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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
THE GRAND JURY
 MAKES REPORT
Recommends Many Changes for Benefit of the Territory
 Commend Officials.

The grand jury, which has been r;i session since the 2ud of the .nonth, made it's final report in the court yesterday afternu, F.. l hey recommended salary Sy>- tenn for commissioners and that a government building be con- Structcd for the permanent hous- ing of the commissioners and the records. A marshal was urged for Ellamar, because of the de- bauchery of the natives at that place, a court house for Cordova, land office for the Third di- vision: that the Reservation school be placed in better Sani- tary condition, a postal bank for Valdez, game arden at Seldo- via, and it. was recommended that law b" passed making it. fcl- ony for notary public to admin ister oaths when such person is not before the notary.
 Many other laws wer. urged for the development of Alaska.
 The jury reported fhat Whey had returned 2T true. bills"
 Marshal Sullivan twas ',com- 1nended for the manner in which he kept the court house grounds
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
NEWMAN KILLS UuyuNv ub@eO
 STEPFkTHER
kitsap County Clerk Shoots His Stepfather With Fatal Re-
 suits.

Port Orchard, Wash, Dee. 21. w. G. Newman, the county clerk, shot and killed his step fath IT here today by shoot ing him in the head.
 They had a quarrel and New man claims he was compelled to shoot in self defense. The old man died without making a state ment. Newman was arrested and will be held 10 await inc action of the cOrOner's jury.
 Both parties have been resi- dents in the county for many years and are we'll known.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
CHINESE TAKE
 OUR NEW YEAR
Frisco chinks Preparing for, a Change, and WiII Not Celebrate
 New Year of Their Own.

San Francisco, Dec. 21.--WOrd has been received here from Chi ma tu the effect that the Chinese shall celebrate the New Year at the same time as the Americans, and that from now on the old Chinese New Year shall be a back number and a dead one.
 The Chinese here will make this the greatest celebration ever held in San Francisco in honor of the first New Year of the Chi nesc republic. Thousands of dol lars will be spent by the Oricn- talS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
OILED MAKERS
 AVOIDING TAX
  Federal Grand Jury Now Probing Big Meat Packing Firms to Discover Frauds.

Chicago. Dee. 2i.--t;uvrrnn,rnt uihorilics tonight admitted that they wcr" planning a widespread inquiry into alleged revenue frauds perDetratcd by big pack ing firms here in avoiding the government tax on Olr6margar- inc.
 The firms now under investi- gallon by the federal grand jury are Armour & Company, the Ma iional Packing Company. now dis solved under Inc Sherman law: the Hammond Packing Company and the w. J. Moxl"y Company.
 The investigation may lead to Ih' prosecution of "Olco" manu- farlhTcfS'1n Mhsr 9ilies.
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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
N. P. WILL SPEND
 s5O,000,000
For New Equipment for the Road Including Fifty Mikado
 Switch Engines.

Portland, Ore, Dee. 27.--The management of the Northern Pa ellie announce the placing of or dcrS for $50,0OO,OOO worth of new equipment for the road.
 The order includes fifty new Mikado switch engines and they will be brought west to handle the increased traffic in the west rrn yards.
 A large order has been placcd for heavy steel rails and also for much rolling stock, especially freight cars of the new steel type. It. is the intention, SD the ofri- cialS announce. tn replace all thr rolling stock, both freight an.i passenger. with steel built cars, doing away with the old wooden cars.
 The railroads expect to do d greater business the next year than ever before and are prrpar-. ing to handle the freight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
UNION OFFICIAL
 |S KILLED
Fight Over Possession of Auto mobile by Steamf1tters Local
 Causes Shooting.

Chicago, Dee. 27.--In a fight over the possession of the auto mobile owned by the local Steam filters union, James Freed, sec retary of the union, was killed by James ConrOy, who wanted the machine, and claimed that the secretary was having a good time at the expense of the members of the union. He claimad that all the members were to have the use of the machine, and not the secretary only.
 Conroy was arrested. but re- fuses to talk about the shooting, except to make the general state ment that it was done in self defense, but he admits that th2 fight started over the right to use the auto.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
SEATTLE. MAN MAY
 GET HERO MEDAL
Carnegie inspector to investigate Newton Johns Work at the
 Colman Dock Wreck.

