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The Washington times., 1912-12-19
Mr.. Jarr's Boss Dispenses Yuletide
Gifts in the Form of Kind Words

show you how wrong you are. Any.
where you'd like to go?"
Yes" said Mr.. Jarr resolutely. Let's
make day of II. You take me to our
club and III take You to Gus"
Gus? Who's that? Where's that?''
asked the boss.
BE patient" replied Mr.. Jarr. I'll
show you how the other half enjoy
themselves"
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Uncle Zeke
says he knO,Cs
only one man
,ChO can SIT
d O ~ n in a
dairy IN n c h
chair acithout
spilling h ! $
coffee. He's a
professional
cOntorti0nist.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

What IL the Cnrlst-
mas spirit today?
Seemingly Dar-
winian like. II has
evolved to It's pres
ent state as each
year has brought
with II its trials
and tribulations,
It's Joys and sor-
rows.
As a great phil.
osopher has said.
Nothing II por-
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

At the last minute the thoughts them
selves had to be omitted, as II was
found Impractical to get out an asbestos
edition Of the paper. II then was too
late to think up anything else. 80 we
had to let II go.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
WILSON'S FIGHTING TALK.

Mr. Wilson's declaration Of undying hostility to the
Bosses and their hackers should be encouraging all Demo-
Gratis who hope progressive principles prevail in the
Administration of the National Government.
"The party has arrived at point says the Presi
dentect where must choose whether shall be progress
sve not and cannot separate myself from the fight
This is the kind of talk that if translated into action
heavy fighting at Washington from the moment
Nh. Wilson takes the oath of office.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

r vAvE you got 1.-THE Christmas>
IL spirit? What with tho entrance
Of prevcntions for promiscuous
giving the question arises:
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

It occurs to us that an uncommon lot
Of things are being inquired into"
'-probed." and ''lnvestigated' these
balmy December days. We should be-
gin to feel the effects OF It soon. through
a decreased cost Of living and happier
lives for those who are entitled to them.
(Sarcasm)
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
THESE ARE MY PEOPLE"

(What In YOUR characterization Of a man
who advcrtises for wifeD
d. L.: "He carries an umbrella tuck
ed under his arm. with the sharp end
sticking out at the back"
Sarah: "He stands on the street for
an hour watching the preparations for
hoisting q safer"
M N; "He wears celluloid collars
no. q celluloid collar"
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

WE'LL SUSPEND OPERATIONS.
G. S. H: Something is bothering me.
How are you going to fill up the column
after The Appointment IL made?
u, I. B.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

II money trust witness fail to reveal
the facts, what would you call It? Pu.
jory?
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Quickly. now! Do you know which
countries compose the triple alliance
and which the triple entente?
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

As YOU may know. there is a con-
yention OF corn growers in the city.
But here's where we fool you.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Milan a better ball player than Jack.
son? Mi.lan'!
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

What the committee is after. as we
view It. is the key to the interlockinG
directorates.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

THOUGHTS ON PEOPLE WHO
STEAL UMBRELLAS.
,Taken from life. which means that
Il was taken from us.)
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

"Panics?" says Mr.. Wilson. PA
Nix" says Mr.. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Or didn't you know there were such
things?
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
Concert Tomorrow
BY the U. S. Soldiers Home Band,
Stanley Hall, at $3.50 o'clock.
JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.

March, "California Command
cry" ...................... brown
Overture. Saul ...............E EaZ3in!
MorCeau, THE Nightingale Ser
cnade" ....,.............Zi .Zimmermann
Selection, "Yeoman OF the
Guard" ....................l.. Sullivan
Song and Quartet, "Creoie Sue
Davis
Potpourri. Songs OF Germany"
Margis-Berger
Finale, waiting for tho Robert
Il. Lee .....,.......''...''... Muir
"The Star-Spangled Ranner."
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

For the love Of procrastination. did
you notice that Mr.. McCombs Is going
to help run the Government" RUN
mind YOU! We leave II to you.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Students at the Naval Academy here.
afler must take four year1 Of Spanish
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

BY the way. a rush wire from thu
battlefield at ll:H this morning stated
that the friends OF Mr.. Jordan are con
fident. 1t was a big relief.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19

