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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-01
JRST TER. PRE- SIS MEET.
ev. Brewer Tells of The Editors
Initial Gathering.
ditor Of The Times.

d1tOT oil Inc Times.
At recent meeting of the Indial
krritory Press Association Their
|emed to be some doubt as TO th'
hoe the fret association was held
In lookingover my files Of Oul
rother In Red l End in the issu'
March "a, 1888 the following
litorial mention Of that meeting
"The following delegates met il
uskogee. l. t. March 18th, 1885,
organise Press Association o.
s'IAdian Territory, viz Ridge
ascal and Frank Boudinot repre-
snting the Cherokee Advocate
y. A. Thompson ofthe Tahleqush
telephone; H. f. O'Bierne Of the
toka Independent; DR.. Leo. T.
ennett and F. G. Hubbard OF the
uskogee Phoenix: Miss X. L,
elliott OF the Indian Missionary;
K. Milford of the Vinita Chief.
lin and Theo. F. Brewer OF Our
rother in Red.
On motion Of Theo. r. Brewer,
[r. Pascal was called to the chair,
ID Ii. #. O'Bierne, was elected
temporary secretary.
Prayer was offered by Theo. +.
brewer, after which DR.. Bennett
bowed that committees on perma.
ent organization and constitution
nd bylaws be appointed by the
hair. 1t was so ordered. The
pair appointed DR.. Bennett, M.
d. Milford, II. II. O'Beirne aud
bliss Elliott committee on per-
nanent organization; and w. A..
Thompson, Theo +. Brewer, +.
y. Hubbard and Frank Boudinot
|pn constitution and bylaws. The
then adjourned TO
meet at 2 p, M.
Alter adjournment by special in
yitation the members OF the asso-
citation together with the faculty
OF the Presbyterian Mission and
the trustees of Harrell Insti-
<yte dined at Harrell Institute.
At 2p. m the convention again
assembled. The committee on or
ganization in their report recon-
mended the following as the per-
manent officers OF the association,
VIE: DIR. Leo. +. Bennett, presi-
dent; Ridge Pascal, vice president;
NJ. K. Milford secretary; Miss X.
L. Elliott treasurer, and III. +.
0'Bierne. T. II. Brewer and w. A.
Thompson executive committee.
After addresses by W.A.Thompson
DR.. Bennett, Ridge Pascal, NJ. Z.
Milford and r. F Brewer the as
lociation adjourned to meet in
vinita June 10, 1883 The late
ness of the hour prevented the
of the association from
visiting the Indian University.
This we very much regretted as
Muskogee is justly proud Of this
excellent institution.
AT $50 p. m. the members Of
he association took tea at the
Mission (Manerva
1ome) where at 7:30 p. M; a re-
eption was given them TO which
many OF the citizens Of Muskogee
we're invited. A large number of
PERSONS were present.. The ele-
amt refreshments served at $50
|, m., was a substantial compli-
nent TO the ability OF Miss Robert
on and her co-laborers to enter
ain in royal style their visitir 3 |
riends.
The success Of lhis meeting OF
be association is an acknowledg-
d fact, and we hope all press men
nd women Of the Indian Territory
Till attend the next meeting ia
Tinita .-Muskogee Times.
THEO. F. BREWER.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-01
G. A. R. ELECTION.
Onlcers Selected and Plans Lai d for
Blue and Grey Reunion.

At the territorial G A r. NEE :
ing At Muskogee yesterday these
officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: J A. Rose, Chickasha,
department commander; Robert
Ross. Tahlequah, senior vice de
partment commander; Jonathan
Palmer, Barilesville, junior wee
department commander; Samuel
II. Smith, Muskogee assistant adj
justan, general; DR.. A. Griffith.
South McAlester, medical director;
]. T. MandIin. Nowa,s, depart
menl chaplin; H 7 BoIen, N =
ws'a. delegate to national encamp-
ment. Tue 1904 sncampment was
fixed tor the last Tbursday ia
April at Miami. 1, was decided
tu buld grand reunion Of the id
soldiers, both blus aud gray. a.
For, Gibson on July Q to 4.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-01
Advice 10 Letter writers.

