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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
BUSY MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
Re-Advertse For Bids on Bridge
May Buy Anderson Fire
Equipment.

The city council held one of the
busiest sessions of the present admin
istration, at the city hall last night.
When the meeting was called to order
the council room was crowded with
citizens who had come to protest
against the building of certain lateral
sewers at this time. In view of the
protests that were made the ordinance,
passed at the last meeting of the coun-
ell, creating several new districts and
ordering sewers constructed therein,
was vetoed by the mayor and the veto
was sustained by the council.
The report of the appraisers on the
improvement of South Brown street
was received and approved
Several petitions for sidewalks and
one for the improvement of South
Brewer street were received and re-
ferred to the special improvement com
mittee
After discussion of several matters
of minor Importance and the passage
of the usual monthly finance ordinance
from which the monthly salaries of }
p. Gooch and Policeman VIII Baxley
were cut off, in accordance with the
resolution passed July l, the counci
took up the matter of receiving bids.
But one bid was received for the i'm
provement work on South Brewer
street and this bid was referred to thC
special improvement committee t.
compare with the estimate of the city
engineer.
Two bids were received for the con
lstruction of a bridge across Bull creel
at Sequoyah avenue. One was made
by w. A. Armstrong, of this city, ant
called for a steel and concrete bridg,
for $2,4O0. The other was from tn
illinois Steel Bridge company and GOV
cred two kinds of bridges. One wa
concrete arch calling for an expend
ture of $3,SOO, an dthe other was TO
steel bridge at $1,9S0 These bid
, were considered too high and the cit
clerk was authorized to readvertise TO
: bids to be opened September H.
Then the bids for the equipment 70
i the fire department was taken VI
Three propositions were made to tn
: council. They were the propositio
: of the American-LaFrance company, {
Elmyra, ~ Y, to furnish d fifty foe
2 ladder truck for S1650; the propositio
r of the Seagraves company, of Colun
/ bus, O., for a wagon said to be exactl
D like the AmericanLaFrance wagol
d for the same price; ard the propos
b ton of the Anderson Coupling cor
r pany, of Kansas City to furnish la
i der truck of the same dimensions Z
S the American-LaF'rance truck f
t 81 600, and combination chemical ar
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
State Law is Weak.

A horse and wagon used by a boot
logger in conveying contraband whis-
key from one point to another cannot
be confscated by the state according
to a decision by County Judge Leahy,
of Pawhuska. In the United States
statutes conveyances of any kind can
be confiscated and proceeded against
in libel suit, but the state law is not
so drastic. A number of teams and
wagons eonfscated by Sheriff Wisener
and his deputies were ordered return
ed to the men who proved ownership.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
JUDGE BROWN
TO TRY JEFFR|ES
Court of Appeals Denies Writ of Man.
damus to Disquaify Court.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 3.--The Grim
inal court of appeals in an opinion by
Presiding Judge Furman, handed down
today denied the writ of mandamus
asked by County Attorney w. V.
Thraves to compel District Judge T.
l.. Brown to disqualify himself in the
murder case against II. o. Jeffries,
editor of the Nowata Advertiser,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Irene
Goheen, an advertising solicitor on his
paper.
The court holds that the state has
the right to make application for a
change of judge in view of the fact
that the statute gives it the right to
appeal in criminal cases on questions
of law, but that it was not shown that
Judge Brown was prejudiced in favor
of Jeffries, as was alleged in the ap-
plication. 1t is stated that practically
the only basis for charge Of that
sort was the publication in news
paper Of indiscrete remarks of counsel
for Jeffries in regard to the feeling of
Judge Brown towards County Attor
.ney Thraves.
The court holds that Judge Brown
acted indiscretely in visiting Jeffries
in Jail, but expresses the belief that
this arose from goodness of heart on
his part rather than any desire to favor
Jeffries
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
Brutal Murder in State Capital.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 3.--John Bow
man, machinist, was found lying in
an alley yesterday afternoon, slashed
with knife wounds. He died last night
in hospital, one of the knife thrusts
having punctured the jugular vein
Nobody saw the fight and Bowman
was unable to give the name of the
assailant before he died. The police
today arrested John Rainey, whose
clothing is covered with blood and he
is being held as suspect Rainey
denies all knowledge of Bowman's liz
juries.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
GORDON WAS NOT
BEATEN BY BURNS

