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The Washington times., 1906-09-27
KEENE'S FRIENDS
ENTER A PROTEST
Brightwood Citizens Adopt
Resolutions on Supervising
Principals Dismissal.
CALLS ON COMMISSIONERS
Large Sums Asked Of District 4,
Street and Sewer Improves
mentS

BE it hereby resolved ,Hat we learn
with deep regret that ar. Joseph r.
Keene, supervising principal of the
Seventh Division. has been deprived or
his position without even an opportunity
having been given him 20 be heard. We
feel that in view of the long, faithful
and efficient service rendered By Mr.
Keene, that this action IS disrespecttuI
. and uncailed for. and that such treat
ment should not have been accorded
worthy citizen OF our community ana
also a faithful official"
This is one of the paragraphs IN the
report Of the executive committee OF
the Brlghtwood Citizens Association.
which was submitted 20 the association
at its meeting last evening by Louis p.
Shoemaker, chairman OF the committee.
The entire report was sent 10 the Dis
trict Commissioners.
In introducing the resolution regret
ting the treatment accorded Mr.. Keene,
the committee states its regards that "a
nonresident superintendent of schools
was appointed by the Board Of Educa-
ton,
Street Improvements Needed.
Passing to other subjects, the report
of the executive committee asks the
District Commissioners for numerous
street improvements and extensions in
that section. additional sewers a police
station at Brightwood, and the appro-
priation 81 10000 for the necessary land
and building. and a public park.
Referring 20 the desired improve
ment of streets. the report says;
As the opening of Fourteenth street
thus far. namely. 10 It's intersection
with Piney Branch road, for which our
association has so long contended. clear
ly indicates the Improvement Of
private character which necessarily fol-
lows public Improvement, we therefore
urge that Fourteenth street shall be fur
thel opeued. Sradcd and reguhted 20 the
District line. SO that the electric car
tracks can be laid thereon, and thus
gs-eloD- a section of territory now utter
.lv derived Of all street facilities, be
Ueving as we do. that nothing can De
done in this section of the District Whlch
would be OF such public ana private
benefit as the opening OF tnls street 10
the District line. and the operation OF
electric cars thereon -,
we also recommend that as all the
land has been acquired for the purposes
OF sixteenth street TO the District line,
largely through the effort and lnhuelsce
of the members OF our organization, L4at
This important street should be graded
and regulated without further delay
from the Pinev Branch north 10 the Dis
ITiCt line.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
WAR ON THE OH TRUST.
Opened at St. Louis by Attorney Gen
eral Moody,

st. Louis.-The United States gov.
ernment Thursday made the initial
move to dissolve the Standard Oil So
called monopoly by filing in the federal
District Court in ST. Louis a petition
In equity against the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey and its sew
enty constituent corporations and part
nerships and seven defendants, includ-
ing John D. Rockefeller and William
Rockefeller, asking that the combina-
ton be declared unlawful and in the
future enjoined from entering into any
contract or combination in restraint
Of trade.
The suit is brought under the Sher.
man antitrust act. which the Standard
and its constituent companies and the
seven individual defendants are
charged with violating.
In formal statement by Attorney
General Moody, he says that crimi-
nal prosecution is reserved for future
consideration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
Endowed Theater for Masses.

Is 1t to be believed that out of our
rich, refined. play-loving population
there are not to be found those with
sufficient enthusiasm or self-sacrifieo
to raise whatever money is necessary
to establish at least one ideal expert
mental theater, with a sixpenny gal
1ery and shilling pit, all places to
be reserved, and with free perform
ances at least once a week, where the
best works of the best dramatists of
the world could be played by a com.
pany whose primary object was not
to serve as advertisements for the
dressmaker. or be mere incidents in
the scenic splendors of the carpen-
ter's art? What Is wanted Is faith,
and after faith organization. Even in
this day Of doubt and unbelief the
churches can find faith enough to Gre
ate organizations which raise any
amount of cash, says w. T. Stead in
World To-Day. / am loath to believe
that the theater-going public is such
q goddess, reckless, worthless set of
selfish looms that 1t is impossible to
raise out of their midst fellowship
OF stalwart workers and liberal givers
who will begin the democratic regen-
Grafton of the theater.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
WIND STORM At BOULDER.
One Man Killed and Two Boys Ter
rfbly injured.