You can send enough trouble through
the mail for two cents TO start d.
vorce suit.-Baltimore News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02

Manager Kronberg being anxious to make
an engagement for Topeka having an ev-
ening open following the Kansas City ap-
pearance. Major Anderson will take care
the Choral union having recently voted
not to undertake the risk of a Melba con-
cert.
Prices for the Melba recital will proba-
will be no difficulty in filing the Auditori-
un for the entertainment, the advertising
for which will be handled equally as ex-
tensively as was that preceding the Nor
dica concert here last spring.
Nine MeIba, who has not been in Amer
lea since the season of 1900-1901, sails Sat
urday, October g. on the Cunard steam
ship "Campania' from Liverpool, accom-
panied by Miss IleWela Davies, a, yourg G
Welsh pianist, who has played quite often
in London the past two seasons. and Sig
norita Ada SaSSOii a talented little harp
player, who accompanied Nine. Melba on
her recent Australian tour and also met
with phenomenal success in England last
season. Nine. Melba will be Joined hero
by Ellison van Hoose, the well known
American concert tenor; M Charles Gill
bert, baritone. for years a prominent
member of the Maurice Grau Opera CON-
concerts will be given throughout the Unf-
ted States and Canada, beginning October
18th and 18th at Montreal and Toronto.
Though her last appearances in America
company, Nine. Melba had previously
made long concert tours, always with the
most satisfactory results artistically and
financially. In fact. no foreign artist
has played to greater receipts or to suca
enthusia site audiences. The demands foe
Nine. Melba'S services for the present linn
tied season are so great that hundred
that the same interest exists in her sing
ing as in former years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL ROWDY
He Is Discussed at the C0nven-
tion Today.

About sixty persons were in attend
ance at this mornings session of the
thirty-sirst annual convention of the
Shawnee County Sunday School asso-
citation The more important business
fof the gathering. which will continue
until Saturday noon. comes later, and
| it is expected there will be consider
ably increased attendance tonight and
tomorrow morning. President c. L.
Franks, of Winfield, has been an
nounced as one of the speakers this
evening. He is president of the State
Sunday School association.
The convention is being held in the
Central Congregational church. Rev
Charles NJ. Sheldon opened the exer-
ciseS this morning with a song service.
Mrs. W. A. McCarter had the principal
place on the morning programme, the
subject 1.-The Sunday School Rowdy"
being assigned to her. Her response
was in the form of a very interesting
this interesting parsonage. AS de-
scribed by her the Sunday school
rowdy comes from good home. He at
tends Sunday school without his par
entS' supervision. and soon learns of
the liberties he may take there Even
tually he develops into an unmitigated
nuisance, simply on account of the fail
ure of parent. teacher and Sunday
school superintendent to cooperate in
his management. Mrs. McCarter's s
story is cleverly written, apparently the
story of some real boy. It was heard
with great approval at the convention,
and the proposal made that it be pub
lished in pamphlet form. Mrs Nc
Carter demurred at this but has ac-
cepted an invitation to appear at Te-
cumseh during November to read it,
P. w. Griggs, president of the county
association made his address just be-
fore the closing of the morning session.
1t consisted principally of the report of
! the years work. The, re now 14O
Sunday schools in the an ty, having
an enrolment of 10. T21 fapIis. In addi-
! ton to this the number of teachers,
officers and home departments brings
the total to 1926. Mr.. Griggs was dis
posed to criticise the laxity of the Sun
day schools in this county. it being only
one of two in the state which made no
pledges of money during the past year.
Shawnee is one of the three counties
which have not held conventions during
the year Mr.. Griggs recommended
particularly the extension of the home
department work of the schools. This
department is devoted to enlisting' the
/ interest of outsiders in Sunday school
work.
At this afternoons session will be
heard the reports of township presi-
dents and also a series of short ad-
dresses by the ministers of the city
upon their Sunday school work. The
relations of teachers to superintendent
will be discussed bv Prof. D. L. Nc
F,achrou and Mrs G. F. Worley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
VICTORY FOR PARKS.
He Again Demonstrates His
Control of the Convention.

