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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
TO THE sUFFRAGETTE.
She Who Demands Superior Rights.

In extending to the women of Vinita
an apology for an article recently pub
Ilished in the columns of this paper, |
feel it is due only to the fifteen per
cent of which spoke as holding other
views than mine on the subject in
hand. But having received a rebuke
from one of the minority, do not hesi-
tate to ask pardon for my fault. In
doing this am willing to acknowledge
my lack of perogratiye as stranger
within your gates to thus meddle in
the affairs of even small number of
your women.
1 would, however, add that | was
much surprised to note that the lady
chosen to give the rebuke, one who is
learned in the mysteries of the suffra-
gette question, Should use the most
feminine weapons; those which |
thought had gone with the clearing
away of female ignorance and childish
ness. am willing to learn, and give
credence to all views of those who
choose to give me knowledge; but
am sure If the lady who did not sign
her name would look carefully into
THE political policies of the men of all
ages, with all their meanness, with all
their lies perchance against their ma
ltural opponents in the fray, not one
ever has been guilty of attacking an
other on the matter of his personality
or perchance his charm" What thes
say Is of principle. not Of the small
things which matter not one way OF
another. Whether their home is II
Arkansas, Oklahoma, or New Yorb
J City whether they have red hair OF
black, whether they are youthful, Of
1.-THE contemporaries of Methusalah
makes no difference with men on tht
issues with which they deal. Unit
women can lose sight of all these little
weaknesses which are theirs by righ
of special office, can they hope to gain
real ground along the line OF politlca
development.
This is not a time when any feeling
should exist among the people of you
: town, and who have the privilege o
residing here just now expect to re
+ ceive much benefit and instruction
6 from the splendid way the churche
5 are banded together to do away wit
S all false doctrine and with all ignol
anee among us. The lady who ha
/ given me a just rebuke as we'll as
& may do well to look ourselves over an
e see wherein the trouble lies.
IsOBEL McCARMICK.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01

that his opinions on certain subjects
have changed in the lapse of time. AS
to the latter, while admitting that con-
sistency is ranked among the virtues,
il is much better to be right though
Inconsistent, than to be consistent
though wrong. The question is not
what Governor Wilson or any other
man thought twenty, or fifteen, or ten,
or five years ago; but what he thinks
now. We are acting in the living
present for people now in this eoun-
try and for millions yet to be, and
not cropping in the dead past.
As to his lack of experience as a
public man, may be permitted to
suggest to those most concerned that
General Taylor had no experience
whatsoever in public life, never having
voted even a single time, and that
General Arthur had very little exper-
ienee. II was universally admitted
that those presidents discharged their
duties as chief executive Of the nation
faithfully and we'll Everybody admits
| that Abraham Lincoln was great
president; many deem him the great
est of the twenty-six All agree that
he was one of the four greatest. His
name IS written high nthe scanty
list of the immortals, yet prior TO his
election to the presidency his entire
lpublic service consisted of term or
two in the Illinois legislature, and one
term in congress. Governor Wilson's
public career consists of two years as
governor OF a great commonwealth.
Everybody declares that he has made
a good governor, and If he makes as
| great a president as Lincoln even the
most fastidious should be satisfied He
was for years professor in famous in
stitutions of learning, and president OF
one OF the greatest universities in the
land, or in the world AS a presiden-
tial scholar, he will rank with Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy
Adams and James A. Garfield
We present him to the voters of
America as man of wide learning,
high character and splendid executive
ability. He is now great governor
of great state. lie will make a great
president of the mightiest government
on the face of the earth. The presi
dent OF this republic is the most pow
erful officer known among men. II
will be the happy destiny of President
i Woodrow Wilson to WELD the vast
power of his high station for the bene
fit of his country and his kind.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
Katy Limited Robbed.

