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YEMITA BAILY CHIEFTAIN
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VOL XII. NO. 257.
VINITA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17. 1911.
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DER EXPLOSION
RESULTS FATALLY
While Carousing Match is Thrown Too
Near a Keg of Powder And
Three Are Killed.
Muskogee Okla. Feb. 17. One man
is dead two fatally Injured and an-
other has minor1 injuries as a result of
the explosion of a keg of powder in a
shack at Marris Okla. twenty miles
southwest of Muskogee at 12 : 45
Thursday morning. A lighted match
is supposed to have ignited the powder
and caused the explosion.
Two men Rail and Gaddis were
"keeping batch" in a shack and Carl
Poage and Clara Vaughn two town
boys were visiting them. In one cor-
ner of the room was a keg of powder.
The men were said to have been drink-
ing when one lighted a match to light
his pipe. That match is said to have
been dropped near the powder keg be-
fore it was extinguished and the ex-
plosion followed. None of the men are
in a condition to give an account of
the disaster.
Rail who was sitting near the pow-
der keg was instantly killed and parts
of his body badly torn by the impact
of the explosion. His clothing was
badly burned. The two feet of Young
Poage were blown off and Gaddis was
burled against the side of the building
with such force that his skull was
fractured. Poage and Gaddis will die.
Clara Vaughn one of the boys escap-
ed with a few minor bruises.
The explosion was heard for blocks
and awoke people in that part pf the
towm It was only by hard work of
neighbors that the building was saved
from fire.
A grewsome spectacle was two feet
of Young Poage in different parts of
the room while the body lay in the
middle of the floor.
I
The Dead.
Fitz Rail oil field worker.
The Injured.
Joe Gaddis fractured skull will die.
Carl Poage two feet blown off will
die. . ' -....'.
Clara Vaughn minor injuries not
. serious.
S1NS0N COUNTY WAR
LIKE ffilCI'l INSURRECTION
Lawton Okla. Feb. 17. The Swan-
son county "war" has deteriorated
until now It is called merely a "o hope-
less tangle.." A message received from
Governor. Lee Cruce yesterday . states
that Attorney General West had re-
versed his ruling on the case and
holds no wthat Swanson is a county.
W. A. Bashears once refused recogni-
tion as sheriff of Swanson county and
later acknowledged as such while the
county commissioners were held pris-
oners by him; had been notified it is
said that he is sheriff of Swanson
county with full powers. The courts
will have to untangle the case. The
trial of the three deputy sheriffs
charged with killing a farmhand em-
ployed by one of the county judges
will be one of the court's jobs.
M'FARLANQ AND liRAN
TO MEET ON MARCH 14
Chicago 111. Feb. 17. Packey Mc-
Farland the Chicago lightweight and
Owen Moran the English fighter
have' agreed upon terms for a match
at t'n3 Fairmount Club of New York
on March 14. ;
McFarland has started to triiin.
Aside from being about five pounds
over-weight the Chicago lad says he is
ready to enter the ring.
MiLFORD-BERGER
Cut Price
$3.50 for Men's $5 Shoes
$3.00 for Men's 4 and $4.50
fine Shoes
$2.50 for Men's $3.50 Shoes
$2.35 for Ladies $3.50 and $
Shoes
$1.85 for Men's $2.50 Shoes
Election Inspector Arrested.
By Associated Press.
Muskogee Okla. Feb. 17. J. P.
Talbott an election inspector was ar-
rested today on a federal grand Ji'ry
Indictment charging that under the
"grandfather clause" he prevented a
negro from voting.
DOESN'T SPECIFY TERMS TO
WHICH CHINA 1ST COMPLY
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg Feb. 17. The Novoe
Vramya discussing today the an-
nounced purpose of Russia to make a
military demonstration in Chinese
Turkestan describes the note present-
ed at Pekin by Minister Koretovitz
as semiultimatum as it does not
specify the terms within which China
must comply with the demands of St.
Petersburg. The paper adds that It
the Chinese government falls to act
before the lapse of a fortnight . the
semiultimatum will be amplified.
till
OF CATTLE TICKS
Farmers Institute Favors Cattle Dip-
ping Vats For Craig
County.
