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VOL XII. NO. 249.
VINITA OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8. 1911.
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ATTORNEYS FIGHT
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Attorney For Tribe Contend That
Organization Should Exist Until
All "Lands Have Been Sold.
Washington D. C Feb. 8. The
hearings of the house committee on
Indian affairs of the administration for
the closing of the tribal affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes developed the
strongest kind of objections from the
attorneys who represent the Indians
to the provisions in the interior de-
partment bill for the abolishment of
the tribal offices.
This and other phases of the bill
were discussed by G. D. Rodgers rep-
resenting the Cliickasaws; E. P. Hill
representing the Choctaws; A. W.
Hastings representing the Cherokees
and Moty Tiger through an inter-
preter representing the Creeks.
Their contention was that the mil-
lions of acres of tribal lands should
be first sold and then the tribal offi-
cials abolished. They contend that
the treaty with the Indians provides
that title to the lands deeded to the
Indians shall belong to the Indians
as long as the tribal organizations
exist but that upon the abolishment
of the tribal organization the lands
shal revert to the government. It
was also stated that in a subsequent
act of congress the Missouri Kansas
and Texas Railway company obtained
certain land concessions on either
side ofhe Missouri Kansas and Texas
right of way through these same Indian
lands with the proviso however that
title to these lands shall not pass to
their company except in the event that
these lands shall revert to the govern-
ment The lands include some of the rich-
est Indian segregated coal and asphalt
holdings and the attorneys for the
Indian tribes contend that the abolish-
ment of the tribal offices provided in
Section 1 of the department bilL. woulij
be The'abolishment of tribal organiza-
1 tion within the meaning of the treaty
f Jand of the Missouri Kansas and
Texas franchise and therefore these
I lands would revert to the Tailway com-
Jpany. The Interior department officials
deny that would be the result out tne
i Attorneys for the Indian tribes have
'placed & line of-argument that mem-
Jbef of the committee say is very
forceful.
The provision in the bill which the
Indians contends is a "joker" reads
as follows: "That the secretary of
Interior is hereby authorized to re-
move from office for good and suffi-
cient cause any tribal officer and to
abolish any or all of the tribal officers
of any or all of the Five Civilized
ITribes in Oklahoma at which time or
Itimes as in his judgment may bo deem
ed advisable."
The senate has" already passed a
similar bill which "however provides
n express terms that "The tribal ex
istence" shall terminate on June 30
912.
This bill as well as the proposed de-
Iartment bill now under consideration
y the house committee while bear-
lig the caption "For the final disposi-
on of affairs" etc. provides primar-
y for the abolishing of tribal govern
ment and incidentally for partial dls-
aition of affairs of tribes.
Juniors And Freshmen Win.
iThe high school students engaged In
le of the liveliest class scraps ever
?n last night when the seniors and
hhomores in conjunction attempted
! unfurl their banners from the top
Phe old Willie Halsell college build-
: noyr used as a high school. Ac-
iding to members of the junior and
Ishmen classes the upper classes
led in their attempt and were com
ely routed by the first and third
cr classes.
IMILFORD BERGER
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Big Cut Price Shoe Sale
Now
Excels All
1ILF0RD BERGER
Seattle Governmental Scheme.
By Associated Press.
Seattle Wash. Feb. 8. Under a pro-
vision adopted by the people last
March Seattle will elect on March 7
a council of nine members chosen from
the city at large to' succeed the pres-
ent council of fourteen chosen by
wards. The new councilmen will be
well bald and devote all of their time
to city affairs. The scheme is a modi-
fication of the commission form.
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GAMP HOUSE ON FIRM
La Cabana is the name of the rustic
country home of Congressman-elect
James S. Davenport now being built
on his farm three miles southwest of
Vlnita. La Cabana is not strictly
speaking a country home but is more
of a camp for the rustic house is only
to afford a place for an outing and not
a residence. The house will be similar
to "Kamp Killkare" on the W. P.