Mrs. Bunbley. on being informed that
the contemplated method Of settling
the Balkan afrair might give umbrage
to Germany, said that she couldn't see
what right Germany had to 1t. and that
umbrage ought to remain independent.
The peace conference will get down
to work again at four this afternoon.
This is a very awkward hour. Except
In the case Of very early performances.
the matinecs cannot possibly be over
In time to permit the cnvoys to be free
80 early in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-12-19


"wednesday. the isth." writes Julia,
will ever linSsr In my memory. ]
poured some Ice water ont OF a pitcher
and THE ICE d. NOT FALL INTO
THE TUMBLER."
We, too. shall recall the date with a
thrill We refolded cur napkin In the
original creases.
ZONE GOOD TURN DESERVES
ANOTHER"
q. 8. X: About those collars OF yours
at the laundry: Don't they have to be
turned by the mangling crew before
they can be returned? n b. B.
The signals from the roof OF The
Times building. recording the progress
Of the inaugural craftsmanship race.
proved decided success last night. and
will be continued today. Don't forget
the code: Darkness in case the an
nouncement is postponed.
The fact that some OF the United
States Senators are taking a hand In
the selection OF the chairman means
that things will move rapidly from now
on. Senators. you know. are gluttons
for work.
Our own choice IL Charles o. Doug.
| las, now mentioned as a compromise
| candidate. One could have no end oi
sport with his initials.
BY the way, a rush wire from thu
The Washington times., 1912-12-19
" IA
s||k[gp g.

II. good day. Mr.. Jarr. good
day-ahem""
II was Mr.. Jarr's boss
who made the highly Ortgi.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
COL. ROOSEVELT
ROMPS ON TAFT
Dol BITS the Sincerity Of President Taft
Regarding the Presidential
Primary.

New York, March 19.-Col. Roose-
velt today issued a statement in which
he discussed President Taft's speech
in Boston yesterday.
President Taft is reported as say
ing at Boston yesterday" he said,
that the voluntary primary power
as he calls it, the soap box primary
that is, a method adopted by the pee
pie as the only way in which to ex-
press their wishes when their legisla.
lures deny them any other option to
do so, is forse than nothing BUT the
president continue dto say tha. he
favored a preferential primary COR the
presidency.
II am exceedingly glad the presi.
dent has taken this ground and if his
campaign managers will sincerely
back him in the proposition we will be
able at once to get the presidential
preferential primary in Michigan. nli
nois, Maryland, the District of Co
lumbia and New York
Il earnestly hope that the president
and his supporters will, in other states
support such legislation before il
passes and not after it passes"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
100000 FIRE At
PARSONS, KANSAS
The M, X. e T. Depot And General
Offices Burned.

Parsons, Kans, March l9.-The pas
senger depot and general offices for
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
in Kansas burned here late yesterday
afternoon. at a loss of more than $780,
600.
The fire is believed to have been
caused by defective wiring. The
amount of the insurance on the build
ing, which is held by eastern people,
was not given out by the company Of
ficials today, but it is said to not cover
half of the loss. The station win be
rebuilt.
Thetire, which started in the room OF
one of the dining room mattresses on
the third -four of the building, had been
smoldering for more than twenty min,
utes before the alarm was turned in
thus giving the fire considerable head
way before the firemen arrived. While
fighting the fire on the third floor one
of the cupolas of the building fell
striking Charles Craw, fireman
breaking his right hip. He was taken
to the Katy Hospital, where he was
attended. Several of the other fire
men received minor cuts and injuries
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas depot
building was built in this city in 1896
at cost of 100000. 1t took more
than year and half to complete the
building, which is of stone. A fine
dining room, besides all of the gen.
eral Offices of the Katy, were in the
building. The heaviest loss, as esti
mated by the officials here today, was
the loss OF numerous valuable papers
and records of the company The
largest loss sustained by any one EN-
ployee was that of John Madden, gen.
eral attorney for the Katy" who had
his law library, estimated at $4,000
completely destroyed.
The Katy" Depot here was the sec
ond largest and finest railway station
i'm the state of Kansas. 1t is not known
where the railroad will maintain its
general Offices from now on until the
new building is completed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
EIGHTY SEVEN
KILLED IN MINE
Government Sends Them to Direct
the Search For Entombed
Miners.