The southbound Katy Limited due
here at 1916 was held up and the
express cars robbed about $3.50 this
morning at Worth, siding at the
Canadian river near Eufaula. Ex
press Messenger Sidney Wolfe had
charge of the two express ears and had
no help. The robbers evidently reach
ed the engine from the cowcatcher anC
uncoupled the express cars from the
passenger train and ran them across
the river and set fire to the bridge
After rifling the express of about SIS.
600, the bandits escaped. They Were
three in number
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
SURE VICTORY
IN THE AIR
(5y Hon. Champ Clark, Speaker Of
the House of representatives.

ST Louis, Mo, Oct Isl need not
say that Governor Woodrow Wilson
was not my first choice for the presi-
Dental nomination at Baltimore but
the moment he was nominated he be-
came as much my candidate as he was
the candidate of any other democrat
Iebtwixt the two seas. Every human
being, friend or foe, that knows me,
knew from the beginning that that is
true. I hope and believe that he will
be elected | will use whatever OF
power and influnce I possess for the
success of Wilson and Marshall. That
the sort of democrat l am, always
was and ever will be.
/ | believe that this is democratic
year and that the democrats will win
signal triumph all along the line. |
am glad to have had part in the
great work of the democrats in the
62nd congress, which has made a
sweeping democratic victory not only
possible, but so highly probable as to
approximate a certainty as closely as
any event in politics can approximate
certainty.
Wilson and Marshall are men of
high character, and democrats are
united in their support. This is as ii
should be, for the chief work in hand
lis to rescue the government from re-
publican maladministration We have
not what the British have-a "re
sponsible government, the nearest
approach thereto which we can have
under the constitution is to have
house, senate and president all Of the
same faith. Hence | am anxious tC
see the democrats capture all three
Legislative branches of the govern
ment so that we can try our theory
Then, il it works we'll, the people vii
recognize it and reward us. If i
! proves bad in practice, the people vii
throw us out, as they should do We
have recently witnessed az washing
ton a spectacle of democratic house
passing good bills-bills which woulC
have greatly reduced the high cost o
living, and which would have gon'
: far toward relieving the people o
the burden of heavy taxes-and of
Z republican president vetoing thes
bills as fast as they reached him. s.
$ I repeat that we want house, senat
! and president. all three to be demo
cratic.
SO far in this campaign the tw
principal criticisms leveled agains
Governor Wilson are: 1,-that he ha
y had little experience in public life; o.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
Or. Bulqin Hac Ancient Relics.

DIR. Bulgin exhibited today coupl
of ivory powder horns, one Of whicl
was the property of the first king Q
Ireland. and must be at least 500 year
old. The other was the hunting hori
of Charles the First of England. Thes
powder horns are deliberately carve
and were undoubtedly very expensiY
at that time. DR.. Bulgin purchase
them at sale some years ago whsl
abroad
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
WHO'LL Be SECOND
TAFT OR ROOSEVELT

Chicago, Oct 29-The contest for
the presidency is over The only
question undecided is who will run
second, President Taft or former Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Neither can have any
possible expectation of being elected;
it is fight between them to secure
control of the republican organization
for the next four years. The most
sanguine supporters of either Mr..
Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft confess that the
states which may be carried by either
one will not exceed five or six at the
outside and each of them will repre-
sent but few electoral votes
The best conservative estimate as
to the result of the election is that
Mr.. Wilson will carry at least forty Of
the states and his popular vote will
more than exceed the combined vote
of both Taft and Roosevelt. If the
people believe what Mr.. Taft says
about Mr.. Roosevelt and what Mr.
Roosevelt says about Mr.. Taft. they
will not be long in doubt as to what
they ought to do as voters and citi-
zens of the republic.
Mr.. Wilson is the leader of a united
+, enthusiastic party and has pledged
himself to constructive platform
which will be easy Of accomplishment
with the assurance that the democrats
will have the house and the senate
II it We're possible to conceive of the
election of Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt,
then it would follow that the next
four years would be period of mega
tion in legislation because both would
be absolutely helpless and incapable
of remedying any Of the conditions
against which the people of the United
States are now crying out. The re-
publicans will be in hopeless min
ority both in the house and in the
senate, and the secedin grepublicans
can have but a very meagre represen-
tation in either body. have not met
! ~ iCUhDiiAdli3 tllnGl a cQDlOt ttA VI WI =
Taft or Mr. Roosevelt. who has ex-
pressed any doubt of the election Of
Mr.. Wilson.
The struggle between the factious
Of the republican party. as I have in
dicated, goes only to the efforts of both
to secure the machinery of the repub-
ican party for use in some subsequent
election
The nomination of Mr.. Sulzer for
governor of New York is the best
nomination made by the democratic
1 party since that of Grover Cleveland.
Z The third term party candidate for
governor, Mr. Strauss. abandoned his
speaking tour in the state week ago
and is travelling in the west I never
! knew of candidate for governor II
. the state of New York abandoning his
: campaign two weeks before election /
4 there was any possibility of his sue
E cess.
+ The people of the United States may
! be well pleased with the prospect q
I having such a citizen as Governor VII
son as their president during the mex
s four years. know Woodrow Wilson
7 He brings to the discharge Of hi
S duties, the political vision Of jefferson
. and the strength and power and cour
/ age Of Andrew Jackson. In the white
I house he will be the servant of the
2 people. not of the protected interests
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
Llttle pamaae a. Retinery.