Thompson place. Mr. Davenport has
a beautiful spring that supplies an
abundance of clear sparkling water.
La Cabana will prove a place of much
enjoyment for Mr. Davenport and his
friends.
TO REVOLUTIONIZE METHOD
OF PAYING DAMAGES
Spokane Wash. Feb. 8. The eyes
of the industrial world will be fixed or
the state of Washington if the employ-
ers liability bill pending before the
present legislature becomes a law. The
proposefl statute would revolutionize
the present method of paying damages
for injured employes and not only are
the proprietors of industrial plants
studying the proposed "measure with
keen interest but labor union leaders
and advocates of industrial arbitra-
tion are considering the probable ef-
fect of Buch a law. ; i -
Under the proposed act ever line
of industry employing men around ma-
chinery or on risks deemed at all haa
ardour will be assessed percentage
based upon pay rolls for the three
months preceding tktober 1 each year.
The revenue is to be handled by a
state commission which shall have full
power to Investigate all damage claims
and to settle same withoul" action at
law. The powers of the commission
are most sweeping. They may compel
attendance by subpoena and have prac-
tically all the power of a superior
court. An extensive auditing and in-
formation bureau is provided for. The
lines affected include everything from
printing offices to tunnel and bridge
work.
One of the alleged objectionable
features is the claim that such a law
would put a premium on immorality
because damages paid on account of
the death or disability of a married
man are so much greater than in the
case of an unmarried man.
D. T Ham a prominent business
man of Spokane says he has talked
with several persons who have observ-
ed the workings of such a law In Eng-.
land. In their opinion the law has
thrown thousands of married men out
of work. It is understood that the
proposed Washington law is almost
identical with the laws in effect on
this point in England.
Many Floral Offerings.
The funeral of Mrs. Phronia Bar-
rett occurred Tuesday afternoon from
the home of her son Lee Barrett and
was largely attended. The house was
more than filled by friends and rela-
tives. Among the floral offerings were
two that were especially fine one by
the Elks Club and the other by the
Masonic fraternity. The services were
conducted by Rev. J. M. Cantrell as-
sisted by Rev. R. J. Church with a
solo by Mrs. A. A. Brown. The In-
terment was in the. city cemetery
north of town where a number of the
deceased's relatives are buried.
SHOE COMPANY.
On
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SHOE COMPANY
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Oklahoma City Feb. 8 By a close
vote Tuesday the senate decided to
retain in the prohibition bill that sec
tion which fixes a heavy penalty for
any person to have in his possession
any Intoxicating liquor at his office
political or business or at any public
resort political- amusement or club
The section was made even more
stringent by an amendment by Potter
and Kendrick adding disfranchisement
for five years to the penalty already
carried namely a fine of from $50 to
$500 and thirty days to. six months in
jail. The fight waged so hot over this
section that the senate adjourned with-
out taking up any other sections.
Those who opposed the section de
clared it to be canatical legislation.
Friends of the section however de
clared that many bootleggers use a
political or business or pool room as
a blind for a joint and then escape
conviction by swearing that they had
the liquor for personal use.
The house finally passed the senate
bill creating a board of optometry but
reduced the board to three members.
The bill makes It unlawful to practice
optometry without a license from this
board but does not prohibit the resi-
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Must Go Back To Mexico
To Stand Trial For Fraud
Guthrie Okla. Feb. 8. W. L. Chap
man former secretary of the demo
cratic state !omittee and of the
state corporation commission L. G.
Grimes and A. L. Brown all of Shaw-
nee must return to the state of Coa-
huila Mexico to stand trial on in-
dictments returned against them there
alleging forgery and other fraudulent
methdda used by them to obtain deeds
to Kickpoo Indian lands near Shaw-
nee. R. C Conine also under indict-
ment in Coahuila was discharged
from custody because of the Mexican
statute of limiation barring prosecu-
tion. The above is the opinion rendered
after 6 o'clock last night by the Unit-
ed States Commissioner D. M. Tibbetts
of Guthrie who held the evidence suffi-
cient to hold Chapman Grimes and
Brown for extradition to Mexico and
he immediately issued warrants for
their commitment to the federal jail
here pending action by Secretary of
State Knox at Washington until they
are removed to Coahuila.
