Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 272, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. X. NO ' -27'2
VINITA OKLAHOMA WKDNKSDAY KKIJKUAKY H 1W.I
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WANTS BETTER
HI MARINE
Senator Landis Makes Strong Appeal
For Better Trade Relations
With All Nations.
Washington Feb. 24. A strong plea
for better trade relations with Latin-
American and for the building up of
a merchant marine was made in the
house of representatives today by Mr.
Landis of Indiana. He declared that
it would 'be seem that there would
have been a kinship in mutual hope
and ambition which he said from the
very start would have cemented soc-
ial and business bonds with those
countries that would forever have fore-
stalled any or all European nations
from gaining a primacy in the com-
mercial affairs and general interests
of the people to the south of the Un-
ited States. "lint it has not worked
out in this way" he said. He would
not say that it was the fault of the
Latin-American countires. On the
contrary it was a matter of record
that on several occasions in years
long past the strongest of those na-
tions made overtures to the United
States which if accepted he said would
have worked wonders through the
years that followed "Hut there seem-
ed to be an assumed loftiness on our
part" he said "a superlativencss that
chilled and drove away those who
should have been our most intimate
neighbors and our most confidential
friends" Blaine he said saw the
mistake and took the first step to
rectify it. Harrison Cleveland and
McKinley followed "in a way but not
with any great enthusiasm." Hut he
said it remains for President Koose-
velt and Secretary Root "to approach
and surround and invest and inspire
the situation so as to lift the 1'an-
American idea high up so high that
the whole world is today eagerly
watching whatever move we make to
regain lost ground and to effect an
entrance into territory which we have
not only neglected but toward which
we seem to have displayed a studied
indifference"
Mr. Landis spoke of the approaching
completion of the Panama canal and
said that "unless we wake up it will
be proportionately detrimental to us."
The only hope of the United States
winning by the canal he said "rests
in our taking steps immediate steps
to share in the coming progress and
prosperity of Latin-Americans to get
into that broad and inviting market
with energy and courage." In his
judgment the time had come for the
people of the United States to make
a specialty of Latin-America. "We
want to make up our minds to get
better acquainted" he said. "There Is
every evidence that such a determin
ation on our part would be heartily
reciprocated by the people of these
republics." Those twenty republics
he declared are now carrying on one-
third of the foreign trade of the east-
ern hemisphere. The whole situation
he maintained with reference to
Latin-America had changed during the
past decade he said "and that citi-
zens of the United States who do not
appreciate it are deaf dumb and
blind."
In speaking of the infrequency with
which the American flag is seen on
the high seas Mr. Landis declared
that it was due to prejudice alone that
subsidies had not been granted for
the building up of the merchant mar-
ine. The American flag he'said to-
day is almost a stranger to every ship
except the man-of-war but he said
"we are going to put it back on the
sea. The manufacturers are going to
help put it hack on the sea. The mer-
chants are going to help us put it
back on the sea. 'i ..e farmers east
and west north and south who have
been misled and who have more at
stake than any other class of our peo-
ple they will learn the facts prejud-
ice will be dethroned and they will
help us put the American flag back
upon the sea." The plain truth was
he said that the people of the United
States had been so busy with land
carrying among themselves that they
had given little attention to sea car-
rying between and among other na
tions.
Mr. Landis presented numerous sta-
tistics on the subject and said that
the American tonnage today was 200-
000 le-ss than it was a hundred years
ago. "A respectable place to sleep"
he said "good food and government
aid are the three things absolutely
essential to put the American flag on
the sc?a and the sooner we recognize
it the. sooner we will have the Ameri-
can flag on the sea."
R. T. llanna of Dallas. Texas is in
the city. Mr. Hanna expects to open
a moving picture show In a tent and
will introduce talking pictures
high class vaudeville.
and
mmamamdaammm
menu
Milford-Berger Shoe Co.
Another Shipment
WOMEN'S OXFORDS
Utz & Dunn's make-in a class
by themselves
Call and Inspect
TAFT S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
RECEIVES FINAL REVISION
By Associated Press.
New York Feb. L'-i President -Klec I
Taft took advantage of a coveted op-
portunity today to catch up with his
correspondence and prepare a portion
of one of the magazine articles he has
contracted to write lit- also gave his
inaugural address its filial revision.