Boulder.-During the destructive
storm Of Thursday, John Shoemaker
blacksmith, aged 81. was killed at the
foot Of Sunshine hill, about two miles
from Boulder. by the collapse Of q
stone barn. Two horses and burro
were also killed. Shoemaker lived In
Boulder twenty-seven years, and leaves
widow and three children, almost
grown.
Two sons Of Harry A. Weaver, 1iv.
ing southwest of the cemetery. were
driving a COW into the barn when It
collapsed. The father, seeing the barn
collapse, went out after the boys, and.
after hunting for some time, found
their unconscious forms under the de-
bris. The older hoy was hurt in the
back and stomach and was later found
to be paralyzed below the hips
The younger boy had a silver of
wood five inches long. tapering from a
point to a thickness of half an inch by
an inch in his right cheek 1t had
penetrated three inches into the head,
under the right ear.
A passenger coach and two freight
cars on the Colorado G. Northwestern
were raised from the track while on a
bridge thirty feet high, on the north
ern slope of Sugar Loaf hill, about a
mile above Sunset The cars bumped
along on the ties until off the bridge,
then turned over and slid down hill.
The fifteen passengers in the coach
were but slightly injured. The engine
did not leave the track, and the fact
that the coupling held prevented
greater damage.
John Dickson. who was driving to
jamestown with simply the running
gear of wagon, with a woman and a
little girl. was blown off the road on
Lee hill. The girl had an arm broken.
A board several feet long was lifted
off the ground and carried through the
plate glass of T. s. McHarg's office. in
the second story of the Earl block.
Three large plate glass fronts were de-
molished and many houses had win
dows blown in. A coal wagon was up
set between Boulder and Marshall and
a horse was killed. The damage in
the city will amount to about $4,000.
The electric lights were shut off here
to prevent damage by possible live
wires, which might have been torn
from the poles. The damage to the
system was not great. except in the
way Of broken poles and tangled wires.
The telephone system had 100 poles
down and 800 phones useless, because
Of broken wires and cables. Much
damage to buildings and trees was
done all over the city.
A new oil derrick on the Major Jain
farm, about five miles north of town.
was demolished and a horse killed.
Nine other derricks went down. The
power house of the Inland Oil Com
pany was destroyed
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
WASHINGTON FLOOD.
Great Damage in Western Part of
the State.

Seattle, Wash.-A heavy rainfall on
Wednesday, the 14th, 2.4S inches in
four hours, and a chinook wind which
cade mountains, coming simultaneous
ly, are the causes of the most disas-
trous floods in the history Of the Puget
Sound region.
The valleys of the White, Duwamish,
Cedar, Green, Stuck, Black and Puyal-
lup rivers are under water, flooding
200 square miles of territory.
Six people have been drowned, all
railroads are blockaded, telephone and
telegraph wires Frustrated and great
electric power plants put out of COM
mission.
This includes practically every acre
of lowland lying back of the eastern
shores of the sound and extending
from Seattle to Tacoma.
The power plant at Electrine is sub
merged and Seattle and, Tacoma are
dependent on their local auxiliary sta
tions for power to move street cars
and provide electric lights. The local
plants, however, have fuel enough to
operate several days.
All traffic over the Northern Pacific
and Tacoma-Seattle Interurban lines is
at standstill.
The submerged lowlands are thickly
occupied by small towns. hop fields and
dairy farms. Damage done to fields
and herds will run into hundreds of
thousands. Seattle's milk supply comes
from them, SO this city will he without
milk for days.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
SOUTHERN STORM
Does Great Damage in Tennessee, Ala
bama and Mississippi.

