Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 295, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 23, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. X. NO 295
VINITA OKLAHOMA TUESDAY MARCH 23 100U
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BELIEVE THE ROAD
.BILL BE BUILT
Parties Back of the Cherokee and
Oklahoma Railroad Project See
Bright Prospects Ahead.
Nowta Okla. Mar. 23. A proposed
railroad upon which construction had
commenced prior to the Roosevelt
panic and one that would be of great
advantage to the Cherokee nation dis
trict has been revived. The Nowata
Star says:
There is a strong possibility of the
Cherokee and Oklahoma Central rail-
road being built.
Headers will well remember that
this road was started some two or
three years ago. The grade was com
pleted to the Verdigris river and all
at once work ceased Recently Messrs
Todd and Gammon oil refinery people
of Chelsea were in Nowata conferring
with local business men They brought
the news that they had made arrange
ments with St. Louis capitalists to
finance the road and there are great
hopes of completing the same. The
road as now planned will be forty
miles in length and will either run
from Pryor Creek to Nowata or from
Chelsea to Bartlesville through No
wata. The grade has been completed
fifteen miles and tliere has been about
$80000 already expended on the pro
ject. It will be remembered that No-
wata people were to gvie a bonus at
that time. The people of Alluwe also
contributed to the project in the way
of purchasing lots. This money was
never lost by the people and no one
was out a cent causing people to
have faith in the promoters. At the
time the promoters were assuring our
people the road would be blult they
fully expected to receive their finan-
cial assistance from Mr. Jamison but
as that gentleman died about that
time the deal practically fell through.
It will also be remembered that money
was very scarce in the east there
being a panic at that time. The cash
required to carry on the work of con-
struction can be obtained now and the
present outlook is indeed encouraging.
SECOND 100 OEPCfiATS
HOLD ROUSING MEETING
The democrats of the Second ward
met at the court house last night for
the purpose of electing a ward com-
mitteeman and discussing matters per-
taining to the coming city election. R.
.1. Wright was elected committeeman
after which the business meeting ad-
journed and an opportunity given all
present to express their sentiments
on questions pertaining to the political
situation. After a thorough discus-
sion pro and con of a proposition to
select candidates for the school board
without reference to political parties
or rather to place an equal number
of democrats and republicans on the
board the proposition lost and a reso
lution was adopted favoring a straight
party ticket as regards the school
board. V. P. Thompson was present
and in an interesting talk agreed to
let his name go before the primary
as a candidate for mayor. There was
an unusually large attendance at the
meeting and enthusiasm ran high.
FATE OF STORM-TOSSED
BALLOON YET IN DOUBT
By Associated Press.
Loa Angeles Calif. Mar. 23. Sev-
enty hours have passed since the-balloon
"America" with six passengers
ascended from Pasadena and Was
blown into the storm swept mountains
and no word has come back as to their
fate. The conviction is rapidly forc-
ing itself upon friends that the ad-
venturers met death in a blizzard.
Milford Berger Shoe Co.
Spring Suiting Samples
FULL PANTS LENGTHS
A Couple of Dozen Popular Patterns
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED
CALL AND INSPECT
Complete Line of Summer Shoes Now In
BANK VAULT FAILED TO
YIELD TO DYNAMITE CHARGE
By Associated Press.
Hemple Mo. Mar. 23. Cracksmen
made an unsuccessful attempt with
dynamite to enter the vault of the
Bank of Hemple early today. The
vault was uninjured but the interior
of the bank was wrecked. The rob-
bers escaped.
KILLS ANOTHER
Trouble Over Consollidation of Two
Telephone Lines in Missouri
Leads to Tragedy.
Py Associated Press.'
Lebanon Mo. Mar. 23. At Ruse a
small town near here late yesterday
Rev. Martin D. Johnson aged forty a
Baptist minister shot and killed Rev.
Solomon Odell aged forty-six a Pres-
byterian. The trouble arose over a.
deal in telephones.
Johnson is president of the Laclede
County Telephone company and Odell
represented the Farmers' Telephone
company. At meeting in the post-office
yesterday looking to the consolidation
of the two companies Johnson alleges
Odell insulted him and the killing fol
lowed. Johnson is in custody.
STUDENT SELF-GOVERNMENT
AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Norman Okla. Mar. 23. The con
stitutional charter for student self gov
ernment in the state university as pro
posed by the faculty was read to the
student body by President Evans in
chapel this morning. The student body
will vote to either accept or reject
the proposition next Tuesday. The
aim of the p'romoters of the scheme is
to enable the student body to aid if
possible any student who has a tend
ency to go wrong without its being
necessary to deprive him of the bene-
fit of an education in the greatest of
Oklahoma's schools. The constitu
tion has been made as simple as pos-
sible with an amending clause in order
to make its adoption possible. The
constitution as read retains to the fac-
ulty the control over athletics but
gives over the control of matters
where the actions of one student will
affect the rights of others.