Seattle, Dec. 27.--An inspector for the Carnegie Hero Fund is expected to arrive here soon to investigate the tales of heroism of Newton Johns, who rescued many at the time when the Ala meda cut the Colman dock in half
 The Dock was crowded at the lime and many were thrown in- to the water, both from the dock and from the steamer Messenger, which was also cut in twain.
 Johns distinguished himself and took many risks in order to save as many as possible.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
DISCOVERS COAL
 NEAR EDMONTON
Californian on Pleasure Trip Discovers High Grade Coal--
 Obtains Concession.

Edmonton, Can, Dee. 27.--Dr. H. lioppc, of San Francisco, while on pleasure trip through this section of the country. during the summrr. discovered coal blOs- suInS in the vicinity of Grand Prairie. and at once quietly formed company which acquir- cd from the government d con c"ssiOn of forty square miles with the exclusive privilege of mining coal.
 They have succeeded in en- listing unlimited English capital in the enterprise, which will be formed into close corporation. The coal is said to be of d very high qualify. Work of develup- mrnt will br proceeded with at the earliest practical moment.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
CENTRAL
 KILLS FOUR
Family annihlIated While Re- turning From Christmas CeI-
 ebration.

Champainc, Ill.,, Dee. 27.--Ed. Miller, his wife and two children, were all killed yesterday while returning home from Christmas celebration. The carriage they were in was demolished when hit by an express train on the Illinois Central railway and all four were killed.
 The train was not seen until il was too late 10 get out of the way and the engineer was un- able to stop. although h reversed the rnGin" as soon as he saw the carriage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
ATLANTIC OCEAN
 SWEPT BY GALE
Two Steamers Ashore Near Sandy Hook Revenue Cutter Saves
 Fifty-seven Lives.

New York, Dee. 21.--Thr AL lantlc ocean was swept by a hur- rIcane yesterday and the steamer Turriabla Was driven ashore near Sandy 'lIonk and another steam CT, name unknown. iS also ashore near by. \ revenue cutter has already rescued ffty-scven of the passengers of the Turriabla and hope tO save th' balance of the passengers and crew of both boats.
 The life saving crows from scv- cral stations have been rushed lo the scene of the wrrrkS and will launch a ImaI a> soon as the storm abal"~. The storm Is one nr he worst Ilai has visited ihis section in many years. Ten inch "S "f snow fell and the wind was 1lnwInG fifty miles au hour.
 The first SlrdinG ur the <ra- >"n wa~ made I,">Siblr hy the fall uf ih" SHOW.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
NEW CHARTER
 FOR LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles. Detk yr.--Tlir cy- ecutire committee of the citizens committee of Los Angeles, which fostered the proposed new city charter, which was defeated at the recent municipal election. will meet Monday to consider framiny" new documcut 10 '6f- fer the voters. The new instru- ment, it is said. will carry n pro- vision for a commission form of government.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
BOATS COLLIDE ., ,
 .,l ! NO: LIVES LOST
Steamers A7erion and Ceaum Are Both Damaged After a CoIIi-
 Sion--elo Lives Iost.

Philadelphia, Dee. 21.--The steamers Merton and Ceaum col lided off the mouth of the Della ware river and both returned here in badly damaged condi- ton. The Ceaum had just reach ed her dock and landed her pas Sengers when she sank. Wreck ing tugs are keeping the water out of the MeriOn until she can he placed in dry dock.
 Each captain says the blame k with the other.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
ALASKA MINERS
 LEAVE BOLIVIA
Say the Country is Fine for Sheep Raising, But is Very Shy on
 Gold PIacers.

Sralllr. Dee. 21.--Gurbctl Jru- sen. formerly of Nome, writes iu friends here stating that Bolivia is fine sheep country. but that there is no gold to be found.
 Otto Hanson, who also wrnI tu the southern republic, is .on his way back in the coast.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
NOTED sMuaoLER
 tM THE TOLLS

San Francisco, Dec. 27.--Ju- Illus Nygard, of Los Angeles, who, With Captain .Oosterhius, was in 'Hcted fin Los Angeles last May for alleged smuggling aOperas tions and who later escaped from the Jurisdiction of the court af- fer furnishing hail, was arrested here today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
HISTORIC PERSON
 GOES TO REST
Son of John Brown, of Civil War Fame, Dies in Ohio Aged
 Ninety Years.

