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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
OKLA. COMPARED
WITH KANSAS


In the five years of statehood Okla
homa has levied more than an aver
age of $1,00O,0O0.00, less for taxes
than the state of Kansas, with prac-
tically the same area and the same
population. Oklahoma has levied a
little over $9,O0O,OOO.OO of taxes and
Kansas has levied nearly $4,000, 10000
for identically the same years, the
excess in Kansas being 5% millions.
This is shown from figures furnished
within the last few days to Auditor
Meyer of Oklahoma by the auditor Of
Kansas Figures furnished to the
auditor of this state also show that
Oklahoma has had for the last five
years much lower state tax rate
than Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa.
In Iowa, the lowest tax rate in the
last five years has been 3.3 mills. In
Colorado the lowest rate has been four
mills and in Nebraska the lowest rate
has been five mills, while the highest
rate in Oklahoma was 2h mills in
1909. If Oklahoma had levied and
collected the same amount of taxes
for state purposes as the state of Kan
sas for the first FIVE years of her exist
anee she would be in position to pay
the 81 sl,460,00000 outstanding warrants
inherited from the territorial govern
ment, and to take up all outstanding
warrants of every sort and have a
considerable balance left. The state
ment prepared by State Auditor
Meyer, which shows conclusively that
state taxes in Oklahoma are low as
compared with state taxes in neigh
boring states is as follows:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
4old Trouble,

Jasper Martin has an old dog that
he calls "Old Trouble" and from what
we saw this morning he has the right
name. Mrs. Bramble had to come in
the bank and get Mr.. Martin to call
his dog out Of her surry that was tied
out in front Of the bank. He had
made his bed right up in the front
seat. Trouble is big white bull
dog that win not weigh less than a
hundred pounds and was imported
here from Germany. His looks is
enough to bluff the bravest Of men,
let alone woman He seems to be
true to his name He had no longer
been taken out of the surry before he
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
Taxes For the Years 1911 and 1912.

Taxes For the Years 1911 and 1912.
The estimate by the excise board
for the expenses Of running Craig
county, for the fiscal year ending June
so, 1912, shows that levy of 4.1S
mills was made for county purposes,
and that it required $S9,3S5.42 taxes
for that year, which covers the back
Indebtedness of the previous year.
The estimate of the excise board
for this year shows that a mill levy
will be sufficient. and that $7S,743.37
will be all that will be necessary for
county purposes. making a difference
of about $11 10000 lower than last
year.
The estimates for 1911 and IL show
that when the present administration
came into Office there was an out
standing Indebtedness against the
court fund of $4O5O.04, which means
the county court fund, and the esti-
mate for this year shows that there
is now in the hands of the treasurer
of warrants not issued, out of the
county court fund the sum of $403S.59,
making total Of over $S,O00O0 clear
ed during the present administration,
and the levy for last year for the
court fund was one mill and six-tenths
of a mill, and for this year is fifty
five one-hundredths of a mill, making
under the present administration
about one-half the amount required
for court purposes as has heretofore
been required, thus showing that the
taxes for court purposes are cut half
in two during the present administra-
ton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
x. of p. Rally Day.

Thursday. October 10th, has been
designated by the grand lodge, X. of
p, as rally day throughout this do
main. Phialphian lodge No ia. will
observe the occasion by holding spe-
cial meeting on that date.
Securing re-instatements, member
ship By card and applications for the
ranks. and for starting the fall cam
paign.
Arrangements for this meeting,
which promises to be rouser, were
made at Monday nights session Of
|Phialphian lodge
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
THE TARIFF
IS THE ISSUE