Parks, the New York walking delegate,
won a personal victory over President
Frank Buchanan, in the forenoon ses-
sion today of the International Associa-
tion of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers 1t developed when an amend
ment to the constitution drawn by ]. D.
Dugan, of Chicago, a Buchanan adher-
ent to the effect that no man holding
political office be eligible to representa-
ton at any convention of the association
or to hold an executive office therein
came up for a vote. 1t was directed at
Richard j. Butler, member of local No.
2. and an assemblyman from New York
city. President Buchanan left the chair
and spoke for the amendment and was
followed by Samuel Parks. who opposed
it in one of the most ardent speeches of
the convention. The amendment was
DEBATED Is to 90. One-third of the dele
gates did not vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
ed to the rostrum to nominate George B.

ed to the rostrum to nominate George B.
Mcclellan for mayor.
There is no hope fof the Democrats
to carry the United States" said Mr.
Delaney, unless we carry the state of
New York and we can not carry the
state of New York unless we carry the
city of New York. We must nominate
here man of patriotic blood. a man
but has stood up on the ground, man
himself 1 present to you for your con-
sideration as your candidate for mayor,
George B. Mcclellan
The crowd interrupted shouting ap-
plause and the cheers continued for sew
eral minutes. The delegates from all
the boroughs with the exception of
Brooklyn stood up and cheered enthus-
iastically The Brooklyn men remained
in their seats.
MI. Delaney continued his praise of the
candidate. The election of Mr.. Nc
Clellan, he said. will save the city of
New York and rescue the country from
the administration of Theodore Roose-
Velt
Martin W. LittIeton, of Brooklyn,
nominat ted w. J. Gaynor. The Brooklyn
delegates rose enmasse and cheered and
waved their hands and hats when Mr..
Littleton named Justice Gaynor and
their enthusiasm carried the whole
house except the delegates from the
boroughs opposite to Brooklyn. Senator
McCarren seconded the nomination. On
the roll call by assembly districts Man
haitian. The Bronx, Queens and Rich
nond were unanimously for Geo. b.
Mcclellan. The only break in the solid
ity of the vote of Kings county for w. J.
Gaynor was in the Eleventh district the
leader announcing 80 votes for w J.
Gaynor; one vote for George b Nc
Clellan." Mcclellan therefore received
the nomination by 434 votes to 219 for
Gaynor.
Before the nomination for comp
trol1er, James J. Martin, the regular
chairman of the city convention made
the announcement that he differed from
his colleagues in Manhattan, and could
not vote for the nomination of either
Grout or Fornes. Luke d. Stapleton
then placed the name of Edward M.
Grout in nomination for that office. On
the roll call Mr.. Grout was nominated
by a vote of 42S to 225, James J. Mar
tin and four other delegates from
Twenty-seventh Manhattan district
voting for Fairchilds, together with del
egates from Kings.
Charles v. Fornes and Herman A.
Metz were placed in nomination for
president of the board of aldermen.
Fornes receiving the nomination. An
effort was made to have Mr.. Grout's S
nomination declared unanimous; John
l.. Shea voiced the formal protest of
Kings county, and the protest was
honored.
When the convention broke up Lead
er Charles r. Murphy declared himself
as being very we'll satisfied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
WANTS DEATH PENALTY.
Attorney McKeever Will Try to Send
Mutineers to Gallows.

Leavenworth. Kan, Oct 2.-E. D. Nc
Keever, of Topeka. assistant United
States district attorney for the district
of Kansas, came to Leavenworth to Sc
cure evidence against the mutinous fed
eral convicts who will be tried for muir
der at a special term of the United
States district court. which will convene
October Il. McKeever will have charge
of the case against the mutineers and
he thinks he will have no trouble con-
victiTsr all of them. The men are un-
der indictment for murder in the first
degree, which is punishable by death,
and the United States attorney will ask
the court to impose the death penalty in
the event that the men are convicted.
Attorney McKeever says he will ex-
plode the story of the defense to the
effect that convicts in the federal prison
are cruelty treated He says convicts
in the prison at Fort LeavenWorth are
accorded better treatment than those in
any other prison in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
BOYS MAY GO FREE.
Fifty Reform School Inmates
Illegally Committed.

