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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
JIM THORP INCOMPETENT
IN EYES Of GOVERNMENT

strictions Will b. removed some day
ard he VII be his own boss"
Thorpe is a popular young fellow
among his tribesmen an dalso among
the agency employees, according to
Myers lie has always taken part in
athletic events in that section of the
state. especially in long distance run
ming. football and baseball but not a
one Of his tribesmen ever dreamed
that he would become such a world
wide star. lie has always played base
ball, but it remained for him to de
velop as a football player after he
went to Carlisle.
Jimmy Thorpe is in fact of one of
the first families of America, for his
ancestors were chiefs of the tribe, cen
turtles ago, when che Sacs and Foxes
had their headquarters on the pres
ent site of Chicago. had the Great
Lakes for their undlsputed waterways
and had the entire central portion of
the continent for their hunting
grounds. Through his mother, Thorpe
is said to be kinsman of Black Hawk
the revolutionary chieftain of half
century ago.
Even at the present time the elder
warriors of the tribe relate of the
prophecy made by one of their chief
medicine men at Chicago in the year
1908, the same year the Ozaukees and
Mishouwaukees-the Saes and Foxes
formed an offensive and defensive
alliance. The prophet said
you people will go to war With the
white people; you will be defeated
and removed beyond the great river;
then you will be removed further and
finally you will be removed to the
southwest, where the rivers are red
when there is much rain; then, when
you are in the land OF the red waters,
you will sell the last of your land to
your destroyers, the white people.
That prophecy has been fulfilled lit
terally. From thousands of Sacs and
Foxes, they have dwindled now to
about 500. The older ones always re-
and recall the prophecy when
they cross the Cimarron.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16

Editor Chieftain: In the course of
events the city Of vinita has seen fit
to vote for what is called, wide open
Sundays, So far as the fourth ward is
concerned we have had wide open
Sundays for the past two years. Elec-
trio park is a beautiful park and under
the wide open law will evidently re-
ceiye the necessary and proper police
supervision
IN the past families living in the Vi
etnity Of this park have submitted to
many annoyanoes. in the way of in
decency and profanity And il these
snuoyances are to be the rule, mum
hers Of fourth warders intend 10 pray
for a court Injunction that will make
our part OF the city decent place in
which TO live
We hope that this necessity viii not
be necessary. CITIZEN.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
BOY Av|ATORS
NARROW ESCAPE
His Manager And Spectators Stand
Aghast, Expecting to See a
Tragedy.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 12.-Art
Smith, the 19-year-old boy aviator of
Fort Wayne, Ind. while circling 1000
feet over 5000 persons yesterday after
noon at Overland park in a Curtiss
model biplane built by himself, was
forced to make a sensational colplane
to earth and narrowly escaped dis
aster when his engine went dead"
Smith had made one fight which
was a succession of beautiful glides
and graceful curves. Carl Maar. the
German aviator, from Berlin was hav-
ing trouble with the engine of his Cur
tiss biplane, and Manager Young ask
ed Smith to make another flight while
Maar was getting ready. Smith in get
ting away broke the official starting
record of 25O feet athe field, his ma
chine rising from the ground after it
had skinned $50 feet. Smith made a
long circle to the left, waving to the
cheering crowd as he swept back
around and high over their heads.
All at once the "chugging' of his
motor stopped, and while the startled
crowd scattered and ran out of the
danger zone, Smith was seen to be
making violent efforts to steady his
machine as it came shooting down
ward with great speed. C. p Mills,
his manager, turned his head expect
ing to see Smith and the machine
come crashing TO the ground. Smith
swayed back and forth in his seat,
steadying the machine against the
wind Finally it Strengthened and
with speed slightly checked, shot down
the body just missing the row of
trees. Smith had made one of the
most difficult landings known to avia-
tors. yolplaning to earth. from low
altitude
4 thought was gone when | saw
those trees" Smith declared after.
wards. Il had hard time getting
the machine steady when I started
down. had to make it at an angle
Of 50 degrees and / was afraid that the
wind would drive me into the trees. :
Ten minutes later Smith had seeming.
i ~ forgotten all about his narrow es-
cape and was trying to find the trou.
BILE with his machine
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
Guide to sequola And General Grant
National Parks.

