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The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03

ply with great ingenuity be construed to his injury. The representatives of monopolies and trusts know that by stirring up prejudice they can use a large body of good men. men who suf- fer most from monopoly and trusts. to ties to wrench the government from the special privileged classes and re store representative government to our people.
 Will the trust representatives suc- eeed?
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03
Wrongs Done by Monopoly.

Governor Wilson more than any oth- CT candidate for president exposes
 with matchless ability the wrong done
 by monopoly and special privilege and with the same ability suggests sane and safe remedies for the wrongs to legitimate business and to our people Because of this all the books. articles and letters he ever wrote are searched
 to find some words or lines that he
 has written about men or about na- tionalties CT reli-.on tha. ma possi-
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03

Huntsville (Ala) Times: Woodrow Wilson can beat any man the Repub- licans choose to nominate against him. Present indications point favorably to the nomination of Mir Taft by the Re publicans, in which event Mir. Wilson will have a walkover."
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03
Puts End To Bad Habit

Things never look bright to one with the blues" Ten to one the trouble is sluggish liver, filing system with bilious poison. that Dr. Kings New Life Pills would expel. Try them. Let the joy of better feelings end 'the blues" Best for stomach, liver and kidneys. 25c. Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03
It Looks Like A Crime

to separate boy from a box of Buck lens Arnica Salve. His pimples, boils, scratches, knocks, sprains and bruises demand it, and its quick relief for burns, scalds, or cuts is his right. Keep it handy for boys, also girls. Heals everything healable and does it quick. Unequaled for piles. Only 25 cents at Hesterly Drug Store
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03

Lakewood (N. M) Progress: Tt is a significant fact that about three fourths of the small Democratic and progressive newspapers of the country are for Woodrow Wilson, and all of The Republican papers are doing every thing in their power to defeat his nom- nation for the presidency. This goes 10 show who the Democrats want and whom the Republicans fear"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03

wAErED-Men to learn Barber Trade Why 90 to Ksnss, City or St Louis where II Is violston Of the state law for student to receive money ln barber coesel Write Palmer Institute Joplin Mo. Little Rock instructions and enses from start.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03
STATE NEWS.

Little Rock, April 3-E. B. Wells Of Monticello was appoint ed by the governor member of the Board of Trustees of the Monticello Agricultural college, to succeed Judge James Gould who resigned some time ago.
 Little Rock, April 3-The Socialists State Convention adopted a resolution against the proposed bond amendment, now before the people on an initiative petition, also a resolution declar- ing for the furnishing of school books at the actual cost of pro- duction.
 Little Rock, April 3-Farming operations are at least three weeks behind all over the state on account of the late and per sistant rains. Scarcely any blowing and no planting has been done anywhere in the state.
 Little Rock, April 3-The Un tied Causualty and Surety Com pany of Memphis, a Tennessee corporation, has filed it's articles with the Secretary of State and is completing arrangements with the State Auditor to do business in Arkansas. J. D. Smith of Little Rock, is named as the state agent, and S70,C0O of its $780, GOO capital stock is to be employ ed in this state.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-03

WANTEDadics to learn latest method beauty culture permanent natural hair ehopody manicurin sar goods Special scholarship includes diploma Our graduates make sas to $50 weekly Write at once Palmer System. 22l "a MaiA Little Rock
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
ELECTION SENATORS
BY THE PEOPLE
Vote in Latter Body Was Preceded BY
Bitter Fight of Southerners-
Carried BY 2s7 to SO.