Memphis-Eight persons are known
to have lost their lives, scores of 9th
ers are injured, and property and
crops have suffered great damage, the
extent of which, because of the mea-
ger reports obtainable, cannot be es-
timated at this time, as result of
terrific wind and rain storm Sunday.
The storm, which originated on the
Gulf Saturday night. swept northwest
ward through portions of Alabama,
central and northern Mississippi and
western Tennessee, and in its north
ward course razed scores of substan-
tial buildings, partically demolished
hundreds of others, caused a complete
decentralization of railroad traffic, and
cut off telegraphic communication
with many points in the affected terri
tory.
Cotton in the fields blown down by
the wind was beated into the ground
and badly damaged.
Besides the loss of life and property
damage which is known to have oc-
Cured, number of points directly in
the path of the storm cannot be COM
municated with, and when complete
the loss of both life and property will
be greatly increased.
Wolf river, a small stream running
eastward of this city, is out of its
banks in many places, and in the vi
cinity Of Rossville, Tennessee, is sew
eral miles wide, the town being COM
pletely inundated and the populace in
state bordering on panic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22

Some point is given to the demand
of the Hungarian nationalists for an
increase in the Hungarian represen-
tation In the consular and diplomatic
service of the dual empire by late
incident which occurred In New York.
says the Youths Companion. A Hun
garian who came to America some
years ago without having performed
his military service was summoned to
return and serve his term of duty. He
finally wrote an angry and saucy let
ter. in which he asserted his indepen-
dence under American law, and at
tackled the Austrian military authori-
ties, the foreign minister, and finally
the emperor. The consulgeneral at
New York, either through carelessnss
or inability to read Hungarian. sent
this letter on the military authorities
with the formal and stereotyped In
dorsement: Contents of memorial
agree with facts. and acceptance is
recommended"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
Theatrical Syndicate.

Denver.-From Chicago comes dis
patch stating that the most gigantic
theatrical combination in the world. Of
which the biggest syndicate now in ex-
istence will be part, is in process of
formation In that city. The new COM
bination is to include $50 of the most
Important theaters in the United
States, representing every city from
New York to San Francisco. When
this gigantic combination is effected
the Broadway, Tabor Grand and Or
phum theaters In Denver will probably
oome under control Of the new oor-
poration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
WE'LL ALL FLY SOON.
So Says M. santos-Dumont, the Great
Brpzllian Inventor.

Professionalism since the
successful fight of his aeroplane,
"The Bird of Prey" talks enthusiast
cally of the early approach Of the day
when all mankind will be navigating
the air and when flying machines will
be more common than automobiles.
Indeed, he thinks that the flying ma
chine will eventually become the
poor mans automobile" be safer,
faster and cheaper. In an interview
the other day he said:
I'VE can look forward to a practical
aeroplane which can be comfortably
housed in every home. From the
standpoint of maintenance, the cost
both of petroleum and repairs, the
aeroplanes y%ill be much less expen-
sive than the automobile car. There
will be no expensive tires to burst and
no bad roads to jolt them to pieces.
There will be no collisions. Next year
people will be able to go to the sea-
shore on their aeroplanes. 1t will be-
come the fad and the commencement
OF new industry.
when the automobile was first in
troduced the man-in-the-street treated
hose who had the temerity to operate
them as madmen, never anticipating
the day when the fashionable thor
oughfares of every big city would be
crowded with automobiles filed with
nurses and newly-born children. Men
will drive aeroplanes as they now
drive automobiles. There will be q
short apprenticeship, but that can be
dche on terra firma. In brief, the day
is not far distant when the aeroplane,
as means of locomotion. will replace
in the air the bicycle on the earth"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
Ebert County Tribune
). Z Psps, Editor and Publisher.
ELKERr, COLORADO.
The Teachers Privilege.