Full information regarding the Sc
quota and General Grant National
parks. which contain the oldest and
largest trees in the world. is contained
in a circular just issued by the depart
ment of the interior Within these
parks are 10 groves Of sequoia trees,
there being ever 12,69o trees exceed
ing 10 feet In diameter
IR the Giant Forest in the Sequoia
National Park the principle trees are
the General Sherman, 2S6 feet high
and SO feet in diameter; the Abraham
Lincoln. 270 feet high and 81 feet in
diameter. and the William Mckinley
291 feet high and 2s feet in diameter
In the General Grant Park the prin
ciple trees are the General Grant, 264
feet high and 35 feet in diameter, and
the George Washington. 255 fet high
and 30 feet in diameter
These big trees are the oldest living
things in the world. 1000 annual wood
rings having been counted on one OF
the fallen giants in the Sequoia Park
The great pines of the Pacific coas.
are old in their fourth or fifth cen,
tury, when the big trees growing be
side them are still in the bloom OF
youth, as they do not attain prize size
and beauty before their fifteenth hun
dredth year or become old in less
than 5000 years.
This circular, which may be obtain
ed free from the department of the
interior, contains information regard
ing the means of seeing he park,
tables showing distances to the prin-
ciple points. tourist map, list of
birds, and the regulations that have
been adopted for the protection of the
forest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
SERIOUS WRECK
ON THE FRISCO
Frisco Fast Train Is Derailed Near
Rogers, Ark. = Turns over
Embankment.

Springfield, Mo. Aug. 11.-Fireman
Charles Bryant was killed and nine
teen other persons were injured when
Frisco passenger train No. 6, bound
from Texas to St Louis, left the rails
four miles south of Rogers, Ark, last
midnight. The train was being drawn
by two engines and was running thirty
miles an hour. The mail car, express
car Pullman and diner turned over
and went down a steep embankment.
Many passengers had narrow es-
capes from death, being hurled about
in the wrecked coaches in confusion
Those who escaped injuries worked
heroieally to free others who were
pinioned underneath or in their berths.
Fireman Bryant was unable to jump
and was sealded to death when he
was buried under the wreckage of the
two locomotives. Relief trains were
sent to the scene of the wreck from
Springfield and Monett to care for the
injuredS
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined. General Manager Tyler
personally directed the work of clear
ing the line, but it was not till this,
afternoon that service was resumed.
This is the second serious wreck to
occur on that division within week,
an done of a series of eight. on various
lines of the road in the last month.
AS result all passenger trains are
moving over the General division un-
der slow orders
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16

Gaylord Nelsoa and Kenneth Miller
were guests st the Ninita hotel this
morning from Tulsa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
oHlee of COUNTY rreasurer.

vinita, Craig County. Oklahoma.
August 10th, 1912
Parties holding the following Craig
County Warrants will present them at
once and receive payment
Interest ceases after so days
Salary Fund Warrants, Nos. l97 to
2l6 inclusive.
Cattle Fund Warrants. Nos. loo to
12l inclusive.
Court Fund Warrants, Nos. 4Ss to
4T5 inclusive.
Poor and Insane Warrants. Nos. la7
to 1S9 inclusive.
Road ard Bridge Warrants. Nos l57
to i6S inclusive
Supply Fund Warrants. Nos. 22S to
2SS inclusive
Respectfully.
E. D. FTCKLIN.
1t County Treasurer
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
CARL MORRIS
GOT P|NCHEO
white Hape" Busted Dinse-
Trouble Over a Farm in
Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Aug. S.-Carl Morris
Oklahoma white hope, was arrested
here today on complaint of Homo Min
mis-. colored, charged with assault.
Minnis also appealed to the superior
court for an injunction against Morris
hitting him or interfering with him
III the possession of some land Minnis
claims to have leased from Morris
mother In addition. Ainnis says that
he will sue the pugiist for damages
on account OF the blow.
The trouble occurred yesterday at
Choetaw City, this county. Morris
and his father demanded possession
of tue farm. As Minis has a large
crop he refused. whereupon Morris hit
him once. stretching his out. His trial
in a Justice court, Is set for today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16

