The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VINITA CRAIG COUNTY OKLAHOMA JULY 30. J 909
NUMBER 7
Will i!IIS
REGEIVIUG HIE!
Railroads aid For Information Which
Corporation Commission Has
Always' Furnished Free.
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Guthire Okla. July 29. The action
of Chairman Jack Love of the cor-
poration commission In summarily
dismissing W. L. Chapman the sec-
retary of the commission appears to
meet the approval of most of the peo-
ple who are acquainted with the
fants.
It is not charged that Mr. Chapman
has violated any statutory law or
committed any crime but it certainly
is creditable in the corporation com-
mission in seeing that there is no
taint attached to the action of any
of their employees.
Mr. Chapman acknowledges to hav-
ing received compensation from near-
ly all of the railroads in the state
for furnishing information which the
corporation commission has always
furnished free of charge. " It is the
policy of the corporation commission
to hold every session as an open
session and to furnish all information
.free of charge.
Tho corporation commission of Ok-
lahoma has gained a national reputa-
tion for the efficient manner in which
it is serving the people. It has stood
as a guardian for the rights of the
people against the greediness of great
corporations and they cannot afford
to do anything or have any employee
do anything that would even cause a
suspfcion that they ere not to the
very best-of their ability safeguard-
ing the sacred rights of the people
and the people cannot help but be
Euspicious of an employee who is re-
ceiving a monthly salary from railroad
companies for information that they
are entitled to receive free of charge.
Chairman Jack Love is and will be
uphild in his actions by the people
of the ftate regardless of party affiliation.
HUSTON DECISION FAVORS
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Guthrie Okla. July 28. In the case
of the Cook Construction company vs.
State Auditor M. E. Trapp District
Judge Huston Monday heard argu-
ments and announced that with the in-
formation before him he was inclined
to favor the plaintiffs and make per-
manent the mandamus directed to Mr.
Trapp ordering him to Issue warrants
on vouchers signed by the board of
agriculture lie gave the defense two
days in whicn to present additional
evidence.
The auditor In the absence of legal
definition of the powers of the two
boards refused to issue warrants for
ork on the new buildings at the
Stillwater A. and M. college unless
they were O. K'd. by the board of
public affairs. Tho board of agricul-
ture claims Jurisdiction over these
building operations.
ima ess m
$38494538 IN SAYINGS
Washington D. C. July 29. An ag-
gregate of $380494598 in savings de-
posits in tin national banks of the
county is shown in the complete report
issued by the comptroller of the cur-
rency yesterday on the relations from
the national banks under the call for
their condition on June 23. ' There
were 6926 banks which made reports
under the call which is an increase
of 102 over the number of banks that
reported on July 15 1908.
Of those 6920 banks 2161 showed
savings deposits. In the savings de-
posits the eastern states led with
$173712832 the middle states next
with $109931214 the southern states
with $44084395. and then in order
New England with $33545051 the Pa-
cific states with $i484S4C4 and the
rest of the west with $14848403 and
the island possessions Hawaii and
Porto Klco with $157926. Hawaii In
the returns boasts of but one national
bank and I'orto Rico one. Pennsyl-
vania with a total of $96203678 leads
all others in the aggregate savings de-
poslsts reported by the national banks.
JUDGE SUSPENDED
PENDING HIS TRIAL
West Demands Suspension of Jury
Commission Judge Rosser Will
Give Decision Later.
Shawnee Oala. July 27. W. N.
Maben the district judge who is un
der indictment for alleged participa-
tion in the bootleggers' protection
grc. was temporarily suspended from
office yesterday afternoon pending
trial on seven indictments remaining
against him. Attorney General West
in setting cases for trial on further
indictment! raid he would not be will
Ing to continue until Judge Rosser
should suspend the jury commission
that made up the venire from which
the Maben jury was to be chosen.
Judge Rosser postponed his decision
saying this is the most peculiar tltua
tlon with which he had ever dealt.
The reason for this situation Is thai
the Jury commission was apoplnted by
Judge Maben himself. And Attorney
General West said It would be ns gooc
as useless to proceed to trial with
jurymen selected by Judge Maben's
commission. Attorney General West
cited the fact that two of the Jury
that tried Judge Maben on the first
j indictment In May when he was nc
Quitted were confessed professional
gamblers.
Will Insist on Lower Rates on Gloves and
Hosiery Cannon Protests that President is
Disrupting House Organization-Amazed
at Spectacle of Speaker of House and
Vice-President of United States Act-
ing as Lobbyists for Industry that
Would Enrich Their Friend.
