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New-York tribune., 1909-05-23

GRCMkCE indicated 70 Fritz Henri that
t1ey should follow the King. but the latter
anl ms minister were detained by an lmpoT-
tu-late ll-rr5e- and Henry waited I'll the Dlsl-
ness YVES over While he was waiting the Mar
grate n >.aweGt approached.
DID E.- see me with the Princess, asEed
acoIp-- = W.T.. my wit ] tell YOU Z VIII
Fin fa- -.- even though the Princes Is sun
9e'1otae- rg Prince Frederick ot England
Sne has been most gracious 10 me al the morn
NJ. and eu very happy. II had your ioTIn
and iaee. rhe-- would 10 no great credit N
winning ..- but o. Win her with al my-;ny
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

Leslies' Weekly is much grieved at
the decision Of the United States cir
cult court in dissolving the Standard
Oil company aud sees in it disaster
to the whole country as all the trusts
good and bad will come under tie
ban. To thus rudely put an end 70
business combinations might reduce
the price OF necessities Of life. II
might give the small concerns a chance
to thrive, all of which makes an ex-
ceedingly grave situation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06
sRooMs HIGHER THAN EVER.
Eighty Cents Now the Price for
sweepers That Used to Sell
For Thirty.

Muskogee. Okla, Dec 4-Oklaho-
mas broom corn crop this year is
worth close to million dollars. In
cidentally. brooms are higher than
ever before. Sweepers that used to
cost thirty cents are now selling for
eighty cents The grocer blames the
iobber; the jobber passes it on to the
trust, and the trust hands it right back
to the broom corn grower, and smiles
while he pockets the money The
grower also smiles. for he gets 1892
for every ton of brush that he can
produce.
Oklahoma is in the broom corn bust
ness to some extent this year. The
state board Of agriculture reports 1871
251 acres in broom corn this year,
which at the current price Of $132 per
ton, would yield the growers s4,762,-
SS9 for the crop.
Manufacturers who contracted early
last spring to supply jobbers with
brooms for the fall and winter trade
are in a bad hole One Oklahoma City
broommaker made a contract with
jobbing company, which has houses
scattered over the state, to supply all
their houses with brooms and the
price was based on the current price
OF broom corn at that time. The
broommaker is now facing the prob
lem of going broke filling the contract,
or standing a big suit for damages.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06
pIneappIes h euesnsIand.

Altogether there are some $500
acres devoted to pineapple cultivation
in Queensland. giving a yield ol soMe
thing like ten million pines a year
TWO crops are gathered during the 2
months. Most Of the owners OF the
plantations started without capitai
and are now reaping about $3.50 an
acre net profit 1t is an industry from
hich returns are quickly obtained
Fifteen months after planting the
grower is securing his first crop. Next
year he should double his rop. be-
cause. Ike the banana, once the pine
apple has borne fruit the stain dies
Gown. and its place is taken by one
or Z ore suckers. which, in their turn
fruit and die A cider Of remarkably
fine quality can be made from the
fruit
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

AS winter approaches the demand
Tor comfortable houses increase
Empty dwellings are scarce.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06
Extrnn ely Dry Weather.

Several Kansans were fall1ing Of dry
cather in the state in the earlier
days
y drove through western county
a nvmher of springs ago said one
OF them. and it hadn't rained fc~ a
iorg time.
Pretty dry. isn't it'll ventured to
nafive.
Bet your boots it's dry he re-
piled See that old SOW over there?'
II told him was looking at Der
Well, he went on. I had tc drive
her down to the creek, three miles
away. and soak her for three days be
for she would hold slop. She was
mighty dry. tell you
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