New York, Oct Miss Allyne V.
Scheerer, secretary of the professional
Women's Wilson and Marshall League
of which Miss Willette Kershaw is
president has just made public the re-
suit of her post card canvass which
she sent out to the women in the yari-
GUS political organizations asking them
what they considered the vital issues
of the campaign this fall. About forty
per cent of the answers stated that
the tariff was the paramount issue:
thirty per cent We're of the opinion
that the laws enacted in New Jersey
under Governor Wilson's administra-
ton relative to the employment of
women and children were of the most
Importance, many of these women ex-
pressed the opinion that the laws
along this line would become national
in the event Of Wilson's election.
The pure food laws for which Or.
Harvey w. Wiley. FORMER chief chem
Iist of the department of agriculture,
has been the great exponent. seems
to come next.
Miss Scheerer is laying special
stress on the latter subject and dur
ing the next week will distribute PAM
phlets calling the attention to the lack
Oe Tho anforoan,ant of MIRO food touc
under the former and present republi-
can administration. quoting DIR. Wiley,
Miss Scheerer says:
Can We safely trust the campaign
of public health to Mr.. Roosevelt?
cannot believe that to be the proper
couse. Mr.. Taft inherited this ex-
ceedingly bad condition of affairs
from his predecessor and has not only
continued this illegal board, under
whose patronage adulterators are still
poisoning the people, but he did worse.
In the matter of adulteration of dis
titled beverages in which Roosevelt
upheld illegally constituted authori-
ties, Mr.. Taft reversed that policy and
through the mighty weight of the ex-
ecutive office to the support of the
worse lot of adulterators that ever
disgraced the country.
Mr. Wilson and MIR. Marshall by
their strenuous efforts in behalf Of the
food laws Of their respective states
have given a positive promise to end
such threatening state of affairs
They wa support to the utmost the
officials uuder the law who are try
ing to protect the public nealth and
will make short shift OF those who
have brought about these present M
bearable conditions.
Mrs. J Borden Marriman's efforts
in the east continue to show pronounc-
ed results and Miss Willette ker-
shaw's western campaign has been
successful beyond expectations.
Miss Scheerer who is also secretary
of the National Association of Adyef-
tising Women is planning a banquet
to be given to Governor Wilson by
that organization in October.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01

found another buggy hitched near
that he seemed to think was just a
little bit better He got clean up in
the back of this buggy top that chanc-
ed to be down and went right off to
sleep, but he had hardly got to sleep
before his heavy weight bursted
through the back of the buggy and he
came tumbling to the ground. He was
then invited into the bank, and we left
about that time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01

The following is from Inspector
Parkinso min reply to the above let
ter:
"Messrs. A. M. Young, e. B. Cock
rell, Oklahoma City. Okla.
Gentlemen: Replying to your let
ter of September %, concerning the
report made by this Office of the LIQUID
alton of the Columbia Bank & Trust
Company, will say that Mr.. Cockrell
now acknowledges receipt from MI.
Young Of sall the notes belonging 70
the assets Of the Columbia Bank Y
Trust Company as shown BY the
liquidation records on May 81, 1910
at the time Mr. Young retired from
office. Mr.. Cockrell has this day pro
duced a receipt given by Mr.. AanlS-
ford on March 2, 1911, when he took
charge of the Office which receipt
covers all the notes called for by the
records. | have received a letter from
Mr.. Lankford, copy of which is at
tached, which fully explains this mat
ter.
And so far as you gentlemen are
concerned, all the notes of the Colum.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01

bia Bank K Trust Company are as
counted for
Yours most truly,
FIRED PARKINSON,
State Examiner and Inspector
Mr.. Lankford says:
Hon. Fred Parkinson,
Examiner and Inspector.
oklahoma City, Okla :.
Dear Sir: With reference to the
$4,000 of the Columbia Bank & Trust
Company assets, which seem to have
been found short in your examination
OF this department, will say that when
took charge of this office as bank
commissioner, that | receipted Mr.. T..
B. Cockrell for certain assets. amount
ing to $74,000.00, as being in the hands
of attorneys for collection, they hav-
ing receipted this Office for same, and
while some Of the assets seem to haze
been misplaced by the attorneys,
am confident that full accounting os
same can and will be made by the at
torneys who hold these notes, which
were placed in their hands for collec.
tion by Mr.. Cockrell.
Yours very truly,
81. d. LANKFORD,
Bank Commissioner. >
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
Col. ElckIlnls Good Record.

The following letter from the dep.
uty state examiner who checked up
Craig county Offices recently will be
of interest to Col. Ficklins many
friends throughout Craig county:
vinita, Okla, Sept 2S, 1912.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
vlnita Bakery IN Rankruptox.

The Vinita Bakery closed its doors
last night never to open again. and
while it has not yet been declared in
bankruptcy that is the intention of its
owner, Harry Fisher This concern
has been striving for year or more
to pull through to safety, but the burn
out in the Burlington building. in
which Mr. Fisher lost $4,000 and the
failure of crops for the last two years
was too much for them, together with
the extremely high rent that they were
paying. w. T. Rye went to Muskogee
today to file the petition
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
Sunday School Census.