Fort Smith, Ark, March 21.-Forty
miners are known to have been killed
yesterday as the result of an explosion
in mine No 2 of the Sans Bois Coal
company at McCurtain, Okla, thirty
seven miles west of here, and hope that
forty-seven others entombed in the
mine are alive has been practically
abandoned. Thirteen of the miners es-
capped shortly after the explosion oc-
CURED. Several of these, however
are so seriously injured that it is be
lieved they viii die
A systematic serch of the wrecked
mine began early last night, under the
direction of government experts, and
up to o'clock five bodies had been
recovered ana thirty-fiye others found
At that hour the rescuers had reached
the eleventh level but here their pro-
gress was retarded by a mass of coal,
earth and twisted timbers.
The explosion occurred shortly after
| 9 O'Clock this morning. According to
an official statement from the offices
of the Fort Smith & Western Railway
company, owners of the propert, about
100 men were working in the mine
at the time. Wether gas or coal dust
caused the explosion has not been de
termined
Eight of the men who escaped alive
We're at work in the mule stables and
made their way to the surface through
the passage used for the cars The
first party of volunteers to enter the
mine at noon found five men seriously
injured in wrecked entry Three OF
these probably will die
After their first survey of the wreck.
ed mine government experts expressed
the opinion last night that sll of the
men imprisoned are dead, ard seventy
five coffins were ordered shipped to
the mining camp Mayor Bourland OF
Fort Smith has issued an appeal for
aid for the families of the victims
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
OKLAHOMA COUNTY
GETS JUDGMENTS
The Provisions of the Recently En-
= acted Fee Bill Are to Be
Tested.

Oklahoma City, March 21-Oklaho-
ma county recovered two judgments
against former county officials before
Judge Taylor of the district court
Wednesday, In the suit against w G.
Hughes, formerly clerk of the superior
court the defendant was ordered to
pay to the county $1,000 in fees OF
Office alleged. to have been collected
aud not turned into the county funds.
Mrs. Mary J. Couch, formerly county
superintendent Of education was or
dered to pay to the county 1898 fees
collected.
Both suits we're caused by the opera
ton of the fee bill which went into eff
feet while the parties were in office.
1t was claimed by the defendants that
the bill could not affect them as they
had been elected for a term of two
years and the emoluments of office
could not be changed until the expira-
ton of the term. In the case against
Mrs. Couch the state asked for judg-
ment of $1,000. but the court ruled that
she was entitled to the salary of office
and only gave judgment for fees col
lected. In the case against Hughes
the state was given judgment for all
asked.
Both sides gave notices of appeal,
and the cases win be taken to the su-
|preme court in order to nave the ques-
tions involved finally settled County
Attorney Hooker said that there is a
very fine legal question involved and
there is a difference of opinion among
the best lawyers with good authorities
lon both sides.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
COUNTY OFFICERS
ARE INDICATED

The cases of the county of King.
fisher against Geo. l.. Bowman, as
county attorney; Geo. H. Woodwork,
county clerk; J. A. Linsey, county
commissioner and Col Mills, county
commissioner, were all tried the last
day or two in the district court of this
county.
The county lost each and every case.
These cases were brought on a report
made by examiners sent here 20 in
spect the books of the county officers
by the state administration under
Haskell, and the result of the trial
shows that the work of these examin-
ers was incompetent Or
They were paid by this county 81,
100000 for their work, and the county
officers, through their attorneys, Lee
M. Gray and P. s. Nagle, hired ]. S.
Thompson of Oklahoma, an expert ex-
aminer and accountant to do identi-
cally the same work in behalf of the
officers.
Thompson went through the work
of the county clerk and brought the
county clerk out $500 long, or in other
words the county was owing Wood
worth. county clerk, $4y00 After a
judicial examination of the Wood
worth case the court found that Wood.
worth was $500 long or that the eoun-
ty owed Woodwork $4.0O
The report made by the examiner,
Thompson, in regard to Bowman and
Miles, Downing, and Lindsey brought
the officers out square to cent and
the judicial examination again verified
Thompson to a cent
Now the particular thing that we
wish to call attention TO is the fact
that the county paid the state exam.
iners 100000 We of course, do not
know what the county officers paid
this expert accountant, but probably
not to exceed $4,000 and we would
suggest to the state administration
that they had better employ men that
understand their business.
NAt the time this report was made
against these officers we were inclined
to think something was wrong with
the report on account of the standing
character and reputation of these men
in the community, and we now con.
gratulate each and every one of them
on their complete yindication. And
we regret and every honest man re-
grets that they were put to great ex-
pense and annoyance on account of
the incompetence or-of the so
called examiners.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
GUARANTY LAW NO
FEDERAL QUESTION
Oklahoma Banks su4 Remanded to
State Court and Another viii
Test Boards Powers.