Washington, May 13-The house to-
day adopted 237 to 80 a joint resolution
providing for an amendment to the
constitution to permit the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people 1t already had passed
the senate and now goes to the presi-
dent.
All that remains to be done is the
formal signing of the instrument and
the issuance of proclamation to the
states to signify their wishes on the
proposed change.
The vote was preceded by a bitter
fight in which the southern members
joined in common cause against the
resolution. Led by Representative
Bartlett of Georgia. the George, Mis-
sippi and Louisiana delegations fought
to prevent its passage because of the
senate amendment, which gave the fed
eral government supervision of the
elections.
They based their opposition almost
entirely on the danger Of negro domi-
nation.
The first vote taken was ON an
amendment by Representative Bart
lett, which took from the federal gov
ernment all supervisory powers. 1t
was defeated, lS9 to 80. On the vote
for the adoption of the resolution. two
thirds of the house being necessary,
fifty democrats deserted.
There was not a republican vote cast
against the resolution, which was
adopted to the accompaniment of thun-
derous applause.
Direct election of senators was first
taken up by congress in 1926. From
time to time recurring attempts have
been made to make the senate a popu-
lar body and have its members elected
as are the members of the house. Num-
bers of the resolutions have died in a
committee, while others were passed
at the last moments of congress
never to receive the presidents sigma
ture.
Senator Bristow of Kansas introduc-
ed in 1911 the one that passed Monday.
Amended by the house. it has been in
conference since July last year, and
if the house had not receded from its
opposition to granting federal control
of senatorial elections. it might have
met the fate of the others.
1t was this danger that led the house
to agree not to press its views.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Death of Aged Cherokee Minister.

Rev. Richard T. Parks, whose home
has been at Chelsea for number of
years, departed this life at the ripe
old age of SO years on May Is, 1912.
Uncle Dick Parks as he was familiar
ly known was born in what is now
Monroe county, Tennessee, on August
26, 1923. From Bradley county he
came to the Cherokee Nation in the
year 1881, where he resided continu-
ously until his death.
He was the father of 10 children, all
of whom reside at or near Chelsea,
except Isaac D., who died in 1897, at
Big Cabin, and Matte A. Trout, who
resides at Big Cabin, and Judge S. F.
Parks of this city.
He was the last survivor of a large
family. He leaves large circle of
relatives and friends, among whom
are two nieces, Mrs. Fannie Hill and
Mrs. L. C. Couch, who reside in this
city.
For more than half century he was
minister of the Gospel, having been
identified in his youth with the Cum
berland Presbyterian church, whose
banner he heralded until his death.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Exemption Goes With Land.

Washington, d. O., May 10. - The
United States supreme court today de-
cided the state cannot tax the land
allotted the Indians where the treaties
provided the land should be exempt.
Many millions of dollars are lost by
the decision. Oklahoma claimed the
right to tax the lands under the law of
May 81, 1908, which provided that the
land of the Indians should be free from
restrictions regarding it's sale and tax
alton. The court held that the terms
of the patents to the Indians were
binding on the government. The court
also held the exemption went with the
land, when sold. and was not personal
to the Indian Justice Lamar announc-
ed the decision.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

as the running expenses of the state
and the various counties viii be just
about the same. In these two counties
the money which must be refunded
will run in very big figures.
The question was raised in the fall
of 1908 when the petition of Bessie
Brown English was filed against the
treasurer of Tulsa county to resist tho
taxation on homesteads of all citizens
in the Greek nation. It was filed as
a test case and the entire Creek I'd
tion was behind the action. NJ. =
Mott, H. L. Sturtevant and Grant Fore
man were the attorneys for the Greeks.
Congress had just passed an act
placing the homesteads of all the
Creeks upon the tax rolls This act OF
congress known as the act of July e.
1903, provided that all homesteads of
all mixed bloods, all freedmen and all
full bloods whose restrictions had been
removed should be taxable.
it was the contention of MIR. Mott
ard the attorneys. associated with hin
that under the treaties with the
Creeks of March 8, 1901, and June 80,
1902, that this act was unconstitn-
tional and that taxes SO assessed and
collected Hereunder were illegal
They maintained that when the gov
ernment proposed the division Of the
lands of the Indians which they had be-
fore held in common and without any
dividing lines whatever certain con-
|cessions were made to the Redmen
The Indians they declared, did not
wish to change their manner of hold
ing the lands and the government re-.
alizing this, agreed as the Indian did
not know the ways of the white lnan
and his laws, not to tax him and his
property for q years simply as a
means of giving the Indian time to be-
come accustomed to the white mans
way of doing business.
This provision was placed in the
treaty and was also placed in each Of
he deeds to the Creeks, that for q
years their 40-acre homestead should
not be alienable or taxable.
Some time after this case was filed
the Choctaws and Chickasaws filed
similar suits and these cases we've adj
vanced and taken up by the court with
the Creek case In the Choctaw and
Chickasaw cases, however there was
involved in addition to the homestead
the question of entire allotment and
the court handed down its decision in
the Choctaw case SO as to include this
question along with the homestead
question, since the surplus allotment
question was not and could not be in
volved in the Creek case owing to a
difference in the treaties.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
SUIT SUGGESTED
TO TEST CASE
Sand Men Meet State Officials in Ef-
fort to Settle Contract Matter
of Operation.