An effort will be made to take the,
Sunday school census of Vinita next
Friday The Sunday School Union
some weeks ago districted the city.
and selected captains and workers to
take the census by personal calls at
each home in the city.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01

Ii will readily be seen that in 1908,
state government in Kansas cost
$451,351 more than in Oklahoma. In
1909 the cost Of state government in
Kansas was $l,313,963 in excess of
that Of Oklahoma. In 1910 the tax
payers Of Kansas were called upon to
raise $1,9S2,329 more than were the
taxpayers of Oklahoma. In 1911 the
cost OF the state government was ST.
'010,517 greater in Kansas than in Ok
lahoma and for 1912 state government
in Kansas cost $9SS,957 more than it
did in Oklahoma.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01

In the match game at TIE bowling
alley last night the Or aoma All
Stars beat the Kentucky Rosebuds by
a score Of 121 pins in three games
played
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-01
BANK ASSETS
ACCOUNTED FOR

Republican newspapers have on
deayored to make the impression that
a part Of the assets of the Columbia
Bank and Trust company are unac-
counted for and that democratic bank
ing commissioners have improperly
disposed of them. This is entirely un-
true. 1t is shown in the report OF the
inspector who recently examined the
Columbia Bank and Trust company
affairs that such of the securities as
are not now actually in the hands Of
the bank commissioner have been
turned over to attorneys for collec-
ton. A. M. Young, formerly bank
commissioner, has receipts from Il. B..
Cockrell his successor, for all of the
assets anu Mr.. Cockrell who was sue
ceeded by J. D. Lankford holds Mr..
Landlords receipt for the assets. The
following correspondence fully ex-
plains this matter:
September %, 1912
Mr.. Fred Parkinson,
state Examiner and inspector
"Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Sir: The newspapers have
had a great deal to say concerning
your report made by Mr.. Colin Valen-
tine of the liquidation of the Columbia
Bank and Trust company, and while
no direct charge was made against US,
our names have been freely used in
the articles referred to. Your search
ing complete and unbiased report
shows that all the assets of the Co.
lumbia Bank and Trust company have
been accounted for except, approx
mately $4,000. This leaves the I'M
preston with the readers of the news
papers that we are responsible for
this shortage. The records in the bank
commissioners Office show complete
list of all the assets on hand at the
time A. M. Young went out of office.
e. B. Cockrell, who succeeded A. NJ.
Young as bank commissioner, also
holds receipt from J. D. Lankfor1,
the present bank commissioner, for all
the assets on hand at the time ]. p.
Landlord took charge of the Office.
These receipts show that the $4,000
in notes which your report shows were
missing, were in the hands of attor-
neys for collection at the time the re-
cepit was given and Mr.. Lankford now
has those receipts in his office. We
brought out the facts in your Office On
September 21st in the presence of a
reporter for each of Oklahoma City's
daily papers.
In order that the public may know
the plain, unyarnished truth and that
simple justice may be done us, we
feel as a public official you should
state these facts over your own sig
nature and forever put at rest the in
famous and outrageous insinuations
that have been scattered broadcast in
regard to this unfortunate failure.
Very truly yours,
e. B. COCKRELL,
"A. NJ. YOUNG
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-17
: STORY OF WAPPENSTEIN
IL; LATER A CHIEF;

IL; LATER A CHIEF;
81 - "a - r AZ =
Seattle, Wash, May IL
Charles Wappenstein was at once
the best and worst chief of police
that Seattle ever had. 1t is doubt
full if in all America there is a
more efficient policeman and
thief-catcher than this man, who
today wears felon's stripes,
convicted CRATER.
WapPenstein is a type. The
police departments of all the large
American cities were full of Wap-
pensteins Is and 20 years ago.
Times changed. Police methods
changed. But "Wappy," as he
was called, could not or would
not change. He remained, de-
family; an old-fashioned police
man to the end.
Alta, he was a police messen-
ger in Cincinnati. All his boy
hood recollections are of police
conivance with the underworld,
of that armed neutrality which in
the, relation between the crook
and the wanton on the one hand
and the force" on the other.
1t is the relation which per-
mits certain sort of friendship
between outlaws and officers of
the law. From the police point
of view, it is convenient rela-
ton.
"Wappy," the police messen-
ger, knew by heart the career of
every crook of Importance in
Cincinnati He kr7eU tbe evac+
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-17
ExLChief of Police, Chas.
sWappenstein.

carried underworld secrets to the
force"
Boss" Cox was his4idol. Ger y =
tain police captains were lesser =
gods, He kneWstheir graft
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
ASTOR NOT ON BOARD VESSEL
Hope Abandoned for Safety Of
All the Prominent Men on
Wrecked Liner.