Oklahoma City, March 19.-Declar-
ing that a federal question does not
exist in the case of the Peoples Ma
tional bank of Kingfsher against the
state banking board, Federal Judge
Cotteral remanded the cause to the
state district court of Kingfisher coun-
ty for adjudication. The Peoples bank
was one of sixty-fiye state banks that
surrendered their state charters and
became national banks last March fol-
lowing an assessment against them of
/ per cent for the state guaranty fund
The Peoples bank case served as a
test of the question whether the state
was attempting to take the property
without due process of law. When the
bank changed its charter, the organic.
alton became liable for all the obliga-
tions then existing, and it followed the
new bank was liable If the law was
valid Judge Cotteral held that as the
supreme court of the United States
held that the Oklahoma guaranty law
is valid, federal question does not
exist.
Representative of the banks affect
ed by the litigation will select a bank
to test the banking boards authority
before the state courts. 1t is alleged
in petitions filed that the assessment
| is illegal, because it was not necessary
since the banking board had assets
upon which to obtain all the money
needed; that the ! per cent should
have been based upon the average
daily deposits for the year previous,
and not upon the statement of March
| 7, 1911; also that the money was to
be used in bolstering weak banks,
whereas the law requires that it be
paid to depositors. The amount of
the assessment being resisted is $780,
OOO
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
CLARK ASKED TO
KEEP HANDS OFF

Des Moines, Ia. March Ex-senator
Thomas P. Gore Of Oklahoma Wednes-
day authorized the statement that
Speaker Champ Clark is to be askAd
to withdraw in favor of Woodrow VII
son from participation in the Nebras
ka presidential preference primary
Senator Gore said the Nebraska pro
gressive league adopted a resolution
calling upon the speaker not to allow
his name to go before the votes in
view of the rival candidates. of Wood
row Wilson and Judson Harmon"
The resolution follows:
Resolved, that it is the sense Of
this conference that the continued can
didacy OF Speaker Clark for the pref
erential vote to be given the Nebraska
delegation to the Baltimore eonven-
tion, in view of the rival candiaee'es
of Wilson and Harmon, may. result in
the success of Harmon, and thus en-.
danger the cause of true democracy
and that if Clark win withdraw Lis
candidacy in Nebraska we recommend
that the Nebraska delegation to the
national convention in the event VIII
son cannot be nominated vote for
Clark as It's second choice.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22

are the letters T. r. The button sig
nifies Teddy's hat in the ring.
The button will be placed on sale
throughout the country next week, and
the Roosevelt campaign committee
will buy thousands to give away. Mr..
Franklin stated Monday that he has
insisted that the name "Muskogee,
OKLA" be placed as an imprint on
each button to give Muskogee the ben
eft OF the advertising.
Il expect to clean up neat sum OF
money and at the same time give my
home town some good advertising free
OIL cost, said Mr. Franklin.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
$625.47O.Oo

