Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 238, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 30, 1912 Page: 4 of 4
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Prof. Alvin Roper Pianist. last four year I have given every
Prof. Alvin Roper son of the pas- ounce of enerfty mhlcli I possess in
tor of the Methodist church of this ( the effort to give prestige to Oklahoma
tity and the world's greatest gospel ' and to do honor to the demcracy of
pianist arrived this morning on a visit
with his parents. He comes at a very
opportune time and while here will
play for the revival that is being con-
ducted at the Grand Theatre.
He is the discoverer of the "chimes"
in piano music that are becoming fam-
ous among musicians. l!y this dis-
covery striking certain combinations
of nots at the same timt he makes
the piano sound like the chimes that
are used in the world's famous
churches. He will probably give
Vinitans a chance to hear them while
he is here perhaps tonight.
D.
A Scandalous Falsehood.
Washington IX C Jan. 30. 1912.
M. Marrs. Esq.
Editor The Chieftain
Vinita Okla.
My Dear Sir: By the mail of the
last lew days 1 have received several
copies of a circular editorial from "The
News Republican" of Hominy Okla.
entitled "It Bodes No Good" sent nie
by various friendly democratic and re
publican editors. This editorial sent
out In this peculiar way as a circular.
to republican and democratic papers
purports to be written by a citizen
claiming t be a democrat and a be-
liever in the principles of Jeffersonian
democracy. He has been honored by
the democracy of Osage county by
election to the legislature. He thiiiksj
it his duty to the democratic party
which has so highly honored him. to
defame one of his party leaders by a
series of charges (which are utterly
false made without examination and
without affording any opportunity for
correction before secretly circulariz-
ing the state and inviting the widest
possible publicity of a scandalous
falsehood.
This kind of party loyalty would be
ruinous to the democratic party in the
state if followed as an example and
in all probability would deliver the
state to the republicans. Can this be
the purpose?
I was born and raised a Jeffersonian
democrat. I have never at any time
affiliated with any other party al-
though I have always been decent to
ah parties. I have contributed more
of my energy and of means to the
democratic party and its principles
than any other man in Oklahoma. 1
appeared before the democratic na-
tional convention in 1892 and helped
get the first recognition of Indian Ter-
ritory to be represented in the dem-
ocratic national convention. Only two
votes were then allowed but I had it
Increased to six votes at a later date
From that day to this 1 have been un
tiring in the service of the democratic
party believing in its patriotism and
integrity of purpose. I was chief or
ganizer of the party in Indian Terri
tory. I was the democratic natlona
committeeman from 1892 to 1896 vol
untarily retiring in 1896 to promote
unity and heal party strife; was sub
sequently a member of the democratic
congressional campaign committee;
was then vice-chairman of the demo
cratic state committee of Oklahoma
in the campaign of 1906 for the con
stitutional convention and am now a
member of the democratic emigres
slonal campaign committee. In the
campaign of 1908 I led the Oklahoma
subscription list with a thousand dol
lars subscription and I have contribut
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The statement that I ever affiliated
with the Hearst Independence League
or arraigned the democratic party in
doing so on .May 14 1910 or at any
other time is idiotic moonshine.
The suggestion that I did not assist
in passing the amendment providing
for the intelligence qualification of the
suffrage in 1910 (grandfather clause)
is likewise untrue.
The suggestion that I did not do uiy
full duty in the campaign of 1910 is
scandalous. I placed myself subject
to the state committee and made the
dates they indicated and others be
sides at my own expense and helped
pay the unsettled debts of the cam
paign when the contest was over.
The statement that I appeared be-
fore the democratic national commit-
tee in the city of Washington and in
troduced the following resolution: "I
propose that the national democratic
organization recognize the Hearst Iro-
pressive League as an auxiliary to the
democratic party and that the demo
cratic party should assist that league
in the organization of its precinct
clubs" is a falsehood. To start with
there Is as far as I know no "Hearst
Progressive League" In existence. In
the second place Hearst has renewed
hi affiliation with the democratic
party. In the third place I introduced
no such resolution. This slovenly
reckless charge appears to be based
on a suggestion which I made to the
resolution committee of the demo-
cratic national committee that they
should bring in a resolution approv-
ing the federation of Democratic clubs
U. S. A. This organization was char-
tered August 24th 1911 having as na
tional sponsors William Jennings
Bryan Governor Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark Joseph W. Folk Gover-
nor Eugene E. Foss and a large num-
ber of democratic senators and con-
gressmen national and state commit
teemen and other prominent demo
crats. Bryan s "Commoner" is its of-
ficial organ.
The committee on resolutions
brought in a report favoring a resolu
tion along the line of my suggestion.
Mr. Roger Sullivan of Illinois who
hates Mr. Bryan opposed It and was
supported by W. T. Brady Esq. of
Tulsa Okla Not being willing to stir
up strife by pressing the matter
against the objection of any member
of the national committee I promptly
withdrew the motion.
John.Sharp Williams was not a
member of the committee and took no
part in the discussion as stated in this
editorial.