Akron. o.. Doe. 21.--JaSOu, the niDrty-y"ar-Olh son of John Brown, the anli-slavrry advocate, who was hung at llarpcrs' Ferry. died yesterday. In the days prior to the civil war hr helped his father snugglr escaping slaves along the underground road into Canada.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
ENGLAND WANTS
 SLICE 0F CHINA
Now Rep uhiio Politely Declines to Enter a New Treaty With
 England Over Thibet.

Pekin. Dec. 27.--China's for eiGn office has politely declined to enter into new Thibeiian treaty with England.
 The general sentiment pre- vails in official circles that Flu ropean powers arc bent upon the disentigration of China.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

An exchange printed in a town in Southeastern Alaska that has departed from it's glory, has the nerve to say that the best thing that can be said of the good old days of the Klondike excitement is that they are gone.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
WOMAN Mihk owNER
 mAaHizs HALLWAY AGENT

Portland;: Ore, Doc. 27.--Elc- anorBeafrice Moore, d purt own CT in the AlaskaSCascadc Mining company. was hiafried here yes- tcrday to Theodore Jordan. local freight agent of the Chirago- Northeastern railway.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
B|G DROP AND ..
 HE STILL LIVES

seattle, Dec. 21.--ln spite of q fall of six stories in the Plaza hotel, William Dewitt, a sewing machine salesman, was unhurt.
 Dewitt fell down the airshafL of the hotel. @.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
ADMIRAL DEWEY
 IS SEvENTY.F|vE
Says He Will Live to be a Hum drod Owing to Ills Sober
 System of Living.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.-- Admiral Dewey celebrated his scvcnty-ffth birthday yesterday and is hale and hearty. He at tributes his good physical con- difion to his sober method of liv- ing and says he will live to reach one hundred years of age.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
DOuMA LEADER
 LEADS THIEVES

Sl. Petersburg. Dee. 11--It Was alleged today that Deputy ku- Sursuir. former labor lcadrr in flIr DunIa, was the organizer and leader of gang of thieves whose operations have been widespread and profitable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

fl appears that the new Alas ka placer law Is not. just what tho people expected, and interior papers arc dcvoting columns of space Io explanations.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
LADY GENERAL"
 LEADS VOTERS
wilI Load Them on to the Ma tion's Capital at inaugura-
 ton of Wilson.

Hudson, Y. N., Dec. 21.--Thc suffragriicS nf ilis state. who propose attending ihr inaugura- tiOn of WoodrOw Wilson, have selected Gen" Rrsalie Brown to load them "n lo the nations cap JUL -
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27
Wilson Sick.

Princeton, x. J.. Dec. o1.-- Woodrow Wilson spent his Christmas day in bed ill with the la grippe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

The launch Brighton was un- able to enter Hartman Fiurd on her last trip, owing to an ice jam formed at the mouth of the fiurd.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

Tho postonice at Ester has been discontinued and Inc 25O in habitants of that camp will now q" fen miles for their mail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

A complete change of pictures ai the Orphcum tonight; and q good one.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-12-27

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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
ORDINANCE NO. ss4.

published the 14th day of August
1872 vinita Daily Chieftain, Pub
lisher.)
An Ordinance Repeating Ordinance
No. 74e, Entitled "An Ordinance
Prohibiting Certain Places Of Amuse-
nent Being Kept Open, And Certain
Games on the Christian Sabbath
Day. Passed And Approved on the
18th Day of November, 1909, And
Declaring an Emergency.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen Of the City Of Vinita, OK
lahoma:
Section |. That Ordinance No. 749.
entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting
certain place of amusement being kept
open, and certain games on the Chris
tian Sabbath Day" Be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. An emergency is hereby
declared to exist by reason whereof
it is Immediately necessary for the
preservation of the public peace,
health and safety that this Ordinance
be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publica-
ton.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of vinita, Oklahoma, on the End
day of July, 1912.
Approved by the Mayor of the City
of Vinita, Oklahoma, on the 9Th day
of August, 1912.
J. C. STARR,
Attest; 4. J. GREEN. Mayor.
City Clerk
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
Discount for Rent.

