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VINITA DAILY CHIEFTAIN.
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VOL XIV. NO. 45
VINITA OKLAHOMA TUESDAY. JUNE 18 1912.
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tJttorney Holds "Friends" on West
Side May Ship to the East
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itl Muskogee Okla. June 17. Liquor
nwaay be shipped into eastern Okla-
sopoma from the western part of the
SIMtate annarentlv. according to attor
fflpjys who have gone over the decision
iBf Justice Pitney of the United States
'Jupreme court. The Charles Webb
ftase was tried here in full today. In
ffeet it is not a federal offense .for
njbersons to ship liquor from one part
tmi the state to anotner and anotner
loioint is that the United States still
It pas jurisdiction over liquor shipments.
MtBovernment. officials are said to be un
willing to prosecute any person for
Ofchinninp' linunr from Oklnhnnifl f!itv
o Muskogee. The matter will be
tested in the courts soon. As the
ng here cannot buy liquor outside
)Mhe state without being held for "in-
oftroducing" but a "fred" In the west-
uffcrn part of Oklahoma may send a
'fpaxrel of beer or gallon of whisky to
"9l person here for personal use'
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CONTEMPTIBLE POLITICS.
ff (From Muskogee Daily Phoenix June
rt; 13 1912.)
Ex-Covefnor Haskell is making his
oAampaign for United States senator
haargely upon a false statement. In fits
uSiddress at Convention hall in this city
arlk-ecently and at various other 1)13068
I'lahroughout the state the governor has
1kx.blbited the picture of Mrs. Owen
'mnd the accompanying story as print-
3Kd in the Phoenix and holding it aloof
Mlias told the audiences that he had
tared at the office or the paper the
hHlext day after the publication and
lsMound that Owen himself had written
ialtlie article and furnished the picture.
sDl Owen did not furnish the nicturo
r did he write the article. The
tory was prepared by the society
ditor of this paper in collabroation
ith the night editor. Owen kne-
othing of the matter. It appeared
n the society page as one of a scries
f photographs and write-ups o!
rominent Muskogee women.
Haskell never inquired at the Phoe-
ix office of anyone in authority and
e jio one of the entire force can be
t v
' found of whom he inquired at all. Had
lie made the effort he would have been
;told ' how and why the article was
published.
I The fight between the two men tor
enator means little to the Phoenix.
;It is within the democratic ranks and
s
isome of the thi.igs they say of one
another may be true. We leave that
j. 'to the democratic voters to judge
d'l But it was the Phoenix that printed
a Mrs. Owen's picture it was a Phoenix
It- Jeporter who wrote the story and as
If the Phoenix alone is in position to
d -deny the false charge it feels that it
g;would be untrue to the spirit of Justice
If it remained silent.
The declarations made by tlu ex-
ijgovernor regarding this matter at.
d Convention hall are without founda-
e lion of fact.
il J Hasl.oU's charge that the Pboenfat
subsidized by Owen is a lie and
e merest buncombe. Senator Owen
ever dictated a line that appeared
the Phoenix under the present man-
gement other than interview? with
lm nor did he ever attempt to. As
o what the governor says the Phoenix
ares but little. If he believes he can
Inake any votes by slandering the
hoehix he is welcome.
Haskell will probably continue this
feort of tactics. But if he thinks the
oters of Oklahoma so lightly hold
woman's fair name so far lack the
r.stlncts of chivalry or are so ignor
MILFORD - BERGER
MAY
NOT
ant that they will believe his reckless
and slanderous statements he will
learn better after the ballots are
counted.
The following letters frooi Jerry
Randfi formerly night editor of the
Phoenix and now of Oklahoma City
and Mrs. Martha B. Adams society
editor of the Phoenix are self-explanatory:
Jerry Rand's Letter.
Mr. H. L. Bolen
Oklahoma City Okla.
Dear Sir:
Oklahoma City Okla. June 1 19i2.