Oklahoma City, May 14.-After a
half days session between represen-
tatives of sand companies and the
board of school land commissioners
over the exclusive contract voted to
the Builders Sand and Gravel company
of Oklahoma City and Muskogee, moth
ing was done and some of those at the
meeting lost their temper
The drift of the conference was in
the direction of a settlement whereby
the sand men were either to pay the
state 2hac per square yard net or sc,
allowing the state something for max
ling collections of the royalties. This
would necessitate revocation of the
exclusive contract held by the build
ers' company, Governor Cruce said
and added that the board would have
to find out whether it could do so. The
san men, represented by L. J. Martin
ex-mayor of Tulsa, and Irwin Donovan
Of Muskogee, wanted the market left
open so any one paying the price could
take sand and gravel, but vehemently
resented the idea that they should pay
back royalties. They had operated
they said, with the belief that the
river beds were free.
Mr.. Martin agreed that the states
first effort should be to establish the
states right to the sand and gravel
saying that the operators disputed it
yet We're willing to pay part of the ex
pense of friendly suit to have the
question settled.
Governor Cruce said he was against
the contract when it was voted, and
was still against it, but that members
of the board in voting it to the build
er's company thought they were get
ting the most revenue possible. The
governor intimated that the sand men
were not sincere when they urged the
conclusive contract be abrogated. but
that they hoped to be able to continue
without paying the state a royalty as
had been the case since statehood
Mr.. Martin charged that the COVER
nor and members of the board had not
acted in good faith. This opinion was
shared by Mr.. Donovan also
4 am not inclined to attach much
weight to the opinions of you men,
retorted the governor, ''since you come
here as paid attorneys"
MIR. Martin stopped on his way out
of the executive Office long CROUCH tc
deny that he received either pay OF
expenses.
The net result of the meeting is the
implied understanding that the con
tract will be revoked, paNEiaing the
board can be assured IhaI he state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Curious Land Case.

One of the most peculiar land cases
that has developed since the allotment
of Cherokee lands developed recently
in Delaware county. Frank Singleton,
a Cherokee citizen filed on 20 ocres,
obtained certificate of filing and event
ually deed to the same He sold the
land to w. II Baysinger giving war
ranty deed 1t afterwards developed
that through clerical error by the
Dawes Commission that the land had
been filed on by full-blood Indian girl
prior to Singleton's filing. The deed
issued to Singleton was cancelled and
a deed issued TO the Indian girl. Bay
singer, in the meantime has paid taxes
on it two years, but has now lost the
land and has no relief apparently.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Post Office Robbed.

The post Office at Big Cabin was
entered about one o'clock this morn
ing, the safe blown and about $1,000
in money and stamps taken Shoriff
Ridenhour went down with the ols od-
hounds and force of deputies this
morning but was unable to use the
dogs. The sheriff thinks he has a
good clew TO the perpetrators OF the
robbery.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Helm Build the Walk.

Phone the president of the Civic
Club and tell her, Mrs. Geo. Kapp,
phone No. SO, that you want to help
pay for the walk running through
South Park. II the citizens will put
in the walk, the city viii build the
crossings. $40 subscriptions or less
are gladly received. DO it now. Its
the only way We will ever get il.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
INDIAN TAX CLAIMS UPHELD.
IA U. S. Supreme Court Ruling Of Vast
Importance to Oklahoma.