The fire at the oil refinery burne
itself out at eleven o'clock last nigh
after burning for about 20 hours. Th
fire was kept confined to the one XII
in which it caught and the damag
was light, about zoe or 900 barrels Q
oil being all that burned The XII
will be rebuilt
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
SUPREME COURT
DECIDES AGAINST
WESTERN UNION

Oklahoma City Oct. 3l.-In an
opinion by Justice Kane, upholding the
right of the state to consider the in
tangible value of corporation property
in making it's valuations, the state SUI
preme court Tuesday upheld the as
|sessment of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for the fiscal years
ended June 80, 1911, and June 80, 1912
The report of the referee appointed by
the court, j. H. Everest of Oklahoma
City, was set aside by the court and
the valuations fixed by the state board
substituted.
The Western Union Company had
paid no taxes since the admission of
Oklahoma, having brought suits to re-
strain the collection of the 1908 and
1909 taxes in the federal courts. The
state won the 1908 case in the district
and circuit federal courts and it is
now pending in the United States su-
preme court. The 1909 case has not
been decided and the cases decided to-
day wre instituted in the state supreme
court.
The same general questions are in
volved in all the cases and Attorney
General Charles West believes the de-
cision will result in the payment of the
tax for the five years, including this
year, which is not yet in litigation
making total tax payment of about
100000.
State Boards Assessment.
The state board of equalization as
sessed the property for 1911 at ST.,
235,73O and for 1912 at s1,45O,6S4. The
referee in his report to the supreme
court held that the valuation for 1911
should be $411,91O.O5 and for 191:
$414,4S125, which were practically the
returns made by the company for the
two years.
The right of the state board O
equalization to take into consideration
the intangible value of the property il
upheld by the opinion which stateI
that the property in Oklahoma shoulC
Ibe considered as a part of system
loperated in other states and that tn
Tangible and intangible value of tn
property, as a whole, should be con
isidered as distributed throughout it
entire mileage In support of this ru
ling the opinion cites the decision 0
Judge Hook in one of the rate case
lin which he holds that 'the portion O
la property within the state may b
i. assessed for local taxation as an o.
ganic portion of the larger whole.
Referees Basis Erroneous.
The court found the basis used b
] the referee to be erroneous. The re
, cree merely considered face cash valu
, of the physical property of the con
! pany used in Oklahoma without an
{ lreIation to the whole system. tn
] contention of the company that
f should be allowed so per cent off fC
r depreciation is not sustained by II
+ court which holds that depreciation
: provided by requirements paid for oil
: of the earnings of the company as
whole, thus always keeping the pro
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01

erty at an ordinary state of efficiency
In the absence of evidence to the con-
trary the aylue of the property as thus
maintained should be the taxing basis
in the opinion of the court. 1t also is
held that the state is not precluded
from taxing the property of corpora
ton merely because it did not create
the corporation nor confer a franchise
upon It.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
OFFICIALS MOVE
into NEW WING
All Departments Have Been
Assigned With Exception
of Tax Commission