The Craig County Farmers Institute
met in regular session at the Commer-
cial Club rooms yesterday afternoon.
Matters of general interest to the
farmers were discussed at length and
the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Be it resolved by the Craig County
Farmers Institute in regular session
assembled that the county commis-
sioners of Craig county be and they
hereby are respectfully requested to
install dipping vats and take such
other necessary steps as may be rec
ommended by the state board of agri-
culture to rid Craig county of the
cattle tick and place said county
north of the quarantine line.
A committee of eight on member-
ship was chosen consisting of the
following: Dan Tittle A. M. Voyles
Tim Shanahan William Herod A. L.
Churchill Billy Friend L. W Marks
Captain G. S. White. '
Saturday March 4th at 2 o'clock
p. m at the Commercial Club rooms
was then chosen as the time and place
of the next meeting and all member?
instructed to give all the publicity
possible to the end that a large attend-
ance may be secured representing as
nearly as may be very section of the
county.
POLICE TO JAKE IR ON
MA'S STRAY OOGS
The accident of last Saturday when
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Pfannkuche was bitten by a
mad dog is causing a war on dogs in
Vinita. The life of one little child is
worth all the dogs in Oklahoma and
the police are determined to prevent
if possible other children from being
bitten and have Issued a notice that
all dogs running at large must be kept
up until the time for hydrophobia to
develop has passed. Dog owners
should not require a second notice
but should either chain their dogs or
put them in a pen. The sentiment of
the people is with the police in this
war on stray canines.
Voted Against Annexation.
Washington D. C Feb. 17 The
house committee on foreign affairs to-
day voted nine to one against the Ben-
nett resolution for Canadian annexa-
tion negotiations with Great Britain
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SHOE COMPANY.
Shoe Sale
$1.65 for Children's $2.25 and
12.50 Shoes
75C for Ladies $1.25 House
Slippers
65c for Children's $1 Shoes
35c for Men's 50c Underwear
$225 for any ?3 Hat in store
PREVE
GOMMERGIflL CLUB REVIVES
HIM "BOOSTER" Sill
The Commercial Club had a meet-
ing last night which was a live one in
every respect. There were only about
a dozen members present but they all
belonged to the booster class and let-
ters read and interesting discussions
revealed the facts that the Woodcock
Manufacturing company Is doing a
good business which could be largely
increased by a little extra capital; that
Senator Porter is on his way home
from France and will sign the railroad
contract immediately on his return;
that another railroad is projected in
Arkansas which will connect with the
Porter road at Siloam Spring? and
give Vinita access to Fort Smith and
that a Kansas City concern wishes
to locate a live commercial college at
Vinita and doesn't want the earth as
the price of doing so.
The meeting was called to order at
about 8:45 by President Dennis H.
Wilson. There was considerable
amusement when Secretary Deck read
a letter from the Ideal Stove Works
of Belleville 111. in which they said
they had been informed that the Com-
mercial Club bad held a mass meet-
ing and raised money to put them up a
building. The secretary was delegat-
ed to break the news to them that they
had been misinformed. Mr. Dal quest
reported that the building and plat-
form which the stove company desired
could not be erected for less than
$4000. After considerable discussiqn
of buildings which might possibly be
rented for the company the whole
question was referred to the manu-
facturers committee with power to
act.
Secretary Deck then read a letter
from a Kansas City company which de-
sired to locate a commercial college
In Vinita. They asked neither a build-
ing nor a bonus but simply mat the
Commercial Club assist them on get-
ting quarters at a reasonable rental
and in securing 75 pupils as a starter.
President Wilson commented on the
reasonableness of the proposition.
D. M. Marrs expressed his conviction
that such an institution would be a
splendid thing for the town and said
OKLAHOMA BANKERS INDICTED
BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY
I Muskogee Okla. Feb. 17. E. F
Blaise former president of the Farm-
ers' National bank at Tulsa which
failed about the. time of the failure
of the Columbia Bank & Trust com-
pany at Oklahoma City was placed
under arrest here yesterday and gave
bond in the sum of $5000.