The council will have power legis
lative judicial and executive to reg
ulate actions of students on the cam
pus and at athletic meets to regulate
the class scrap cheating in examina
tions the publishing of any scandal
regarding the university or its stu
dents and other matters of a similar
nature.
RUSSELL WILL HEAD
NEW COLORED HOME
Guthrie Okla. Mar. 23. If Gover-
nor Haskell signs the bill creating
and locating at Taft a colored home
for orphan deaf blind and dumb ne-
gro children it is regarded as practi
cally certain that S. Douglass Russell
editor of the Langston Western Age
will be placed at the head of the new
institution. Russell who is regarded
as one of the most intelligent negroes
in the state enjoys the peculiar dis
tinction of having hurt Bird" McGuire
more than any white opponents in the
first district. . His paper was one of
the bitterest influences that nettled
the Republican congressman the last
election.
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PREACHER
PROPOSED NEW
FRENCH TARIFF
Many Provisions of New Customs
Measure Unfavorable to Com-
mercial Interests.
By Associated Press.
Washington D. C Mar. 23. Th6 at-
tention of American manufacturers
will not for the next few months be
entirely focused upon the proposed
tariff revision In this country. France
proposes to revise its tariff and in the
changes to be made the United States
is vitally interested. If the proposed
French tariff bill should be enacted
into law in its present shape Ameri-
can trade would be injuriously effect-
ed. .
Contrary to the usual custom the
measure had its origin in the tariff
committee of the French chamber of
deputies and the attitude of the gov
ernment toward it therefore has not
formally been defined in parliament.
The probabilities are however that
the bill will undergo a number of
changes before it finally Is enacted in
to law which it is expected will be
about the first part of next year.
Some interesting facts in regard to
the new measure are gleaned from a
compilation entitled "Proposed new
customs tariff of France" prepared by
N. I. Stone tariff expert of the depart-
ment of commerce and labor the ob-
ject of which is to indicate the propos-
ed changes of tariff rates on goods
which the United States either exports
to France or could under favorable
conditions.
Taking upon the articles covered by
the existing France-American agree-
nient it is jxnind that the- following are
affected by the proposed changes.
Canned meats It is proposed to ad-
vance the general rate of 20 francs
per 100 kiles to 30 francs an increase
of "jO per cent while leaving the min-
imum rate of 15 francs unchanged.
While the agreement remains in
force the proposed change would
therefore not affect American canned
inpsits.'
Fresli apples and pears Under the
existing agreement these fruits are
admitted at the rate of 2 francs per
100 kiles. It is proposed to advance
the minimum rate of 5 francs an In
crease of 150 per cent and to increase
the general rate from 5 to 8 francs
Should the increase of these and the
other1 minimum rates covered by the
existing agreements lead to its abro
gation It would result in an increase
from the present minimum rate of
francs to the l ew general rate of 8
francs which would raise the duty
fourfold. It is proposed to increase
the minimum rate on hops from 30 to
40 francs and the general from 45 to
60 francs per 100 kiles.
t ar more numerous are the tariff
changes on articles which are not af
fected by the commercial agreement
at present in force between France
and this country. In proposing the
many changes the French commission
was guided by the object of making
the difference between the general and
the minimum rates about 50 per cent
on the average being considerably
higher than the difference in the pres
ent tariff the purpose being to make
it worth while for foreign countries
to negotiate reciprocity. treaties for the
application of the minimum rates.
As all the important commercial
countries except the United States en-
joy the benefits of the entire minimum
tariff in France the changes already
mentioned would affect injuriously im-
ports from the United States only and
would still further aggravate the dis
advantages under which American
products must compete with products
from other countries in the French
markets. Among the more important
of these changes the following may
be mentioned the r?te being given in
francs per 100 kiles: Meat extracts
general rate increased from 40 to 45
francs; ootton seed now admitted
free to be subject to a duty of 1.50
francs peanuts now admitted free to
be subject to a duty of 2.50 francs and
preserved vegetables duty increased
from 20 to 24 francs.
Kven more disadvantageous to Am
erican trade are the proposed changes
which while Increasing the general
rates to which American goods are
subject contemplate a reduction of
the minimum rates which are appli-
cable to imports from favored coun-
tries. As instances of such changes
the following may be mentioned:
Heavy agricultural machinery weight-
ing over 400 kiles for which it is pro-
posed to increase the general rate
from 15 to 18 francs per 100 kiles.
while reducing the minimum from 9
to 8; detached parts of copper and
(Continued on Page 4.)
INDIANS CITIZENS
LAND OEEOS VALID
Attorneys for Defendants in Aliena-
tion Suits Claim Covernment's
Right of Guardianship is Ended
v Muskogee Okla. Mar.
-For the
Cherokees the United States against
James P. Allen et al. .
For the Creeks the United States i
against H. C Malot et al.
For the Choctaw-Chickasaw s. the
United States against Charles K. Mc-
Pherren et al.