TO OPPOSE NEW
ELECTION BILL
Strong Delegation Journeys From Ok-
lahoma City to Guthrie to Fight
Taylor's Bill.
Oklahoma City Okla. Feb. 24. J. .1.
Bell I). U. Levy and B. 1. Leach with
leaders of both the democratic and
republican parties in the country will
go up to Guthrie this morning to pro-
test against the passage of the Taylor
election bill llelegations from other
cities in the state will join the Okla
homa City contingent there.
"It the bill passed" said Secretary
Levy yesterday "it will he impossible
to hold the election for city officers in
Oklahoma City in April in accordance
with its terms. Senate bill 1 ."." says
that elections in all cities of the first
class and in incorporated towns for
mayor councilmeii and other city
officers except the chief of police to
which no reference whatever is made
shall hold a primary for the nomina-
tion of candidates for the respective
ollices on the third Monday of March
preceding allowing about ten days in
which to advertise for bids for print-
ing the ballots and making all arrange-
ments for the regular election. The
hill says that the advertisement for
bids shall appear in some newspaper
three consecutive times-and that then
the contract for printing the ballots
shall be awarded. This leaves seven
days in which to certify to the regular
nominees. Meantime the bids must be
awarded for printing the ballots the
proof's must he corrected the ballots
distributed and all nominees names
presented in due form. Among other
bad features of the law is the provis-
ion made for compensation for hold-
ing the election. In each county the j
magnificent sum of $15 is allowed fori
the expense of holding the election.
1 Here are eight incorporated towns in
Oklahoma county and $15 is ail that
is allowed for holding the elections in
all of themj Less than $2 with which
to defray the expense of an Oklahoma
City election. It would synply be a
physical impossibility to elect ullicers
tor this and scores of other towns in
the state in April under the Taylor
bill.
A prominent leader of the local re-
publican organization said yesterday
that his party would make nomina-
tions by primary and that for most
places there would be several contest-
ants. The democrats have not deter-
mined yet whether candidates shall
be chosen by primary or mass meet-
ing. Nothing will be done by either
party toward the selection of nominees
until the fate of the iaylor election
bill is settled.
TWO NEW WARD SCHOOL
BUILDINGS ARE NEEDED
While the matter of a high school
is being considered the primary grades
should not be lost sight of. Two ad
ditional ward schools with six or eight
grades are badly needed one in the
northeast quarter of the city and one
in the northwest. It is possible be
cause ot the location of the present
school plant and the center of popula-
tion that all south of the Frisco rail
road could get along as at present for
a lew years. two additional ward
schools however are as great a nec
essity as a high school.
ARKANSAS ANTI-TRUST LAW
UPHELD BY COURT DECISION
By Associated Press.
Washington. D. C Feb. 24. In de-
ciding the case of the Hammond Pack-
ing company of Chicago vs. the State
of Arkansas favorably to the utate
the supreme court of the United States
today upheld the constitutionality of
the anti-trust law of Arkansas. The
paekine company was lined ten thou-
sand dollars in the Arkansas state
courts lor failing to observe the law.
MUSIC Ifi THE .CRIMINAL COURT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS! DOCKET SMALL
William L. Tomlins in Address
Chicago Advocates Its General
Adoption.
Chicago Feb. 24. In an address on
"The Moral Influence of Music" be-
fore the department of superintend-
ence of the national education associa-
iton yesterday William L. Tomlins
who will be remembered as choral di-
rector of the World's Columbian ex-
position made some novel observations
in regard to the pow r of music in fur-
thering the betterment of mankind.
The speaker said that the power of
music as an uplifting force in life was
as tangible as electricity and might
be utilized as electricity is at present.
He said in part: "Heal music does
not lend itself to ignoble expression.
Music vitalizes as nothing else can.
Under the inlliience of music the care-
worn are refreshed and strengthened
the hearts are stirred and all feel
themselves moved as if by one mighty
bond of brotherhood. This power of
music can be utilized for the better-
ment of mankind. Kv l y school in ih"
land should be filled with song (irowu-
ups tou may get out of music a some-
thillir that will eive them strcMiirlh ni
fitfllt the battle of life. The whole n:i-
tion can lie benefited by the power of
song. And this opwer can be utilized
as electricity is at present which at
one time was considered just as in-
tangible a tiling as music is by most
people now. As m electric ity so m
musil-.
uses.
We have not learned half its
Music comes in a flash. Those
who hear it are lifted up by its power.
