Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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VINITA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY JUNE 11 IflOU
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VOL. XI. NO 51
PASSENGER TRM
BLOWN FROM RAILS
Tornado And Cloudburst Wreaks
Great Damage in Section West
of Fort Worth.
By Associated Press.
Ft. Worth Tex. June 11. According
to advices received here early today
at the dispatcher's office of the Texas
& Pacific railroad a cloudburst oc-
curred in sections west of Fort Worth
last night. It is reported that a pas-
senger train on the Kansas City Mex-
ico & Orient was blown from the rails
near Knox City and an express mes-
senger named Woodruff was killed
and a number of passengers injured
All wires are down.
Kansas City Mo. June 11. During
the terrific wind storm which prevail-
ed throughout that section last night
the Kansas City Mexico & Orient
passenger train was blown from a
bridge across the Brazos river near
Knox City Tex. One passenger J. E.
Stafford of Crowell Tex. was killed.
The details received here are very
meagre as the wires are in bad shape
but it is known that the train was
running at a speed of twenty miles
an hour when the accident occurred
and had just run on the bridge when
a sudden blow sent it rolling into the
almost dry bed of the river below.
The baggage car and three coaches
toppled over but the weight of the
engine prevented it from leaving the
rails." That more persons were not
injured is due to the fact that at the
point where the train left the rails
the fill is but ten feet deep. Further
dispatches say four persons were kill-
ed in a tornado at Sueders one hun-
dred miles west of Fort Worth and a
section camp at South Witchita Tex.
was completely destroyed.
TULSA IS CHOSEN
FOR NEXT MEETING
Firemen of Oklahoma Close Session
at Chickasha With Election
of Officers.
Chickasha Okla. June 11. Closing
the two days' sessions of the Okla-
homa State Firemen's association with
a big parade and election of officers
for the next year the association yes-
terday selected Tulsa as the next
meeting place. Prizes for the differ-
ent contests indulged in were announc-
ed. Chickasha won the $"0 purse on
the hose contest. Anadarko won two
prizes of 1-0 each on the coupling and
ladder scaling contest. Purcell cap-
tured the prize offered for the hub
and huh contest. Following are the
officers elected: R. C. Alder Tulsa
president; It. C. Kuhen Woodward
vice president; .1. Bart Foster; Chand-
ler secretary; J. W. Brown Purcell
treasurer; K. H. Staggs Sapulpa. del-
egate to the national convention; Ceo.
Velden Stillwater editor the South-
western Firemen's Journal. Reports
of the secretary show that there are
ninety-five departments in the state
which are members of the association
numbering in all 36o men. A num-
ber of other departments announced
their intention of joining the associa-
tion. In recognition of' the valuable ser-
vice rendered by A. S. Riddle in se-
curing the passage of the firemen's
pension bill anil also as chairman of
the entertainment committee he was
elec ted as an lionary life member of
the association.
OF BRYAN FOR SENATE
Omaha Neb. June 11. William
Jennings Bryan will be a candidate
for the United States senate to suc-
ceed Elmer J. Burkett whose term
expires in March 1911.
This announcement was made
Thursday. by Richard L. Metcalf edi-
tor of the Commoner and is consider
ed official.
Bryan will make the race under the
direct primary modeled after the Ore-
gon law. Nebraska will elect a legis-
lature in November 1910. The pri-
mary will be in September of that
year.
This is the first authoritative an-
nouncement of Bryan's candidacy and
local politicians predict a walkaway
for him.
VOTE IS EXPECTED
TO BE POSTPONED
Senator Bailey Will Accept Cummins
Amendment For 2 Per Cent
Income Tax.
Washington D. C June 11. Repub-
lican and democratic advocates of the
income tax hope to get together today
on the Bailey amendment with modi-
fications proposed by Senator Cum-
mins. Senator Bailey will accept the
Cummins proposal to make the tax
of 2 per cent instead of 3 per cent on
incomes in excess of $5000. He will
accept also the suggestion that in-
comes derived from corporations al-
ready taxed shall be exempt under
the new law.
The vote on this proposition is ex-
pected to be postponed until the sched-
ules in the tariff bill shall have been
disposed of. The republican progres-
sives believe they have seventeen re-
publican votes for the income tax.