Montgomery, July 3o.--tSpecial)-
Lee Cowart, commissioners of immigra-
ton, returned today from Birmingham,
where he has been on business con-
nected with his department for the past
few days. Mr.. Cowart was busy at
the capitol all the morning assisting
In moving his office from the Bell
building to the new wing of the cap
itol, In which he has been assigned
an office by the governor.
Another department to move today
was the state prison inspection depart
ment which has also been occupying
offices in the Bell building The state
highway commission moved out of the
cloak room of the senate chamber,
which the commission has occupied
since the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. into their new suite in the an
mex.
All of the state departments that
have been assigned to the new wing
have moved with the exception of the
state tax commission, which will move
during the present week. The members
OF the tax commission were in Birming-
ham today hearing the cases of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company, the
Republic Steel company and the Cooper
ore company. the latter two corpora
tons being subsidiary companies of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
TEST CASE AGAINST
A CAPITAL CHURCH
City Seeks to Collect Paving
Assessments From Public
Institutions

Montgomery, July -(Special.)-Pursu-
ant to instructions received from the city
commission to collect paving assessments
from churches and other public institu-
tons City Attorney John v Smith today
filed a bill In equity against the Church
of the Holy Comforter, to enforce lien
for paving assessments.
The case against the Church of the
Holy Comforter is in thu nature of a test
case. and the city attorney is anxious to
have ali the churches of the city, against
which there are paving assessments, unite
in a general agreement to abide by the
decision in this case.
The city attorney is also DESTROYS that
the other churches of the city agree to
bear their pro rata share of the expenses
that may accrue in the trial and deter
mination of this case.
The action of the city attorney in bring
ing suit against the Church of the Holy
Comforter follows instructions from the
city commissioners, issued several months
ago, that paving assessments be collected
from all churches and other public insti-
tutions, and that IL the churches protest
ed against paying their assessments to
take the matter to court
The city attorney is anxious to have
the whole matter settled in one suit
and in filing his bill in equity against
the Church of the Holy Comforter
Attorney Smith issued general letter
to all the other churches of the city
against which there are assessments
and appealed to them to agree to abide
by the decision in the case. without the
necessity of further controversy or liti-
cation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
EXCURSION STEAMER
HITS COLLIER IN FOG
More Than 300 VacatiOnists
Badly Frightened by
Accident

Boston, July 3O-More than 800 vaca-
went through an ocean accident off the
New Hampshire coast amid fog and
darkness early today when the bow Of
the sidewheel steamer City of Rockland,
from the Kennebec river for Boston,
was crumpled by a collision with the
collier William Chisholm. Staunch bulk
heads kept the Rockland aloat, while
smooth sea and the fact that the
Chisholm swung alongside Immediately
after the collision, enabled the pas
sengers' to be transferred to the col
lier without loss of life.
At dawn the steamer Belfast took the
passengers off the Chisholm and landed
them in Boston. The City of Rockland,
although sunk to her guards, remained
afoat and during the day was towed
stern first to East Boston.
A score of passengers, mostly women
and children. were thrown into the sea
when the bow of a lifeboat fell from its
davits. All were rescued.
Neither vessel is equipped with wire
less and the din of the whistles of both,
blown in an effort to attract assistance,
added to the confusion Immediately after
the crash.
The whistles were heard by the Ber
fast and the ship came plunging out
OF the fog and darkness to the rescue.
Because of the heavy fog the Rock
lands speed had been reduced, when
about midnight a whistle was heard
directly ahead. A few minutes later
the two vessels crashed together. Both
boats recoiled from the blow, the CHS
holm with a big dent In her side The
Rockland lost 25 feet of her bow as
clearly as If 1t had been sliced of
by knife.
IL took about an hour to transfer
the passengers to the collier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
KICKS MAKES AN ARREST