When the bachelor maid wrote a
check for her rent she looked thought
full. What is the matter?" asked her
mother. 'T am wondering why ten
ants do not get discount for cash In
ten days. Merchants do. The usual
rule in business is a discount Of per
cent for cash in ten days. New York
tenants, on the contrary, are asked to
pay their rent thirty days in advance
Of the time it really is due and such a
thing as a discount never has been
heard of, so far as | know Merchants
do not pay for goods until they re-
ceive them, but we tenants are expect
ed to pay for something wa have not
had and may never have, II, for in
stance. the premises should burn.
am not much of a political economist
I wonder if some of the presidential
candidates could explain the situation
to mel mean an explanation that
would really explain.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
MAY RETAIN
INDIAN AGENT
CONTINUED From First Page

the Yakima Indians in Washington.
The senate yields to the house In
the matter of the Hampton school for
colored children and agres to having
the 120 Indians in that institute sent
to Carlisle.
Finally, the senate agreed yester-
day to give up the sixteen agencies
and save 100000 on that item after
which it was decided to sign the con-
ference report tomorrow.
The report is tonight that the con-
ferees will again be deadloeked to-
morrow over the agencies.
The house readily agreed to the
Gore amendment appropriating $780,
900 for Indian school children in Ok
lahoma
The senate further yielded to the
house and accepted the provision that
no money shall be expended out of
the tribal funds Of the Indians unless
authorized by specific appropriation
by congress, except for school pur-
poses.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
Revealed Family Secret.

The other day teacher in Boston
school. who had just had a present of
a very handsome hand-painted fan,
took 1t down to the class room for the
edification OF the scholars Very few
of them had seen anything other than
the palm leaf. or cheap Japanese fan.
and did not associate this gorgeous af-
fair even with the five cent paper
things of somewhat similar shape.
Selecting perhaps the dullest OF the
pupils, the teacher held up the fan.
and asked what the lovely thing
was.
The child did not know.
What does your mother use to keep
her cool in the hot weather. asked
the teacher.
Beer" was the reply.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
sticking Up for Socrates.

It was the occasion of the British
associations gathering, in the vicin-
ity OF st. David;s. Bishop Thirlwall
had invited all the leading men, save
one, to an entertainment at the pal
ace. The exception was DR.. Forcham-
mer, who, feeling that he was the vic
tim of an oversight, mentioned the
matter to Monckton Mines. "0h, it
is a mere incident" said the poet. Il
will speak to the Bishop and put that
right He did speak to the Bishop.
"By some mischance DR.. Forchammer
has not been invited to the palace; Of
course. you mean him to got" be said.
"No. indeed, don't" said the Bishop.
Nothing would induce me to ask un-
der my roof a man who has defended
the execution OF socratesi'-Dundee
Advertiser.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
WIR|OL|C LETTER
TO SCOTT GLENN
,conunued From Page ons.l

which is incorrect in practically every
important particular.
You were an appointee of mine, and
anything that reflected upon your
work as such could but be an indirect
reflection upon my ability to choose
competent men to do the work. |
went into the investigation a year
ago thoroughly prejudiced in your be.
half. | gave you every opportunity to
establish your innocence. AS stated
in your letter, admitted hearing tes.
timony; | admitted letters. ! listened
to all that you and your attorneys
could say; and after 1t was all in
there was but one conclusion that ~
honest man could arrive at and th-.
was that you had violated the trust
that had committed to your keeping.
Even then, though summary re-
moval would have been but the stern
act of justice and would have met
with the approval Of nine-tenths OF
the people OF this state who had read
the testimony. In order that | might,
as far as possible, save you from the
consequences Of your acts, | delayed
action for months in the hope that
you could be eliminated from the
board in way that would not call
for summary action on my part.
AS governor OF the state have
many serious duties to perform. Some
of these are very unpleasant ones,
but while / remain governor OF Okla
homa | shall perform every duty, no
matter how unpleasant some of them
may be, and | reiterate here what /
said to the full membership of the
board when you first took the oath OF
Office as member OF that board, that
no appointee of mine will ever be per-
mitted to use the schools of this state
to further his own political ends, to
help out any particular faction among
teachers, or to become the asset OF
any political organization. | am
Yours truly,
LEE CRUCE,
Governor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
cENTERvlEw.