ISSUES REQUISITION
FOB H'CMCKEITS RETURN
Washington D. C. July 29.
Through a written communica-
tion President Taft advised the
conference committee today
that he cannot accept a 'rate
exceeding $1.25 on rough lum-
ber and that he will insist on
the senate rates on gloves and
hosiery which are lower than
the house rates. The demo-
cratic members of the commit-
tee who were called In at to-
day's meeting which was sched-
uled for ten o'clock remained
only till 10:52.
The president told the con-
ferees t.iat the party pledges
required downward revision on
these articles.
The president's stand has had
the effect of reopening the lum-
ber and gloves subjects and
much doubt is now in the minds
of the conferees as to when the
end might be reached.
m R1FALL CREAKS
ViESTER!! OKLAHOMA DROUTH
Ily Associated Press.
Wichita Kans. July 27. An inch
of rain fell here early today and there
was a good raia at Dodge City Con-
cordia Newton Wellington Arkansas
City Harper an3 Norwich in Kansas
and at Fairview Clinton Altus Okla-
homa City and Blaekwell In Okla-
homa and broke a drought that threat-
ened growing corn. Four inches fell
at Blackwtll.
JEFFRIES POSTS FORFEIT FOR
MEET WITH JACK JOHNSON.
My Associated Press.
New York July 28. James J. Jef-
fries posted a forfeit of five thousand
dollars with Robert Edgan ft sporting
writer this afternoon as evidence of
good faith that he is willing to meet
Jack Johnson.
Jfcffrien aaid be would be ready to
igbt within five monthi nd that be
now weighs two hundred and thlrtf-
five pounds stripped.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT
N MUM DEPARTMENT
Guthrie Okla. July 29. A. M.
Young state bank commissioner has
added to his force Alexander Rich-
mond an expert accountant who will
be known as building and loan audi-
tor and who will thoroughly examine
all foreign and domestic building and
loan associations. The first associa-
tion to be examined by Mr. Richmond
was the Employees Ruilding and Loan
association of Guthrie whom Mr.
Richmond reports to be In splendid
condition. Mr. Young desires that it
be generally known that all building
and loan associations will be rigidly
examined and required to observe all
requirements of the building and loan
law.
TD 111 OOPLKIE
SPEED TEST TODAY
Uy Associated Press.
Wa gton D. C July 29.- -Orviile
Wright ia scheduled to make an aero-
plane speed test this afternoon and
thousands of persons will again Jour-
ney to Ft. Meyer as on yesterday
while other hosti will gather along
the route to be followed. This day
and two more are all the Wrights
have Jo which to complete the o facial
test of their tnacbla .
By Associated Press.
Washington July 29. The house of
cards was built up again last night.
If the president approves the result
will be submitted to the democratic
conferees and possibly to congress.
The only rearrangement of the cards
consists in changing lumber from $1.50
to $1.25 a thousand feet and in some
reductions on cheaper grades of
gloves. The more expensive gloves
it is hoped to hold at the house rates
for the benefit of Lucius N. Llttaiier
the glove manufacturer. Senator Al-
drich and Chairman Payne hope to
have the president approval by tomor-
row morning. The democratic con
ferees already have been notified to
be present tomorrow.
The president lias had sharp en-
counters with Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon the last day or two.
They have been Irritated at his inter-
ference in behalf of the lower lumber
and gloves duty. It is said that Sen-
ator Aldrich protested to the presi-
dent that he ought not to listen to
the complaints of "free traders" to
which the president la reported to
have replied that if it should prove
impossible to dispose of the bill at
this time a Fpecial session to be call-
ed late In October might do a beter
'job than was possible at present.
I At this suggestion Senator Aldrich
became calm and showed no more irri-
tation. Speaker Cannon protested that the
president by bis course was disrupt-
ing the house organization. The pres-
ident's reply is not known. Rut the
long protracted session Is getting on
the nerves of many congressmen and
there are many small explosions In all
directions.
The glove schedule has become the
keystone of th protection arch at
present. Tils la one of the greatest
scandals of the bill. The people have
been told that Speaker Cannon is anx-
ious 1o belp out Littauer because the
New Yorker w.o was for years a
member of eongreus helped him in
the contest over the speakership and
the rules. He iihS been told that
Vlce Pre? idetit Sherman Is interested
In Littauer because br . lecelved help
for Us vice prefidentlal nomination
from the same source.