In last Saturdays issue OF this paper
we published an account of fight
between Bart Gordon and Freddie
Burns and find that the account was
entirely wrong and unjust to the vi
nita fighter The information came
from parties in Miami who gave the
account published The following is
what the Joplin Tribune says of the
fight:
1t appears there are entirely too
many enthusiastic fans in Miami who
have a habit of informing the world
of the result of all of the scraps be-
fore the athletic club there. Yester'
day morning the Tribune printed an
account as TO the outcome of the bout
between Bart Gordon and Freddie
Burns. The Tribune was told that
Burns obtained the decision. 1t now
appears that he did not but the skir'
mish was a draw. Last night Bart
Gordon and his manager were in our
Office claiming credit for a draw. He
also carried statement with him
from Freddie Burns, in which Burns
said he did not get the decision but
obtained draw and that Gordon had
been given the small end Of the horn
in the account.
The following is the statement hand
ed us by Bart Gordon which was sign
ed by Freddie Burns:
miami, Okla, Aug. 81.
"Mr. Elmer Burgess, Sporting Editor
of the Tribune.
Dear Sir-I saw the account of my
combat with Gordon in your sporting
section this morning in which it says
got the decision over him. This was q
mistake. The referee decided the bout
was draw and | am satisfied with
the decision.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
Death of Aged Man.

George Williams, aged "a, father of
Ben Williams, the auctioneer, died at
the home of his son yesterday. The
old gentlemen was thrown from a
wagon one day last week and sus-
tanned injuries that indirectly caused
his death The interment took place
this afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Ford
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
PURE FOOD APOSTLE
FOR WILSON

New York, Sept. 4.-The following
article is taken fro mthe Democratic
Text Book, which has just been issued.
The splendid fight of DR.. Wiley a life
long republican, for pure food is
known in every hamlet and every
home in the land.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04

Ben Funk took load of goods to
Bernice yesterday for Bob Messenger.
He says Bob is selling lots of goods,
and that the town is building fast. He
also saw lots of good corn along the
road some of which was still green.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04

hose wagon for 81, 400 makiae the two
cost $2,400. The council decided to
take these bids under advisement un'
til the chief can make an Investigation
of the Anderson truck, which if ii
proves as represented, the council will
purchase.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
Parents Takt Notice.

Mail will not be delivered to school
children on the way to or from school
unless upon written order of parents.
S. f. WALLEN, p. NJ.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
Yours respectfully,
FREDDIE BURNS. "

The following is the version of Will
liam Johnson, promoter of the show:
Dear Burgess-As promoter of the
Burns-G Gordon bout at Hattenville Fri
day night, / wish to state the account
of the battle was a mistake. 1t is an
injustice to Gordon. 1t was good ex-
hibition throughout and good draw
The fans were well pleased with it in
every way.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-04
"Yours truly.
WILLIAM JOHNSON"

The two boys will try another whirl
at the manly art on September II at
Fairland where they will go on before
the athletic club there. Burns has
shown there once this season and Cor
don is also a favorite in the Oklahoma
town. The bout promises to be one
that will be a good one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
TRY TO MURDER KANsAN.
Someone Left Poisoned Whisky in
,JOhnSOn,S Mail ROx