Commissioner Tibbetts found that
Conine had lived in Mexico during the
three years following the ' time the
alleged crimes were committed and
therefore is subject to the statute of
limitation.
The four defendants with their at-
torney B. B. Blakeney of Shawnee
were in the federa court room while
the decision was rendered as was also
Francis J. Kearful of San Antonio
Texas the special United States at-
torney general who prosecuted the
cases.
Immediately Mr. Blakeney notified
the commissioner that he will apply
at once to United States Circuit Judge
Cotteral for a writ of habeas corpus
permitting the trio to give bond and
also asking their permanent release
from the charges against them.
It was suggested that Chris Madsen
United States marshal furnish a dep-
uty to guard the trio at a hotel but
it will be explained by Madsen that
under the federal regulations he could
do nothing but commit the prisoners
to jail. They were taken to prison
immediately.
Blakeney will also file a petition for
a writ of certiorari seeking to hold
up the extradition order until he' has
exhausted all legal methods in the
courts including it is understood an
appeal to the United States supreme
court if necessary.
He contends that Commissioner Tib-
bets did not find any offense had been
committed and he ' will also declare
Must Vote on Agreement.
By Associated Press.
Washington D. C Feb. 8. Presi
dent Taft served notice on congress
today through Senators Crane and
Carter that there must be a vote on
the reciprocity agreement with Canada
or he would call congress rack in ex-
tra session almost immediately after
March 4.
BILL BETA
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PENALTY 5E
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dent merchant or physician from hand-
ling eye glasses.
The house passed finally the Smith
bill from the senate which gives
counties having $7000000 of taxable
property the right to use $5000 for
the purchase of a poorfarm without a
vote for the purpose and allows coun-
ties from $7000009 to $15000000
valuation to expend $10000; from
$15000000 to " $50000000 to expend
$15000 and over $30000000 valua
tion to expend $40000 without a vote
for such purpose.
The house by an 'unfavorable com
mittee report killed the bill which
would exempt the big packing houses
from paying the state cattle inspec-
tion fee.
The county assessors' bill from the
house was reported without recom-
mendation by a senate committee.
Eggerman Hatchett Kendrick and
Thompson introduced in the senate
the general election law proposed by
a committee representing all political
parties headed by W. H. Murray.
Senator Cloonan Introduced a bill
to appropriate $3000000 for a state
capitol building at the seat of gov-
ernment. i in his petitions for the writs that the
statute of limitation should apply also
to Chapman Brown and Grimes. Tib-
betts asserted that the evidence gave
probable cause that an offense -was
committed and therefore by the de-
fendants. The deeds which the de-
fendants are charged with securing
graudulently from the Kickapoos were
recently declared null and void by
Judge Cotteral oa that cases of Chap-
man of Cask M.. Cade Willard John-
ston and others of Shawnee.
The defendants resisting extradition
pleaded the loss of the lands finally
as a reason they should not be return-
ed for trial. Recently John Garrett
of Shawnee who was also Indicted in
Coahuila was released entirely be-
cause of insufficient evidence against
him.
Dr. Conine stated last night "Even
if I have been released by the court
and if the other boys must go to Mex-
ico for trial I will be there at the
same time and take the results with
the rest of them."
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Sooner Have Disastrous Trip.
The Sooner basket ball team has just
returned from its northern trip during
which games were played with South-
fwestern College a Winfleld Friends
University of Wichita and Oklahoma
Baptist University of Blackwell. The
State University five lost all three of
its m. 'ihes. The failure of the team
to make a better showing was In
great measure due to the absence of.