3 We Topeka. Kaas.. Aug. e-The best
. maxim figures gathered from ali sources here
. ment elndIcate thar Governor Stubbs has
o useful beaten Senator Curtis for the republi-
0 good q can nomination fer United States sen
. ing on atos
Governor Ssubas appears 70 have a
0 Q 0 egood lead this afternoon and Curtis is
going backward IS more returns come
ooooeA
o EVER possible claim AND return
o ANraFailahle il Topeka At noon has been
o carefully checked over and the result
. For shows Curtis has sixty-nine legisla.
o / thlnltire districts and Stubs has eighty
3 Lord, tive out Of l65 Eleven districts still
o of evil the doubtful or have not been heard
Q end. from
o me, al Topeka has almost concluded that
Q unto q Curtis has been beaten. Topeka is the
Q you. home Of Senator Curtis and except
0 and hLeavenworth is regarded as the most
Q search reactonary republican city in Kan.
o heart-ssas. Topeka does not desire to believe
o Curtis is beaten and does not entirely
@ Q 10 o(yet.
Il is common report on the streets
lnttA - " 0iNAANhNks a AAAANNa 1tteAASs
time max one OF the strongest friepds and adj
have en- visers OF Curtis. has wired the sena.
tor that he has been defeated. But
That th this Is denied by sloneker and at Cur
defeat is It's headquarters
defeated The Curtis headquarters was not
yearly so confident as yesterday. Cur
w H. It's left for washington last night be
congressn llevlng he had won, At his headauar
ting more ters II is asserted that the vote was
with sin exceedingly close and that it would
take the fun official vote to determine
Note 70 the result Yesterday Curtis said the
ments Of Official vote would not make any differ-
menting ence from his figures.
primary Governor Sbbbs and the Topeka
newspapers and the Curtis headQuar-
II all q ters have been receiving more com.
as well as plete returns today as the local men
democrats
10 be com
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16

Guthrie okla, Aug 9.--lf Jimmy
Thorpe the Sac and Fox Indian from
Oklahoma wants any money to spend,
he must first get the approval Of Com
missioner Robert Valentine Of Indian
,inits, opffairs at Washington Tor under 'ns
federal laws Thorpe-the winner OF
many medals in the Olympic games
aas IAN incompetent Indian when Il
- comes to managing his own affairs,
4 - - although he is citizen with the right
60 vote. As ward of the government
&however Thorpe is under restrictions.
lkl9ksktIIe cannot sell his land allotment near
IN STROUD Okla, cannot lease It without
HI he approval Of the departments at
HI yashington, and he can not get the
III ease money, nor any portion OF It,
M VF#inless application is first made to Val
No entne and by him approved,
NJ IL is the fault Of Jimmy Thorpe
NiaIor around the Sac and Fox agency
ae is known only as "Jimmy"-and
mis- brother trbesmen that he is still
IN incompetent" together with the
remainder of the allied tribe, Several
ago, during the last Roosevelt
ATIoNAadministraton, the proposition was
discussed and later enacted into law
to give the saes and Foxes entire free
u rfeslSdom in the management Of their fnan-
Wcial affairs The Indians as a rule are
= Flce, thoroughly capable, and they were SO
considered by the Washington officials.
Of hlIebut the Indians themselves asked that
Their warddom be continued and that
0e S0"sthey be not taken from under the
watchful eye of the government
Eyes, Jimmy is an incompetent, so
Cfar as being permitted to manage his
'nsressnown business affairs is concerned,
said Indian Agent Myers of the Sacs
and Foxes, who was here during the
'F 1uusTast week "We lease his land for
1hIn sRaluahle quarter section, rich
n%N8Nttive qaallties--and bank his
DEmoc cnone afteS We Nave collected it from
the lesAss and Jimmy cannot get any
= Copnof It glhs we apply to the department
Ssand Set consent There is no doubt
7 Counp perhaps but that he will be capable
Nenough when his term in school ex-
hegispiresss and hi all probability his RI
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
Death Of Miss Louise Wood.

The hearts of many young people
of this city were saddened when they
learned of the death of Miss Louise
Wood Miss Wood has visited in this
city several times as the guest of Mrs.
y. c. Finley. Her death occurred very
suddenly at Ludington, Mich
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
Fine Home ir Neosho, Mo.

Eight room modern house in de-
sirable residence section of this heal
thy and beautiful little southwest Mis-
souri, town. All modern conveniences,
low taxes, etc Address
If G. b. MUROPULOS, Vinita, Okla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16

were able to figure the totals on their
counties with some accuracy, No word
has been received from Clark, Chey-
enne or Stanton counties
one district is doubtful in Cowley
county and Ellsworth and Elk coua.
ties have not reported definitely
enough to warrant the assertion that
either Stubs or Curtis has carried
them There is doubt as to who car.
ried the Douglas. Jefferson, Green
wood.I.yon and Cowley senatorial dis
tricts.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
LEADING
SENATOR CURTIS
Instead Of Claiming the Election, the
Senator's Men say the Vote
Is Very Close.

