The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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EXCITING TILT 111
COUNCIL CHAMBER
..
Warm Session Was That Held to Con-
sider Charges Preferred Against
Night Police.
There was "something doing" at the
special mooting of the city council
held Thursday night to consider the
charges preferred against night police
officers McCaiminh Mid Chandler.
Charges with a request for removal
from office had been filed against Mc-
CamlHh for tin alleged attack on
Arthur Buchanan a few days ago and
ngalnst Chandler for refusing to arrest
MeCamlsh for the latter's part in tho
affray. A committee was appointed to
investigate the charges and report at
the special meeting last night. This
report was Btihinilted to the mayor. It
is said the report partially substantiat-
ed tho charges but did not recommend
the removal of either officer. The
matter was referred to the city attor-
ney for an opinion as to the council's
right to remove an officer.
Mr. Hohdy held and cited an opin-
ion by the Oklahoma supremo court
to tack up his opinion that tho mayor
and city council are without authority
to remove an officer but that the
same must be done through a Judiciary
body.
This left MeCamlsh out of tho Juris-
diction of the council but as Chandler
Is a special officer tho democratic-
members of the council sought to se-
cure his removal by abolishing tho of-
fice. Aldermen Roberta of tho second
ward introduced a resolution to that
effect. When the vole was taken the
result was a tle( the four democratic
members voting for and tho four re-
publican members against tho resolu-
tion. Mayor Hitler voted with his party
and the resolution was lost. This was
the spark that set the fireworks In
motion. Aldermen Krar.ee sprang to
his feet and in a speech that was
About tho hottest thing that has grac-
ed the legislative chamber of the city
council denounced the republicans for
resorting to politic In voting upon
such a measure. The other democrat
wero equally as warm In their denunc-
iation of such tactics.
As the matter was beyond the pow-
ers of tho council the matter was left
In tho hands of the commit too for fur-
ther Investigation and If evidence Is
found to ho sufficient the matter will
bo taken before tho grand Jury and
formal charges will be preferred
against tho two ofllcets.
SEVERE SNOW STORM
REPORTED IN KANSAS
Hy Associated Press.
Topeka Kans IW. 24. Six Inches
of snow fell in the southwest during
the night and the strom continues. Hall
roads and street car traffic is hamper-
ed. Hailroads repot t tho storm to be
the heaviest in south western Kansas.
The temperature in "S the (obit st De-
cember for which the went to r bureau
has a record.
SIX AMERICANS LOOK
PART IN BATTLE OF RAMA
l.ty Associated Press.
Hlueflelds. Nic Hoc. 24. Details of
the battle of Ham.i are now known.
Tho victory of tho insurgents was as
compUte as had been claimed by
them. Six Americans participated In
the battle operating rapid fire puns.
Tiny escaped iiijuiy with the excep-
tion of one man named ll.ishford. who
received three bulh-ts in the leg. In
the government trendies were several
women who preferred risking their
lives In the eonllict to starvation in
camp die women were armed with
rifles and fought courageously one was
w ouiided.
THOMAS M. CAREY
RELEASEO FROM PRISON
l!y Associated Press.
Jefferson City Mo Dec. 24
Thomas M. Casey former cashier of
tho defunct Salmon & Salmon Hank
of Clinton completed three fourths of
his five year's sentence In the peniten-
tiary and was releaaed today. His citi-
zenship was restored by the governor.
SIK DEATHS MM
OKLAHOMA'S CHRISTMAS
Oklahoma City Okla. Dec. 27. Six
deaths and four accidents mark the
wake of Christmas in Oklahoma.
Three white men wero Bhot to death
an Indian was run over and killed by
a train near OkernaU a negro murder-
ed another in Ardmore and a woman
whoso name Is unknown was frozen
to death near Tussey.
David Gray of Allen was killed by
Dr. C. A. Stewart last night In the
doctor's office after they had quarrel-
ed because the doctor forcibly ejected
a drunk man from the office. The wife
of a school teacher in Carter county
left alono In her homo last night died
from tl.o effects of exposure to the
cold. Her name was not learned.