New York, April 19.-Fog delayed
the arrival of the Cunard liner Car.
pathia, carrying survivors of the TT.
tanic disaster. Wireless messages
bombarded the Carpathia continuous,
ly, but with little result. Even a mes,
sage from President Taft asking for
news of his aide, Major Archibald
Butt, remained unanswered and the in
dications are that no details of the
disaster will be known until the Car
pathia reaches port.
Judging from the nature of the few
messages received from the survivors
aboard the Carpathia the inference is
that most of them are unaware of the
awful tragedy which occurred aboard
the Titanic after she was abandoned
Thus many wives are ignorant that
their husbands have perished and are
hoping they were picked up by some
passing liner which subsequently rem
dered service similar to that of the
Carpathia
In New York all preparations were
made to receive the survivors when
they land. Food, clothing, ambulances
and other necessities and Injuries
have been provided; the police protec-
ton will be ample and every measure
will be taken to protect the unfortu-
mates who have been under such a
terrible strain
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
HAS NO WORD OF HUSBAND
Mrs. Thayer Reports Herself and Scr
Safe.

Philadelphia, April 19.--Grave doubt
exists here regarding the safety of
John b. Thayer, second vice president
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, who with
his wife and fourteen-ysar-old son
we're on board the Titanic.
A wireless message was received
here signed by Mrs. Thayer, reading
Jack, Margaret and | safe. No
news OF Mr.. Thayer"
Margaret Is Mrs. Thayer's maid and
Jack Is the SON. The message came
from the Carpathia via Halifax
Did Not Wait for ismay.
New York, April 19.-The Cedric
sailed without waiting for III. Bruce
Ismay, managing director of the White
Star line, now on the Carpathia, who
II was reported had requested that
the steamer be held until he arrived
In order that he might return to Eng
land at once. Mr.. Ismay was one of
tbs Ttanic's passengers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
CENSORSHIP ON
THE CARpATHIA
Requests for Information ON II.
tanlc Wreck Ignored.

New York, April 19.--Beyond even
the mystery of how the mammoth I'll.
tanic met her fate another mystery,
evolved by the events of the last three
days, has forced itself to the front.
Although the rescue ship Carpathia
was within the zone of wireless COM
nunication for hours during the night
and both shore stations and relaying
ships were able to obtain from her
long lists OF survivors among the
steerage passengers, and to send and
receive numerous short messages
from and to private individuals, not a
word Of matter descriptive of the man.
ner in which the steamer received her
death blow, or how those on board the
doomed liner comported themselves In
the face of impending doom, reached
the shore.
Given the names of the first and
second cabin passengers and the as
surance which the Carpathia fur
nished, that she had no more Of these
to offer the word OF woldwide inter.
est demanded of the Cunarder was
that which would reveal the long with
held secret of what took place on the
Titanic's decks when it became known
that the fate of the giant liner was
sealed
But that word was not spoken
Neither was there any explanation
forthcoming from the surviving off.
GERS of the Titanic as to how their ship
came to strike the hidden obstacle in
the ocean. From the Marconi offices
word came that repeatedly, when the
wireless working conditions were prac-
tically perfect, the Carpathia was
asked to convey to the waiting world
some idea Of what were the momen.
tous happenings on the Titanic in the
terrible three hours and tifty-five min
utes between the time when she struck
the iceberg off the banks and that of
her final plunge to the bottom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
DOZEN VICTIMS IN
MILLIONAIRE CLASS
Twelve Men Lost With Titanic
Worth S162,OOO,OOO.

