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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
CANNOT MANDAMUS
THE GOVERNOR
State School Land Commissioners Are
Not Required to Pay Funds Into
The Treasury.

Oklahoma City, March 15-Tuesday,
the first day of the March term of the
supreme court, was one of the biggest
days in the history of the court, eighty
two decisions being handed down. OF
this number, sixteen were by Justice
Robert L. Williams, fourteen by JUS
tive Matthew Kane, sixteen by Justive
S. w Hayes, twenty by Chieg Justice
John B. Turner and sixteen by Justice
Jesse J. Dunn
Many of the cases are of extreme
Importance, including the Guthrie char
ter case, the Shawnee Gas & Electric
company case as well as other actions
involving the corporation commission,
the school land funds case, the recall
election case of the city of McAlester
and others
| The state school land commissioners
were given custody of permanent
school funds donated by congress or
accruing from the sale of public lands,
in an opinion by Justice Kane, all JUS
tices concurring. The decision was
rendered in the mandamus proceed
ings brought by State Treasurer Rob
ert Dunlop to compel the school land
commissioners to pay into the state
treasury all the funds, which they now
hold, amounting to more than $780,
600.
Petition for the peremptory writ of
mandamus was filed last November by
Assistant Attorney General Charles G.
Moore representing State Treasurer
Dunlop, while brief for the school land
commissioners was filed by their at.
torney, Judge James H. Chambers. In
denying the writ of mandamus the
court again held that a mandamus will
not issue to compel the performance
of an act by the governor of a state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
Socialist Activity.

Saturday on the street, and at night
in the court house, L. B. Irwin, a so
cialist speaker, presented the philos-
ophy of that strange dreamland, that
they call the "Co-Operatiye Common
wealth. My curiosity caused me to
attend the night meeting. The per
sonality of the speaker did not aug
ment expectation, and this fact, by
comparison may have enlarged my ap-
probation of tie performance; for he
is certainly masterful performer on
the platform
He wove his web as carefully as a
spider, and such webs do catch flies
His threads of fact, fiction and fancy
were so skillfully used that the finish
ed fabric was beautiful to look upon
Really he was a combination OF
sculptor, artist and orator, and any
citizen would have enjoyed listening
to him, although opposed, as l am, to
his teaching. A SUBSCRIBER.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
MESSENGER KILLS
TRAIN ROBBERS
Messenger Used Old Ruse Ruse, And
Drained One of the Robbers
Vita Mallet.

San Antonio, Tex March 14.-Single
handed. Express Messenger Trusdale
baked the robbery of the west-bound
Southern Pacific train near Sander
son, Texas, yesterday, and trapped and
killed the two robbers
The two bandits covered the engine
crew and forced them to cut out the
train and take half of it some distance
ahead One of the bandits went with
the section ahead and looted tho ex-
press car. The other stood guard over
Trusdale and the second section. Trus-
dale used an old ruse. He signaled
an imaginary person back of his cap
tor. The bandit turned his head and
as he did so Trasdale das ed OFT his
brains with a mallet and t OBJ
ber's gun When the 9th re-
turned Trus0ale SIC. hla1
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
TWO MEN ARE
ELECTROCU1ED
Wind Blew a Live Wire Across a
Clothes Line in Texas.

Whitewright, Tex, March IA live
wire that had fallen across a clothes
line caused the death of two men here
last evening at TAO o'clock. Ira Davis,
a telephone lineman, and Bob Mayo,
a carpenter, were electrocuted within
a few seconds of each other The ac-
cidents occurred in the back yard Of
Ira Davis.
Mrs. Davis, wife of one of the dead
men, was severely shocked while at.
tempting to free her husband from the
wire that killed him and but for the
efforts of Postmaster Lon Davis she,
perhaps, would have met death in the
same manner as did her husband.
No one saw Mr.. Davis come in con-
tact with the wire, but his shouts at
tracted others near by, among them
MMr. Mayo, who was on his own
premises, more than fifty feet away.
It was while the latter was making a
dash to render assistance to the line
man that he met his own death. though
at point several steps away from Mr.
LAWS when he touched the wire.
Wind, it is thought, caused a hang
ing wire to come in contact with that
in the yard
Mr.. Davis leaves a widow and one
child. a widow and two children sur
1--WE Mr.. Mayo.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
TOM ISBELL
FIRED FIRST SHOT
AND STARTED WAR