The president has been amazed at
the pectacie of the fpeaker of the
bouee and the vite prtsid. nt of the
United Elates acting as lobbylata for
an industry tie building up of which
will belp to enrich oc of their friends.
LHUuer it the largest glove manu-
factuwr ia tb l's!te4 RUtfS. Hi
mills at Glovers ville N. Y. were es-
tablished by bis father nearly half
a century ago. He retired from the
house two years ago after ten years'
service in that body.
When in congress be was the most
popular Member of the New York
(delegation. Nearly all of his collea
gues called him "Lit." He was'cele-
brated as a story teller and after din-
ner speaker and gave many expensive
dinners. He is a nkillful boxer and
has the physique of a prize fighter. He
was a close personal friends of Presi
dent Roosevelt and was an active sup
porter oi the republican national tic-
ket in 1904. For many years be bus
supplied the army with gloves und
the large contracts he was awarded
caused much adverse criticism.
He has been a liberal contributor
to tho republican presidential and con-
gressional Campaign funds. It has
been said that he prepared the glove
schedule incorporated In the tariff bill
by the ways and means committee and
adopted by the house. Throughout
the deliberations of the conference
committee be has been in consulta-
tion with Speaker Cannon and other
republican leaders who have stoutly
defended the increased duties.
Guthrie Okia July 28. Governor
C. N. Haskell has issued a requisition
upon the governor of Kentucky for the
return to Pawhuska of William Mc
Oracken now under arrest at Ixmdon
Ky. wanted on the charge of con
spiracy to defraud the Prudential Life
Insurance company of $5000.
McCracken carried a $5000 policy in
the Prudential and several months
ago went out on the Arkansas river
on a fishing expedition. Ho fell into
the river and was never seen allvo
again until arrested last week in Ken-
tucky. He was supposed to have been
drowned. Parties seined the river for
body and after a two days' search
found a body which McCracken's
frjends identified to bo his.
The body was buried the following
day. McCracken's relatives later col-
lected the $5000 due on the policy.
30250 HE
GUIS ALLOWED
Special Commissioner Notifies Joplin
Van That His Claim For Large
Sum Is Allowed.
BURGLARS ENTER
II fill 3I0RE!
Nothing But Cash Was Dlsturi'eJ-
Bloodhounds Trail Robber to
Frisco Tank West of Town
Word was received here a few days
ago by Samuel M. Allison from Gulon
Miller of Washington D. C special
commisisoner of the Interior depart
ment stating that the claim he filed
two years ago for allotment In tho dis-
tribution of $4000000 to the Cberokeo
Indiana had been accepted t hich
signifies that ho will receive betvc it
$85000 and $90000 as his sharo AW-
son has lived in Jopllu for tho ts't
twelve years during which tim h
has followed the occupation of a r
er. Ho lives at No. 411 Pennsyb
avenue.
Tho notification l a n-celved aj 'ti-
ed that 90000 applications for . ! ;
hod been filed within the pat.
years by members of i .e Ches '.-v.Y.
tribe nnd of thlB number .!
been allowed claims n v .eat;t pi-
tion of the applieatit i being re'. .).
The distribution claim d '' Ins
made to Easter J ;iierok Il.-l ait.
who emigrated v. . t and sou b hi
1835. )
Allison li.i i.e'ernl brother; . in l
sisters nv.ldlntfrin OKUhoma who Ul
also receive I silin He has an nw:t
more than 100 years old livln.
other relatives whom he will
within the Most few Weeks.
The notification be received oi bis
i !.!e) read that the cases of app'i -i'lils
who had Tieon refuse 1 allotment in the
division of the $1000000 would b
tried during tho month of Octobr-r.
Mr. Allison believes he will r. . ; .
I.M portion of the money In li.MiKi-
Joplin GIob.
m-pi
in
IS STARTED
Will Not Stop at Required 40000 But
Will Secure 60000 Signatures
to Petition. V
Oklahoma City July 28. Petitions
for the proposed constitutional amend-
ment advocated by the Sons of Wash-
ington picvic'.irig a high license and
local option system for the sale of
liquor are being printed. There will
be 10000 petitions dated August 1C.
There will then be nine months in
which to have these signed and re-
turned and there n?v.. b 40000 sig-
natures. W. I). Caldwell attorney for the
Sons of Washington said yesterday.
"We will not stop at the required
number of signatures but will have at
least tiO.OOO and we will secure them
In less than ninety days. From letters
received within the past month we
are confident the people are ready for
this matter and we will do our part
in getting it before them in the proper
form."