Charles Heavers of Dow went to a
house to collect a bill and was fired
upon at the door and killed. Joseph
Gray and P. Gulnn are charged with
t tie crime. Kugeno Thompson who
was with a party of merry makers at
liartshorne that overturned Louis
Pruskls' busgy and then came back
to Bet It up was killed by a load of
buckshot from liruskls gun. The
slayer Is In jail.
KING ALFONSO IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Paris Dec. 24. The "Gil Hlas" to-
day prints a private coinmunii'ntiori
from Madrid dating that the condi-
tion of King Alfonso has created the
gravest anxiety in court circles. An
other operation Is Imperative. Under
gulso of departure on a hunting trip
In Arula l.usia his majesty It Is said
will go to the palace of Countess of
Paris at San Lucar where an opera-
tion will be performed.
KANSAS UMIITEE
LAW HELD III
I
Two Injunctions Granted Against the
Guarantee Law by Judge
Pollock.
Bryan Better Today.
Py Associated Pros.
Jacksonville. Fia. Dec. 24. The
condition of W J. Ilryan Is so '"eatly
Improved this morning that he will
leave this afternrnMi for Miami.
lly Associated PrefiS
Topfka. Kans. Doc. 24. Judge John
C. Pollock In tho federal court hero
today declared the Kansas bank guar-
anty law invalid.
Two injunctions were granted
against the guaranty law by Pollock
one of the cases was that of Prank S.
I.arabeo stockho! Jer in the Exchange
hank of Hutchinson against olHclals
and directors of the bank and J. N.
Dolley state bank commissioner.. Lar-
ahee's contention was that a stock-
holder In a state bank can object and
protect the participation of his bank
in the guaranty law. Pollock holds
that this contention Is good and grants
an Injunction. Tho other case was
that of the Abilene National hank
against the hank commissioner and
state treasurer on tko ground that the
s'ate guaranty law la unconstitutional.
Pollock was granted temporary Injunc-
tion lu this case holding that the law
Is Inoperative and a fixed bond of
llftv thousand dollars Is to be given
by the hank pending the final disposi
tion of the case.
CHANCE LEADS NATIONAL
LEAGUE flRST BASEMEN
New York Deo. 27. Captain Prank
Chance of Chicago leads all National
I.e.-iguo i'.rst basemen in the averages
fr the season of llni'. iXA announced
t-'ay. Willi a percentage of .!U4 for
:2 games he is dourly followed by
MurslVId. of Philadelphia with a per-
. outage of for games.
Hrtdwoll of New York with 145
games to h!s credit and liana Wag-
ner of Pittsburg with 1.16 are tied
with .li4i) per cent In the fielding aver
ages for shortstops.
Hummel of Brooklyn played a tier-
fed score in 17 games as an out-
fielder. bu Captiln Clarke of Pitts-
burg has probably the hi st average
with 1.'2 games played Mid a percent-
age of .'.iSi. 'Gibson of Pittsburg
caught iro games more than riny
other catcher ami had a fielding aver-
age of ;s3.
Pittsburg won In club fielding with
a Retire of .964 with the following
ranking as ihey read: Chicago .961;
Philadelphia .5161; Brooklyn Sr.3;
New York Mi; Cincinnati .!r.2; St.
lxiuls .931 and Boston 1)47.
Camnlta of Pittsburg has probably
the best pitching record wlh 41
games played and a percentage of .806.
Matthewton. of New York has tho
samo average will. 37 game played.
i
RKET RELAPSES
ESS AFTER EXCITING SCENE
Mill
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTS
VINITA HIGH SCHOOL
Superintendent W. G. Masterson of
the city schools Is much elated over
the news received this morning from
the high school board of the state unl-
versity at Norman stating that tho
Vlnita high school was fully affiliated
ITf a If e wlth the unlverBlty "ni3(r Group I of
Rock Island Stock Takes Sensational Jump from published classification of high
. . schools. The course at the Vlnita
r r r u t i ii . . m -
ol j-o to oi ana urops Hgain corner
Believed to Have Been Effected Caused
Shiver of Fear to Sweep Over Market-
Director Says Nothing in Company
Affairs Caused Rise.
school when completed gives the
student sixteen units for admission In-
I to the university. Fifteen such units
are all that are required to enter the
university thus giving the Vlnita high
Bchool Btudent a unit of credit in the
university.