The only part OF the United States
where people go 10 church as they
used to is the south. where social GUS
toms and habits Of thought have un-
dergone least change. What is back
OF the small congregations in SO many
churches The bin Of particulars
would include the distractions Of pres
ent-day life. at one time the church
service was the chief intellectual and
social feature Of the week; but there
is more going on now. both in urban
and rural life. Some lay much blame
upon the higher criticism and its un-
settling Of mems faith IN the period
readjustment through which We are
passing. many a pulpit has been slow
in finding itself, and therefore has
failed to speak with the power Of
strong convictions and many lay
man has seen the old landmark slip
away. with the new not yet taking its
place. A time OF reconstruction IS al
ways hard on amy institution, but is
inevitable If we are 70 build on deeper
foundations
Some probably hold the poorer
preaching Of today responsible for the
empty pews. But It should be remem-
bered that better preaching is demand.
ed now than formerly There is not
so great difference as once there was
between the intellectual attainments
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

of pulpit and pew, and the preacher
is no longer the oracle he once was
Of the community There are, too, a
vast number of social and humanitar-
ian agencies outside the church and
with very many these interests sup
plant the claim OF the church. Even
the Sunday school. called the right
arm" of the church. has IN way
worked against church attendance. In
the minds of many parents, Sunday
school takes the place Of church Tor
their children So we do not find the
children in the pews with their par
ents Sunday morning, as was once the
custom. And when the child gets 20
the age when he drops Sunday school,
not having previously gone te church.
he has no church-going habit This,
in connection with weak and superb
cial home training. is not conducive
to church support.
Yet these, alter all, are in a way
but superficial excuses AT the root
of Il all is a declining sense Of God
ana Of personal accountability TO Him.
The claim Of God upon every life and
the duty to honor Him in the worship
of the church must be pressed home
upon mems consciences The pulpit |
must cease trying to excuse men for
failure. Let them face the situation
as bnsiness man would do, and let |
them fearlessly call upon the people |
to respond 70 the claim Of God
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06
DEALING IN FUTURES
CONDEMNED BY SMITH
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. e., Dec. 6.-Both the
producers Of cotton and the dealers
in that commodity are the victims Of
the system Of trading in vogue on the
cotton exchanges of the country
This is the burden of Parts and 5
Of the report Of Commissioner Of Cor
porations Herbert Knox Smith. on the
conduct of such exchanges. This
practice Of dealing IN futures, as il
is carried on at present. is condemned,
although the report does not con
denim the existence of the exchange.
yThe brief discussion Of general
speculation in this report" says Mr.
smith, recognizes the possibilities
for good inherent in a great central
market like cotton exchange, and
the need that this good be developed
and evils eliminated by regula-
tions III lire with economic law"
The report is especially condemna-
tory OF the dealings in futures. brand
ing this form Of speculation as pure
gambling and highly injurious to legi-
innate trade. IN quotations for ''fu-
ture" deliveries of cotton. the market
is so uncertain and so many elements
Of change enter into the transaction
that all bids are made at much low
er figure than those offered for cotton
actually in existence.
The effect of these fictitious quota
tons. the report points out, tends to
mislead the cotton planter as to the
true value of his crop, honestly grown.
In addition. it leads brokers to play
both sides OF the market to protect
themselves against loss in such trades,
with the result that the producer is
forced to pay in the end, while the
farmer loses likewise.
The report while recognizing that
The exchanges in New Orleans and |
New York are necessary. does not
nince words in criticising the New
York exchange. After declaring that
he New Orleans methods Of conduct
ng the transaction in cotton followed /
natural lines. the report draws atten-
ion to the fact that il has been proved I
nat the abnormal depressions in the
uure price in New York were al
most wholly due to improper artih-
.ial conditions now maintained by the
New YORK Cotton Exchange. By main
aiming them the New York exchange
5 responsible for very real injury
o the producer and merchant"
In closing the letter to President
raft which accompanied his report
Smith again takes oc-
-asion to reprove the New York Ex-
'hange lie says
after the publication of the earlier
,ars of this report the New Orleans
md New York cotton exchanges es-
ablished special committees instruct
ID to consider the systems Of their ex-
and to cooperate therein with
he commissioner Of corporations.
have been held by the
with both committees.
On the part Of New Orleans this Co
operation was very complete, result
ng in certain important improvements
n the rules of that exchange. After
more than years investigation, the
Of the New York exchange
las not yet made any final report or
aiken any substantial action"
The commissioner touches on the
activities Of the various organizations
If cotton growers. all formed with
fiew of controlling both price and pro
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

This cold weather has developed a
few more candidates for governor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

duetion. lie believes. however, that
so numerous are the factors Of supply
and demand in determining the price
OF cotton that il is impossible TO ar
rive al amy satisfactory conclusion as
TO the extent OF influence exerted by
such organizations
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06
TO SECURE TENURE
OF TEACHERS JOBS
Continued From Page one.l