Captain Diamond a veteran leather
eager and the main-stay of the team.
At the last moment he was unable to
make the trip and the team departed
under the most unauspicious conditions
for that reason. Southwestern Col-
lege annexed the laurels by a 53 to 34
score. The Kansans were speedy and
trained to the minute. They played
a snappy game with a home crowd
and their own court in their favor.
Friends University nosed out a win
by two points the score board show
ing a 26 to 24 victory. It was an in
teresting battle and was witnessed by
a big crowd of enthusiastic Wichita
fans. The last game was with the
classy Blackwell Baptist College ag
gregation which defeated the Sooners
at Norman by one point recently. The
Preachers registered a 26 to U score
tgi time.
Professors to Chicago University.
' Dr. H. H. Lane professor of biology
in the university of Oklahoma has for
the third successive year been extend-
ed an Invitation to teach in Chicago
university during the summer session.
He announces that he will likely ac-
cept. But a few weeks ago Dean Mon-
net of the university law school was
asked to occupy the chair of mort-
I Mgt Vote on Reciprocity.
By Associated Press
t Washington D. C Feb. 8. Presi-
dent Taft today summoned Senators
crane or .Massachusetts and Carter of
Montana to the White House to urge
upon them the necessity of expediating
legislation in hte senate so that there
would be no necessity of an extra ses-
sion. Vive President Sherman and
Senator Smott also conferred with
the president.
TRAIN STRIKES WAGON
AND INJURES STUDENTS
By AssoHotcd Press.
Wichita Kans. Feb. 8. A wagon
carrying twelve school children was
hlt by a train twenty milea southeast
'of here yesterday and Harley Harte-
bower aged fifteen ar.d Grover Harte-
bower aged nineteen were Injured In-
lernany ana wm die. Three daughters
of Mrs. Ellen Allen were caught on the
engine pilot and carried half a mile
and were only slightly injured. The
students driving were reading and did
not observe the train.
IS
HAVING HARD Til
Paper And Wood Pulp Provision of
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Treaty Cause Much Adverse
Criticism In Washington.
Washington D. C Feb. 8. As a re-
sult of the growing belief that the
paper and wood pulp provisions of the
new Canadian reciprocity agreement
will operate one-sidedly to benefit the
dominion without a Corresponding ben-
efit to the United States an important
change is likely to be made by con-
gress in the measure before it is rati
fied. Paper manufacturers and others
believe the language of the arrange
ment is such that the United States
may be compelled to admit paper free
before Canada complies with her part
of the agreement.
The situation has been presented to
the ways and means committee in such
strong light that many of its members
are satisfied the agreement on these
provisions is open to a construction
which may be to the disadvantage of
American manufacturers.
Secretary Knox of the state depart
ment sent a letter to the committee
yesterday saying the commissioners
had arrived at only a tentative agree-
ment on the paper schedule. It can
be changed he said without defeat-
ing the rest of the treaty and Its ad-
justment can be left to future negotia-
tions or future action of congress.
The trouble arises over the distinc-
tion in Canada between "crown lands"
and "private lands" and the rulings
that the treasury department at Wash-
ington has made on this subject.
Where Canadian provinces prohibit
the exportation of pulp logs it is from
"crown lands." The provinces have
no power to prohibit the exportation
of logs cut from private lands.
The treasury department has held
that even where a province has pro-
hibited the exportation of logs from
crown lands the logs from private
lands or the paper manufactured from
them come in at the lowest rate. On
this basis it Is feared the courts will
hold that paper from private land tim-
ber or from provinces that have no
restrictions can come in free even be-
fore the rest of the provinces remove
their restrictions.
An Armistice in Honduras.
By Associated Press.