By Associated Press.
New York Dec. 27. A startling
market movement that has the ear
marks of a "corner" camo today when
tho common stock of the Hock Island
company within five minutes of the
opening rose from 30 to 81 when it
settled back again to fifty after huavy
trading. This pyrotechnic advance
and equally surprising drop caused a
shiver of fear on the stock exchange
which spread itself across tho contin-
ent on the brokers wires that a "cor-
ner" had been effected. One of the
directors of the Hock Island however
said the movement "There Is noth-
ing In the affairs of tho company to
aeeoui.t for the advance In price of
CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD
CAUSES MUCH SUFFERING
stocks In Buch a violent manner. It
appears to bo a squeeze of shorts."
The market fell Into a dullness after
tbo. Hock Island ceased It's violent
gyrations. The speculative element Associated Press
beyond this were inclined to enter no New York- Dec- 27.-Eighteen per-
new commitments until a satisfactory 8018 n and neiir N(w York Pushed
emanation was forthcoming of tho ex-1" th Christmas blizzard or from ao.
traordinary action of the Rock Island cldnts cau8ed SIx of the mim
ley had acquired the Hock Island
which brought forth an emphatic
denial from Hartley
A meeting of tho board of gover-
nors of the New York Stock Exchange
will be called for this afternoon and
It is reported that the governors will
inquire into the Hock Island stock
episoJe of this morning.
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All TEACHERS
Superintendent Cameron is With
Crowd Seeking Only a Big
Educational Gathering.
Oklahoma City Dec. 27. With the
coming of the State Teachers' associa-
tion which convene" Wednesday poli-
tical history Is being revived and pros-
pects of another dash In the Oklaho-
ma City gathering discussed. Tnat
there will be no fight Is the ardent
wish of leading educators and plans
are being made to make the biggest
gathering of state teachers one of har-
mony from start to finish. That there
will bo trouble is hinted but promin-
ent Cameron anti Cameron and Evans
and anti-Evans followers are endeavor-
ing to swing a movement to make
pence between the former warring fac-
tious. Another element those supporting J.
B. Taylor superintendent of the Okla
lionia City schools has appeared.
There is a plan under way to have all
factions in attendance at the conven-
tion ttis wedt to forget and bury all
political butt hots. This means there
will be no resolutions dther for or
HUMS TEST
IS DECLARED EAST
her died from exposure after being
caught In the snow drifts. Others
were drowned and several killed by
trains. Today New York and vicinity
is rapidly digging itself out from un-
der the cover of a ten inch snow fall
and by night the condition will be al-
riost normal. Blockades of the rail-
roads created a shortage of food sup-
plies and a consequent Increase In
prices which contributed to the hard-
ships of the poor.
Census Director Durand Sets
ruary 5th as The
Date.
Feb-
Several Reported Killed.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. Dec. 24. It Is re-
ported that several people were killed
In an explosion on the platform of the
depot at Shawnee Okla.
THREE KILLED III
EIIGIIIE EXPLOSION
Washington D. C Dec. 27. Any
person of good judgment who has re-
ceived an ordinary common school
education can readily and easily pass
the ttst to be given applicants for
census enumerators' places on Satur-
day February fith the date finally set
by U. S. Census Director Durand ac-
cording to an announcement from the j
census bureau today. This will be a
conforting assurance to the several
hundred thousand who are believed to
be contemplating application for the !
places. ' j
It Is emphatically stated at the bu-
reau that the test will be an emln-
ently reasonable and practical one jchino shops here Friday
simil
at tho
of filling out a sample schedule of pop-
ulation from a description In narra-
tive form of typical families and In
the case of enumerators whose work
will be in the rural districts they will
be called upon to fill out an additional
Hand Found In Field Some Distance
Fre.n Scene of Terrible Accident
at Shawnee Friday.