VNVIItllIuVVI i 0111 I 1'10
that would be exercised by such a
commission. Each teacher in the
state is to take the examination for
the grade of work for which he or she
is fitted and the plan contemplates
that when a teacher is employed by a
school board the position shall hold as
long as the teacher is competent and
on condition that none of the rules and
regulations of the civil service system
are violated.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

Realty In both town and country is
active. Good land within a few miles
Of Vinita is in demand and bringing
good prices. AS 10 city property faY-
orite locations go like hot cakes,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-06

Craig county can have the best
roads in the southwest with the right
sort Of Judgment exercised in improy-
ing them. Let the bridges be OF con
crete and the roads properly graded.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
Three DROWN BY
THE WRECKINC OF
PLEASURE LAUNCH
One Young Woman swims to
Shore and Witnesses the
Drowning of Friends.

Abel. Ia. July 26.-Three persons
were drowned here last night when 9
pleasure launch owned by Bern Macy
son OF G. Macy, owner of the electric
lighting system, and Abel Milling COM
pany, upset In the Raccoon river, four
miles above the city.
The dead:
MRS. CLARK d. DAWSON. 4s.
BERN MACY, 30.
NINA THORSON, 10.
Miss Darline Dawson. one Of the
members of the party, saved herself by
swimming ashore whore she fanted and
lay for almost two hours before she
mustered sufficient strength to sum-
mon help.
According to the young girls story
the party had broken camp above Oar.
rout bridge at 4 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon and had gone for q pleasure trip
in Macy's launch. After sailing along
for two hours the launch struck q sub.
merged log or rock and in an instant
the vessel was filled with water. Miss
Dawson is an expert swimmer and
struck out for the shore
She was SO overcome from her exer-
ttons trying to swim ashore and from
the ordeal of seeing her mother and
friends drowning, that 1t was almost 8
O'Clock before she reached the home OF
Harry Batten, about three miles from
town. Immediately an alarm was
sounded and fully 200 persons reached
the river shortly afterward with ropes
and drag hooks, spending the entire
night In dragging the river.
Lived at Mason CITY.
Mason City, Ia, July 26.-Miss Thor
sen, the teacher in the Northwood
schools, drowned at Abel last night.
was the daughter of Nels Thorsen,
county supervisor OF this county. The
father was absent with son In the
west, on land seeking trip. and cannot
be found. The mother received the
sad news. and Is Frustrated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
ROBINSON DID,
BEST FRIEND AT
CORRECTIONvILlE
Maybray's Pal Fleeced Farmer
Out Of $4,000 Farm in q
Fixed Match.

Correctionville. Ia. July 24.-Special
interest here attaches to the binding
over of I. 8. Robinson. in the Coun-
Gil Bluffs courts. for alleged active as
ISOLATION with the Maybray syndicate
of swindlers Robinson ran a hotel and
restaurant In Correctionville and his
fatherinlaw, Ed Masters. now of Farm
lngton, Ia, and who has signed Rob-
tns0n's bonds, was at one time owner
and operator of the Sioux Valley mills
mere. The Masters family was highly
respected.
AS an indication that Robinson is not
novice in the steering" game, 1t is
pointed out that he swindled James
Mayclin, of this place, out of 5000
farm In "fixed' foot race In a small
town near Joplin, Mo-, seven years ago.
In fact, some here believe that Robin
son is the originator Of the Maybray
methods.
James Mayclin, who is now in the
Ice business here, speaking of the time
Robinson did" him out of $1,000, de-
clared the Pennington man is so
crooked that he could hide behind a
corkscrew. Robinson professed to be
reason wanted to help the latter to
some easy money" Robinson was
foot racer of no mean speed, holding
q record for 100 yards of better than
10 seconds. 1t was Robinson who In
1901 trained the Correctionville high
school track team so that it won %
points at the Grinnell meet, while
West Dies Moines won the event with
q points, Grinnell being second with
26 points.
Robinson represented to Mayclin that
he had made match with foot racer
In Missouri and that they had fixed
It, Robinson was to lose the race.
TO
his feet friend who was not asking
any one to back him. but merely Civ
ing friend tip that he was going
to lose. 1t looked as II any man could
lose race IL he wanted to. and
gambling on Robinson's assurance that
600 on his farm, went with Robinson
and saw the race, betting his pile
against Robinson. The men sprinted
for the tape in record time, but-of
course 1t was most unfortunate-Rob-
fnsons opponent fell down and Robin
son Just simply had to win the race.
Mayclin dropped his $4,000 and lost
his farm through 1t.
While living here Robinson made
numerous mysterious trips to parts I'M
known, usually returning flush with
money or sporting large and lustrious
diamond studs and rings. Once he met
an acquaintance from here at Colorado
Springs.
"If you meet me on the street with
anybody" said Robinson, don't recog-
nize me-
Robinson had good home here,
which he sold to Supervisor Copeland.
He was affable and likeable, but none
OF his old acquaintances can be found
who undertake to defend him in his
late troubles.
HE ought to have been in the peni-
tertiary long ago." is the prevailing
sentiment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
MODERN PRISON
IS BEING BUILT
MINUS DUNGEON
Sun to Shine in Cells Through
out Day Except at Hour
of Noon.