Manhattan, Kan, Nov. 19.-Think-
i G some kind friends had left the
bottle of whisky that he found in his
mail box 1bout week ago, William
Johnson, of near Flush, took a little
drink before going out TO his barn. A
few minutes later he was seized with
commissions and fell to the ground,
writhing in pain. William White, a
neighbor, carried him to the house and
called a doctor from this city. The
physician found the man in a critical
condition; his muscles were twitching
and his lips swollen. When the man
was sufficiently survived he told the
doctor the following story: About a
week or ten days ago some one de-
posted a bottle of whisky in his mail
box. Not having any use for it at
the time, he laid it aside. Feeling
badly, he took drink and almost i'm
mediately felt pains in his stomach.
Later he was found by his neighbor,
as stated above.
The physician examined the whisky
and found it had been spiked with
nux vomica, from which strychnine is
made. S strongly apparent was the
drug that the whisky was as bitter as
quinine. Just what per cent of poison
it c~ntains will be learned when the
analysis is made. Johnson will live.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
SPEND 100000 ON PRISON.
Federal Pen Crowded Until Limit Ca.
pacity Is Reached.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 10
Probably by the latter part of this
week an outline of the construction
work that is to be done at the federal
prison this year will be finished. Jo-
seph F. Fishman, acting superintendent
of prisons, has been at the prison for
the last week attending to various
matters. He has notified Alva Cole,
superintendent of construction, that in
a few days he would help him in max
ing out the plans for construction.
The 100000 will be only a drop in
a bucket, figuratively speaking, War
den McCiaughry says, but it is thought
it will go far enough to put the roof
on the uncompIeted east wing and
possibly complete the hospital enough
to make it inhabitable. At present
the hospital is situated in the admin
istration building.
With the prison population greater
than ever before, need for more room
is becoming pressing. Within the last
three days thirty-five prisoners have
been added to the roster and the high
water mark of LIB has been passed,
there now being LIS confined. Sew
eral will be paroled in a short time,
but the work of the parole board is
slow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
HE DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY.
sickness Resulting From Army Cam
paiSn Causes Death.

Hutchinson, Kan, Nov. 19.-Frank
A. Davis, a veteran of the Philippine
war, who gave over three years of ser
vice in the jungles and thickets OF the
islands, and returned with health
broken, died last night in poverty, at
the home of a friend in Hutchinson.
Now, to give their comrade a decent
burial, veterans of the SpaniSh-Ameri-
can and Philippine wars are trying to
raise sufficient funds to properly lay
the deceased soldier at rest.
He was employed in the various
salt plants here and was well known
and popular among the salt workers.
During the Spanish American war he
enlisted in the Fourth regular cavalry,
April Is, 1899, enIisting at the same
time that L. A. Niece, Bert Sutton,
Irwin, Bob Campbell, Ed and John
Swift, Ed Hogan, John Weigle and
number of other Hutchinson boys did
in the regular army.
He served as a trooper in the Fourth
and Fifth cavalry regiments. for three
years and nineteen days in the Philip
pines. His discharge paper shows that
his character and record of service
was excellent. He served in the en-
gagements at San Augustine, Alergo,
and elsewhere, and was on General
Lawton's Northern Luzon expedition
in the winter of 1899 and on sew eral
other important cavalry scouts.
On his return from the army he
worked in the salt plants here, until
a year ago when he went to Canada.
He returned last August and secured
employment at the Morton salt works.
TIE @ardships of army service had
shattered his health, however, and
when he was taken down sick two
weeks ago with pneumonia his system
n withstand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
BREAKS A COLD
In A FEW HOURS
First dose of Pape's Cold Conmound
relieves all grippe misery
Contains no Quinine.
Why