Shawnee Okla. Dee. 27. A final re-
vision of the casualties in the explos-
ion of a locomotive engine in the ma-
has been
TAXABLE WEALTH IS
AB0UTP.W
Over Six Million Dollars in Cash on
Hand In the Financial Institu-
tions of the State.
Guthrie Okla. Dec. 27. Advance
figures from the annual report of
State Auditor M. E. Trapp showing
the divisions of Oklahoma's $868243-
497 taxable wealth for 1909 afford
some interesting comparisons.
The total taxable acreage of the
state Is shown to be $25026585 valu-
ed at $309721410; town lota $785502
valued at $164248173; improvements
on unentered town lots school lands
and Indian allotments of a value of
$6086483. The total of all personal
property In the state Is $178533914.
The total assessed valuation of all
property whatever personal real es-
tate etc. exclusive of public service
corporations Is $363249497.
The report will show the statu has
539701 horses valued at $29036481;
mules and asses 209258 valued at
$15100705; cattle 494457 valued at
$21617368; dieep and goats 07.601
valued at $131589; swine $698484.
vilued at $3405590; farm implements
of a value of $2468034; wagons 125.-
839 valued at $2603897; pleasure car-
riages 76.G35. valued at $1772448;
automobiles. 638 valued $282034;
watches 44471 valued at $48223;
plate and jewelry valued at $244606;
pianos 18280 valued at $1947789;
musical Instruments other than pianos
17688 valued at $480857; household
goods and books valued at $5279063.
' There are reported 35387 dogs of a
value of $168910.
Craln on hand Is valued at $2 977-
305 and totals 4944776 bushels.
Typewriters adding machines etc.
amount in value to $2483133.
National bank stock of the assessed
valuation of $9698577 is reported;
state bank stock of a value of $7055-
593. Money on hand is reported at $6-
352156; stocK in corporations $3298-
661; Interest on bonds United States
$15815; other bonds $102549; mort-
gages and other securities valued at
$5147497; promissory notes etc. val-
ued at $4877266; merchants stocks
average value $27076912.
Gas For Pryor Creek.
Pryor Creek Okla. Dee. 24. Tho
town trustees have been given another
gas franchise this time to George
Smith and B. H. Hester of Claremore
Gas is to be piped from the Cnuey
river line thirteen or fourteen miles
west of town. Upon tho publication
of the franchise the grantees are to
ar to that applied to'' applicants j made according to statements of offl-1 put up a forfeit of $300 to begin work
o t welfth census. It will consist dais lu charge of the shops and only within si
against boosting or "knocking" at one I sample schedule of agriculture from
man or party. As a prominent educa-
tor brtld last night. "We are going to
discuss and settle questions pertaining
to the education of the Oklahoma boy
and girl and not dabble into the po-
litical porridge.'
Superintendent Charles A. Evans of
Ardmore who passed E. D. Cameron.
state superintendent of schools for en-
dorsement of the 1908 teachers' con-
vention and at that time mentioned
for the presidency of the state asso-
ciation. Is laying plans for activity at
the coming sessions. It is probable
however he will sidestep political
topics with the Cameron and Taylor
factions and go in for harmony abso-
lutely. Local mpport of the state teachers
association which begins in Oklahoma
City. Wednesday is now 211 strung
according to the enrollment up to date.
Only eight of the Oklahoma City teach-
ers eligible to the association have
failed to enroll.
From around the state 1200 have
made reservations of rooms. The hotel
ronunlttee which has In charge plans
for accommodations has been com-
pelled to appeal to private families for
aid in the matter of lodging which at
this time of the year is not available
up to the number desired. At leiii
five hundred more outsiders are ex-1
pe ted including those who come with
out making previous announcement.
information furnished by the census
bureau.