" Topeka Kaas, Aug. 9--Reurns re-
eeived here late Thursday on the
y Stubbs-Curtis senatorial contest indi-
'onst
J( cate es"oes mas e's"'s 's'su' "'s'' 'e's
nstic. and Curtis seventy-one Cheyenne and
ElEllsworth counties went to Stubbs as
Wdid the GreenwoodIinn senatorial dis
Triet Elk weat to Curtis
The sun., 1912-07-07
SWIMMING PARTIES
TRY NEW POOL
White sulphur Springs Crowd
cd With Guests Who Will
Remain Out the Season.
$500. 900 SPENT on HOTEL
Fame Of the Automobile Roads
Through the Mountains Has
Attracted Tourists.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va. July
O. W ith the exception Of the arrival Of
an unusually large number 81 cuests on
the Fourth. this day at Old Point was not
especially different from any other Of the
pleasure filled days. and the usual din and
uproar which accompanies this holiday
in all the large cities and al many Of the
resorts was principally noticeable by its
absence. which all the guests agreed was
decided relief to nerves jaded ny the
long social season just passed.
There were. however. a number Of in
formal aifairs. such a. luncheons dances
and swimming parties in the new pool.
Its length from end TO end is 100 feet. II
Ia almost impossible to convey to one who
has not seen this pool at night the brill.
lance Of the effect Of forty seven arc
lights. each one being equal to $50 candle
power. which are reflected in the pool like
so many silver moons. shining upon the
parties Of beautifully gowned women and
their attendants "a they gather in the
atrium overlooking the water to watch
the merry parties Of men and women en-
joying an evening swim.
The addition Of the pool to the hotel will
prove one Of the moet popular ~ the
many features which have been added
since last season. more than S5OO.OG
having been spent this year on i'm
provements.
Already the fame Of the automobile
roads in the mountains in every direction
has spread and many touring IVA rites have
come down from Washington. Baltimore
and Philadelphia. Stewart and John
Barr came down last week in their touring q
car from Washington and reported the
roads In excellent condition. They are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis oi
Cincinnati at their beautiful home. the
Meadows. On Sunday Miss Alice Lewis
entertained informally AT afternoon tea
at her home. after which Stewart HI RI
took her guests. Miss Florence Mathews
and Mr.. Mathews. back to Lewisburg
Even thus early in the season there IL
jolly crowd Of young people here, and
parry was given for them by Mrs. Mason
Blunt Of Washington after the ball on the
Fourth In the caf" of the hotel.
The largest house party over the Fourth
was that given AT the Meadows. The
guests were all young men. friends OF
Lawrence Lewis. In the party we're Wal
| ter Mensng. Galveston. Tex: MIR. Won
| Hulse. Newark. n. j.: Donald Morrow. Bal
timore; Roger Walker. Boston. Mass. Dick
Waugh. Cincinnati; Mr.. We'll. Chicago
William Lewis. Chicago; Stewart Barr
and John Barr.
| Col and Mrs Robinson of Vest Point
arrived Tuesday and will spend several
weeks here. They were accompanied
by their son. Writ Robinson. who in one
OF the most popular boys of the younger
set
h. IT, Taliaferro OF New York came down
| time at the Springs. d. F. Harrington
| Of New York arrived the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Price and child Of
New York are here. Others registering
from New York are Mrs. X. Egerton. Mr.
and Mrs. X. F.. Wilsher. Mrs. W. L. Waring
W. II. Waring and Miss v. A. PEBBLES.
The sun., 1912-07-07
THE WEEK AT CAPE MAY.
Frank u. kellogg speaks Before
NhrHInnd state Bnr Associations.

Mhr.Innd state Bnr Aaaorintioa.
CAVE MAY. y. j.. July This has been
the firs1 crowded week of the summer
season and every hotel has been largely
paironized 10y the visit 'ors. among whom
We're more than the usual number ~ visi-
tors from New York
Tn" coming of Independence Day In the
middle of the week helped TO increase
III" crowds of pleasure seekers here
hooaus" Cape May celebrated the day
wi h h" most elaborate programme II has
had in many years. The crowd was of
Cosmopolitan character. The most re-
n,arkahle part of the programme was the
elaborate fireworks exhibition set OF
from small boats on the edge Of the ocean
in the evening
The MARYLAND State Bar Association
held is annual meeting here on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday. and there were
nearly 900 residents of that State in at
tendance upon the convention which was
held a, the Hotel Cape May. A speaker
was Frank y. Kellogg of Minnesota
who Ii ENJOYING a vacation here. He deliv-
cred an address on the Judicial recall.
EN- CONGRESSMAN l.. Irving Handy Of
Delaware l. staying al the Hotel Cape
Nav.
Chief Justice A. Hunter Boyd and
Judges James Alfred Pearce and n
Charles Burke Of the Maryland Court
of Appeals attended the meeting of the
Maryland stat. Bar Assoc iation
Judge James Il. Holland of the United
States Circuit court. accompanied by his
son-i law and daughter. are guests at the
/ Ho,el Cape May. Others here are Mr.. and
Mrs. r. q. Richards Of New York. Mr.:
and Mrs. Nelson W. Heiss Of New York.
Dr. u. Wilson. j ". Wilson and ". W.
Nohl" of New York. Mr.. and Mrs w
Thomas Kemp. Mr.. and Mrs Francis
! Patterson and son. Jack Of New York,
A'r. and Mrs + s. Glover. Mr. and Mrs
philander Knox. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
T.. Horn of New York; Mrs. II. ". Cook
Mr.. and Mrs James l.. Lawrence and their
son. Harrison l.. Lawrence: Mr., and Mrs
NJ Morrison and Miss Mary Morrison
OF New York; Mrs. Jerome Elmer Murphy
who was Miss Patricia Egan. daughter
Of Maurice Francis Egan. Uni; al States
Minister to Denmark, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Langhorne Bnlltt Dick of Philadelphia.
The sun., 1912-07-07