The indictment against " Blaise
charges misapplication of funds of the
bank and making false reports to the
! nation bank examiners. There are
two cases and the bond in each case
was fixed at $2500. It Is understood
that there are other indictments In
.connection with the failure of this
bank.
The indictment was the result of a
year and five months of work in Tulsa
and Bartlesville by two government
accountants who traced every trans-
action of the banks while Norton and
Blaise were In charge.
The same United States grand jury
returned fourteen Indictments against
election officers -who enforced the
l "grandfather clause" at the November
election.
j Late Thursday an indictment was
returned by the federal grand jury
against W. L. Norton president of
the Columbia Bank and Trust com-
pany the institution which heavily
j failed in Oklahoma City something
over a year ago and dragged down
jWith it a chain of banks over the state
; In seven true bills Norton is charg-
ed with making false reports to the
comptroller of currency.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY IS
AT WORK IN SEATTLE
Seattle Wash. Feb. 17. An inquiry
into the alleged vice syndicate said
to have governed Seattle for eleven
months was begun by the special
grand jury today. A member of the
syndicate is alleged to have made a
full confession and turned over the
book3 showing the payment of the
"rake off" to the police for gambling
and white slave business.
that' the commercial college in Parsons
Kans. had had over 1000 pupils en-
rolled during the past year.
The secretary was directed to con
tinue correspondence with the com
mercial company.
Several matters of unfinished busi
ness were discussed which it Is de-
sired to close up before it becomes
necessary to get down to work on the
railroad proposition and the members
present were appointed a committee
under the chairmanship of S. E. Wal-
len to attend to these. Mr. Wallen
appointed Charles B. Mitchell secre-
tary of the committee and desires a
meeting in Judge Gill's office Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. All other mem-
bers of the club are invited to attend.
Plans will be discussed for reviving
and re-organizing the club and for tak-
ing full advantage of Vinita's splendid
commercial opportunities. There will
undoubtedly be something doing.
Curtis Alights on Water.
By Associated Press.
San Diego Cal. Feb. 17. Using a
hydro-aeroplane Glenn Curtis alight-
ed today on the water along side of
the armored cruiser Pennsylvania
and was hoisted aboard. Soon after
ward the aeroplane dropped back into
the water and the aviator flew away
to Hangar on North Island. The test
was made to show the navy .depart-
ment that the hydro-aeroplane needs
no platform on the ship's deck to make
it practical.
UNIQUE CONFERENCE NOW
IN SESSION AT DALLAS
Dallas Tex. Feb. 17. Perhaps the
most unique gathering ever brought
together in the southwest has assembl-
ed in this city and began sessions in
the high school this afternoon at two
o'clock. This is the first Ail-Southwestern
Social Center Conference call-
ed by Col. Frank P. Holland president
of the Texas Farm and Ranch Publish
ing company from five states to dis-
cuss practical plans for opening
school buildings at night in tiity and
in country for the use of the public
as social and educational centers. Ed-
ucators and social workers from sev
eral estates are present. ' '
Practical problems of neighborhood
organization in rural communities
towns and cities with especial em
phasis upon the work of women and
the needs of country women consti-
tute the work of the conference.
Geo. B. Dealey of this city and Clar
ence Ousley president of the Texas
conference for education are joint
chairmen' with CoL Frank lUolJand
Charles W. Holnian of Dallas Is seo
retary. '
Among the speakers who will ad-
dress the conference this afternoon
are: Edward J. Ward originator of
the social center idea for city com
munities now with the University of
Wisconsin; Miss Helen F. Barnes of
New York City national executive
secretary of Y. W. C. A.; Miss Alice
Emmert and Miss Lida Dougherty
county superintendents of Marion and
Bee counties respectively; . County
Superintendent J. A. Thomas of Hunt
county; Professors A. Caswell Ellis
and A. S. Blankenship of the Univer
sity of Texas; Dr. J. H. Connell pres
ident of Oklahoma A. & M. College
Professor Rufus J. Nelson editor of
Farm and Ranch; W. B. Yeary presi
dent Texas Cotton Growers' Associa
tion; E. W. Kirkpatrick president
Texas Farmers' Congress; Hon. Hat-
ton W. Sunmore; Judge Lee Young of
Stephen ville; W. F. Barnett of Van
Aletyne; County Superintendent O. L.