All poisons whether women or men.
w ho may desire to become census enu-
merators must be citizens of the
two men are dead with the possibility
that a third will die.
However a human hand was found
Saturday afternoon in a field some
distance from the scone of tho ex
plosion. It cannot be recognized as
belonging to the bodies of either A.
F. Kerr or Henry Johns the two men '
kn'own dead.
Information comes from a reliable j
source that one man whose name can-
not be learned Is crazy from his hor- 1
sixty days and to complete It
within six months.
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l'V
United States; residents of the super-! ribls experience. The whereabouts of
visors' district for which they wish to
be appointed; must be not less than
18 nor more than 70 years of age;
must be physically able to do the
work; must be trustworthy honest
and of good habits; must have at least
a . Unary education and must be
auic to write plainly and with reason-
able rapidity.
Those who can comply with these
requirements are Invited to put In
their applications as there will be at
least 68000 enumerators' places to be
filled by the middle of March In pre-
paration for the enumeration begin-
ning April 15th.
Application forms with full Instruc-
tions for filling in and complete In-
V
the man is not known i
It Is believed that Joseph Dons- i u
more will die. His right hip and left
log were broken and his skull frac- j
tured. He Is in a critical condition;
and his chances for recovery are
doubtful.
Will Wallace another of the Injured
is In a serious condition but It Is not
thought will result fatally. He is hurt j
about the head and back and several
ribs are broken. His wife had started
to Kansas City to spend Christmas j
with relatives. She got as far as j
Coldwell Kans. and learning of the !
explosion returned home.
While no official Investigation of
the cause of the explosion of the en-
I
;;
We Sell Tubs
HINSHAW PLUMBING
COMPANY
Riddle Bldg. Phone 76
formation concerning the tost and the'glne has boon begun. Indications are
method of appointment can be secur-
ed by writing to the supervisor of
census for the supervisor's district In
which the applicant lives. All appli-
cations properly Hiled-ln must be tiled
with the supervisor not later than
January 25th as any received after
that date cannot be considered.
that a thorough one will be made.
There Is no Intimation that any care-
lessness or negligence has any part
In the disaster but the whole matter
will be sifted to the bottom.
Mill J. BRYAN !
S CRITICALLY ILL
jSCHCONER STRUCK LEDGE
DURING STORM AND SANK.:
By Associated Press. I
I Hull Mass. Dec. 27. The wreck of
'a five masted vessel probably the
LOSS IN fJEW EflGUfJD Be'l:t"d afternoon. o.T Point Aller-
jton. The schooner evidently struck a
'five million dollar
LEWIS ROGERS
Leading Undertaker
AND I'.MHALMl-R
ucrNn Nn. Jl
Both Phonet 2i Opn Day and NlKht
Postoo Mass Dec. 27. five mil-
lion dollar lo.s Is the estlin.'.te today
Jacksonville Fia.. Dec. 24. William of tho hvoe wrought It: and around
J. Dryan. who has been here for sev- Hoston by yesterdays bllziard which
eral days as the guest of his cousin swept across New England. The
William S. Jennings was too ill last storm was the greatest New England
night to deliver his sdiodub d address has experienced in eleven years. All
at the Duval theater for the tm:' t of along the const phenomenal tides are
a local hospital. reported and In many places the sea
Hryan Is suffering from a severe cold walls were battered to plec?s and
nn4 la threat on oA with mu niiionls. He houses alont the shore destroyed. No
has cancelled all dates and
main here for several days a and Everett.
ledye during a storm and wont down
with all on board. She carried a crew
.of twelve men.
Zelaya on Mexican Gunboat.
P- Associated Press.
Salina Crua. Mexico Dec. 27. The
Mexican gunboat General Ourrero
having on board former President
Zola) a of Nicaragua who fled from
Managua ty way of Corlnto on Christ
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will re- new fatalities are reported from Chel- '" ve. Wtt" u"ck-u ui u
Ing.
pal--
M. L. DRAKE Agent
Vlnita Okla.
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