There are upwards of fifty boys in
the state reform school Who may be re-
leased. within the next two weeks as
the result of the decision of the su-
preme court regarding commitments is
sued by justices of the peace. The
question will not be passed upon bS
the state authorities until after the
written opinion is handed down by the
court on Saturday of next week.
In the habeas corpus case brought
by the attorneys for three Nemaha
county boys in the reform school a few
weeks ago the court decided that JUS
tice of the peace has no authority to
commit a boy to the reform school, but
that the commitment must be issued by
a court of record. There are 178 boys
in the reform school. and of these be-
tween 40 and so were sent there on COM
mitmentS issued by justices.
Supt. Charles has asked the attorney
generals department for an opinion as
to his authority in holding these boys
Attorney General Coleman will not give
the opinion until he gets a chance to
read the written opinion of the court IN
the habeas corpus case, which will be
handed down Saturday of next week.
He thinks that there may be something
in the opinion which will throw addi-
tional light on the subject.
If the boys are turned loose they will,
of course, in the majority of cases be
taken back to the counties from which
they were committed. 1t is probable,
too. that the local authorities can then
take them into either the district or pro-
bate courts and have commitments Is
sued which would take them back TO the
reform school if the authorities deem 1t
best to keep them in the school.
Considera bic interest is felt among at
torneys as to what the supreme court
will say in its opinion. They think it
peculiar that a Justice of the peace
should have the power to convict a boy
of a miSdemeanOr for which he can be
sent to the reform school but should not
have the power to eGfarce punishment
upon him. 1t is understood that the
theory of the court is that as a Justice
court is not court of record, as is a
probate or district court there would
be no way of easily tracing a case
through the official records as it is
sometimes necessary to do, and that d
record should therefore be made of such
commitments in a court of record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
SUES CITY HALLWAY.
Mutual Ice Company Claims Money
on Contract.

The Mutual Ice company filed suit in
the district court this morning against
the Topeka Railway company and the
l.. E. Myers company for $707 40 claimed
to be due on a contract which the rail-
way company and the Myers company
failed to carry out.
The Mutual company entered into aia
oral contract with the defendants to buy
all the old ties removed from the West
Sixth avenue street car lines, during
the rebuilding of the line, at two ana
one-half cents each. The Mutual COM
pany states that a total of 5000 ties
were to be delivered to the Mutual com
pany at that price and that when 926
ties had been delivered the defendants
refused to deliver any more The trou-
BILE seems to have been. as stated by w.
F. Schoch, attorney for the Mutual
company, that the Mutual company
found a ready sale for the ties at IL
cents each. The Mutual company asks
for $707.40 judgment against the COM
pany, being the amount that the Mu-
tual company could sell the undelivered
ties at 10 cents each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
Board to Consider Manual Train.
ing High School.
Will Be Formally Submitted at
Meeting Monday.
TOMAKE SPECIALLEVY
Can Not Exceed One-Half Mill
Says the Law.
Experienced Instructor in Man
uaI Training to Be Employed.

The plans for the new manual training
high school, to be built at Eighth ave-
nue. and Harrison street, will be sub
mitted to the board of education for ap-
proval, at the meeting Monday night.
The board hopes to have the foundation
of the school completed before cold
weather and to have the building ready
for occupancy by September. 1909.
At the August meeting of the board
next year, a special levy for manual
training purposes will be made. The
last legislature passed a law providing
that school boards in cities of the first
class can make a special tax levy not
to exceed one-half mill for manual
training purposes. If the board makes
a levy in Topeka of one-half mill next
year, the levy will raise between five
and six thousand dollars for manual
training purposes.
Such levy w1l not meet the annual
expenses of the manual training scnooi
nor will the levy for one year be suffl-
cient to equip it. but the school board
will have. under the new law, that much
more money available to use in meeting
the expenses. The law provides that
the state shall give an amount equal
to that raised by a school district for
manual training purposes each year, but
that such amount shall not exceed $3.50
This is meant to aid the country scnooi
districts and is not meant particularly
for the cities.
Anticipating the manual training high
school the board of education will equip
others Of the graded schools with the
primary manual training departments.
The primary work has been tried at
Branner school for several years with
success. In all the new buildings that
the board has erected provisions have
been made for the new department and
basement rooms have been planned
especially for manual training work
The last school TO have the new depart
ment added is Clay street, where two
rooms in the old building have been va
Gated and will be fitted with benches
for manual training classes.
Superintendent Davidson of the city
schools and L. D. -Whittemore. principal
of the high school, visited manual train
neapolis and other places this summer to
gather ideas for the Topeka building All
the best features of the buildings visited
will be embodied in the Topeka manual
training high school.
The plans provide for several large
work rooms In the basement of the build
rooms On the upper floors %il be the
carpenter, cabinet making. sewing, domes-
tic science and other departments.
There will be large lecture room on the
struction and lectures can be given. The
new building is to be hsated with a hot
air blast system similar to that in use in
the sumner building and an automatic
ventilating system will be installed.
The two high schools will be under one
principal. but in addition there will be All
in charge of the manual training depart
ments. There will be special trained in
structors in wood working, blacksmthing.
dressInaking, cooking and all the depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
WHAT AILS SEABOARD /?
No Explanation of Slump in the
Securities of the Road.

