor of being
styled the premier college orator of
the United States. The contestants
Will be required to speak on some
phase of the liqror question. The
state university league leaders made
their preliminary announcement last
week scheduling the Sooner contest
fer the first week in February. Much
interest is manifest and it is probable
that a number of men will aspire to
represent the university of Oklahoma
at Enid.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26

Prohibition League oratorical Contest.
In all the colleges and universities
of Oklahoma preparations are being
made for the big oratorical contest of
the Prohibition League for College
Men to be held under the aspices of
the Christian University at Enid early
next spring. The state university, the
agricultural and mechanical college,
most II not all of the five normal
schools. Christian university, Kingfsh-
er college, Oklahoma Baptist college,
Oklahoma Methodist university, and
Oklahoma Baptist university will en-
ter representatives in the big forensic
contest. Most of the schools have al
ready begun preparations as the local
contest at which the representatives
will be chosen are scheduled to occur
Immediately after the Christmas holi-
DAYS. The winner of the Enid con-
test will represent Oklahoma in an
Interstate one to be held somewhere
in Texas later in the year. The sue
cessful competitor at that time will be
designated to speak for the southwest
in the great national contest to be held
in 1912. Thus it is possible that some
Oklahoma college man who enters the
contest at Enid may have accorded to
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26

lie, the first great tragedy of her life
was enacted. The morning she arriv-
ed her brother. Ben, was foully muir
dered and the town buzzed with the
excitement of the crime as LaHoma,
not knowing, smiled and bowed and
sang to a fashionable audience that
filled the Hinton theatre. She had not
been told for fear that it would spoil
her first great success,
When. after the concert, thy broke
the news to her she collar I'd. The
cries Of her grief rang t Tough the
OF the Turner hotel where
she was staying and those who did not
know listened and wondered
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
FIVE HUNDRED PARTY At
CHEROKEE CLUB ROOMS

What is conceded to be the most
elaborate card party ever attempted
in vinita was that given last night at
the Cherokee Social Club hail. by Mr.
and Mrs. w. P. Thompson.
The hall was beautifully decorated
in color scheme of red and green
and the setting was made to carry out
the Cheristmas idea and carried with
it patriotic table placement. to carry
out the idea of the principal Ameri-
can forts. When the guests arrived
two ladies and two gentlemen were as
signed to defend each fort When a
game was won small American flag
was given the victors to place on their
fort" and the fort having the most
flags was declared the winner of the
evenings contest This idea was
unique in Vinita and found great favor
with the guests
Five Hundred was the game select
ed for the evening and when the flags
were counted it was found that Fort
Gaines, defended by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Barrett and Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ Skin
ner had won the greatest number Of
victories and they were each given a
beautiful prize. The ladies' prizes
were handsome cut glass bowls. while
a Bridge Whist set in a beautiful Mo-
rocco bound case was awarded to each
of the victorious gentlemen.
There were about one hundred
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26
Uncle C W. |. Gibson.


Banta-At his home near this city,
Monday afternoon, December 18th
1911, of disease incident to old age
Judge Andy Banta, aged 81 years. The
passing away of Judge Banta removes
another of the once active citizens of
Nicholas county, and adds another to
the great majority. Judge Banta was
a native of Bourbon county, but the
greater part OF his life was spent here
in Nicholas where his business and
political activities made him noted
man among men. During his business
career he was a factor in every enter
prise and undertaking in this city and
county and made and lost several good
sized fortunes. He was handler of
tobacco for a number of years and was
quite dealer in lands AS leader
in political affairs he was a recogniz-
ed power and was twice elected judge
of the county court-Carlyle Murcury.
Judge Banta was brother to my
mother. The last of family of nine.
He was named for President Andrew
Jackson, was sheriff of Nichols county,
Kentucky when the civil war began
and was run out and broken up by
home guards of federals and went
through the war in the Confederate
army, had two brothers killed at
Shiloh in Jno. c. Breckenridge's com
mand After the war was elected
county Judge twice. w. L. GIBSON.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-26

guests in attendance and there were
twenty-one tables at Five Hundred AT
eleven O'Clock time was called on the
games and delicious one course
luncheon was served, following this
the prize winners were announced and
then the tables were moved aside and
many of the younger guests took adj
vantage OF the opportunity for an inn
promptu dance.
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tions of the day at one of the points
at which he will appear.
Yours in militant democracy.
FRED p. BRANSON.
Chairman State Democratic Central
Committee.
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The official Count In The State
Makes Several Minor Changes
Among Those Selected For
The Different Offices.

With the completion Of the oficiai
count In all the counties Of The state,
several changes have been made 10
the personnel Of the winners In some
OF the odices. The corrected list Of
OF winners, a. ascertained through
the oflclal count, is az follows:
United States Senator, James K.
vardaman.
LIeutensnt-governor, Theodore g.
Bilbo.
Secretary Of state, Joseph W.
Power.
Attorney General, Ross a. Collins.
State Treasurer. P. 8. Stovall.
State Revenue Agent, Writ Adams,
Commissioner ofARricuiture, H. e.
BIakeslee.
state Land Commissioner, ]. L,
Gillespie.
Trustees Of the Penitentiary, second
district, G. q. Smith.
District Attorney. Ebb J. Ford.
representative, D. w. Mcleod.
Floater Representative, F. n. John
son.
Chancery Clerk, Fred Taylor.
County Attorney, W. p. Bullard.
Sheriff, Fred =. Lindinger.
1 Tax Assessor, w. w. Wo0dman.
1 100 --f. l..
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1t Will Appear as Serial in This Pape..
1.-THE winners IN FIRST BATTLE Of THE BALLOTS
Ebb J. Ford Defeats J. |. Taylor
Of GuIfport For District Attor-
neyshlp - Ross A. Collins
Expresses Appreciation.