Washington. May l3.-By a decision
in. which the United States supreme
court buntly said today that the con-
Istitution casts its protecting arm over
the Indian as much as it does over the
white man, and that the vested rights
of an Indian are as sacred as those of
white man, the following things will
happen to the state of oklahoma:
Nearly one-half of the privately own
ed land of the state will be exempt
from taxation until about 1926.
The state and counties will have to
refund about s million dollars Of taxes
unlawfully collected on Indian lands.
The state will lose about . million
dollars in taxes
The Indians will get 60 million dol
lars worth of lands exempted from
taxation for the next fourteen years.
Many counties which have had a
hard time getting alons with the tax
derived from Indian lads will be fore
ed, virtually into bankruptcy.
Members o. the Oklahoma delegation
in congress are not willing to admit
that their state has been so hard hit,
Senator Gore says the damage to the
state is greatly exaggerated because
the tax exemption applies only to land
while it is in the hands of the original
allottee, whereas much of the land has
been sold by the Indians and has thus
become taxable Tho senator has writ
ten to Governor Cruce for exact data as
to the amount of land affected by the
decision.
Land Worth 60 Million Affected.
Without undertaking to state just
what proportion of Oklahoma's lands
are affected, - f. McMurray, who
fought this suit for the Choctaws and
Chickasaws to it's successful conclusion
estimates that 60 million dollars worth
of Indian land is exempted from tax
alton by this decision.
Fhe litigation which has resulted in
decision of such far reaching conse-
quences was series of three suits:
One styled George w. Choate ct al.
against NJ. f. Trap, secretary of the
state board of equalization, in which
there are 5000 Choctaw and Chicka-
saw Indian plaintiffs; second styled
Gleason VS.. Woods, treasurer of Pitts.
burg county, and third, entitled Bes-
sic Brown English ct al, versus S. T
Richardson, county treasurer of Tulsa
county, this case being the suit brought
lin behalf of the Creek Indians.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
NJ. Q. q G. officials on inspection TrIE

NJ, o. & G. Officials on inspection Trik
Muskogee, Okla, May ia specia'
train for William Kenefick, president
of the Mr., o. and G. railroad; l. H
Johnson, his assistant; J. W. Hoffman
general manager of the road; Superin
tendent Sallee and Trainmaster Dails
arrived from Allen yesterday after
noon on an inspection of the line. {
Mr.. Kenefick spent the evening a
the Offices of the Fidelity Constructio
company discussing the pending cor
struction work between Wagner an
Joplin. The work is progressin
nicely considering the unusual ditiicu
ties due to the wet weather and food
this spring" he said TThe branch ~
Oklahoma City and the southern
tension of the line in Texas will 81
taken up as soon ast the present co
struction is well under way" II
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17

will receive a fair royalty from the
various companies wanting to oper-
ate, at least until the courts should
say the state had no right TO the river
beds.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
The Plaintiffs, 5000 indians.

On June 2S, 1898, members of the
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Semi
noles and Creek Indians, constituting
the five civilized tribes of Oklahoma,
entered into a pact with the govern
ment whereby it was agreed on the
part of the government that in consid-
Grafton of the Indians submitting,
among other things, to division of
their lands and accepting individual
allotments, such allotments shall be
exempt from taxation so long as the
lands are in the possession of the orig
nal allottees for period of not ex-
ceeding twenty-one years.
Then on May y, 1908, Congress re-
moved the restriction on all Indian
lands of the five civilized tribes, ex-
cept ais to full boods, and made these
lands subject to taxation. Thereupon,
Oklahoma proceeded to levy and col
lect the tax on the lands. The Choc-
taws and Chickasaws at a great coun-
ell held at Tishomingo decided to tight
the tax collections, and eight thousand
of these Indians entered into individual
contracts with J. r. McMurray to con-
test the taxation. Injunction suits We're
filed, tried and lost in the superior
court Of Logan county, Oklahoma, and
in the supreme court of Oklahoma, and
finally reached the supreme court and
were decided in favor Of the Indians
today
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-05