In the past four weeks the organiza-
tion i.?s mailed five thousand copies
of the promised amendment and re-
quested criticism and suggestions.
Many replies have been received from
prominent attorneys who have made
favorable comment upon the proposed
amendment and the campaign for its
adoption.
SHUT WIFE DliiiG
BHiUR EKGITEuEilT
Hy Afifociaftd l r k.
Boston Ma. July 27. In the ex-
citement 'ftiif-ed by the belief that
burglar a- ir4 the bouse Harry
Pierce a designer fhot and fatally
wcui ded bis wife at their home (a
the Jamaica Plain oiiitrlct this morn
ing. Pierce was takeu into cut(
pending an investigation altho- '
police believe the shotting wa
dr-ntal.
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Vrom Tuesday's Dally.
Two burglaries tr rather ono of
them was an attempted burglary oc-
curred in this city last night and
from the crudiness of the work it is
thought to be the work of boys.
At the Golden Rule the big Iron
shutter that bars the back window
was pried open and the burglars en-
tered through the window. The cash
register waa ransacked and about 85
cents in nickles stolen. The burglars
then searched the money drawer In
tne office up stairs and secured $6.50
in sliver that had been left there for
change. Nothing else in tho stor
had been disturbed.
The MUford-lu-Tgsr shoe store was
also entered by means of a back win
dow and the money drawer of the
cash register was taken out and laid
upon the case but there was no money
in it. It seems that the burglars only
wanted "money for nothing eise waf
taken.
The bloodhounds were put on the
trail and traced the burglars to the
Frisco water tank a mile and a half
west of town where the trail was
lost. It is thought the burglars
caught a train at this point.
BASSETT DIES WITHOUT
BEGINS COilSOIBIISflESS
Ry Associated Press.
Tulsa Okla. July 27. Mark lias-
sett a former Illinois newspaper man
and prospective editor of the Tulsa
Dally News died here this morning
without regaining consciousness as a
result of a bullet wound inflicted Bun-
day morning when he was found un-
conscious In the rooms of a local
printing establishment. He had be a
shot in the bead and his own re' ' r
lay near by. Friends of the da-i c
suspect murder and robber. Ih po-
lice are yet undecided b-fcr wes
a murder or sub Ide.
LfiL SI; u 5 Fill O.i
Guthrie Okla. July i
lack Love chairman of the Gk
corporation commission In !;.'
pat on his action in disi.;I -Mj? "l s
Chapman secretary . of the i ;. .
slon for violation of the rule rev
less of the interview given o.
lahoma City by ComhilsKhm- r ."'
ter sustaining Chapman and t. e f.
that Commissioner Wat sun 1 - !
ready placed himself on ren
posed to the cnairman's aitl .
"Whenever an employe v!: i
rules ot i...s commission" ;id t. ..'. ..
Ixjve. "he will be suspend- ! t
and another man put in bN I
I can't find another man t '
work III do it myself. T) t "
going to be loltowed tn bi ; i
chairman of the commission.
"Of course tney can depo-- s i
that position. Somo of the . ; :
terests would be very j la 1 t J j
deposed.
V i
PDiSOiitH IS RETDHB
TO LITTLE B
mm '::::n is
expected mis moon
U; ' i I res.
1 .( t D. C July 27. That
i t ii i 1 of the day there would
' u ;Wc agreement by tbe con-
- on te tr.T bill was the an-
oner t made by mim of the con-
nee manners this afternoon.
Ry Asboc iated Press.
Little Rock. ArX.. July ' - '
being eplrited away in an -i '
last nlgbr W. Y. I'.l.'i.vof i :
who fc ft 4 killed Ni'v 1
Willis 1 '-....thy r !.'.. r.t 4 f !
apo I" . 1'j the court r-
yt'. '-. b3 been return i li
. 1' li thought t'u.t ail da
i . ' r . e it over
KINO ALPHCN'O ftOCtAt'3
MARTIAL U Y IN f PAH
Py Associated Press.
Madrid Ppain July SH.'
fonso t.hi ;?eriKMin Issued a d
proclaiming martial law and t' i
pension of the constitutional
tecs throughout Spain.
Reports from Barceknia how !
the conditions there are inert-an;
grave. The rioters have attacked
convent of the Littin Sisters of
Poor. Several other religious eu
llBhrreitts also were fieatniycd. 1
inhabitant of Culea maddea4
the sight of tbo rulta on a pin.
train destroyed the road b:4
seven ki!onift?rs. '
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