The-orgaiiization of the club move
ment is going on throughout the Unit
ed States rapidly and for the first
time I am advised by this peculiar
editorial of the News-Republican that
democrats are not allowed to organize
democratic clubs without the permis
sion of democratic committees local
county or state. It has not been the
practice of the democratic party to ask
permission to organize democratic
clubs.
The circular editorial by the New
Republican of Hominy will not pro
mote the welfare of the democratic
party of Oklahoma nor will it promote
democratic principles. Its obvious pu
pose is to brand one of the democratic
Oklahma senators as untrustworthy
and is plainly part of a deliberate pro
gram to demoralize the Oklahoma d
rnocracy by defamation of one of it
life time leaders.
I dc not mention the editors name
f ir the reason that I do not wish to
discredit him trusting that be will
soon realize he has been imposed up
on
Very few editors will give publicity
to such defamatory circulars about
any public man democrat or republi
can without first making proper in
quiry Into the truth of it but upon the
urgent request of friends I advise you
of the facts in the case.
Yours very truly.
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"The Heartbreaker."
In the role of heartbreaker which fits
him so well and which he carries with
apparent unconcerned ease from sea
son to seajsyii. George Damerel who
waltzed to fame with "The Merry
Widow" is back at the Grand again
tiiis week. This announcement means
that the joy sign is out for seven nights
and two afternoons for the glooms pos
itively cannot withstand Daiuerel's
smile. It is broad and hearty and in
viting and good natured and a capital
treatment for a case of "blues."
Damerel holds his chin at the same
imperious angle as of yore looks as
sweet as ever in evening clothes and
altogether is as irresistible as on his
last visit in September when the box
office receipts almost made a record at
the Grand.
"The Heartbrenkers." the Hough &
Adams merry musical comedy' which
opened the present engagement yester-
day afternoon is one of the catchiest
of the many Mort II. Singer produc
tions. In it Mr. Damerel is given
splendid opportunity to practice all the
wiles of the thoroughbred matinee idol
with a song here and there and much
love-making to bring sighs from the
feminine portion of thejuidienee and
perhaps envious looks from the others.
Among the songs which Mr. Damerel
sings during this engagement is one
new one "It's Your Eyes Your Smile
and You" with lingering melody and
sentiment. It was heard for the first
time yesterday afternoon and called for
several encores.
In the prima donna role is a Kansas
City girl Miss Ruth Peebles whose
rapid advance in the musical comedy
world has been the delight of her many
home towu friends. Miss Peebles never
was seen to better advantage than In
The Hearthreakers" the role being
seemingly especially suited to her.
Her charming voice was heard yes
terday afternoon in three songs. With
the aid of the chorus she 6ings "Some
Golden Day." With Mr. Damerel she
sang "If I Had a Hundred Hearts" and
in the second act "I've Never Had
Sweetheart." All were delightfully
given.
Eddie Hume last seen in Kansas
City with Frank Daniels in "The
Flower of the Ranch" has replaced
John Fogarty in the comedy role. Mr
Hume is a capital fun-maker. The rest
of the admirable cast-te.the same as
on the last visit.
The production is lavishly staged as
are all the Singer plays for Mr. Singer
knows that everyone likes to see pretty
women beautiful clothes and hand
some surroundings. There is no lack
of any of these in "The Heartbreakers.'
Through its two acts there is a riot of
music and color and fun and dancing
and catchy songs. The chorus is re
freshingly good looking and capable
The production does what it was in
tended to do makes a cheerful two
and a half hours Kansas City Jour
nal.
Oklahoma's Mineral Products Are in
Demand.
Norman Okla. Jan. 30. According
to statistics of the United States Geol
ogical Survey recently received by the
Geological survey of Oklahoma our
state occupies a prominent place in
the ranks of the mineral producing
states of the Union. During 1909 Ok
lahoma produced 29000000 dollars
worth of mineral products and 33000
000 dollars worth in 1910 a gam of
10 per cent in one year.
These figures give Oklahoma four
teenth place among the states of the
Union as a mineral producer. Among
the states west of the Mississippi river
she occupies sixth place while among
the states of the western plains with
which she has to compete she holds
second place being surpassed by Mis-
souri only.
Considering the long continued
drouth in Oklahoma It is considered
that these figures are extremely flat-
tering. The officials of the Oklahoma
Geological Survey here believe that in
spite of the financial depression in
1911 the state will make a very credit
able record in her mineral output.
David Lubin Going.
Washington. D. C Jan. 29. Secre
tary of State Knox yesterday cabled
David Lubin delegate of the United
States to the International Institute of
Agriculture at Rome Italy that he
can be absent from March 15 to May
1st in order to attend the Southern
Commercial Congress in Nasnviue
April 8 to 10 and later hold a series of
Mwiff.rpnees in various states to ex
plain the Raiffeisen system of co-oper
ative rural credits that enauies iue
peasant farmers of Germany to do a
co-operative banking business of over
$1600000000 a year.
Prior to the sessions of the congress
Mr. Lubin will meet in ftisn"
committee of two leading men
each state in or.der that the whole sys
tem may be thoroughly discussed ana
its possibilities considered as a means
of strengthening the rural
m erica.