In reply to your inquiry these are
the facts in connection with the pub-
lication of a picture of Mrs. Owen in
the Muskogee Phoenix several months
ago.
It was used as a Sunday woman's
page feature. Pictures of prominent
society women had been used for sev-
eral Sundays preceding and on follow-
ing Sundays. There was no more rea-
son why it should have been used on
that Sunday than on any other except
that it was a new picture which no
newspaper had used before. Conse-
quently we were anxious to get it first.
Mrs. Owen's picture never appeared
in more than one issue of the Phoenix.
1 wrote the reading matter that ac-
companied the picture and no one dic-
tated it to me. I had written similar
articles about other society women for
several weeks before that and I had
helped to make up the pages upon
which the appeared just as I did the
page upon which Mrs. Owen's picture
appeared. I had no idea that any poli-
tical capital would be made out of this
feature. This item was one which
was supposed to be of interest only to
the women readers of the Phoenix.
Senator Owen had absolutely noth-
ing to do with the publication of the
picture or the article that appeared
with it. I know because my position
with the Phoenix at that time was
such that I couldn't help knowing. It
was nothing more than a woman's
page feature.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) JERRY RAND.
Mrs. Adams' Letter.
Sunday. June 2nd. 1112.
Senator Owen:
I am truly sorry and very much
astonished to think any one would
bring into a political campaign the
name of a woman who had been in-
nocently complimented through the
papers.
The beautiful picture of Mrs. Owen
I borrowed of Mrs. Hester. I even
begged before obtaining it to run in
the series of "Nationally Known Wo-
men of Our State" to appear on the
woman's page of the Sunday Phoenix.
I can't see why ex-Governor Has-
kell would take Mrs. Owen's picture
In preference to any of the othes
that were used in the series for 1
think there were fifteen in all; and
the pretty complimentary things said
of Mrs. Owen were notes I sent in
accompanying the picture that wers
made into a story by a Mr. W. J. Rand
who wasat that time on the Phoenix
(I believe he is now with the Okla-
homan). The reference I made to
"Senator and Mrs. Owen being the
handsomest couple that graced Wash-
ington society." I remember reading
that in some magazine some eighteen
months or two years ago. Sorry I
can't remember the name of the pub
lication but I head it and I know hun-
dreds of other people that read it
too.
1 feel as though I must write you
after reading Mr. Haskell's speech
and say how very sorry I am to have
had the beautiful picture I was so
proud to use in my series spoken of
in such a manner. You know I have
a splendid article clipped from the
Times-Democrat that accompanied a
picture of Mrs. Owen they published
on their "society page." Strange Mr.
Haskell didn't use that.
Sincerely.
(Signedl MARTHA B. ADAMS
Society Editor
s Muskogee Daily Phoenix
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The old frame building formerly
used as a school was burned about
one o'clock this morning. The fire
was supposted to have been set by
tramps sleeping in the building or by
incendaries who wished the building
out of the way.
The building was erected in the
year 1882 by the American Home
Missionary Society of the Congrega-
tional church and school opened in it
for.the first time on October 23 of
that year with A. P. Goodyknootz as
president of the institution which was
known as the "Worcester Academy"
and was an accessary school to the
Drury College located at Springfield
Mo. The city purchased the building
about fifteen years ago and since that
time it has been used as a public
school for Vinita children.
The building was vacated last Jan-
uary and since that time the board
have been endeavoring to sell it but
had not succeeded though they had a
number of offers. The loss is esti-
mated at about one thousand dollars.
Fred" Branson's Platform.
To the Democrats of Oklahoma:
I served you as a member of your
First State Legislature from Musko-
gee county 1907 and 1908;
1 served you as chairman of your
state democratic committee from 1910
to 1912. At the inception of this last
service I initiated and campaigned to
adoption the Grandfather Clause by
working night and day. within a time
so limited for its accomplishment
that many of the democrats of the
state despaired of the success of the
undertaking.
