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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1911

Page

7

Talk of Guaranty Law Boosts Oklahoma Bankers

W M Malone of Vinita state building and loan auditor and Bank Deposit Guarantee Journal publisher says state bankers support the guaranty law despite a 1 percent emergency assessment. He notes deposits rose from 18 million to 54 million, with over 15 million from other states, and pledges tighter supervision and enforcement against incompetent bankers.

W. M. Malone Vinita Banking Department State Building and Loan Auditor Bank Deposit Guarantee Journal State Bankers of Oklahoma Malone Guaranty Fund Banking Board

Wichita Banker Naftzger Found Guilty in Stamp Case

A federal jury convicts Levi Naftzger former head of a major Wichita bank of unlawful traffic in stolen postage stamps the trial tracing a chain from the Callahan gang to Chief Burt and post office robbers. Sentencing by Judge Pollock slated in the current term.

Wichita Kans Mar Sam Levi Naftager Southwest Naftzger John Callahan Callahan Frank 8. Burt Burt H. Samuels H. J. Bone F. 8 PostoMee John Elvin The National Bank Plymouth Springfield Casey & Garst Wholesale Company Joe Casey James Oliver Oliver Kansas University Clifton C John C. Pollock

Attempted Jail Break by Burglary Suspect Foiled

John Williams held on burglary charges attempted to break jail last night by firing the furnace and accessing the coal room. He broke a hinge window lock but was stopped when the escape route was cut off and returned to custody after alerted guards.

John Williams Williams

Supreme Court Sets April 3 Hearing on Oklahoma Capital Move

The U S Supreme Court today advanced the case on the constitutionality of moving Oklahoma's capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. Arguments are scheduled for April 3 in Washington D C.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Supreme Court of the United States Today Oklahoma Guthrie Oklahoma City

Deputy Shoots Jointest at Shawnee Sunday

Shawnee Oklahoma reports Deputy Sheriff Doc Tilghman shot and killed Hank Meeks after a whisky search found none and Meeks allegedly hurled an epithet. Tilghman had closed local joints and started a crusade against bootlegging and hidden whisky peddlers, with public opinion divided.

Shawnee Okla Doc” Tilghman Hank Meeks Tilghman Meeks

Tariff Revision Plans Underwood Elaborates Schedule Timing

Washington March 20 The Ways and Means Committee plans to begin tariff work this week and draft a Canadian reciprocity bill as a committee measure. The panel will keep Canadian schedules separate and follow the bill with one or two tariff schedules, aiming to send the measure to the Senate by May 1.

Washington, D. C Underwood House Committee On Ways and Means Senate Ways and Means House

New Chicago Secretary Invited to Speak at Irrigation Congress

Walter L. Fisher, newly appointed secretary of the Interior, is urged by Chicago leaders to address the Nineteenth National Irrigation Congress in Chicago late this year. He is noted for conservation knowledge and legal practicality, and may tour the west to gather data for policies benefiting irrigation and water power interests. Fisher, father of seven, is linked to Ballooner Ballinger-Pinchot controversy and a possible future role on the Supreme Court bench discussions.

Chicago Ill Walter L. Fisher Interior Taft National Irrigation Congress Fisher Congress Chicago Board of Control Washington Ballinger Chicagoan of Conservation and Traction Boards of Trade West Secretary Fisher Northwest Southwest Gifford Pinchot United States Forester Tirat Railway Securities Commission New York United States Supreme Court Roosevelt Mr. Fisher

February Exports Rise in Farm and Factory Goods

The February 1911 export report from the Bureau of Statistics shows gains in both farm and factory goods compared with February 1910. Notable increases occur in cotton, tobacco, leaf tobacco, cottonseed oil, oleo oil, corn, flour, lard, bacon, hams and shoulders, and various manufactures including cotton cloths, apparel, tools, instruments, automobiles, lumber, and electrical machinery. Some items decline or stay level, such as wheat, fresh beef, coffee, cattle, copper, leather, steel rails, and certain animal products.

Bureau of Statstics Department of Commerce and Labor India

Booker T. Washington 16 Unable to Appear in Court

Booker T. Washington could not appear in court due to injuries from last night. The hearing on charges of felonious assault against Albert Ulrich was postponed until tomorrow after Ulrich claimed his wife reported an encounter with a black man in their hallway. Washington required sixteen stitches to his scalp after being chased for two blocks to a hospital.

New York Booker T. Washington Albert Ulrich Washington Ulrich

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