The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXVIII.
VINITA CRAIG COUNTY OKLAHOMA JULY 22. 19 10
NUM5ER 6
Hill TO FIIIISH
HIS 1K3 TOUR
In His Speech the Speaker Made a
Bitter Attack on Bristow Reading
From Manuscript.
LONDON MINISTER FOUND
DEAD III HEW YORK
FROM TUESDAY'S I AILT.
Burlingame Kans. July 19. Speak-
er Cannon talked to an audience of
about one thousand persons here last
night in Summer Tark. Mayor J. T.
Pringle introduced Congressman Miller
who presented Speaker Cannon. A
band met the speaker and party at the
train. At Osage City the speaker at
the request of Congressman Miller
made a rear platfroin speech to about
one hundred persons. Speaker Can-
non was full of energy and fire last
night in spite of hia speech lasting an
hour and forty-five minutes at Em-
poria. He seems to have recovered
completely from his "collapse" at Win-
field. Comparatively last night's meet-
ing was the beat Cannon has had in
Kansas. The town has two thousand
population and the attendance was
fully one thousand. There were many
in the audience who wanted to ask
questions.
"How about zinc? How about rub-
ber? How about Murdock and Bris-
tow?" were questions projected at the
speaker.
"Remind me about Bristow and rub-
ber" he said turning to Congressman
Miller. Then the speaker made an old-
fashioned tariff speech.
He criticised Bristow again for vot-
ing against the Payne bill.
"Bristow you had a chance to cut
the iron and steel duties in two. To
reduce lumber to $1.25. You had a
chance to reduce the chemical sched-
ule and you stand and vote against it
when defeat would have left the Ding-
Jey law on the statute books and he
Bays Aldrich stands for the interests
and Cannon stands for the interests.
I am for the people. He don't have to
prove it he confesses."
The speaker declared the duties had
been reduced more than the platform
Justified.
"But in the main it is a protection
law and the duties levied are lower
than any duties since 18G0."
Speaker Cannon got up at 7:30 this
morning ate a leisurely breakfast and
at 9:25 o'clock took the Rock Island
train for Alma where he spoke at 11
this morning. Cannon will follow the
Alma speech with a speec h at -Harrington
at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the
conclusion of which he will take a spe-
cial train to Marion where he speaks
tonight. Cannon expects' to leave
Marion tonight for Danville via Kan-
sas City.
PRESIDENT OF RAILWAY
' KILLED BY BURGLAR
By Associated Tress.
Chicago. 111. July 20 Ira (. Itown
president of the Chicago Indianapolis
& Louisville railway was shot through
the heart and Instantly killed this
n aming by a burglar who entered his
summer home in Winnetka a suburb
fifteen miles north of Chicago.
The burglar forced open the base-
ment door and was heard prowling
about the first floor by Rown who
went down stairs to investigate. Mem-
bers of his family heard him say.
"vVhat do you want here" atyl the shot
was fired Immediately afterward. When
they hurried to the first floor Rown
was hiving dead at the foot of the
stairs with a bullet hole through his
heart The murderer or murderers
escaped.
MAYOR REPORTS SALE OF
TWO VIIIITA BOND ISSUES
City Recorder A. J- Green last night
received 'ft message from Mayor O. L.
Illder wV is in Ch' ago stating that
he had succeeded in selling both of
the bond issues recently voted for the
purpose of paying the excessive in-
debtedness of the city and for the ex-
tension of the city water works sys-
tem. The sal of these bonds will en-
able the city to enlarge the city reser-
voir and' to pay for the two wells now
Icing drilled. The mains will also
he extended to supply houses now off
the present system.
I By Associated Press.
I New York. Julv 20. -Arthur Hall of
London a Cambridge man and mem-
ber of an eccentric club of London
was found today In ft lonely part of
Colonial Park with a bullet wound in
his mouth. He died before the bos- .
pital was renched. A revolver lay
near where the body was lound.
The suicide was positively identified
this afternoon by his wife as Rev.
Athelstan Arthur Hall who came to
this country from England eight
months ago with the intention of find-
ing a paslorage. Mrs. Hall said her
husband was a man of means and of
good standing and that he had every-
thing to live for. She was unable to
account for the act.