Mr.. G. w. Judy, formerly of Bour-
bon county, who has farm located in
Manitee county,. Florida, is growing
rice at great profit upon his estate.
In communication to the Tampa,
Fla. Times the manager of Mr.. Judy s
farm says:
II have just read an article in your
paper relative to growing rice in Flori-
da as a paying crop. | wish to say |
have just finished harvesting crop of
seventy acres of rice of which you
have had a sample, grown by G. w.
judy, OF Tampa, on his farm at Par
rish, Fla, Judy's thousand acre farm.
This crop of rice was planted on heavy
muck soil, lands which were formerly
planted in tomatoes, the producing of
which was very satisfactory. After
finishing tomatoes and the rainy sea-
son being near at hand we sowed our
rice broadcast over the fields and
covered lightly with disk harrOws,
using one and one-halfy bushels of
seed per acre, planting between the
dates July 10 and 20.
'Rice planted earlier than July 5
will, in all probability be attacked by
birds, which are sometimes very dis
astrOus to rice crop. We have
harvested from this crop forty-fve
bushels of rice and two tons of straw
per acre ard in addition to this we
are pastuiing on this land hogs, cattle
and horses. This field having a second
growth of rice, will support nicely 100
head of hogs and 100 head of cattle
and horses, from October until Feb
ruary, at which time this land will be
planted in spring crops, such as tOma-
toes, cucumbers, etc. The stock will
then be turned back to the highland
pasture and fed from the straw stacks
OH this crop.
''We figure the profits received from
the pasturage alone will reimburse the
exp;nse growing and harvesting this
crop Of rice. We find that growing
rice on new muck lands is great
benefit in building up the land and
making it much eaiser to cultivate
each year. Where the land is k"turfy"
and comparatively no soil. growing one
crop of rice will thoroughly decay all
dry vegetation. leaving the soil in
nice compact and mellow condition,
and by following spring crops with rice
we are thoroughly convinced the muck
lands will be more productive each
year.
"Mr. Judy believes rice to be one of
the most profitable crops that can be
grown in Florida. and another year he
intends to have his farm equipped with
facilities for cleaning the rice and
bailing the straw. Rice straw when
properly cured, is one of the most
valuables. forages that can be produc-
ed. By feeding rice straw stuck can
be kept in fine condition on one half
the grain used when being fed On
timothy nay. l believe it will only be-
a short time before rice will be one of
the most staple crops grown in this
state, and would like to see every
locality growing morer ice and INSTALL
ing mills for cleaning the grain as
Florida rice will be superior to any on
the market.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-05
Found Threaded Needle in
ChiId's Body.

A most peculiar thing happened to
the little twin boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carr, neal ,Sslvisa, Last Friday
night. Mrs. Carr had dressed the I,t-
tie fellow for bed, and set him in the
bed while she got his twin sister ready
for bed also, says the Harrodsbufg Her
aid. All through the night the boy
was fretful and .moaned in his sleep,
Next morning when dressing him Mrs.
Carr noticed long white thread hang
ing. as she supposed. to his clolhing.
On attempting to remove tba string.
the little fellow Screamed, and upon
investigation lit was found that the
thread was attached to a largs sewing
needle that had penetrated the BOWS
flesh at the thigh leaving JUS enough
of the needle projecting to get hold Of
it to draw it out. The needle had evil
IDENTIFY been in the child's fle sh for
some time. as it had turned black. as
had also the flesh around where the
needle was sticking. The little fellow
is now getting along nicely.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-05
Small Boy as Conservationist.

A lecturer before a suburban WON
ans club raised his voice with EN-.
phatic confidence. 81 venture to as.
sert," he said, that there isn't one
in this audience who realizes the i'm.
portance of the conserving of our for
ests, not one who has ever done any
thing to prevent the destruction of our
forests" A small boy who had &C.
companied his mother to the lecture
interrupted in a high, childish voice.
Il once shot woodpecker," he said.