Albritten of Nevarro county; O. F.
Thomas of Abilene.
At the night session Professor Ward
will give his illustrated lecture on so
cial centers. Rev. Geo. Giimour and
Rev. Wm. H. Greenburg will discuss
Dallas phases of the movement. Tom
W. Larkln of Beaumont will lead the
section devoted to extension work of
organizations and institutions. Other
speakers at the night session will be
Mrs. S. J. Wright of Paris president
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs;
Mrs. J. H. Porter president Texas
Congress of Mothers; Professors H.
Y. Benedict and C. M. Evans respec-
tive heads of departments of exten-
sion in the University of Texas and
the A. & M. College of Texas.
Committee Reports Hobson Bill.
By Associated Press.
Washington I"). O. Feb. 17. The
Hobson bill to encourage the develop-
ment of the American Merchant Ma-
rine and to j.romote commerce and na-
tional defense was reported favorably
to the house today by the committee
on merchaut marines.
TWO MEN ELECTROCUTED
AT LAKE CITY MINNESOTA
By Associated Press.
Winona Minn. Feb. 17. Peter Giudt
and son Elmer were electrocuted at
Lake City Minn. this morning. Young
Gludt a telephone lineman attempted
to remove a twenty-two hundred volt
age light wire that had fallen over a
telephone wire in. front of their home
and started the bell to ringing. He
received a shock that felled him. HIa
father went to his aid and was also
knocked senseless. Mrs. Gludt pulled
both free from the wire escaping in-
jury herself. Both men died.
Authority Extended to Governor to
Employ Counsel to Defend All
Election Officers in Court.
Oklahoma City Feb. 17. The ap-
portionment committees of the house
and the senate j esterday reported the
bills on the new senatorial and legis
latlve districts which owing to the
brief portion of the session remaining
will probably be given the right of
way. Forty-five senatorial districts
are provided for all having one sen-
ator. Oklahoma county is dlvide.1 into
two districts. Under the past appor-
tionment many districts had two sen
ators.
The following are the counties in
the proposed districts: Ottawa
Craig and Mayes; Cherokee and Se-
quoyah; Muskogee; Okfuskee and Mc-
intosh; Pittsburg; Hughes and Coal;
Haskell and Latimer; Leflore; Atoka
and Choctaw; Pushmataha and Mc-
Curtain; Carter and Love; Marshall
and Johnston; Garvin and Murray;
Bryan; Pontotoc and Seminole; Pot-
tawatomie; Lincoln; Okmulgee and
Wagoner; Creek and Payne; Tulsa;
Rogers and Nowata; Noble and Pnw
nee; Osage and Washington; Garfield;
Grant and Kay; Kingfisher and Cana-
dian; Alfalfa and Major; Blaino and
Dewey; Woods and Custer; Beckham
Roger Mills and Ellis; Caddo; Greer
and Kiowa; Tillmaii and Swanson;
Jackson and Harmon; Comanche;
Stephens and Jefferson; Logan;
Grady; Cleveland and McClain; Cim-
arron Texas and Beaver; Oklahoma
two districts.
The house apportionment is amde
agreeable to the automatic provision
of the state constitution and cuts the
membership to eighty-seven.
Two representatives are allowed
each of these counties: Bryan Caddo
Garfield Grady Leflore Lincoln Lo
gan and Tulsa. Comanche Pittsburg
Pottawatomie and Muskogee get three
each and Oklahoma five. Harper and
Beaver form one flotorial district a'ld
Cimarron and Texas another with one
member each.
The senate passed a concurrent res-
olution by Roddie extending the au-
thority of the governor to employ spe-
cial attorneys to defend all persons
indicted by the federal courts for en
forcement of the "grandfather clause"
or who may hereafter be indicted. No
limit was placed on the amount that
may be expended for this purpose.