In both of these capacities my rec-
ord is a matter of public information
to the democracy of Oklahoma. My
services are entitled to your investiga-
tion before casting your ballot and if
1 have made them true to your inter-
est and to the people of the state
which I have tried to do I am entitled
li. your favorabt" consideration if
the democrats of the state want the
same vigorous work in effecting the
demands of Oklahoma before the na-
tional congress I pledge you as a
citizen of Oklahoma the same char-
acter of service that I rendered you
as a member of your legislature and
as chairman of your state democratic
committee.
I shall demand at the hands of con-
gress concerted action for irrigation
in Oklahoma and a $10000000.00 ap-
propriation for its accomplishment;
I shall demand settlement of the In-
dian estates and an immediate deliv-
ery of the money and property to the
individual Indians of Oklahoma which
belong to them that they may stand
on the same footisg as any other per-
sons in the state;
I shall demand that the Indians be
paid for their lands allotted to freed-
mcn which I did by resolution in the
first legislature;
I shall demand that there be no in-
timidation of election officers in the
strict enforcement of all the laws of
thi'i; state and that the Grandfather
Clause be enforced in every commun-
ity by aid of an amendment to the
federal statute if necessary;
I shall demand an amendment to
the patent laws to prevent their be-.
Ing used to foster trusts and monop
olies which they have done for yens:
1 shall demand that the reso p -of
this country be turned to Internal
improvements such as building on.
highways making navigable our
streams encouraging agriculture by
experimental farms and irrigation
and conserving our natural resources;
and that the democratic principles of
cro"omy be placed in actual practice
In all branches of the government.
These with the support of the pro-
longed efforts and policies of the dem-
ocratic party for popular control of
governmental powers guarded against
abuse; recognition of labor by fair
and wholesome laws; the destruction
of the policy of imperialism shall be
given my continued attention with
the same energy that I have tried
heretofore to serve the democracy of
this state.
Do not vote by guess or accident.
If you wuut men in congress who are
able to "beat the iron when hot" to
the service of Oklahoma select yout
r.':dif'att8.
Yours for service
FRED P. BRANSON.
Geo. E. Harris will leave tonight for
Oklahoma City to attend the Okla-
uo:a Tax League convention.
FIRE
DES
ROYS
SCHOOL
BUILDING
TAX LEAGUE
IS
Following a canvas by Dr. T. T.
Wimer who secured ninety-seven ap-
plications for membership in the Citi-
zens Protective League of Oklahoma
a mass meeting was held at the court
house last evening and a local league
organized by electing W. H. Kornegay
chairman and Geo. E. Harris secre-
tary with the following membership:
II. R. Allen. Capt. F. J. Barrett W.
T. Beatt.v. M. ('. Reuman. R. It Beets
D. C. Boswell Fred Brewster W. P.
Ilridgman. ('. II. Brown C. Bryan
T. IS. Bufflngtott) M. R. Chapman R.
A. Clark H. J. Cole W. E. Corlett L.
C. Couch E. W. Cox. W. B. Craw-
I ford D. J. Crenshaw P. C. Curtis
Joseph Daugherty Frank Daugherty
JChas. A. Davidson D. R. Felts E. M.
Fisher. H. Ford Vergil Gaffaney D.
A. Greable J. Eugene Hall Dorsey
Hall J. O. Hall Geo. E. Harris Isaac
Heflin E. J. Hobdy C. P. Hockett
A. T. Holsburg M. M. Howell Geo.
Hyatt B. S. Hyatt Bob Kerr J. W.
Johnson J. B. Kirby W. H. Korne-
gay. N. H. Langiey Will LaRoe. 10.
C. Leod J. W: Lee J. A. Leforce
W. L Lyons J. W. Mantooth W. J.
Martin D. M. Marrs Albert Matney
J. S. Megan M. Miller. J. T. Mona-
ghan J. H . Mounts C. E. Neece
Geo. Nidiffer John Parks I. B. Red-
man Bert Reed H. E. Ridenhour O.