TWO MEMBERS REFUSE I (
SlftlD B! EIDOISEIEII
IOWA GOVERNOR INDICTED
FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL
By Associated Press.
Des Moines la. July 20. Governor
Carroll of Iowa was Indicted for crim-
inal libel by the Polk county grand
Jury today. It ia alleged that the gov-
ernor made libelous statements con-
cerning John Cownle former chair-
man of the state board in an. article
setting forth the reason why he c.t-
manded Cownie's resignation.
The governor was not placed under
arrest but was notified by the sheriff
that the indictment had been returned
against him. Attorney M. H. Cohen
entered an appearance for the gover-
nor. The governor was permitted to
remain at liberty without bond.
UIIBL DECREASE
III Ml DEPOSITS
Bank Commissioner Cockrell Issues
Consolidated Statement of Con-
dition of State Banks.
Anti-Saloon League Splits up Over Action of
Board of Directors in Endorsing Bill Murray
for Governor--Caudill and Wyley Issue a
Statement Regarding Matter-Favored
the Endorsement of no Candidate
Oklahoma City. July 20. The split didate for oflice.
In the Oklahoma anti-saloon league as
the result of the endorsement of Bill
Murray for governor which has been
predicted developed Tuesday when
two of the members of the board of
directors In a public statement refus-
ed to stand by the Murray endorse-
ment. The two insurgent members of the
board are W. J. Caudal of Hobart
Okla. who represented Kiowa county
in the constitutional convention and
the Rev. W. S. Wyley of Muskogee
a firm friend and supporter of Gover-
nor Haskell.
Prohibitionists In iuany sections of
the state are refusing to stand by the
Murray resolutions.
A bunch of Ada prohibitionists sign-
ed a statement Monday condemning
the anti-saloon league resolutions.
The Oklahoman chief Cruce organ
In an editorial printed Tuesday morn-
ing hints that Murray had promised
Jobs to anti-saloon league leaders In
return for their support.
Statement of Insurgents.
Following Is the statement given
out by Messrs. Caudill and Wiley
giving their reason. for opposing the
Murray endorsement as made by the
league's board of directors:
"We the undersigned members of
the board of directors of the Anti-
Saloon league of the state feel im-
pelled to state to the public ia gen-
eral and to the prohibitionists es-
pecially our position with reference
to the action of the board of direc-
tors at its recent meeting held in Ok-
lahoma City.
"First we opposed the league en-
dorsing any candidate for any office
on the ground that we had no author-
ity to do so. The Anti-Saloon League
of Oklahoma 1 composed of various
churches of many denominations and
so far as we know not a single local
league within the state had in any way
expressed Its preferem-e for any can-
Guthrle Okla. July 20. A decrease
of $4447193.19 in the deposits of Okla-
homa state banks between January 31
1910 and June 30 1910 is shown by
the consolidated statement issued yes-
terday by Bank Commissioner E. B.
Cockrell. The total deposits on Jan-
uary 31 were $49928744.04 and on
June 30 $45481550.85. While some
shrinkage usually is expected in bank
deposits at this time of the year on
account of money being withdrawn to
move crops the decrease this year
seems to be greater than usual. Last
year a comparison between the state-
ments of February 5 1909 and June
23 1909 covering pVactically the same
period showed tin increase in deposits
of $7552224.02. That increase was un- j Muskogee Okla. July 21. Cleve-
usually large because of conversions j land Collier cashier of the Pacific Fx-
by a very large number of national 1 press company with ofliees at the M.
banks during that period but tha con-1 o. o. railway depot was arrested
versions do not seem to account en- Tuesc. 1 night at bis home 422 Last
tlrely for the difference between condl- Broadway charged with embezzling
tions then and now au'T'titlng alto- the nggregate amount of nearly $1.00i1
"Therefore we could not even pre-
sume to know the desires and wishes
of our prohibition people in this re-
gard.