Preparing For The Panama Exposition
At San Francisco.
Noraian okla.. Jan. CO. The Geol-
ogical Survey here Is already laving
plans for an exhibit of Oklahoma's
mineral resources at the Panama Ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915.
Every effort will be made to have a dis-
play creditable to the wonderful re-
sources of Oklahoma and if possible
to surpass even the exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition which attracted such
wide spread attention and caused so
much comment. Dr. D. W. Ohern di-
rector of the survey said today:
"It Is early to do anything but to
lay general plans. So far as I know
there has been no official action taken
towards having our state represented
at the great fair but those in power
have always endeavored to show the
great resources of the state bo it is
safe to presume that this policy will
continue in regard to the coming
world's fair.
Just at the present certain of our
minerals and mineral products lack
suitable markets more especially is
this true of clay gypsum and similar
products. Much of the depression in
the market at the present time is due
to the recent wide spread drouth which
has resulted in slacking the opera
tions yet it is nevertheless a fact that
we should have an enlargement of the
market for our products. This en-
largement car. be brought about to a
very great extent by proper demon-
stration and advertisement.
"The policy of our state in investi-
gating and displaying our mineral re-
sources is bringing gratifying results.
Texas our burly neighbor on the south
with an area of nearly four times that
of Oklahoma received 17000000 dol-
lars for her mineral products during
1909 and 18000000 in 1910 while Ok-
lahoma secured 29000000 and 33000-
000 dollars for these years respective-
ly. I iv Oklahoma the value of petrol-
eum alone exceeded the entire value of
Texas' mineral output. According to
estimates furnished by the United
States Geological Survey our coal out-
put during the last year was nearly
twice as great as that of Texas in
spite of the inroads made on that
product in our state by natural gas
fuel oil and other factors. Similar con-
ditions exist as to other minerals. I
believe that an adequate display of
our mineral resources at San Fran-
cisco will go a good way toward wid-
ening still further the market for our
products and will call the attention of
capital to such resources as our salt
glass sand and vast asphalt and other
deposits which have not been touch
ed."
The field assistants on the survey
will collect or arrange for material
while regular field work is being car
ried on so that a large part of the pre
paration can be completed with little
or no additional cost to the state. The
plan is that when the time arrives for
final preparations for the exhibit most
of the work of collecting and prepara
tion will have been already done.
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Celebrated Tenor Will Positively
Appear.
Since the announcement has been
made that the Sheehan English Opera
company will be heard at the Grand
Theatre in Vinita Saturday evening
February 3 numerous inquiries have
been made as to whether or not Joseph
F. Sheehan America's greatest tenor
will Bing at the performance here. And
the management takes this means of
stating that Mr. Sheehan himself will
positively sing and furthermore will
guarantee to refund money should the
famous star not appear.
Inasmuch as Mr. Sheehan's contract
alls for his appearance in Chicago
and Boston practically exclusively for
the next two years this will no doubt
be the last opportunity we will have
of hearing his golden voice for some
time.
In" spite of the fact of the great
tenor himself as well as his entire
11-star cast including Mis3 Gladys
Caldwell America's foremost prima
donna; Miss Marion Walker the con
tralto whom Mr. Sheehan secured from
the Metropolitan Opera company last
ear; Miss Annabel Tarlton the tal
ented young soprano from the Interna
tional Grand Opera company; Mr.
Charles Swickard for years leading
baritone of the Tivoll Opera company
of San Francisco; Mr. Francis J
Tyler basso with Henry W. Savage's
Grand Opera company; Kenneth Dud-
ley; William Young Joseph Haywood
anu others there will be no advance
in prices in order to give every one
an opportunity of hearing what is
without doubt the greatest organiza
tion ever heard in this country in "The
Bohemian Girl."
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Local Agent.
Room 6. Cherokee Building.
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in the Big 3-Act Musical Scream
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Seats on sale Monday January 29th. Entire Bal-
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A-foreign tour on
American soil 1
Even Continental Europe cannot show you
more interesting ruins and relics of mediaeval
times than are here. These splendid old
Spanish missions located within eight miles
of the city offer an incentive for the most
delightful rides and drives if any incentive
were needed other thsn the fine roads the
beautiful scenery and the perfect weather.
Com to San Antonio this winter arid match your
skill against some of the golf enthusiasts that make
this city their winter rendezvous. Join in an
exhilarating polo game hunt fish and follow the
hounds "get into" the dances balls banquets and
theatre parties. Forget the hard work and the
haritf weather of the north and give yourself np
for a while to this place cf summer pleasures.
The best way to go
is by the Katy
the only line with i;a own rails from St Louis
or Kansas City to San Antonio; no delays no
missed connections for it h "Katy all the
way". It is but a short trip of delightful
comfort from either point.
1 cr cost of tickets schedules etc. write to
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Joseph F. Sheehan America's Greatest Tenor
Singing "Then You'll Remember Me" in "The
Bohemian Girl" at Grand Saturday Feb. 3rd
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