For the Seminoles the United States
against George C. Crump et al.
Such are the test cases upon which
in the federal court before Judge
Campbell attorneys for the federal
government and the defendants in the
30000 alienation land suits to (juiit
title to lands in the domain of the Five
Civilized Tribes are arguing the legal
issues involved in the controversy up-
on the demurrers advanced by the de-
fendants to the .government's allega-
tions in the suits.
These suits involve in area approx-
imately one million acres and in value
represent ftt the normal valuation of
$10 per acre some $10000000.
In order to facilitate the settlement
of the questions involved in the con-
troversy and to free the federal court
for the eastern district of an almost
interminable docket of litigation re-
quiring years to decide singly the
four cases mentioned above have been
selected as typical of the govern-
ment's material contentious in each
of the Five Civilized Nations and up-
on the precedent established in the de-
cisions on these four cases will be
.decided the other casts involved in
the wholesale litigation.
Under the terms of this agreement
O. L. Rider of Vinirti presented the
arguments for the defendants resid-
ing in the Cherokee nation J. C. Stone
of Muskogee for the Creek nation and
(Continued on Page Two.)
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STRIKING FRENCHMEN
WILL RESUME WORK
Py Associated Press.
Paris Mar. 23. At a mass meeting
of six thousand striking telegraphers
and post office employees today it was
voted almost unanimously to resume
work.
FOUND Al LAST
Willie Whitla Returned to His Father
by Agent of Band That Stole
Him.
Cleveland O. Mar. 23. Willie Whit-
la. 8 years old who caused the police
of the entire country endless worry
since he was kidnapped from school
in Sharon Pa. last Thursday was re-
turned to his father at the llollenden
hotel here tonight at S:30 o'clock.
In compliance with an agreement en-
tered into between the kidnaped boy's
father and an agent of the kidnapers
here today the boy was placed on n
street car on the outskirts of the city
and started to tho hotel shortly after
8 o'clock.
Hilly Whitla the kidnapped boy
and James P. Whitla his rejoicing fa-
ther left here today for Sharon Pa.
"(lee. Papa" said the youngster as they
boarded the train "hope mamma is on
the frouiit porch watlting for us."
Billy Reaches Home.
Sharon Pa. Mar. 23. Today is
Hilly Whitla day in Sharon. The
streets are crowded and a big ovation
was given the ransomed boy when
he arrived here. Tho entire population
of the city gathered at the station
business being suspended and schools
closed. The father and boy went at
once to the 'Whitla residence and in
midst of relatives the boy was restor-
ed to the arms of bis mother.
KIDNAPPED BOY
KUPPEWH
CLOTHES
Are now on sale and there is no time like NO W to
select that New Spring Suit you'll have a better
assortment to Select from for NOW we have your
exact sie in all fabrics.
Prices $1650 to $25.00
Spring Trousers
Priced at $3.50 $4 $5 and $6.00
Nothing at all striking about the prices they are
very ordinary but you ought to see the values they
are extraordinary. The choicest of fabrics; fairly alive
with style; correctly cut and tailored by men who know
Monarch and Cluett
Shirts
Priced at $100 $150 and $2.00
Our lines for Spring in these much advertised and ex-
cellent Shirts are now completed.
Stetson Hat Headquarters
Chamois Brand $3 Stetson's $3.50
Derbies and all the best shapes in Soft Hats including
the must popular "Alpine Junior" style in all colors
BIG DEPARTMENT STORE
MX DID Kill nc
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Large Crowds Gather to See Theo-
dore Roosevelt And Party Em-
bark for Notable Journey.
P.y Associated Press.
New York Mar. 23. Theodore
Roosevelt sailed at eleven six today
on the first stage of his jounrney to
the wilds of Fast Africa in search of
big game.
From Sagamore Hill to the steam-
ship dock in Hoboken the ex-presldent
route resembled a triumphal march
tho greetings of crowds which gather-
ed to wish him good luck being ex-
pressed ull along the way in enthusi-
astic cheers. When he arrived at the
pier in Hoboken where he boarded the
steamship Hamburg a densely packed
throng burst into cheers. He smiled
and bowed right and left ill acknow-
ledgement and evidently was much
pleased. So great was the throng that
the party found progress to the gang
plank hindered and at one time the
crush became so great Mr. Roosevelt
lost his hat and small leather case
which he carried in his pocket. A
large force of police cleared the path
while others recovered 'the lost arti-
cles. Roosevelt was uninjured.
Hefore tho liner weighed anchor
Roosevelt gave a short talk to the
newspaper men but didn't broach poli-
tics when one of the reporters de-
clared some one told me you were
going to be our next president" Roose-
velt threw up both hands and smiling-
ly terminated the interview.
Italians of New York presented the
ex-president with a bronze tablet bear-
ing the likeness of Roosevelt and the
scene of the Sicilian earthquake.
One of the last things Roosevelt did
was to send n farewell telegram to
President Taft.
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