New York, April 1s.-Twelve OF the
men missing from the Titanic repre-.
sented wealth estimated at 1852, ,oo0,.
900.
John Jacob Astor, of course, heads
the list with an estimated fortune of
1925, ,0o0.o 900. Then, in order, came the
following:
Benjamin Guggenheim, fifth of the
Guggenheim smelter kings, 10000.
600.
Isidor Strsus, merchant and philRn
thropist, s5.0o0,0Oo
George d. Widsner, Philadelphia
traction promoter. ss,o00,000.
Arthur Ryerson, Philadelphia, S.,
600 900.
Charles M. Hays, president of the
Grand Trunk railroad, $4,000
William c. Dulles, Philadelphis, So,
SOC, 900.
Harry Elkins widener, son OF
George D., s2,o0o.oOo.
c. Duane Williams, Philadelphia, So,
coo 900.
George D. Wick, Youngstown, ST.,
0o0, 900.
Henry B. Harris, theatrical owner
and manager, 100000.
Frederick Sutton, Philadelphia
100000.
Mrs George d. Widener, who was
| saved, carried with her three ropes oi
pearls insured for $750,ooo. Part ot
her insurance contract was that she
| should wear them through the voyage
and not entrust to the baggage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19

Hurrles to New York to Take Testi-
mony Of Titanic Survivors.

Washington, April 19.-The senate
commerce committee has appointed a
subcommittee of seven, headed by
Senator William Alden Smith OF Michi-
gan. to take testimony in the investi-
cation of the wreck OF the Titanic,
Chairman Smith will leave at once for
New York, accompanied by senate
sergeant-at-arms, to procure witnesses
to attend immediate hearings. J. Bruce
Ismay Will be among the first asked
to testify.
Senator Smith said he feared his
committee would be without jurisdic'
tion to compel Mr.. Ismay and other
British subjects connected with the
International Mercantile Marine TO at
tend it's hearing and give testimony.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
Titanic Believed to Be Going al
Fast Rate Of Speed at
Time OF Collision.
CAPTAIN HAD BEEN WARNED
Operator on Partisan Sent Mes
sageS to Big Liner Regard
Ing Danger Ahead.

Halifax, N. s., April 19.-It is be,
lieved here, following the arrival OF
the steamer Partisan and the receipt
of many wireless dispatches, that
when the Titanic was wrecked Sunday
night she was proceeding at fast
rate of speed.
Captain Haines and Wireless Opera.
tor Sutherland of the Partisan insist.
cd that the night was clear and that,
therefore, Captain Smith was undoub+-
edly holdini to his course and making
good time. If this is so fl would ac.
count for the magnitude of the tragedy.
as the Titanic must have struck the
iceberg a fearful blow which shat.
tered her entire forward structure.
Haines and Sutherland declared that
Captain Smith must have known all
day Sunday and Sunday night thai
gigantic icebergs, the largest seen in
years. were floating fully 100 miles
south OF the dangerous ice line usual.
ly observed by Atlantic navigators
Sutherland says that the Titanic was
100 miles astern OF the Partisan on
Sunday.
Talked With Titanic Operator.
i knew poor Jack Phillips, the
wireless operator, very WELL" said
Sutherland, but / had not seen him
for some months | sent him a word
of greeting and then put through a
message for Captain Haines concern
ing the ships business. Later / got
the Mesaba on the wireless and re-
ported having sighted mere huge ice
bergs The Mesaba was at this time
running between the Titanic and the
Partisan and was relaying my mes
sages concerning icebergs to the ii.
tanic.
"The weather was clear and we
could see the bergs clearly Sunday
night"
Sutherland said that his last com
munication with the Titanic direct
was at 1890 p. m. (ship's time) on
Sunday AS the official statement of
the White Star line is that the I'll
tanic struck at 1920 p. m, New York
time, the last wireless communication
from the Titanic to the Partisan was
only about an hour before the Titanic
struck against the side of floating
mountain Of Ice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
GREED CAUSE OF DISASTER
Admiral Dewey crtIcIses Methods Of
Steamship Companies.

Washington, April 19.-'T think that
every passenger who crosses the At
lantic takes his life in his hands," said
Admiral George Dewey. For myself
would rather go around the world
in a well equipped battleship than
make a trip across the North Atlantic
in a transatlantic vessel.
THE greed for money making is
so great that 1t is with the sincerest
regret that / observe that human lives
are never taken into consideration.