Elkin. Mrs. J. Essen. Miss Elsa Carson
and Miss Vera Carson of New York.
Lafayette Miss Claude Cornell. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cornell. Miss Florence
Cornell. J. A. Hersch and +. l.. Schultz
Of New York
West End-P. +. wackerman Walter
4. May. ". II Driscoll, +. 4. Coolidge,
a Siman. r. khoury. A. Bardwill. MIR. and
Mrs. Otlman and II. Himwald Of New
York
Bristol Rclvedere Mr.. and Mre. G.. s.
Mills. Jr. Miss Jennie Mills and Mr. and
Mr-. ! i. Madison Of New York
Norihhms Dr. j. Biers. Miss Sylvia
Riers. NJ j. Fahnenkamp. DR.. and Mrs l..
Thompson and family and +. r. Bogart
AMI family of New York
Ocean Hotel Miss Adela Bovine, DR.. n
Bovine W u. Mix. Mr. and Mrs. Luther
W. Jacobs. Clinton Jacobs. Arthur Silver
man. Lester =. Kafer, Mrs. ". J. Schenck
and Miss Henrietta Schenck Of New York.
The sun., 1912-07-07
AT SPRING LAKE.
Celebration Of Indepe ndence Day At
the seaside Resort.

SPRING LAKE, y. j.. July 6.-One Of the
most attractive social affairp ever given
on the coast was the tea rendered by the
entertainment committee Of the Casino
here this afternoon. Tea was served in
the ballroom. lecture room and on the
porches Of the Casino on the ocean front
More than ?OO rersons attended. coming
from the cottage colonies throughout
this section. Among those serving on
the committee under the direction Of
Miss Margretta Fort. chairman OF the
general committee, were: Mrs Karl
q. RoeblinR. Mrs. Trowbridge Galloway,
Mrs. Arthur Corlies. Mrs Mcintosh Kel-
logg. Mrs. G. A. Worrell. Mrs. Ferdinand
Roebline. Jr.. MrS. William H. T. HUM.
Mrs Henry Rogers. Mrs. W. Swain, Mrs.
George H. Freize and Mrs. Carberry
Richie.
New tennis courts are being laid out
at the New Monmouth Hotel and when the
work is completed probably the fastest
courts on the Jerrey coast will he ready
for play. A tournament has already the
ha ckinR Of some Of the tennis experts Of
the country and Ia rapidly drawing players
to Spring Lake and indications arc that
players noticed on the Casino courts are
Mrs. A, n: Dalry!nple. Mrs, W. H, Selling
worth. s. DuRosdsn and P. Mccoy.
Now Workers Al the New Monmouth
include Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Walden.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l., Campion. Miss Cam
pion. George Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs.
William W. Lawrence. J. Lindley. Theo-
dore +, Hicks. Miss Martha A Hicks.
Miss J.. NJ, Banchle, Mr., and Mrs, NJ, Mul-
ford Martin. George T, Moon. f. Guliek
Miss Iouiss Woolston. II. D. F'arlee, Miss
Katherine q. spencer. George Whyte,
Mr.. and Mrs, H T. Manning. Nrs Edwin
4. Jones and A. W. Jones Nwu1
Late arrivals Ut the Essex and suisse I
include Miss u l.. Settle. {. X. Hill. Mr..
and Mrs, q. " T. Atkins and Mr.. and
Airs + torrell of New York
VI. Now Nr~sk"rs is entertaining Mr.
and Mrs J J, Smith, Charles Dickinson,
Mrs NJ Tyler, William X. TYLER, Mr.
and Mrs II { La koue aud Mise Draper Of
New York.