New York. Oct 2.-Iadenburg. Thalman
& Co., the financial representatives in this
city of the Seaboard Air line interests,
had no statement to make regarding the
affairs of the company. Seaboard shares
were very weak on the curb, opening with
losses of and 23k per cent for the pre-
ferred and common stocks, later making
further declines 1t is known that Laden
burg Thalman & Co. recently took over
the stock market holdings of Middendorf
& Co. of Baltimore and J. S. Williams &
Co. of Richmond, both of which hare iden-
tined with the Seaboard system. This ex-
plains in part the recent heavy liquidation
of such stocks as Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk
and Western and a few others of that
group The Middendorf and Williams
firms are said to have held from 5000 to
100, 900 shares of these stocks which they
offered as collateral for loans The loans
were closed out recently in this city and
the stocks offered for sale in tha market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
BAILEY THE ORATOR.
Governor Assists at Fort HAYS
Corner Stone Laying.

Hays City, Kan. Oct. 2-The corner
stone of the new $4,000 stone buiidluas
for the Western Kansas State Normal
school on the Fort Havs reservation was
laid with appropriate services THURSDAY.
The Hays Military band rendered fine
music and Governor Bailey delivered =
mastery oration. that was continually
and warmly applauded President
Wilkerson. Prof. Pickens and the Nor
NAL school reg ents laid the cornerstone
depOsiting therein congressional and
state laws locating the institution on the
reservation, with SundrY school docu-
Wents and roll of students and a COW
Of the Free Press describing the ioca-
Ftion, the only Hays paper put in the
tbox, and then President Wilkerson and
eX-Attorney General kellogg. one of the
reg ants. made appropriate remarks
Several thousand people attended the
exercises and the afternoon closed with
athletic games
Prof. Pickens. the principal of the
school, eloouently entertained at dinner
the governor and regents at his reser-
walton home. the residence of the colonel
OF the fort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
HIS TEETH WORKED ON.
President Roosevelt Under Hands of
q Dentist for Week.

Washington, Oct president Roose-
welt joked yesterday concerning his
teeth. which the cartoonists are SO
fond of making the largest part of his
likeness. His teeth have been giving
him some trouble and for the next week
he will pass an hour daily in the dent
ished his sitting, the dentist asked So
licitously if he had handled the presi-
Dental mo1ars roughly.
NO. you have not treated them one
half so badly as have some cartoonists
I could mention by name" replied t4e
president. The dentist says the presi-
dents teeth have a few bad spots on
the inner surface and that he will re-
tain the large white expanse in front
with its glisten unimpaired by gold
Filings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
MRS. PARKS is DEAD.
Mother of President of Continental
Creamery Company Passes Away.

Mrs. I. w. Parks. wife of l. w. Parks
of Beloit, and mother of John S. PARKS
of the Continental Creamery company
died this morning at her home in Be
lott a the age of 81 years. Bright's dis
ease was the cause of death. J. S.
Parks, her son. was with her at the
time of her death, having made the trip
Tuesday night on special train fur
nished him by the Rock Island. He re-
ceived a telegram to the effect that his
mother was not expected to live morc
than a few hours.
Mrs. Parks was very popular in Be
lott and vicinity. She was an active
lodge worker, and known in THAI Ca
resident of Kansas about 25 years.
coming here with her husband, l. W.
Parks. from New Jersey. ]. S. Parks
of the Continental Creamery company
is the only child The flReral win be
held a BeIoit tomorrow afternoon.