These with the democrats would be
sufficient to adopt it. But Senator Ald-
rich hopes to be able to capture sev-
eral of them with the 2 per cent tax
on the dividends of corporations.
Neither side is sure what the out-
come of a vote would be. Both pro-
fess confidence which they do not feel.
RUSSELL GIVES UP
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REFERENDUM
New Law Providing For Establish-
ment of Various State Industries
Goes Into Effect Today.
Guthrie Okla. June 11. The laws
for building tin Ada normal si hool
and other educational and charitable
institutions went into effect today.
During the past two mouths Senator
Campbell Russell of Warner Okla.
has caused to he circulated referen-
dum petitions for the purpose of re-
ferring these schools to a vote of the
people which in effect would have
been to put off the construction of
those referred until after the next
general election or special election
called for that purpose.
It appears however that the peo-
ple are in favor of the immediate
construction of these institutions as
Senator Russell has failed to'get even
the fourteen thousand names neces-
sary to call a referendum. He gave
up the fight yesterday and informed
Assistant Secretary of State J.co.
Meyer that he was going back to his
farm and had utterly failed in pelting
tne required number of signatures.
Milford-Berg'er Shoe Co.
THE SPRINTER SHOE
As Its Name Indicates it is an
Ideal Summer Shoe for the Young
Wide Toe Low Cut Heavy Sole
MADE IN PATENT AND TAN
SPECTORS CHALLENGE IS
PTED GOVERNMENT
Two Inspectors Ordered to East St Louis to
Make Complete Investigation of Alleged
Unsanitary Methods in Packing Plant
-Says System Costs $100000
Per Year and is Worthless
TEN THOUSAND VETERANS
IN MAMMOTH PARADE
CELEBRATION
Memphis Tenn. June 11. Clad in
rough grey home-spun such as they
wore in sixties and carrying musty
rifles with which they defended what
they believed to be their right ten
thousand Confederate veterans yester-
day marched In what was probably
the last big parade in which many
of them will participate. Hands from
all over the Southland twenty-live of
them were interspersed here and
there through the parade and when
the steps lagged the stirring notes of
"Dixie" or "My Maryland" were suf-
ficient to send the blood coursing as
it did fifty years ago. Everywhere
were flags the stars and bars tater-
ed battle-flags of state that chose
Jeff Davis as president.
By Associated Press.
Washington D. C June 11 The
department of agriculture today ac-
cepted the challenge of J. F. Harms
government meat inspector at St.
Louis who in tendering his resigna-
tion made serious charges against the
meat inspection system in East St.
Louis and two government inspectors
have been ordered to St. Louis with
instructions to make an Immediate
and thorough investigation.
Harms who has gone to his home in
Fremont O. asserts that he resigned
because he could not tolerate the con-
ditions he saw and that inspectors in
charge of the bureau of animal indus-
try are too lenient with the packers.
He says no animus prompted his let-
ter. After asserting that "IT. S. inspect-
ed and passed" as it appears on prod-
ucts of all the packing houses is
meaningless because of the inadequacy
of the inspection. Harms says in part
in the letter.
"The inspection at the National
stock yards Illinois is costing the peo-
ple approximately $1 00000 a year and
it is not actually worth l to them.
For when the word is passed from the
inspector in charge on to the inspec-
tors actually doing the work on the
floors that they are getting too many
condemned animals and to change the
grading what does that mean? It
means that the whole thing; is rotten
and a farce. Mr. Secretary the pack-
ers are getting today from 70 to 80
per cent oi what ought to be con-
demned and destroyed.
"If you please Mr. Secretary 1 have
seen from 1200 to 1500 pounds of lard
spilled on the floor and which ran
down into an open sewer in the floor
the sewer outlet being quickly blocked
BOARD WILL URGE
USE OF MILITIA
Board of Public Affairs at McAlester
Going Over Plans For State
Prison.
McAlester Okla. June 11. Roy
Hoffman of Chandler Roy F. Allen of
Durant and Bert Chandler of Vinita
comprising the state hoard of affairs
were here yesterday in company with
their consulting architest Patrick H.