The senate public building .commit
tee killed the house bill increasing
the duties of the state capitol commis-
sion by reporting it unfavorably and
also killed the Cloonan bill to appro-
priate $3000000 for a state capitol
building.
The house passed finally the fire-
arms bill through a compromise cut-
ting out the prohibition against sell-
ing revolvers and kindred weapons
but leaving in the bill the provision
making it unlawful to display such
weapons in show windows.
The senate recommended for pas-
sage in committee of the whole a bill
appropriating $191000 for new build-
ings at the state A. and M. college at
Stillwater.
Cleveland Has 1310.
Washington D. C Feb. 17. Statis-
tics of the thirteenth census announc-
ed today include Cleveland Okla.
with a population of 1310 in 1910 as
against 211 in 1900.
APPORTIONMENT
BILL UP III HOUSE
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FOUND l!i NORTH
Idaho Senator Declares That North
Plays Hypocrite While South
Boldly Takes Stand.
Washington D. C Feb. 17. That
prejudice against the negro is Just as
intense in the north as In the south
and that the north plays the hypocrite
In the conditions to the contrary was
boldly and bluntly asserted by Senator
Borah of Idaho.
Borah's declaration regarding the
negro was made at the close of a pro
longed speech in opposition to the
Sutherland amendment to the senate
resolution providing for the election
of senators by a popular vote. The
amendment would have the effect of
giving congress the control of sena
torial elections.
The Idaho senator's pronouncement
on the race question was made in re-
sponse to the recent assertion of Sen-.
ator Root that without the Souther-
land provision the resolution would
deprive the southern negroes of fed-
eral protection in the exercises of
franchise.
Borah dissented from the New York
senator's view and In doing so he used
the language which elicited congratu
lations from many senators.
Nothwlthstandlng Borah's notice
that he would ask the senate to sit
today until a vote could be reached
on the election resolution the proceed
ings on that measure were confined to
his own discussion of it. He succeed-
ed however in getting a concession
that the resolution should be taken
up tomorrow after the disposition of
routine business. The postponement
was granted to accommodate a number
of senators who still desire to speak
on the subject.
Borah contended that as the reso
lutions stands notwithstanding that it
gives the state legislators control of
senatorial elections congress still
would have the right to Interfere in
the protection of any citizen whose
right of franchise had been interfered
with.
He expressed deep regret that the
race question was brought Into the
controversy and asserted that its in
troduction was intended only to im
peril the resolutions. He began this
portion of his address by paying his
respects to the northern states.
"I wonder how long the north is
going to play the hypocrite and the
moral coward o nthts question?" he
said.
"The northern states have exhibited
the same reasons of prejudice shown
elsewhere as In the north we burn
negroes at the stake and there as In
other sections we have race wars.
We push our negroes to the outer edee
of the Industrial world. We exhibit
the same prejudices the same weak-
nesses and the same Intolerance In
the southland."
DION AND -SMiTH.'' WILL
FIGHT AT SKATING RIM
Two fast ten round bouts are the
card for Vinita fight fans at the Elec-
tric Park skating rink tonight. The
principal bout will be between Logan
Smith a local lightweight and Kid
Dion the hero of numerous encounters:
at Joplln Dion weighs 133 pounds..
He is from tt. Louis and has had
three years experience in the squared
circle. His record Is:
Elmr Guan Kansas City knocked
out in fourth tound.
Tony Protifs St. Louis won in six
rounds.
Fred Coyne Philadelphia won in
ten rounds.
Birdlegs Collins (colored) won in
ten. rounds. Same in second fight
lost on foul.
Harry Trendall St. Louis six
rounds draw.
Kid Woodson New Orleans won in
ten rounds.
He has been in training at Joplia
and is in good condition Dion is con-
fident of victory although he regards
Smith as a dangerous man.
Preaching Services at Plateau.
. There will be preaching at the
Plateau school house at Hollow Okla.
on the second Sunday in March. Every
body come and have a good time prais-
ing God. REV. W. II McCANN.
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