A few take the strength and joy that
music- lias given away with them. It
is from these few that we can get an
inkling of Hie power which is in mus
ic.
Mr. Tomlins said a
peuded cm the attitude
as to the benefits he
good del
of the li:
1 derived
il de-
tenel from
music.
"A five o'clock tea attitude is not
particularly helpful for getting the
best out of music" the speaker con-
tinued. ".Neither can the selfish or the
idle feel its uplift. Music lifts up as
water does you have to do the swim-
ing. If drawing-rooms fail to prove
the inspiration that a beautiful voice
can give let that voice he heard by
the helpless in jails and in hospitals;
then we shall know.'-
The speaker said that mere senti-
I mentality in song is not music. The
I voice thrills has in it the overtones
of heart and head and hand he said.
Mr. Tomlins reviewed some of his
methods and work among the school
teachers acre and in Great Britain.
The school superintendent received
his address with enthusiasm. The
suggestion was offered that study cir-
cles should be organized throughout
the country and experiments carried
on to test the matter fully and com-
prehensively. THE CHILDREN
Too Close Application to Study Out-
side School House Injurious to
The Young.
An artic le in the current number of
The Ladies Home Journal is worthy
of the consideration of every parent
and teacher in this and every other
city. The writer is evidently a teacher
who has been observant and who sets
up a proposition which must have pre-
sented itself to every parent of obser-
vation viz that too muc h home study
is required of the younger pupils.
The child mind acts slowly and to
crowd it is the greatest mistake pos-
sible and one which cannot be repair-
ed. The five or six hours a day the c hild
is at sc hool is all the mental work that
should be required of the pupils under
sixteen! and the balance of the time
should be given up to play rec reation
and sleep so far as possible.
Long before the pupil so handled
passes the grammer grade it w ill have
distanced the one w ho lias been crowd
ed (crammed) and have a strong phys-
sique instead of being plainly a de-
ficient in this respect.
School hours are long enough
for
study.
PRESADENT RDOSEVET '
LAUDS HIS SUCCESSOR
By Associated Press. ' i
Washington I). C. Feb. 24. A re-
markable feature of the "Inaugural
Souvenir ' issued by l.(e committee in
charge of the inaugural ceremonies
is a biographical sketch of the life of
President-Hied Taft by Roosevelt. t
has a peculiar significance in view of
a rumor published to the effect that 1
friction existed between Koosevelt 1
and Tart. 1 lie keynote of the presi-
dents sketch may he found ill these
words: "No man of better training
no man oi more doubtless courage of
common sense and high character has
ever come to the presidency than
W illiam Howard Taft."
DON T CROWD
at Criminal
Docket For Court Setting
I
At Vinita v-onvenes March
8 1909.
The next term of the United States
court for the district aforesaid will
convene a Vinita on March 1st lilOO
and the criminal cases pending in said
court to be tried at the place afore-
said will be taken up on Monday of
the second week of the term in the
following order:
Monday March Sth. limn.
113 William Clark perjury.
1 2t! lOd Powell perjury.
12S
2U ti
deale
ti l
l ';!
(ieorge Lewis perjury.
c
II.
Rogers
retail liquor
It. M. Daniels perjury.
William Halt attempting
to
bribe juror.
67 Frank Crutc hlield retail liquor
dealer.
75 Robert M. Kasley unlawfully
cutting timber. '
157 Flora I!. Martin intercepting
mail.
1 Ml)
120
officer.
C. P.
ile
Smith retail liquor dealer
y .Mcintosh impersonating
l-'l
Wiley .Mcintosh impersonating
' oflic et
122
officer.
Wiley Mcintosh Impersonating
i:i w. p
comptroller.
Phillips false report to
Indictments have been returned in
the above cases some of which were.
' penuing m me conns ol tne Indian
! Territory upon the admission of such
territorv to statehood.
Bonds conditioned for the appear-
ance of defendants before said terri-
tory courts and all other bonds in the
above cases require appearance in tne
United States court at Vinita on the
day and date herein assigned for trial.
Respectfully.
WILI.IA.M .1. CKOWd.
U. S. Attorney.
By Frank Leo assistant.
.Muskogee; Okla. February 2:i. 1!M)!i.
Oil and Gas Producers Hold Meeting.