"We believe that there should have
been called Borne sort of mass meet-
ing county conventions or in some
way some expression should have
been had from the leagues through-
out the state before the board of di-
rectors acted in this matter and inas-
much as this was not done our pro-
hibition people in a matter so vital as
the selection of their candidate for
governor.
"It la a very grave responsibility for
twelve men behind closed doors to as-
sume to select a candidate for any
office In the absence of any expres-
sion from the league's constituency
and we could not assume this respons-
ibility thereby establishing a danger-
ous precedent for all time to come.
"Second. We ppposed the league's
action for the reason that we are fac-
ing the question of the resubmission
of the liquor traffic to n vote of the
people.
"As this is the main business of
the league and inasmuch as the var-
ious candidates for office havo their
friends and supporters among our pro-
hibition people we felt that Jt would
be exceedingly hazardous for us to
take any stand with regard to candi-
dates for governor or for any other
oflice at this time needing as we will
the united strength of al! our forces
In the coming resubmission battle
which confronts us.
"In making this statement we do
so not In the interest of Rny candi-
date or of any political party but
purely and simply in the interest of
the prohibition cause and the people
of our state a we seo it.
"w. j; Caudill
"Hobart Okla.
"W. S. WILHY
"Muskogee Okla."
ARRESTS CASHIER FOR
PACIFIC EXPRESS CO.
gether to nearly $12000.0.
The present report also shows a de-
crease in the average reserve held
from 40.2 per cent to 35.5 per cent. On
June 23 1909 the average reserve was
42.3 per cent. '
As a result of Hank Commissioner
Coekrell's campaign against over-
drafts that item has been cut almost
In two being decreased from $1313-
004.CC to $710520.30. The loans and
discounts have increased from $3S-
407830.35 in January to $41440331.10
in June while the amount due from
banks has shrunk from $16034323.34
to $12789247.70 and the cash on hand
from $4092807.00 to $4015198.23 The
number of banks has Increased from
G08 to C91 and the total capital from
$10079800 to $11410300.
of the company's money.
The arrest was made by Deputy
Sheriff Joe Depew on a warrant sworn
out before Judge Bailey by P. L
Tyler Inspector for the Aineri-an
Surety company which was on Col-
lier's bond and it Is understood made
his defalcation good with the express
company. The specific charge against
Collier is the embezzlement of $57.80
May 23 last. His peculations it is
charged were In small amounts ap-
propriated by him from time to time
beginning soon after his employment
by the company last March. .
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS
IN PRIMARY AUGUST 2
More Damage In Canada.
By Associated Press.
Winnipeg Manitoba July 19.
Brush fires are again blazing in the
Koetonia district of the Rockies and
( five deaths end an enormous
to property yesterday. The
t.i un losses were In the Kasle
Vigorously Attacks Cannon.
i Kans. July 19. Represent-
or Murdoik( or Wichita in
here this afternoon vigor-
d Speaker Cannon and de-
f i:ght of the "insurgents" in
: ! only just begun.
Produced 90 Bushels to Acre.
The most remarkable yield of oats
ever reported In. this section was that
of the W. M. Mercer farm four inll8
east of town this year when it Is said
2700 bushels of a fine grade of oats
was thrested from the crop grown
on the thirty acres of land. In
other wards this land yielded 90
bushels to the acre which Is a remark-
able result in any state.
A tpjesthni frequently asked Is:
"Can a person who will be a legal
voter November 8 next register now
and vote at the August 2nd primary?"
The' cm: ity attorney decides in the
afllnnative and the county election
board has so held since its appoint-
ment in May. 190.
Authority is found m hi tit le 1 see-
t ion 7 of the law approved May 29
l'j)8. The theory is that a "bona 1'nle
resident" that ia the term used may
properly so si ;t in the selection of a
ticket for whb-li be will be qualified to
vote.
A matter that is to be bourne In
mind Is that a present resident of a
ward who neglects to register by the
last Saturday night In thin month at
nine o'clock cannot be registered and
vote at the November election. The
law by Itn provisions. Keeks to enlist
the service of every male citizen in
the nomination of the several tickets
as thereby Is better government to be
expected.
Wasn't Killed By Burglar.
By Associated Press.