Today is the natal day of our es-
teemed fellow townsman, Thomas Is
bell, and Tom acknowledges to some
SO or 3S years.
The life history Of our genial friend,
Tom. reads more like a chapter out Of
the Arabian Nights than one from real
life.
1t has been given to few men to have
seen as much of the world and had
as much experience in this mundane
sphere.
Some II years ago. Tom heard the
nations call to arms, and enlisted with
several more Of our brave boys in the
Rough Rider regiment and went to
Cuba under the leadership OF Teddy
the Terror" who was under General
Shafter.
Isbell was with the first detachment
that landed on Cuban soil day or
two before the famous San Juan battle
which occurred before the fall of San
tiago.
1t seems that the commander-in-chief
through his aides had given strict
orders for our boys not to fire their
Krags. or do any overt acts which
might be construed as unfriendly to
the Kingdom of Alfonso, until he
(Shafter) was ready for the fray.
Our soldier boy, Isbell, being placed
under great stress of circumstances,
fired his magazine rife without orders
and thus precipitated the famous bat
tie, and incidentally he received some
II or IA puncttfes from the Spaniards
who seemed to want to place the re-
sponsibility of the war where it be-
llonged
Fortunate for the hero of our sketch,
none of the Spanish Mausers reached
a vital spot and Tom after having
or 8 chunks of loaded steel extracted
from his anatomy was ready for serv-
lice again Tom says that Col. T.
Roosevelt is absolutely fearless and
that any person who says to the con
trary is not well informed.
After peace was declared. Tom took
passage with one, Buffalo Bill, who has
made several farewell tours of differ
lent parts of the globe, accepting the
lposition of chief broncho buster with
the wild west aggregation of Col Cody,
and in this capacity visited all the
capitals and principal cities of Eu-
rope.
It was in London, England where
our hero met and won his estimable
wife, who now commands his home
camp.
Tom does not pine any more for the
wild rude alarms" of war and has
entirely ceased to worship the pano-
Ipled war god Mars, his nearest ap-
proach to the musketry and cannonad-
: ing of war being the innocent ker-
/ plunk caused by extracting corks from
bottles containing an amber colored
beverage which made Milwaukee
famous
In closing, we desire to express a
hope that tom" may enjoy many
birthdays and that he will always, on
these occasions, remember in sub
stantial way his well-wishing friends
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
tember 1st, 1913, ana the new adop
tian viii begin on that date.

Faculties for the six normal schools
and many Of the other institutions
We're elected by the board last Satur-
day. The presidents had been notified
to make their recommendation in
writing at that time. This was done
and the recommendations of the heads
of the Institutions We're approved. No
president nor any employee of any in
stitution was in the city, and there
was nothing about the board rooms to
indicate that such action was being
taken. There were very few changes
made. No president of the university
was elected, but at a meeting of the
board this week, final decision will be
made
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
BOARD WILL
ADOPT BOOKS

Oklahoma City, March tSpeciaD
Contracts for five-year adoption of
textbooks will be considered by the
state board of education on July 18th.
For thirty days prior to this time, rep
resentatiyes of the book companies
will be heard as to the merits Of the
different books. The present adoption,
tie first for the state, viii expire Sep
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
WAYsIpE.
To The Daily Chieftain:
From Wednesdays Daily

" ne Ddlly AuiSltdlll.
From Wednesdays Daily
We wish to thank Sarah Rae for the
good spelling she did for our district,
she having won the gold medal for
being the best speller in Craig County.
We felt sure that Sarah would win, as
we all knew she was an excellent spell
Ter
We also wish to say We owe all
credit to Miss Johnston, as she has
been Sarah's teacher for seven years,
and taught her all this good spelling.
Miss Johnston is one Of Craig county S
best teachers
Our only wish now is that Miss
Johnston takes Sarah to the state con
test. So as she may be the best spell
Ter in the state as well as the county
A WAYSIDER.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
IS VERY DRY
Booze Vendors Are TO Test the Con-
stitutionality of New Sahara
Blanket.