The Mid-Contineiit Oil and (Jus pro-
ducers association will hold IU annual
meeting at Tulsa next Saturday Feb-
ruary 27. at two o'clock p. m.
A
PuFciisis of Suit Cases
i
GOES ON SALE TODAY
Suit Cases of every kind and description at $1.50 to $15.00 each all priced
at from ONE-FIFTH TO ONE-THIRD UNDER VALUE. Our Buyer "picked them
up" in New York at aSPOT CASH PRICE and they reached hera today
Bispl
Window
Till 10 O'clock p. m. Saturday the
The -
Men's Suits
HALF-PRICE
Men's Overcoats
HALF-PRICE
Men's Pants
HALF-PRICE
Youth's Suits
HALF-PRICE
VIMITA'S
mc . j m . - . --x .- -f- -. m - i m m sr .or v. '
Br jt ta art j : v& r m
SUPREME COURT REVERSES
KENTUCKY COURT DECISION
I lly Associated Press.
Washington Feb. 24. The supreme
court yesterday reversed the decisior.
.of the Kentucky court which held Un-
American Kxpress company liable for
j the loss to consignee in Kansas for
j liquor sent through that company
which was destroyed under the Kansas
prohibition laws.
3 STATES VISITED
ii
Twelve Persons Known to Have Per-
ished in Storm That Extended
Over Three States.
By Associated Press.
Memphis Tcnn. Feb. 24. That the
storm of wind and rain which prevail-
ed in parts of Arkansas Mississippi
and Tennessee was most severe Is
confirmed by advices received early
today. In the counties of Lonoke
Woodruff Prairie and Ponsett in Ar-
kansas the force of the sforin which
apparently originated in the first nam-
ed county was strongly felt. The
town of Fisher in Poinsett county was
practically destroyed but two build-
ings being left intact. Six persons
were killed and a number of others
seriously injured.
Near Augusta the dead number six
while several others are more or less
seriously injured. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are prostrated and the
full extent of the damage is not yet
known.
HRESIDENT AND WIFE AND
TWO DAUGHTERS AT FUNERAL
By Associated Press.
New York Feb. 24. The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and their daugh-
ters Mrs. Longworth and Kthel Roose-
velt are In this city today to attend
the funeral of Steward Douglas Robin-
son the president's nephew.
BY WIND STORM
Bia' SipeciaI
ayed in Our
'rice Remnant
Continues
Another Big Express Shipment
of
TAILORED WAISTS
and
MAN TAILORED
SUITS
FOR WOMEN
Just in from New York
3IG DEPARTMENT STORE
SIES
LOSES LIFE BY
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Lige Granger Shot at Rabbit Under
Building And Received Bullet
In Own Brain.
By Associated Press.
News reached this city late yester-
day evening that Lige (5 ranger re-
siding cm the Tom Archer farm live
miles northwest of here had accident-
ly shot and killed himse lf. Complete
details are lacking but from those at
hand it appears that young Granger
while lying fae downward on the
ground tired n charge Irom a inches-
tcr at a rabbit under a building; that
the bullet struck n stone rebounded
and striking him in the head killei
him instantly.
Young (Iranger who was a cripple
having lost a leg some years ago was
well and favorably known in Vinita
Notwithstanding hW hampered condi-
tion he manured to perform all kinds
of farm walk and was un exceedingly
active young man and poular among
his neighbors Up to the hour of goln;;
to press it had not been learned what
arrangements had been made for the
burial of the body.
YOUNG GIRL TELLS CHICAGO
POLICE A PITIFUL STORY
By Associated I'resH.
Chicago Feb. 24. That she was
seized by two men Monday night and
di tigged and c arried to a hotel near
Lincoln park where he remained un-
conscious for twenty hours Is the ex-
perience related to the police today
by Maile Mclnrul nineteen years of
age. Her story resem'elcB the case of
I'jlla liingles who was found bound in
a hotel last week.
NINE ENTOMBED SEWER
WORKERS RESCUED TODAY.
By Assoc iated Press.
Seattle Wash. Feb.- 24 The nine
workers entombed in a newer cave In
here last night were rescued early to-
day. 27th
Women i Cloak f
HALF-PRICE
Children's Cloaks
HALF-PRICE
Raincoats''
HALF-PRICE
Opera Cloaks
HALF-PRICE
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Marrs, D. M. Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 272, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 1909, newspaper, February 24, 1909; Vinita, Okla.. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc773874/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.