What nobler profession can there
be than that OF passing on to younger
human beings the best there is in us?
1t II rather a strange contradiction
that while education Is highly valued
in our country. teaching on the whole
has less honor than 1t deserves. 1T
Is a pity that. commonly. more care is
had, yea, and that among very wise
men, to ind out rather a cunning man
for their horse than cunning man
for their children" We do not pay
our teachers enough for our own good,
since liberal salary attracts talent
not only In itself but because 1t Is
symbol OF success. Half a million
Americans are now engaged in doing
what they can with 100000 younger
minds. Surely no half million Ameri-
cans are employed in more important
work Teach self-denial." said Wal
ter Scott (and something might be
said OF other virtues) "and make its
practice pleasurable, and you create
for the world destiny more sublime
than ever Issued from the brain Of
the widest dreamer" Teach anything
that is good. remarks Golfers. and
you touch the depths. The ablest and
trusst men and women are required
those who know life and are not
pedants, not machines with notions of
suggestion no higher than the ferule
and the copy-book. The teacher works
with living minds and hearts and
souls. On no man or woman rests
higher or more inspiring task.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22
American AeropIanes.

New York.-Even in the existing
state of the art, it is easy to design
a practical and durable flyer that will
carry an operator and supplies of fuel
for flight of more than 500 miles at
speed of fifty miles an hour This
is the assuring report made to the
Aero Club of America by the Wright
brothers. Wilbur and Orville, whose
long flights in their aeroplanes within
a large inclosure near Dayton, Ohio.
have been witnessed by their friends.
although 80 far the public has not
been admitted. They predict that
speed limits will be greatly increased.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22

In order to ascertain how often and
for what dollar is spent, California
society is sending into circulation
hundred silver dollars, each fastened
to a parchment tag. The person into
whose hands one of the dollars falls is
requested to write In blank spaces on
the tag the date. place and occasion
!of the transfer of the coin to his pos
session. and then pass 1t on In the
course of ordinary business. Ten
coins will be sent out by each of sew
eral trades and professions, bankers,
artisans. retailers. and so on. 1t is
hoped that the coins will be returned
according to directions, with all the
blanks filled, to the projectors of the
scheme. and that they may draw
practically scientific" conclusions
about the habits of American purchas-
ers In school compositions "The Au-
photography of Cent" used to be a
fayorite subject, and those innocent
Ifictions are no doubt the progenitors
of these real travels of real dollars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22

In 1905 the natural gas produced
and sold in the United States was
worth SAL, ,562. .s55. and the supply was
growing larger. despite wasteful meth
DDS. Tho fear of a shortage of fuel
seems to have small foundation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-22

According to some of the scientists.
women are growing taller. II this
would keep them from growing stout
er after they reached middle age it
isn't Kkely that many of them would
worry much over their increasing
length.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23
Goes to VInita

Miss Mae Shepherd has gone to VI
nita, where she will make her future
home, having bought the Photographic
studio Of j. D. Hughes. Miss Shep-
herd is gifted as an artist. having in
herited from her mother, whose fine
paintings adorn many homes For
the past five years Miss Mae has been
assistant in the Burke Studio at Neo-
sho, what time she has not been in
the employ of Bader g. Coffee, Kansas
City. 1t is needless to comment on
either of these studios, as their work
is unsurpassed.
We gladly recommend her to the
people Of Vinita as an artist in every
sense of the word, with sterling busi-
ness qualities and a beautiful and
loyable character Neosho regrets
very much to lose her as she is very
in society where she has ahost
Of friends who all join the Democrat
In wishing her unbounded success in
her new home. Neosho Democrat.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23

Democratic members of the House
committee on Territories presented
the minority report today, in opposi-
tion to Hamilton joint statehood bill.
After declaring in favor of joint state
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, report says there is no more
reason for joining New Mexico and
Arizona than there would be for ioin-
ing Alaska and Porto Rico A mani
fest purpose Of majority is to unjustly
keep Oklahoma out Of the Union
unless they can, with greater injus-
tice, force Arizona in, says the report.
The report concludes: "Should the
republican party pass this bill, wicked
as it is in denial of equal rights in re-
and partizan in all Of its
details, it will but afford an
other indecent example Of suppression
Of individual, territorial and national
rights to subserye party ends. !"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23

Owners of water closets and out
houses who have not complied with
the city ordinance condemning all
such places not connected with sewer
and water are warned that they are
subject to arrest and that the law
will be enforced. These places in the
blocks included in the ordinance must
be removed at once or prosecution will
be instituted.
III. K. RIDENHoUR, City Marshal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23
NJ The Great News First The Daily
RADIUM WATER
AT PRYOR CREEK