Muskogee, Okla, March tS.-Figura-
lively speaking, eastern Oklahoma is
becoming as tight as a water eask in
the way Of booze dispensation, and
lovers of liquids that delight the
palate of man are both dry and de
spondent.
But the worm is turning, and the
worm as represented by drouth-affect-
ed man is something prodigious when
the limit of endurance has been reach
ed. There are, accordingly, prospects
of simoons ON the Sahara Steps are
being taken to test the validity and
constitutionality of the governments
action in again resorting to the dry
blanket process, the vogue of which be-
came so unpopular in territorial days.
Some Test Cases.
Otis Title and Charley Webb, who
We're indicted by a federal grand jury
at Vinita last week, charged with in
PRODUCING intoxicating spirituous, vim
Gus and malt liquors into Indian coun-
try and Immediately arrested by Unit
ed States NJ rshal Grant Victor Satur-
day filed a petition in the federal court
here asking a writ of habeas corpus.
These two men were indicted fol-
lowing a decision of the United States
circuit court of appeals sitting in St.
Louis, the decision holding that it is
unlawful for any man to bring liquor
into that porto nof the state of Ok
lahoma known as the Old Indian Ter
ritory. The decision held that the old
federal laws of territorial days are
still in force.
Title and Webb were made the first
victims of theWew order of things
and are the first men arrested since
the decision of the ST. Louis court
They, however, refuse to be made the
goats and declare they will appeal
their case to the court of last resort
They allege that if they have com
mitted any crime it is against the state
of Oklahoma and not against the fed
eral government
In their petition asking writ OF
habeas corpus they declare that the
old federal statute was repealed by
the enabling act passed by congress
and by the proclamation of the presi
dent of the United States when, or
November 16, 1907, he declared the
state of Oklahoma one of the state ol
/ the Union
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15

superintendent Wilson will begin in
a few days the work of compiling the
school laws of the state The new laws
should have been out IN January, but
on account of there beieg but one copy
of the code as adopted by the third
Legislature, the department has had
no copy. 1t is intended to have the
new laws compiled, printed and in the
hands of the county superintendents
ready for distribution by the time the
proclamation is issued by the COVER
nor putting the new code into effect.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
Money to Loan.

Choice farm loans now made at a
~ per cent interest rate, without
commission. Money ready. F. M.
Gwinnup & Son.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
BIG RAILROAD
CONTRACT LET

Muskogee, March 19,-Chief Engi.
neer Harrison of the NJ, o. & G. late
Monday afternoon awarded grading
contracts in aggregate of one million
dollars to nine dierent construction
companies for the grade work to be
accomplished on the northern division
of the road that will include the line
between Wagner and Joplin.
Work to Begin at Once.
The Fidelity Construction company
that has the general contract for all
construction on this road, will only
work on the more difficult portions OF
the grade, especially where steam
shovels are needed, while most of the
12O-mile stretch will be graded by sub
contractors, whose bids were accepted
by the chief engineer here Monday.
This means that within two weeks,
or perhaps less, dirt will be flying along
the M, o. & G. survey, and in fact,
the general superintendent of the line
stated Tuesday morning that accord
ing to their contracts the contractors
must begin work within the limit
stated above.
Oklahoma City Line.
President William Kenefick, now
that the contracts for the northern
division have been let. will place him.
self on the task of sectionizing the sub
contract allotments over the Oklahoma
-Henryetta division, and in this
instance also the difficult portions OF
the grading will be left to the Fidelity
company to do
Lots of Bidders.
There were at least thirty construc'
ton company representative in Mus
kogee Monday to be present at the ac-
ceptance of the bids, and while all did
not secure the work the companies
that did are recognized as grade max
ers par-excellence and when the grad
ing really starts but few weeks will
be needed to throw up grade along
the majority of the survey
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15

A meeting of city superintendents
and high school principals has been
called to meet in Oklahoma City April
25th and 26th for the purpose of agree
ing upon and working out course of
study for the high schools.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
The States Power.