Chicago 111. July 21 "Ira O. Rawn
committed suicide and the Chh ago po-
lice will drop the Investigation and
.m arch for the murderer" said Herman
Sihuettler ruling chief of police to
day.
Oklahoma Postmasters Elect Officers.
Muskogee. Okla July 21.'
annual convention of the
-The first
Oklahoma
Postmasters' Association ('owed here
lamt night with the flection of officers
and tin- selection of Guthrie as the
next year's meeting place. The offi-
cers: President F. A Atkinson Law-
ton; secretary treasurer IF. Joinings
ton; secretary treasurer N. Jennings
Claretnore; five vice presidents in
each of the congressional districts as
follows: First J P. Be her Medford;
..io!il Charles Watson El Reno;
' J C. Byrd Wagoner; fourth L.
!th. '.Vilburton; fifth. R. II.
t
"Uiiiow.
1
NO DECISION UNTIL
AFTER SUMMER VACATION
Muskogee Okla. July 2t. Attor-
neys for various counties in the Creek
and Cherokee nations and V. J. Gregg
representing the United States gov-
ernment argued before Judge R. E.
Campbell in the federal court the in-
junction cases brought by the govern-
ment restraining the various counties
from collecting taxes on Indian lands.
A temporary order was granted by
Judge Campbell last January made
returnable yesterday. The question in-
volved Is whether taxes can bo col-
Ucted oa hnds that remain in the
hands of original allottees the lands
of fullblood heirs minora and all home-
steads. The contention of the statt
Is that all lauds that are alienable are
taxable. Tho govcrnueiit contends
that if the land 61111 remains in the
hands of the original allottee It is non-
taxable. Some of the same questions
are involved that were brought up in
the 30000 land suits brought by the
government. Charles Moore of the
attorney general's oflice of Guthrie Is
here In the interest of the state. Judge
Campbell announced that he would
not hand down a decision until after he
had returned from his summer vacation.
SEVERAL UBIIS
LOSE THEIR JOBS
Local Agent W H. Deck Admits Re-
ceipt of His Discharge But Knows
Nothing of the Other Agents.
It Is reported in railroad circles that
twenty-one of the agents who have
long been in tho Frisco employ have
been notified that they were discharg-
ed as soon as the auditor can chock
them out. It is said that Charles
Prettiman who has been agent at Ne-
osho Mo. for thirty-two years Is in-
cluded in this wholesale dismissal of
agents. When questioned about the
matter this morning local agent W. H.
Deck said that he knew nothing of the
discharge of the other agents but that
he had received notice of his dismis-
sal from the service and that he Is
expecting the auditor here at any time
to chock him out.
The failure of employees under Mr.
Deck to perfom their duties is said
to be the reason for Mr. Deck's dis-
charge. Mr. Deck had asked for the
removal of a certain employe hint fail
ar.d the company had not removed
him. To the failure of this man to do
his duty Mr. Deck -reditu his own dis-
charge. Mr. Deck has been the most popular
agent the Frisco has ever had at thN
point and the business men of the city
will regret bis departure from th'
service and were ready to exert every
possible Influence to have Mr. Deck
retained but the agent asked them to
take no such step he desired to
quit the Frisco.
Aficr he is c!i'Ued out here Mr.
Deck will go to some other road and
the city will lose not only one of Its
best citizen-' but will lose his family
as Well
SUBIl'IIIIESSES
FOR IffiSWlll
Committee Will Make Thorough In.
vestlgation of All Dealings With
Indian Tribes In Oklahoma.
Washington July 21. Robert Per-
sons clerk of the special committee
appointed by Speaker Cannon to In-
vestigate the charge of bribery pro
ferred by Senator Gore of Oklahoma
lit the last days of the sixty-first con-
gress will leave for Muskogee tomor-
row to secure quarters for the eon-
grrssional committee and also for the
purpose of summoning witnesses who
may have knowledge of the alleged
crooked work to appear before the
sessions. The committee will assem-
ble at Muskogee on August 4.