After the very first dose of "Pape's
Gold compound you distinctly feel
the cold breaking and all the disa-
greeable grippe symptoms leaving.
II is a positive fact that a dose of
Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken will cure Grippe or
break up the most severe cold, either
in the head. chest, back, stomach or
limbs.
1t promptly ends the most miserable
headache, dullness, head and nose
stuffed up, feverishness, sneezing, sore
throat, running of the nose, mucous
catarrhal discharges soreness stiff
ness and rheumatic twinges
Take this wonderful compound with
the knowledge that there is nothing
else in the world which will cure your
colo or end Grippe misery as promptly
and without any other assistance or
bad after-effects as a 25-cent pack
age of Pape's Cold Compound, which
any druggist can supply-it contains
no quinine-be sure you get what you
ask for-accept no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In every home. Tastes nice-acts
gently-Adv.
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ucts to feed them, and We have the
chief causes for the advance of world
prices.
Local causes in the United States
have been Influenced by the relative
scarcity of food products. The number
of acres in agriculture has not in
creased as rapidly as the demand for
food products This condition is in
tensified by the depletion of the soil
and the decline in the yield per acre.
The prices of food products have been
so high as to effect prices of other COM
modities by sympathetic action.
THE imperfect and expensive ma
chinery of getting the product to the
consumer has added greatly to the cost.
The difference between the price of the
product at the farm and at the door
of the consumer is too great The tariff
has had something to do with the adj
vance of local prices, although it's in
huence has been greatly overestimated.
Trusts, combinations, produce asso-
Citations, cold storage and other bust
ness organizations that have had power
to restrict production. control the out
put or fix prices within certain limits
have helped to raise prices
Speakers at the Congress.
President Edward Taylor. of Ed
wardsville, Secretary F. D. Coburn, of
Topeka, Charles H Dillon of Manhat-
tan. Professor Meyers, of the Pittsburg
normal j. r. Koontz. general freight
agent, and President f. P. Ripley, of
the Santa F'e, are among those who are
here to take part
The morning session will be given
over to taking stock and seeing the
present limitations of Kansas. In the
afternoon some agricultural remedies
Tor present conditions will be sug-
gested. Prof. L. T. Call, of the Agri-
cultural college. is another speaker for
the morning session. Dean E. H. Web
ster. of the State Agricultural college,
Frof. II. NJ Cottrell. of the, Rock Island
Charles F. Scott, of
lola, and Mrs. Cora S. ullard. of Ton
ganozie, viii speak this afternoon
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Mr.. Banks lost about IS each of the
two entries to his place and Mr.. Case
lost IS in money. He has confessed.
DIRECTORY SETTLES DISPUTE.
The Mayor Will Get 5000 Per Year
Now.

Great Bend, Kan, Nov. ia long
promised directory of this city, Barton
county and north Stafford county has
lust been issued. 1t appears at a most
opportune time as it settles a grave
question raised in connection with the
adoption of the commission form OF
government here at the recent cleo
ton. The state law provides that in
cities of 5000 and under the mayors
salary shall be $500 annually and the
two commissioners $3.50 each. In
cities of 5000 and over the salary OF
each shall be $500. According to the
last census Great Bend had just 5000
population. The new directory shows
a population of 6,125.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
PLENTY OF ROOMS FOR VISITORS
Lawrence Plans to Take Splendid Care
of Visitors.

10 SdA
of Visitors.
Graduates of the University of Kan
sas and citizens who visit Lawrence
for the alumni Homecoming and the
Kansas Missouri game on November
% will find that one organization has
~,onoply on all the vacant rooms in
the city.
But it isn't one of the pernicious
monopolies of which the spellbinders
spake. This room trust is the Univer
sity Mems Student council and it has
managed to obtain control of all spare
quarters in Lawrence. These it will
distribute among the visitors and its
representatives will see that each
guest is properly housed and cared for.
For a week students have been can
wasting the city to provide fitting ac-
commodations, and so successful has
been their work, that not one of the
t. ousands who will attend the game
will be neglected. City churches will
serve lunches during the day and
hundreds of visitors will be cared for
at student and faculty homes.
In addition to the round of rallies,
receptions and festivities that will be
given in honor of the homing
graduates, the game between the two
state universities will be a second
Nrmageddon. Coach Arthur Mosse
has stored away a score of trick plays
whioh he will spring on the Tigers and
all Kansas will fight to down Missouri.
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and others that another may have aid
ed the death of the old man. The Off
Ct rs say that they are not ready to
not fix the death of the old man as a
G tine.
The jurors were given supper be-
fore they settled down to the delibera-
ton of the case. They were closeted
about one hour. The verdict as it
was returned is as follows
at we find that the said William
Marks, sr., came to his death on or
about September IT, 1912, under sus-
picious circumstances, and that we
recommend further investigation as to
t. cause thereof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
BOY CoNFEssEs BURGLARIEs.
Eighteen Year Old Youth in Business
on Large Scale.