1t is their contention that the state
of Oklahoma. as a state, has the right
to make its own laws, and that the
instant it was proclaimed state, it
became endowed with the power,
rights and pricileges to frame and en-
force its own laws.
Grant Victor, United States marshal,
last night declared that he intended
to vigorously enforce the law as laid
down by the St Louis court of ap-
peals. Arrests will soon be made right
and left Victor has not enough depu-
ties at present to do the work salts
factorily but last night he signified his
Intention of appointing as many more
as is necessary.
Reports coming from Tulsa last
night indicated that the work of en-
forcing the law as in the old days is
already underway Parson Brannon,
successor to "Pussyfoot" Johnson, and
fifty of his deputies, for several days
have been securing Tulsa and adjoin.
ing counties, syping on the traffic
over half score of men have already
been arrested in Tulsa and the federal
officers say the work has not yet be
gun
1t is against the law for a physician
to have intoxicants in his possession in
this territory. 1t can only be brought
/. into any of these forty counties for
even medicinal or sacramental pur
poses by obtaining special permit
from the war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
WOULD SHOULDER
CRIME FOR Cash
Mrs. Morrow Receives Letter
From a Man Who Offers
to Save Her.
ASKS CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Writer STIMULATES That His Guilt Be
Not Announced Until He
Gets Away.

Chicago, Jan. S.-An offer to con
fess" to the murder of Charles B. Nor
row for a money consideration was re-
Ceived and rejected by the widow, Mrs
Rena b. Morrow, undergoing a prelim-
mary hearing, charged with the crime
The proposition was made in a per-
sonal letter 10 the widow by man who
signed himself Joseph H. Smith" He
gave no address, but said he could be
reached through the personal col
umns of newspaper. The principal
condition imposed was that the con
fessor' should be given sufficient time
to escape before the confession" was
revealed to the police.
Mrs. Morrow exhibited the letter to
a reporter when she was visited at her
residence, 4545 Michigan avenue, and
she declared her intention of turning
the missive over to the police.
ERBSTEIN SCENTS TRICK,
Il don't know whether it is a crazy
man or POTTER" said the accused wo-
man, but l will have no dealings with
, blaClmailers. | tClophoned my coun.
sci. Charles f. Erbstein, about it, and
he advised me to be careful with all
strangers, and said the best thing I
could do was to turn the letter over to
/ the police.
If it's a scheme, it is a ridiculous
one, for Mr.. Morrow died by his own
hand. If hadn't been so confiding in
others before, | wouldn't be facing the
shame that Harry Gilmore is trying to
heap upon me today. Gilmore says
selling automobiles is his sole bust
ness, but at the proper time will prove
that he has been on the pay roll of a
private detective agency and that he
/ was assigned to Try to get me in a com
promising position in an effort to bol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
COLLEGIATE ALumNAE MEETS.

THE LLINOIS-IOWA BRANCH OF
the Collegiate Alumnae association
met Saturday afternoon with Miss
Bernice LeClaire at Kemper hall
Davenport. H. b. Hayden, city super
intendent OF schools, gave an able,
well prepared paper on Vocational
Education" which was listened to by
30 interested members. Mr.. Hayden
said that this country is much behind
the other countries in vocational edu-
cation. Germany leading all other cOun-
tries in this respect Educators are
coming TO realize more and more the
urgent need of training for the various
walks Of life. The demand is insis-
tent for the practical in elementary
school education, some plan must be
adopted whereby the young people
leaving school may be prepared for
some vocation. Mr.. Hayden spoke Of
the work that is being done in the city
schools along this line i'm the appren-
ti,eship system such as is to be inaug-
urated in the Rock Island schools
Following Mr.. Haydens talk the hos
tess served refreshments and the
members remained for a short social
session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
HELPERS CIRCLE MEETS.

THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE
Helpers circle Of Kings Daughters
was held Saturday afternoon at the
home of Miss Millicent Spencer, 705
Twentieth street. Mrs. c. c. Carter,
the vice leader was in charge of the
meeting. The committee that has in
charge the care of the tuberculosis
patients reported that there are now
eight patients under the care of the
circle At Christmas time 10 baskets
of provisions were distributed and six
baskets of fruit were given where
most needed Means Of raising money
for the coming year We're discussed
but no definite action was taken. The
business session was followed by a so
cial hour and the hostess served
lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
HAEoE-MeGIBBERN.

MISS AGNES MARY M'GIBBERN,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
McGibbern of 1915 Vine street, Dav-
export, and Thomas Henry Haege,
son Of Mrs. Mary Haege of this city,
were married at 1880 this morning
1T the Holy Family cathedral. Dav-
export. Father Enright performed
the ceremony, celebrating nuptial
high mass. They we're attended by
Miss Margaret McGibbern, a sister
OF the bride. and Leo Voeze OF
Mitchell. S. d. The bride wore gold
en- brown messaline with a picture
hat OF brown, trimmed in fur and
flowers. She carried a white prayer
book. Her attendant wore wisteria
colored messaline with a hat TO
match. A wedding breakfast was
served at the home Of the bride S
parents following the ceremony, 20
relatives and friends attending.
They left for short wedding trip
and will upon their return reside in
South Rock Island. Mr.. Haege IS
proprietor OF the Haege Tailoring
company. His bride is a graduate
OF st. Anthony's training school for
nurses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
notice. of PubIication.
State of Illinois. Rock Island Cor

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss.
In the Circuit Court. January Term.
A. y. 1S1z.-In Chaucery.
Bertha Baker rs. Moses l. Baker
Affidavit that said defendant. Moses
L. Baker, upon due and diligent in
curry can not be found. having been
MED in the clerk Office OF the circuit
court of said county. notice is there
fore hereby given to the said defend
ant that the complainant nled her bill
OF complaint. IL said court on the
chaucery side thereof. on the 2Sth day
Of November, 1911, and IhdL thereupon
summons issued out OF said court,
wherein said suit is now pending. re-
turna0se on the first Monday ia the
month Of January next as IS o. Law
required
Now. unless you, the said defendant
above named. Moses l. Baker, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court. on the nrst day OF the
next term thereof. TO be holden at Rock
Island in and for said county, on the
first Monday in January next. ana
plead, answer or GsmGr 10 the said
compiainauJs bill Of complaint the
same and the matters and things there
/ in charged ana stated VIII be taken as
confessed, and - decree entered against
you according L. the prayer of said bill
GEORGE W GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island. III. -Soy. %. 1911
Marion l. Sweeney. compliments So
EcllQr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

An area of low pressure that ex-
tends from the Canadian northwest to
the gulf of Mexico, with separate storm
centers over the lower Mississippi val
ley and Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
has been attended by precipitation in
nearly all sections from which reports
are received. A rainfall of 1856 inches
is reported from New Orleans, La.
Saturdays high has moved to the north
Atlantic coast and another area of
moderated high pressure now covers
the Rocky mountain plateau. A decid-
ed rise in temperature over the terri
tory between the Rockies and the AL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
FUNERAL OF MRS. ROBINSON.

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah E. Rob-
inson, who died Wednesday after
noon, was held from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. E. Sweeney, 901
Twentieth street, yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Marion Hum
phreys of the Central Presbyterian
church officiating. The bearers were
Hugh Curtis, Hiram S. Cable, H. A.
J. Mcdonald, S. J. Collins, George H.
Richmond and P. H. Greenawalt.
Burial took place at Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-08
LEGkl.
Executors Notice.

Estate of Laura kopp Felles. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
Ioitned executor of the last will and
testament of Laura kopp FeIles, late OF
the county of Rock Island, state of Illi-
hois deceased, hereby gives notice that
he viii appear before the Hon. Benja-
min Bell, judge OF the probate court OF
Rock Island county. at the probate court
February term, on the first Monday in
February next, at which time all per
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same adjust
ed. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested TO make immediate pay
ment 10 the undersigned
Dated 10th day OF December, A. d.
I'LL HENRY NAUMANN
Executor