Senator Gore who stirred up tho
hornet's H?st it is now said wouM
have preferred to have let the matter
rest until after the fall elections but
Representative Charles II. Burk
chairman of the committee thinks
otherwise and will assemble tho com-
mittee on August fourth and proceed
to probe matters to the very depth at
once( regardless of who may be in-
convenienced by the investigation
prior to the fall election. It is the
intention of Chairman Burke to clear
up this entire matter before the elec-
tion and have his report ready to file
Immediately upon the re-assembling
of copgresa in December.
The committee will make a thor-
ough investigation of not only all of
the circumstances connected with cer-
tain contracts now said to exist by
and between J. N. McMurray an at-
torney of McAlerter Okla. but "any
person or persons and the Choctaw
and Chickasaw tribes of I duns of
Oklahoma or of any other of the civil-
ized tribes the Osage Indians or any
member thereof; this to Include brib-
ery fraud or any undue influence that
may have been exercised on behalf
of tho approval or procuring of paid
contracts on them."
Tho committee Is composed of
Charles 11. Burke of South Dakota
chairman of the committee on Indian
affairs; Phillip P. Campbell of Kan-
sas Clarence B. Miller of Minnesota
Jerri 11. Stevens of Texas and K. W.
Saunders of Virginia.
THOUSANDS KILL 00 TO
MEXICO 111 SEPTEMBER
FORMER BANKER OOES TO
LEAVENWORTH PRISON
Guthrie Oktu. July 21. -After a
legal fight of live nts' duration
Charles K Bil!ii!g-by of Guthrie for-
mer president of the defunct Capital
National Bunk of Guthrie left for the
fedenil penitentiary at Leavenworth
Kansas today to begin serving a sen-
tence of seven years and Jive months
for falsifying entries in hi; bank
books
The failure of the Capital National
bank of Guthrie with net liabilities
of $700000 in 1!ii- wan with the ex-
ception of the Columbia Bank and
Truxt company th biggest bank fail-
ure in Oklahoma. More than if 1-
of territorial fund were caught in the
failure and the state Ig Hill due ap-
proximately $0"!f! from the receiver-
ship. The bank haw to date paid out
(')" per cent and still has considers! hie
assets left.
Billingsley was convicted of falsify-
ing entries to deceive tho bank com-
missioner after a long and hard legal
fight and his conviction was alUnned
by the United Slates circuit court of
ni pcfilH three months in- i.
Mexico City July 21. Visitors who
will flock here from all corners of the
earth nest September when this na-
tion will celebrate the oho hundredth
anniversary of her independence will
be delighted with the imposing statues
that have helped to make the Phrsco
do la Refortna the boulevard to the
"White House of Mexico" very fam-
ous. A description of the statue of ('! i.--
tepher Columbus in the first "gtorichi"
is not niuiss at this time. TIs 1.4 gnat
statue noted for its beauty was a gift
to tiie c ity by Kenor Al't.ihhi I'scamlon
and was unveiled in A i:v ir f 1 S77 The
monument the work of a French
sculptor stands on a- octagonal gray
granite plinth adorned with marquetry
work in black stone reached by four
flights of stone gtrps raid Hanked by
eight graceful Iron posts each on.?
holding a cluster of five lampf. A
well kept little garden with partertosi
of flowers i encircled by 40 vj'ianie
simio pillars and a heavy iron chain.
Rising from the center of the zm b-
Ih a quadrangular shaft of red granite
supporting four .- t -! I'gnrcs u'l of
heroie size and the central statue.
The figure of Crlumbus the great
navigator Is strikingly attractive lie
tun da facing tho east uncovering
with hla left hn. d the New World
stretched out before him. With Ma
right he gives thanks to heaven for
his success.
On the east face vt the pedestal are
the coat of aruiB of Columbus with the
Hon and the castle.
Was She Crippen's Companion?
Ity Associated Pr -r
P.ourges France July 21. The
young woman who committed stilcM-i
at a hotel here en July 11 ia now be-
lieved to have been Kiin-l Clara Len.iv.
a coin pan Ion or Dr. Crlppen. Thre
are striking point of n ' -e
Trie woman was a foreigner r.nd gave
the name of .!. -:-.; M i.e. Tin? pOii'-e
of Vi is and London bae been t !
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