Des Moines, Ia.. July 27.--When the
new cell house at Fort Manson is COM
pleted Iowa will have one of the most
modern cell houses there Is In the Unit
ed States and one that is the direct
opposite of the prisons that were built
IN the dark ages of the race when a
prison meant a dungeon and the dark
er and more damp the better.
The walls of the new cell house at
Fort Madison are up IL or IL feet. The
building is 3341s feet long by sly feet
wide. The long way stands north and
south SO that the sun gets good
chance at the building both forenoon
and afternoon. The cells are four tiers
high and are in the middle of the build
ing. The windows are very long and
there are an abundance OF them and
the ventilation is perfect.
The only time that the sun is not
shining into the building is at noon
when 1t is directly overhead This
abundance of sunlight is one of the
greatest assurances of sanitation. keep
Ing the Interior dry and free from many
forms of bacteria. The entire 4S0 cells
will get sunshine both morning and
afternoon
The security of the building Is such
that it will be impossible for Grim
inal to escape. The cells are built of
lamtnated steel and the windows are
grated with the same. Illuminated steel
for the benefit of uninitiated is com
posed of alternate layers of soft and
case hardened steel. But 1t will quick
steel car be sawed but will not break.
So the gratings are made of rods
made of alternate layers of case hard
ened and soft steel which resists both
the saw and the sledge hammer. MAX
ing 1t impossible to escape.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29

Dcs Moines, la. July 2S.--Railroad
assessments by the state executive
council are not to be generally reduced,
and with Il few exceptions the roads
Will be taXed on the same valuation as
that OF last year.
Farm land assessments in about 25
counties will be slightly raised in the
process of equalization. but there will
be no general boosting of valuations in
spite of the showing that farm land
is being valued by assessors at only
90 per cent OF its sale value
This announcement was m:cle yester-
day by Il member OF the executive
council, which has all but completed
the equalization of county assessment
rolls and the assessing OF railroad, tel
esraph. telephone and express compa-
mics.
I'VE should like to get the farm land
assessments up to somewhere near the
figure they should be-" said one MEM
Der of the council. but there has been
II storm OF protest against any increase
and TO order a general increase would
cause trouble. County assessors will
be expected to place their valuations
at relatively higher figures next year,
however"
The council probably will not COM
plete Its work and decide upon a levy
for state purposes until the end of this
week. Until then no assessment fig
ures will be made public.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
SURPRISED HIM.
Doctors Test Of Food.