Hutchinson Kan, Nov. 19.-Arthur
Hustled, an 1S-year-old boy of this
city, is in Jail charged with the bur
glary of Banks pool hall, Cases har-
ness establishment and the Bierer,
Shaded Mercantile company store.
The following goods We're found in his
possession at his rooming house: Sew
en- suits of clothes, six hats. two
sweaters. one suit case, two knives,
and probably a few other small arti-
cles taken from Bierer, Shaded & Co.
Thursday morning last, selling price
of the suits $3.50. One fur overcoat,
$35; one suit case, 81; one black land
satchel IS one pair auto gloves from
Cases. There were several cans of
fruit from some store. Besides these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
Only a Fire Hero

but the crowd cheered, as, with burned
hands, he held up a small round box,
'sFellowsY' he shouted, this BuckIen's
Arnica Salve hold, has everything beat
for burns" Right also for boils, ulcers
sores, pinples. eczema, cuts. sprains,
bruises. Surest pile cure 1t subdues in
flammation, kills pain. Only % cents at
Campbell Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19
CAR SHORTAGE STOPS BUSINESS
Broom Corn Crop Cannot Be Moved
Now.

Liberal, Kan, November 19.-The
car shortage has dealt the broomcorn
men in this section a hard blow. The
tendency to hold for higher prices IS
not as strong here as in other western
Kansas localities and growers are an8-
ious to sell on the present market But
the car shortage stops them.
All warehouses are full and buyers
have stacked brush on the ground till
they fear to buy more. The entire
business the most important in this
section, is at StandStiA
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HE PLANNED TO KILL TWO.
Karst Picked Quarrel With Wife,
Then Shot Her.

Larned, KAN Nov. 19.-Recent de-
velopments show that the attempted
murder of his wife by Ben Karst of
GaIatia and the taking of his own
life, which followed Immediately,
were planned for some time by the
dead man. On October % he wrote
daughter in Canada lengthy let
ter reviewing his domestic difficulties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-19

and stating he intended to kill his
wife and then commit suicide on No
vember 10. Last Sunday morning, No
vember 10, he arose early, picked a
quarrel with his wife and shot her in
the arm She tainted from the shock
and he, thinking her dead, put a bull
let through his own brain, death re-
sulting instantly.
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JURY URGES INVESTIGATION.
Death of Marks Not Yet Declared tt
Be Murder.

Ottawa, Kan, Nov. 19.-The result
of the coroner's inquest into the death
of the late William Marks, ST., is still
in doubt. The listeners at the inquest
are divided on the opinions, some be-
lieve the fire purely accidental and
Marks's death due to natural causes.
Smyrna times., 1912-01-10
STATE ITEMS.

Joshua r. Bishop, well-known
farmer, residing at the Ridgely
farm, near Dover, and Mrs. Emily
funniest, matron at the Conference
Academy, Dover, were married by the
Rev \. W. Lightbourne at his resi-
dence Wednesday evening, January
3rd.
Senator Harry A. Richardson re-
ceiveG congratulations from host
of friends in Dover, and throughout
the State on New Years Day, it
being the 59th anniversary of his
birth. The Senator returned to
Washington on Wednesday, when
Congress reassembled after the holi-
day recess.
Al the annual meeting of the
Dover Board of Trade, Tuesday
evening of last week, the following
officers were elected: President,
John B. Wharton; Vice-president,
John Carrow; Secretary, ]. Milton
Davidson; Treasurer, Joseph S.
Mcdaniel; Directors, William P.
SatterfeTd, Jacob W. Goodman, Har-
ry Mayer, William H. Baker, Eldad
L. Clarke. President Wharton read
his annual report, in which he urged
the adoption of the Creswel system
of booming the town. 1t was de-
cided, after discussion of the sub
ject that the president and secre-
tary secure Mr.. Creswell to address
a meeting of the board on his sys-
TEN.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Ora Ander-
son Hitch, daughter Of Or. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Hitch, of Lincoln, Della
ware, to George Wentmore Tray
more, Jr., of New York City. Miss
Hitch is a native Delawarean her
ancestors dating back to the very
early settlers. Her father, DR..
Hitch has for more than forty year
been a general practitioner in Sus-
sex County, and in Wilmington
where Miss Hitch attended school.
Miss Hitch is we'll know throughout
the State. Mr.. Traylor, native
South Carolina is First Assistant
Manager at the Hotel Astor, New
York City, son of George w Tray
lOr, a well-known and highly respect
ed confederate soldier of Westmin-
ster, South Carolina and cousin of
Colonel George M. Traylor, of Allan
ia, Georgia. The wedding will like
| ly take place in early spring,
though the exact date has not yet
been made known.