L. Rider. J. B. Robinson. Frank
Roper M. S. Runyon J. P. Scott Joel
Shaw T. B. Sheehan C. Sheen W.
M. Simms L. P. Sinartt. .1. L.
Stephens. A. J. Thompson. Otis W.
Tittle. J. M. Tittle. J. N. Walker S. E.
Waller A. B. Watson Chris Werner
C. E. Wilkinson James C. Wilkin-
son. J. H. Wimer Thos. T. Wimer
W. E. Wolfe. F. L. Wood Chas.
Woodson R. E. Worrell W. B.
Wright. E. E. Wright B. J. Young
all of Vinita. Julius L. Brown. Big
Cabin; J. W. Hurst Welch; C. L. Igo
Okoee: Henry Smith Spavinaw; Dr.
J Welch Coalgate Okla.
Capt. F. J. Barrett D. M. Marr3 and
Thos- T. Wimer were elected members
of 1 he executive committee to co-oper-ate
with Chairman Kornegay to
achieve the following objects as set
out in the platform:
Reduction of taxation;
Economy in expenditure of money
raised by taxation:
Reduction in number of public offi-
cers state county and municipal:
Laws that will enable tax-payers to
successfully prosecute embezzlers of
public monies.
The first state meeting of the league
will be held at Oklahoma City June
19 to which Geo. E. Harris was elect-
ed delegate.
Under the by-laws of the league no
man holding public office state coun-
ty or city is eligible to membership.
All other citizens are requested to
join in Ibis r.on-political movement
for civic betterment. Application for
membership blanks can be secured
from the secretary or at Dr. T. T.
Wimer's drug store.
Sunday School Delegates Invited.
The Sunday schools of Vinita in-
vite all delegates and visitors to the
county Sunday school convention in
Vinita next Sunday and Monday to
partake of their hospitality and let
them look after your welfare and en-
tertainment while attending the con-
vention. Upori your arrival in the city you
are requested to register witli the reg-
'ftiatlon secretary who will assign
..on to a borne.
The leg's! ration secretary will be
at Brooks book store. 117 East Illinois
avenue until noon Sunday so that all
arrivals up to that time can be pro
vided with a place tq stay in time to
get dinner. Later arrivals should reg-
ister as they go into the first session
after their arrival. We want you to
enjoy your stay with us and we as-
sure you that we are going to do all
we can to make it pleasant.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.
Mrs. M. E. Foreman Chairman.
Mctice to Contractors.
Bids will be received a; the office
of tiie secretary of ti e Boa-d of Edu-
cation at Pig Cabin Craig County
Okla.. S hoo! District No. .":. until 2
o'clock p. m.. June BO 1912. for the
erection of one 8-room brick school
building. Spanish metal tile roof
metl cornice heating ai;u electiic
wiring.
All bids must be accompanied by . a
certified bevic ct i per cent of the
bid. Plans and specifications can be
had by depositing $5.00 with R. 8.
Madison secretary of the Board of
Education of Big Cabin. Okla. 45-9
ORGAN ZEO
Some Facts on Value of Good Roads.
To show the value of having good
roads all the year around it Is quoted
from the government reports that in
the state of Texas alone $1500000 too
much was paid for the country trans-
portation of the cotton crop $800000
on the wheat crop and $10000 on the
corn crop making a total loss In one
year In one states $12300000 on ac-
count of poor roads.
"The greatest value of good roads
will be to the farmers who liave not
become interested yet" said Mr. B.
F. Yoakum recently In one of his
speeches upon the subject. "They
need to be shown that the poorest
roads are the most expensive roads.
They must be shown that their brok-
en wagons broken harness and black-
smith bills cost them more than the
cost of having good roads. They have
not been shown 'that a $4.00 a day
team can do twice the work over good
roads that they can over poor roads
which makes that team worth twice
as much $8.00 a day."