$625, $4,000
TIE number of freedmen excluded
from the rolls by reason of the de-
cision in the Whitmire case is estimat-
ed at 1,700 Each of these freedmen,
if admitted, would be entitled to a
payment of $651.20, amounting to ST.
100000, which is the total amount
saved to the Indians by the action of
the supreme court in the Whitmire
case.
If the after-born children are sue
cessful in the Gritts case now pend
ing in the supreme court, the tribal
funds based upon the account as of
January 23rd, 1912, would be as fol-
lows Total cash available $2,155,-
22975. Deducted from this amount re-
quired to equalize allotments of chill
dren, under the act of 1906, if the
Gritts case is decided in favor of the
children, $1,039, ,172.0S Allotments,
1921 ,192.50 Making the total to be
deducted, $1,39O,3645S. This would
leave a balance on hand for per cap
ita payments and other expenses, of
$S24,S65.17. To this should be added
about $125,O0000 for unalloted lands
and $25,O0000 from other sources, thus
making the total balance $974,S65.17.
The SIS per capita above referred
to will absorb $625, ,470.00, if the after
born children are admitted and, there
fore, the balance left for distribution
would be sS49,39517
If the children are excluded there
should be added to the balance for dis
tribution the $1,O59,172.O8 set aside
above to equalize allotments to the
children.
Eastern or Emigrant cherokees Were
Defrauded.
All Eastern or Emigrant Cherokees
ought to know that they have been
defrauded out of their ancestors prop
erty rights by a decree so unjustly
rendered against them in the Court Of
Claims on April 20, 1907 Now steps
are being taken to get justice; that
is what we want and all we ask. We
are not asking the United States gov
ernment to give us anything, but what
we should have gotten by all the laws
of descent and distribution and what
we would have gotten had the pay
ment been per stripes instead of per
capita.
Now in order to prosecute this suit
it is necessary to get certain facts so
you will kindly send in your name
stating in full the name of the anees-
tor or ancestors you claim under and
whether you are entitled to one or
more shares, half shares, three-quar-
ter, quarter, eighth or what ever num-
ber you claim. This VIII enable US
to see how much money is due you,
and enauble us to know what to con-
tend for in law.
This money which was wrongfully
paid was due us June II, 1888, and
under the Articles i, 4, Il and Is of
the treaty of 1885, or Treaty of New
Echota, should have, in order to COM
nv with said articles of the treaty
been paid per stripes. A per capita
navment to our ancestors means a
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22

9l,UJo,UIJ.lo
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
POPULAR vINITA GIRL.
WEOS TULSA MAN
FROM TUESDAYS Ally

FROM TUESDAYS ! Ally
A wedding that has been expected
for the past several weeks, by the
friends of the young couple, occurred
last night when Miss Pauline Kelley,
of this city and Mr.. Charles W. Flint.
of Tulsa, were united in marriage at
the home Of the bride in this citw. The
ceremony was read at $3.50 o'clock,
Rev, w. H. Roper. pastor OF the Meth
odist church, officiating.
The wedding was not an elaborate
affair only the relatives and a very
few close old friends OF the family be-
ing invited The Kelley home never
looked prettier than on this occasion.
The rooms were most beautifully dec
Grated in a color scheme Of white and
pink, the floral decorations being OF
the same color Above the archway'
was suspended large basket Of mag
nificent Tallow lilies and white carna-
tions. The bride had large showere
boquet OF white roses and lilies of the
valley.
The bride was handsomely gowned
in a beautiful creation of white crepe
meteor. she wore a bridal veil with
a wonderfully pretty wreath Of natural
lilies of the valley The groom wore
the usual black
Following the ceremony delicious re-
freshments were served in the dining
room, where again the decorations, in
cluding the superb table ornamenta-
tion, carried out the color scheme of
pink and white.
The young couple left on the Katy
Limited last night for tour Of two
or three weeks through Texas and
Louisiana, visiting Houston, Galveston
and New Orleans, after which they win
return to this city. where for the time
being at least they will make their
home. 1t has not been determined yet
whether they will begin housekeep-
ing at once For the wedding trip
the bride wore travelling dress Of
beautiful gray cloth
The wedding last night was the cul-
mination of q romance begun at Tulsa
two years ago. when the young couple
met at social gathering, while the
bride was the guest of Mrs. @. S.
Avery, formerly of this city. The ro-
nance rapidly ripened into real love
affair and for many weeks the friends
of the young couple have waited for
the marriage announcement feeling
certain that Cupid had won another
victory
The bride is a true Vinita girl hav-
ing bee nreared to young womanhood
in this city. She is the only daughter
of the late Fred l.. Kelley and wife.
For many years she was favorite
among all who knew her and of late
years has been a leader among the
society set of this city. She has a
host of friends, who wish her much joy
in her new life.
The groom is young business man
of Tulsa, being identified with the
Tulsa Rig and Reel company and other
business enterprises of that thriving
city. On the return of the young coua
pie fro mtheir wedding tour it is prob
able Mr.. Flint win become identified
with the business circle of Vinita, in
connection with the hay business left
by the late F. L, Kelley