Doctors Test of Food.
A doctor in Kansas experimental
with his boy In a test Of food and
gives the particulars. He says:
II naturally watch the effect Of diff
ferent foods on patients. My own lit
tie son. a lad of four. had been ill
with pneumonia and during his con-
galescence did not seem to care for
any kind Of food.
II knew something Of Grape-Nuts
and its rather fascinating favour and
particularly of its nourishing and
nerve-building powers, so started tina
boy on Grape-Nu and found from the
first dish that he liked 1t.
His mother gave 1t to him steadily
and he began to improve at once. In
less than a month he had gained
about eight pounds and soon became
SO we'll and strong We had no further
anxiety about him.
An old patient Of mine, 73 years
old. came down with serious stomach
trouble and before was called had
got so weak he could eat almost moth
ING, and was In serious condition.
He had tried almost every kind Of
food for che sick without avail
II Immediately put him on Grape
Nuts with good, rich milk and Just q
little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed
when came next day. Why, doctor,
l never ate anything so good or that
made me feel so much stronger
II am pleased to say that he got well
on Grape-Nuts, but he had to stick
to 1t for two or three weeks, then he
began to branch out little with rice
or an egg or two. He got entirely
we'll in spite of his almost hopeless
condition. He gained az pounds in
two months, which at his age is 70.
rnarkable.
Il could quote list of cases where
Grape-Nuts has worked wonders"
There's Reason" Read "The
Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and fu.l Of
human interest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
LIFE TERRIERS
DENIED PARDONS
BY THE BOARD.
Storms, Van Tassen, Watson,
Warren, Pope and Berrier
Must Stay in Prison.

Des Moines, Ia. July 29.-Stx life
termers at Fort Madison ana Anamosa
penitentiaries Will be denied their free
dom by Governor Carroll If he ac-
cepts the recommendations OF the state
board of parole submitted yesterday by
w. H. Berry. of lndlanola. The board
recommended that the application for
pardon be denied in each case.
Those who have been turned down
after a long investigation are Abe b.
Storms, for murder at Burlington; L..
r. Van Tassell, for murder at Nash
au, Chckasaw county; Elmer Warren,
for murder In Tama county, q. w.
Berrier. for rape In Chickasaw county,
and Silas j. Pope, for rape In Scott
county
The list includes several of the most
notorious criminals In Iowa. Three or
them. Storms. Van Tassell and War
rem, made confessions to detectives
which they afterward denied Abe
Storms. of Burlington. was convicted
of the brutal murder of a woman and
her daughter In their cottage on the
outskirts of that city. Public opinion
was bitter against him and all who
Were connected with the case have We
hevently protested against storms
release
Storms was represented before the
parole BOARD Dy Attorney Leroy RAM
or, who declared that his clients con-,
fession had been extorted by means
of the third degree" administered by
police officers of Burlington. MIR. Palm
er Is thoroughly convinced that Storms
is innocent and may ask for hearing
before Governor Carroll In spite of the
recommendation of the board.
Van Tassel was convicted of poison
ing his wife. He Is man of education
and was school teacher at Nashau.
At present he Is serving as principal
OF the reformatory school at Anamosa
and Is one of the most useful men be-
hind the bars.
Since the release of William p.
Glyndon. c. W. Watson, OF Mills coun-
ty. is the oldest man In point of service
mt either of the state prisons. He has
served % years for rape.
Elmer Warren was n tramp who was
beating his way along the North
road when discovered and or
dered out of a box car by railroad men.
He shot a railroad employe In the scuf-
tie that followed and gave himself up
the next day, contending he shot in self
defense and had no intention of kill
ing the man
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-29
ON HIS HONEYMOON
CONFESSES MURDER
IN WIFE'S PRESENCE

Denver, July 27.-James w.
Robinson. arrested here on sus-
picion of being j. l.. Byrd, want
ed In Memphis. Tenn. for the
murder of Joseph Black. shoe
; dealer of that city. has confessed.
Byrd was married two weeks ago
at Colorado Springs and was
spending his honeymoon In Den
YER
: Rob!nson's confession followed
talk with Chief of Police Arm
: strong in the latter's office. Rob-
; inson's bride of two weeks, who
was present, finally interrupted.
Jimmie, III you are the man,
tell Them she said.
1T will make no difference to
: me. because l Will stick to you.
no matter what the circum-
stances are"
: There was silence for a mo-
: ment then Robinson. white and
: shaking, owned up.
Chief" he said. 81 am the
? man you want. / killed Black.
but | thought my life in danger.
We engaged in an argument over
: baseball bet and he started
: toward ME with an open knife
: In his hand. 1 seized the only
weapon at hand, shoe stretch-
? er. and struck him over the head
: with 1t. ! did not mean to kill
; him. ! did not tell you before on
: account of my wife"