Pryor Greek, 1. IT,, Jan. y The
town council has granted J. A. Quinn
Of this place franchise for the use of
the radium water from the artesian
well and he will erect bath houses and
construct swimming pool as soon as
the weather will permit. 1t is the
intention to add a sanitarium and if
home capital can not be Sc
cured outside capitalists will be invit-
ed TO assist T. the development Of the
enterprise. This water is known to
possess wonderful healing properties
and much good is expected to result
from its extended use.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23
"POOR 10"
Are Indeed Prophetic Words,
Says Alex. POsey-

Alex Posey, the we'll known Creek
bard who is at present engaged in
writing a series Of Creek Indian fa-
bles and traditions. in conversation
with Democrat man at the commits
sion this morning, referred toa recent
editorial in Muskogee morning pa
I per. which expressed spirit Of en-
thusiasm over the removal Of the
Creek tribal tax.
Posey says from the white mans
point Of view the article was very good
but that the Indians side was not
shown.
son the fourth OF March Of the
present. year, tribal rule in Indian
Territory VIII expire forever. There
will be no more governments Of, for
and by the Indians, after that time.
1t is the law; it is the inevitable, up
on which Fate and the Great White
Father have set the seal Of their APP
proval. The chiefs and warriors Of the
Five Nations have assembled for the
last time around their council fires to
consider the welfare Of the land which
was set apart to them by congress for
their use and occupancy sas long as
grass grows and water runs, said
Posey.
"The event will be fraught with
grave consequences to the poor Indian
unaccustomed to the requirements Of
a civilization SO unlike his own,
though it bring great and many bles-
sings to those that are ready tc re-
ceive them.
1T is deeply pathetic story
the noted Greek. "Yet who
cares or pities. Not the press, cater
ing to public sentiment. Not the
politician expecting future honors.
Not the president, not congress pur-
suing the lines Of political exped ency.
10, the poor Indlanp Prophetic
words indeedi'-M -Muskogee Democrat.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23
Press

Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 23-The House
committee on territories at meeting
yesterday afternoon made two changes
in the Oklahoma-Indian territory por-
tion of the statehood bill. AS intro
duced last week the bill provided that
liquor should not be sold for twenty
one years in the Indian territory or
on any Indian reservation in Okla
homa, This provision was intended
to apply to the Usage and Kaw reser-
vations Yesterday the committee
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23

1t is difficult to cure cough or free
yourself from the discomforts of cold
unless you move the bowels. Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar acts on the
bowels and drives all cold out of the
system. For Group, whooping cough,
colds, and all lung and bronchial affec-
tions, no remedy is equal to the origi-
nal Bees Laxative Honey and Tar. A
Liquid Cold Cure. Sold byA. P. Owen,
DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23
THE lid is ON
IN The new STATE
Two important Changes Are introduced
in OkIahoma-Ind Territory
Statehood Measure

decided to make the prohibition pro-
vision apply to the Indian territory
'and such reservations Ia Oklahoma
as existed January l." AS the lands
Of the Kaws have been allotted and
attached to Kay county, that part Of
the territory will be included, A few
unimportant changes we're also made
affecting New Moxico and Arizona
Both the majority and minority re-
ports on the bill have been prepaled
and will be submitted to the House
today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-01-23

| love to see the snow
Fall OH the yellow grass
That long has ceased to grow,
y Nor hears the seasons pass.
The shriveled cheek of death
That marks the wintry plain,
Touched by the northern breath,
Is oleached from every stain.
Like righteousness it comes
Profuse from heavenly realms;
In white it clothes our homes
In white, the world o'efwhelms.
Blest emblem OF the Pure,
Why tantalize us now
At once apply the cure,
And make us clean as thou.
Mine ear against the pane,
Without 4 hear the BLAST
The shivering poor complain;
The rich at their repast.
Wan poverty must face
And stem this sleety gust
Want rules the very place
Where boarded millions rust.
Who form st the fate of men,
On this unequal plan,
Oh, tell us how, and when,
That awful scheme beganl
Too QUA.sTEE
Jan. %, 1906.