for Ebb J. Ford over J l. Taylor for
district attorney. w. W. Woodman,
affectionately known TO his friends as
"Pat," came out OF the flrst primary
with clear majority over all three Of
his opponents.
COLLINS APPRECIATIVE.
Last Friday morning It became
plainly evident that Ross A. Collins
had defeated s. $. Hudson for the
once OF attorney general, remark
able victory after remarkable cam.
paign by young attorney who was
absolutely unknown throughout the
state before he entered the contest.
On that morning Mr.. Collins, from
his home 10 Meridian, gave out tht
following Official card TO the people oi
the state 10 appreciation Of The higt
honor they had bestowed upon hin
by a majority Of over 5000 votes:
II have been nominated for thu
ofice Of attorney general after one o
the most strenuous campaigns tina
ever taxed the energies OF an aspiran
| for public honors, and now that th
battle is over cannot withhold al
depression of my profound grstitud
Ito those friends whose loyalty an
devotion made that success possible
Without them / could have accom-
plished nothing, and the recollection
l0f them will live with me always as
grateful remembrance. ! went int
. the csmpaIgn ~ stranger to tt1
I | people Of Mbsslasippl. ! came out (
1 Iit With many frIendships that I sha
cherish - precious possessions a. lor
u ''Ross A. CoILrSs.n
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GREAT MAJORITY FOR VlROAMlN
GIVEN THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI
Percy ~ NM n m asee Mszsa6w essume INN y ovs'
feA 1hsussR6 vslss-csmpNIsss MA vMtemsa.Wmsms
csaeoa esw vsss ~ sAsws oppssluss Lest essad
evNywAMs n FEES n esassa INesssss o. Votes
n m Sdss-vMlsmsKs Majority z4ts4

The abuIsted vote of primary
pi presents Interesting tell
o more eloquent tbss columns ~ description could the
grand total snOw0u vardsms0s
deucs ths political comparison
the OF The primary
Of
much sht 90 ne nusfous reports and abroad the
land immediately following that memorable political fight
Herewith
primary ths together with the
the vardamsn Williams
total been f2o ago.
vardsmsns majority 26a years
giving the White Chief gain opposition
remarksos reversal Of FORM An interesting feature Of the the
fact that Dr. Sanders resident
moved COfeeve while
relative strength the candidates
dated March 0 at which time Dr. Ssnders
the drst primary would Percy
10000 The Mbulstsd statement which remarkably
closeDr proved TO be Is as fo,owe:
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The aekspn county democratic executive
house on the morning " THURSDAY m
o The m primary held the day ~ COMMITTEES
not pmpete ls un hours
being taken with the consideration
details together With preparations ~ primary
August Tho orcia
smaller than that cast IN the memorable Ndmn
years but " showed that Ndanan made
reduced total ~ -Four little than
two to one who this the combined
showed majority ~ practically 100 less than
The meeting o the committee
the members particularly
absolute fairness detail With the winding
the Official count
OF entirely fairly conducted election throughout
STAR oneratuaes the election commissioners
and the clerks aud officers
fact The c0mpetc tabuated Official OF
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tate senator, circuit clerk and CON

state senator, circuit clerk and con-
stable.
The completed returns for Jackson
county showed that +. N. johnson
carried the county over II. d. Uuda.
Ibac, thereby insuring the election OF
Mr.. Johnson 70 the ot5ce Of fioater
representative for Jackson and Harri-
son counties. The ofiiclal count also
brought forth the fact that W. d.
13ullard defeated 4. 9. Hibblcr foI
county attorney, while the completed
| returns from The counties throughout
~ district showed q sasy victor!
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people are as we have stated them"

people are as we have stated them"
To which the Augusta (Ga.) Chron-
icle, which has evidently been 10 the
same boat, adds:
"WhIle the habit has undoubtedly
grown with all other Developments OF
the people, mental and otherwise, this
thing Of newspapers never being able
to please everybody has always been
true, and always will be. Ben Frank
lin had the same little troubles when
he was printing his weekly and, really
they worried him lots more than the
same sort Of thing worries the news.
/! papers OF today"
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number Of needy men be given i'm.
mediate employment is being con-
sidered BY the president, who hopes
70 bring about the resumption Of
work % III public utilities without
delas.
''The establishment Of q labor com.
mission uoder the patronage Of the
governments ID another proposition
which q receiving the attention Of
MF. de u Berra. The pIan calls for :
chamber or labor, Where al di11cul
tIss s6ectlng labori0g men will b
taken for solution, =
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Pleasing Everybody.
Says the Dublin lGa,, Courier Des-

Says the Dublin lGa,l Courier Des-
patch:
"very many people will use a paper
when they can and forget as soon as
It Is granted. They remain friendly
to the editor as long as they can use
him. and the minute they cannot they
are free 10 their criticism OF him and
| bis paper, 1t matters not how much
| they may be under obligation.
| "There are some exceptions, Of
| course, but the large majority Of thu
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an yos doing ye.! shsss towssds
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OFFICIAL COUNT As COMPLETED
IN THE C0UNTY'S FIRST PRIMARY

vmdsmsn leads Senatorial Candidates Whs Percy Comes Third
In The Race Alexander Leading MIN by Tmss votss-wnh
Smaller vots Cast Than In vmdsmsn.wINlsms Contest
-Four Years Ago, former Shows Big Gains Over ~
Opposition 49, Full rsbuIs,sd official Count