Charley Hensley is building himself
new barn and smoke house.
Grandpa Pennington from Estella was
in this neighborhood Sunday
J. w. Harris returned home from
vinita today
Mr.. Bear and wife of Vinita and
J. L. Nair and family ate dinner with
Grandpa and Grandma Nair Sunday.
Willie Nair and Miss Agnes were
in Big Cabin Saturday
Dee Pitts and wife were shopping
in Big Cabin Saturday
Mrs. Tom Morris bought two
bushels of peaches from Mrs Pearley
Monday
Claud Elliott came home Sunday
from Estella.
A. o. HARLEM and wife were east Of
Vinita Sunday on the look out for
some good milk cows.
Frank Billingslea is at the farm to-
day.
John Cearley and Andy Harlin visit
ed with home falks Sunday.
John Cearley and wife drove to
Chelsea early Monday morning.
Todd Williams and family were in
Vinita Saturday.
Miss Mertle and Nina Harlan were
shopping in vinita Saturday.
Mr.. Cox and crew are bailing hay
for J. w Harris this week.
Miss Alma Carpenter OF vinita
spent last week with Miss Opal and
Ruby Williams.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
Wireless Works Better al MIGHT.

That the long electric waves util-
ized in aerial telegraphy over great
distances travel better during the
hours of darkness than of sunlight,
and that the natural electric waves
oceasioned by atmospheric electric
discharges, known as "strays" or
ks" to wireless operators, are de-
spatched more satisfactorily during
the hours of the night than In the
daytime is now matter Of common
knowledge.
Tests made in London during the
solar eclipse on April II last indicate
that the darkness of this eclipse had
the normal effect of facilitating the
propagation of these waves over great
distances, but that there are portions
of time during the period of deepest
darkness at the receiving station when
propagation is notably impeded.
Whether or not this last phenomenon
is to be taken as mere accident has
not yet been clearly ascertained.-
America.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
ADVICE FOR MEN TRAVELLERS
Two should Not ehsre Same Room In
Foreign Lands as They Can
Here.

"If you boys 90 abroad this sum-
mer," said one broker to two others,
"do6't for goodness sake. share the
same room, as you do when travelling
over here. Foreigners don't go In for
that sort OF thing.
Jack ana ! shared the same room
last year in London. We never no
ticed that the help was smiling at us
till one morning when the chamber
maid brought in Jacks shoes with the
hot water. had forgotten to put my
own shoes out, and the maid said to
US, with a mischievous smile:
"'Do you wear the same shoes, too,
gentlemen
you see, she thought 1t as absurd
for us to occupy the same room as it
would have been for us to wear the
same shoes.
"And 1t is absurd-come to think of
it--for two men to occupy the same
room. 1t robs them OF their freedom.
They must go to sleep simultaneously.
They must get up simultaneously.
They'd be much happier in adjoin-
ing rooms. And they'd escape tons Of
ridicule
'For this habit of two men sharing
room is exclusively American, and
abroad, when two Americans demand
double room for themselves, a smile
of contemptuous amusement always
fits over the face of the hotel clerk
THAT smile is hard for free-born
American to stand"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-14
ANDREE KILLED BY EsklMos
Norwegian Explorer Brings Back
Story Indicating the Fate os
the Pole-seeker.

Christian Laden, a Norwegian en-
plerer. has returned to this country
with what he believes to be the first
evidence of the fate of Andree's bal
loon. Laden was commissioned by
the Royal Museum Of Berlin, the Uni
versity of Berlin and the University
of Christianta, TO explore the unknown
region of northwestern Canada and to
obtain data about the Indian tribes in
the region, some of which have never
before been visited by white men.
At point 200 miles north by west
of the point at which 1t has been gen.
orally believed that Andree perished,
Laden encountered tribe of Eskimos,
who related story to the effect that
several years ago large bubble fell
from the heavens, containing two ere
atures supposed to be devils" and
that these creatures were able to hurl
forth FIRE and thunder from strange
that they carried. The
members of the tribe attacked the two
creatures and succeeded in killing one
of them with arrows, whereupon the
other made motions to them signifying
that he and his companion were shoot
Ing at birds for food and had come
In peace.
When the Eskimos realized that
they had attacked human beings, who
had no unfriendly motive, they fed
in dismay, leaving the surviving white
man alone. What became of him they
do not know.AScientiiic American.