To officer Kicks belongs the
credit of landing the first chicken thief
of the year. and John Crews, colored,
is in the city 1ocI<-ur, 18th a. charoa -
larceny against him. Late Monday night
a report was turned in at headquarters
that someone was in chicken house
at Avenue II and. Seventeenth street.
Fast and furious, officer Kicks rode to
the scene of the theft. AS he jumped
off his wheel at the corner and ran
toward the house he collided with
running negro. There was a squawk and
across the road sped rooster, sick
ening squash. and down the front of
officer Kicks clean blue uniform, pref
ty with brass buttons, ran something
similar to disturbed eggs. And then as
the patrolman, undaunted. swung his
mighty right, thinking to quiet the
squlrming negro, his fist landed in
something soft, something lwhite; there
was an easy ripping sound and the
officer and his prisoner were covered
with a cloud of flour, choking, blind
ing, and as Mr.. Kicks afterward said
positively annoying"
As he wiped the -four from his eyes,
officer Kicks faced a pale. mumbling
negro who was vainly endeavoring to
brush the -four from his eyes and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
CAPITAL POLICE TO
BE|NVEST|GATED

Montgomery July So.-tSpecial.)-A
rigid investigation of the police depart
ment will be made by the board of city
commissioners according to a statement
of President VIM. A. Gunter, Jr. 1t f.
probable that the investigation will be
the most Thorough and complete of it's
kind ever made in this city, and some
sensational developments are expected to
arise.
The grand jury of Montgomery county
recently rendered a severe criticism
against the police department, declaring
that much of the gambling and lawless-
ness which obtain in Montgomery was
due to the apathy of the police depart
ment.
President Gunter says that several
members of the police department are
slated to lose their positions on the
force. 1t is declared that enough evil
dence has been furnished against sew
eral, of the police officers to cause them
to lose their Jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
WEATHER IDEAL
FOR ALL COTTON
Associate Agriculturalist at
Auburn Declares Crop
Outlook Good

Montgomery, July .-(Special)-
According to Prof. E. r. Cauthen. as
sociate agriculturist of the Alabama
was In Montgomery today. the dry
weather of the past 10 days has been
ideal for all cotton that was in good
state of cultivation.
Professor Cauthen declared that he
thought the crop outlook for this sea-
son was very good, though he does
not believe that the entire yield or the
state will be as large as 1t was last
season. Owing to the unfavorable
weather conditions which prevailed
early in the spring. he does not see
how the cotton acreage can be as large
as It was last year. According to Pro-
lessor Cauthen the crop Is about 10
DAYS behind that of last year, which is
accounted for by reason of the long
cold SMELL and heavy rains of the early
spring.
"The weather conditions have been
sn,endid for cotton well cultivated.
said Professor Cauthen. but not good
for the product II it were not properly
ferttliZed ana cultivated. OheSA '">
latter circumstances the hot weather
would serve to dry up the plant
Professor Cauthen spoke enthusiast
cally of the farm demonstration sta
lions at Poackapoka, in Lee county;
Brundidge, in Pike county, and at
Greenville, in Butler county. AT these
stations cotton and agricultural ex-
perts have made various interesting
tests during the past few weeks ac'
cording to Professor cauthen
He declared that he had been shown
that the Dillon variety of cotton was
the most resistent to blight and tna'
other resistent varieties TO the bligh,
were Covingon Toole. COOK HAL any
Wood. all of which had been testee
/ in a most satisfactory manner.
Professor Cauthen Us LOOKING lot
ward TO the meeting in Auburn mex
week. of farmers Interested In scien
tifc and advanced methods or agricui
tural endeavors. A three days NEE,
| ms will be held and the Institute II
exnected TO be the largest ana mos
interesting of its kind held In the stat'
, in number of years A general IN
vitation has been issued to farmers
| Throughout the state to attend thu
meeting. which will be featured b.
manv important addresses and demon
stra lions of use to the practical farmer