Weathers of Guthrie going over the
plans for the state penitentiary. Chair-
man Hoffman said that advertisements
of bids for construction and material
for the main buildings probably would
be made July 1.
The hoard is seriously considering
recommending to Governor Haskell
that a detail of ten to fifteen members
of the state militia be made to guard
the convicts while they are engaged in
construction of the prison outside the
walls. The plan is to have the men
relieved every two weeks so as not to
work a hardship. It is estimated $1000
a month could be saved in this way.
Last night the board received a dele-
gation from Wilhurton seat of the
State School of Mines urging the im-
mediate letting of contracts for the
proper equipment of that institution.
I OKLAHOMA PIPE LINE
! REGULATIONS CHANGED.
i By Associated Press.
Washington D. C
and said lard taken up from the floor
and out of sewer both of which were
unclean and unsanitary from walking
over and the sputum and tilth which
naturally finds its way into any sewer.
"And your Drs. Clancy and Meadors
passed same to the packers over the
protest of the inspector on that floor
and it went to the public markets 'IT.
S. inspected and passed.'
Harms cites several specific in-
stances of lax inspection methods de-
claring that meat condemned by sub-
inspectors has been later released to
the packers by higher officials in the
service.
Chief Inspector Clancy discussing
the charges asserted that such cases
were not uncommon because the duties
of the chief inspector called for de-
cisions In matters of doubt.
"Many of the other charges I am
sure cannot be true" said Dr. Clancy.
"The conditions cited by Harms would
not be tolerated for a instant. He
has not complained to nie about my
decisions nor to my assistant Dr. Wil-
liam H. Meadors. We are ready to
be investigated any time."
DISMEMBERED BODY OF
MAN IS IDENTIFIED
Uy Associated Press.
New York June 11. The dismen-
bered body of a murdered man which
was wrapped in oil cloth and was left
by a stranger in care of a boy on the
east side last night was identified to-
day as that of Samuel Dentin aged
twenty-two a painter. A possible so-
lution of the mystery lies in a state-
ment of Mrs. Mollle Isaacson the dead
man's sister who told the police that
Bersin had been depressed over a love
affair and stood in fear of a Jealous
rival.
10
BE GREAT EVENT
All Preliminary Arrangements
plete For Great Celebration
Be Held Here July 5.
Corn-to
SENATE VOTES DOWN
TWENTY-FOUR AMENDMENTS.
By Associated Press.
Washington 1). C June 11. The
senate today voted down twenty-four
amendments to the wool schedule of-
fered yesterday by Senator LaFollette.
The vote was forty-four to thirty-two.
Vinita is to have the grandest In-
dependence Day celebration ever held
In this part of the state. All of the
committees having the preparations
for this big celebration in hand met
last night to report and consider
plans for making the celebration big-
ger than was originally proposed. At
this meeting all of the preliminary ar-
rangements were made and the com-
mittees will now get busy in carrying
out these plans.
Every citizen in Vinita who is in-
terested in making this celebration
the grandest ever held in this section
and in the entertainment of Craig and
surrounding counties on July 5th are
requested to attend the meeting
which will be called from time to
time in order to see that nothing goes
undone to make the celebration Just
what Is claimed for it.
Eminent speakers of the southwest
including Senator Core and Congress-
man Creager will be invited to speak
at Vinita's great celebration.
The days festivities are to be held
at Electric park where there will be
swimming races boat races tub
races bicycle races automobile races
potato races and every other event
that can be had for the amusement of
the great crowd that is expected. It
is the intention of the various com-
mittees to see that there is not a dull
moment during the entire day. At
night there will be a spectacular dis-.
play of fireworks.
Monday July 5 will long be remem-
hered in Vinita.
.June 11 The
j old oil and gas pipe line regulations;
in OjKTHUOIl in V-lKiam.'nirt v n r ;
amended by Secretary of the Interior ;
llSallincer. by eliminating t he common J
carrier and so-called confiscatory j
clauses. The requests for the changes j
referred to were made by a nunilier
of Oklahoma oil and gas companies.
JUNE CLEARANCE
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Without reservation
every Trimmed Hat in
our big Millinery De-
partment is on sale at
ONE-THIRD OFF MARKED PRICE
Notice
the
Special
Display
of
Under
Muslin
in
our
East
Window
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