"The man with a good road with dis-
tance against him can make his trips
quicker and can carry from two to
three times as much on his wagon.
And more important he can depend
upon his road and bridges every day
in the year; while the man who en-
counters swollen streams and Inipas-
sable roads often loses his best mar-
ket and his products decay on his
hands."
"If a railroad encounters a high
grade over a. hill which means exces-
sive use of coal slow trains and light
loads the railroad cuts down the
heavy grades to save coal bills to
move freight faster and to carry big-
ger trains loads. In the same way
when the farmers will cut down the
grades of their roads and get smooth
surfaces and provide goor drainage
they can hau far bigger loads in far
less time; they can save on black.
smith bills and harness bills and
make one team do the work that re-
quired two before.
It is to good roads that this country
must look largely for its future
growth and development."
Elementary Department of the Sunday
School.
Mrs. C. II. Nichols state superin-
tendent of the elementary department
of the Sunday school will be one of
the speakers at the county Sunday
school convention and will conduct a
conference on Monday morning.
Among the subjects that will be dis-
cussed at this session will be the
cradle roll beginners' department
junior department and graded les-
sons This will be an especially help-
ful session eo every superintendent
and teacher and it is hoped that a
large number will take advantage of
the opportunity and attend. These
conferences are usually the most in-
teresting features of Sunday school
conventions. i
Major Cusey sold several tracts of
Indian land on the street this after-
noon to the highest bidder.
A new supply
RATINE CLOTH
just received in light blue tan. white leath-
er and pink colors. Usually sold at 35c to
50c. Our price per yard i
25c
)cOL.GftTElCo(jl
OKLA
REPUBLICANS
WILL BOLT
That is What the Third District Re-
publicans Propose at Mass
Meeting.
Muskogee. Okla.. June 17. The re-
publicans of the Third Oklahoma dis-
trict claim that Theo. Roosevelt waa
nominated by the people and unless
his nomination is ratified at the con-
vention next Tuesday they will bolt
the party.
At a meeting in the Masonic building
this afternoon attended by fifty re-
publicans from throughout the dis-
trict Bruco Keehan of Tahlequah '
made a revolutionary speech in which
he said: "It is not a question of Taft
or Roosevelt but whether we will
stand for the rights of free American
citizens to cast our ballots and have
them counted. I for one will not sup-
port the ticket in the face of what we
know to be a steal. If we stand for
this we may just as well disband our
party."
Practically every man present
threatened to bolt.
Resolutions were passed which in
vltrollic language condemned the na-
tional committee! for neating the Taft
delegation from the Third Oklahoma
district; condemned Committeeman
Cash M. Cade for refusing to take part
in the committee hearing when the
Oklahoma contest was heard; and
severely condemned Dennis Flynn for
misrepresenting the sentiment of the
people of Oklahoma.
W. F. Rampendaiil was elected chair-
man of the meeting and Ralph Kirk-
land secretary.
Fifteen Roosevelt men headed by
Fred Hlldt will leave for Chicago to-
night to attend the national conven-
tion. A. C. Truinbo Muskogee's can-
didate for vice-president left last
night.
Notice to School Children.
Parents are asked to send their
children to the new high school build-
ing Tuesday night at 8 o'clock for re-
hearsal with the city band. We want
about 300 children to sing at the cele-
bration July 4. We want every school
boy and girl to take part 5n the pro-
gram. Rev. W. O. Davis will assist
at the rehearsal Thuesday night.
PROF. MASTERSON
Superintendent City Schools.
The Boy Scouts troop No. 2 will
leave tomorrow afternoon for a low!
hike through the Spavinaw country if
the weather will permit. There will be
about thirty ScoutB in the company Ot
the hike and every Scout will walk the
entire distance which will he about
seventy-five miles. The provisions
will be taken in a wagon. .
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