Washington D. C Feb. 8. Presi-
dent Davllla of Honduras and General
Bonilla his revolutionary opponent
have agreed to an armistice. This in-
formation was received by the state
department today in telegrams from
Tegucigalpa and Puerto Cortez.
gages at the Windy City educational
Institution next summer. Chicago
university has a twelve months term
but during the summer the regular
members of the faculty usually take
a vacation and able men are called to
fill their places from other universities.
These high honors usually go to Har-
vard Yale Columbia and others of the
larger schools. Oklahoma is compli-
mented In having two of her faculty
so chosen by one of the greatest uni-
versities in the United States.
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RECIPROCITY
AUDITORIUM WILL
UNDERGO CHANGES
Council Approves Contract With Dan
Myers One of Busiest Meetings
of Recent Month.
Extensive changes are to. be made
at the Auditorium or city hall build
ing as a result of the action of the
city council at it's regular meeting
last night. The basement Is to he
fixed up and furnished for a police
station and a city bastile will also be
built in the basement so that the city
will no longer have to keep city pris
oners in the county jail. The dancing
fraternity has deposited $100 with the
council to be used to prepare other
quarters for the city police station so
that the hall above can be used for
dances. The partition is to be re
moved. The $100 will be used in fix
ing up the basemenl
Not only will the above changes be
made but a lease contract with Dan
Myers effective May 1 1911 and run-
ning ten years was approved by the
council and Mr. Myers will have the
interior of the Auditorium part of the
building remodeled .so as to make this
one of the classiest play houses In the
entire state. Mr. Myers will make
these changes during the summer so
that the house will be ready to open
next fall. The contract with W. C.
Marra for the remainder of this sea-
son was approved and the house will
continue under the present manage-
ment until May 1 next.
The council was somewhat on the
war path on account of the soft brick .
used In paving a part of the streets
here. The special Improvement com-
mittee was instructed to get after E.
J. Overley & Company the contractors -who
constructed the pavement and see
what can be done.
An ordinance w&s passed by the
council vacating tlte alley running east
and west through block 62 of the city
of Vinita.
On petition of several property own
ers of the north sM the council or-
dered the construetien" of a sidewalk
on the east side of Scraper street
across the Frisco railroad. - The work
on the south side of the railroad to be
fifteen feet wide and on the north
nine and one-half feet wide.
The finance ordinance appropriat-
ing funds for the payment of the cur
rent expenses- of the past month was
passed.
The frequent eowplaint on recount
of salt in the city water was discussed
jat Borne length and it was stated that
I If more salt existed in the city water
now than before the new deep wells
were drilled the salt could not come
from these wells as none of the water
from them had yet been turned Into
the city reservoir. The matter will be
taken up later and ii ts possible an .ef-
fort will be made to case off the salt
water.
Clyde Fitch Comedy Thursday Night.
The coming of ' the production of
Clyde Fitch's famous comedy "Girls"
will prove among the more important -of.
the seasons offerings. The date
has been set for Thursday night Feb
ruary 9;
"Girls" is a comedy dealing with
the avowed intention of three girls
to scorn the companionship of men in
general and in order to move fully
demonstrate their ability to be Inde-
pendent hire a studio which serves as-
their living room. Everything goes-
well until one night when they are
about to retire a man hurriedly enters
and" despite the protests of the girls
announces his intention of remaining.
He explains that bis presence there Is
due to the fact that he was dining:
with a married woman living in the
building and her husband unexpected-
ly returns making it necessary for him
to make a hurried exit in order to
save the woman's honor. The girls
not dressed to receive company hud-
dle together and Pamela the leader
is most vehement in her tirade against
the intruder and all of his sex. Her
two champions remain quiet but be-
stow glances upon the visitor which
show he has their sympathy and the
strength of the anti-man chief is weak-
ening. From this time on the inter-
est never lags and the numerous and
humorous characters that go to make
up the big cast appear in rapid suc
cession and laughs' flow incessantly. '
"Girls" from every point of view will
please the most skeptical theatre
goer.
N. W. Swanson of Tulsa was among
the throng on the streets here today.
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