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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
THE LADY AND THE UMBRELLA
Not Every Woman So Lucky as the
Heroine of This Tale.

In the storeroom that every rail
road maintains for the safe keeping
of lost articles left in its care by for
getful passengers there are always to
be found hundreds of umbrellas. But
not every umbrella left in the cars
is lost long enough to find its way
to the lost department; it may fortu.
nately be recovered sooner.
Here was a woman who had just
stepped from an elevated railroad
train, to find it raining, and thus re-
minded;
"Ohl my umbrella" she said, ana.
turning to the train, which had al
ready started along, she added: Wait
a minute." a request by the train un-
needed
And yet this woman recovered her
umbrella in a moment
Here it is" said another woman,
who was travelling with her. had got
off the car after her, and had
gathered up her friends umbrella
with her own as she came along.
So this forgetful passenger recov-
cred her umbrella promptly, but not
all are SO fortunate; thousands of UNI
brellas left behind by passengers go
to the lost departments every year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Lac praa in pubIIc Schools.

The pace of classes in our public
grammar schools is determined by the
average pupil, or perhaps pupils lit
tie below the average. In view Of the
task thrown upon our grammar
schools, OF taking all sorts of raw
Observation-Disclosures of foreign birth,
children in whose homes study is i'm
possible-we can hardly complain that
the work often drags. Our chief criti-
oism is that in so many cases no pro-
vision is made for promoting the
bright children more rapidly. They are
held back in lock-step with the rest.
The boy who can easily complete the
program for three years in two or two
and half, and who would profit large
ly by moving ahead Quickly, is not al
lowed to break the ranks. He is under
no stimulus to exert himself and do
mis- best, AS a result, he dawdles and
forms thoroughly bad habits of appli-
cation, habits which may cling to him
and clog him through life.-New York
Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
WRONG ON HISTORICAL FACTS.
Washington Journal Puts New YorE
Contemporary Right.

Doesn't it make one peeyish when
Importance extremely important-his
torical facts are garbled and twisted?
Just the other day New York paper
published an apparently innocent par
agraph concerning the following mis-
information:
"At one hotel much patronized by
statesmen of national scope the bar
keepers always respond to an order
for a rickey by asking If gin or
whisky is wanted as the main brace.
This is because in Washington that
drink is made, as 1t was invariably
made by its inventor, Col. Joe Hickey
with whisky. Neither Col Hickey nor
John Chamberlin, in whose place the
famous drink was first known, ever
put anything but rye in a rickey."
Now, all that sounds fine, but It
doesn't happen to be true Washing
ton is, indeed, the birthplace of the
rickey but the original of that IA
nous drink was concocted, not by
Col. Joe Hickey, in Joe Chamberlin's
boarding house, but by "everybody's
friend" George A. Williamson, and in
an equally famous place-Shoemaker's
or, as It's known all over the United
States, "Shoos." Moreover, the first
rickey assembled by Mr.. Williamson
was compounded with Belle OF Nelson
whisky, one-time famous bourbon
brand. And the time Of the mixing
was IS long years ago.
1t always makes everybody who
knows the row very weary indeed
when one of these alleged Manhattan
historians begins to discuss intoxi-
cants OF local origin, but national
fame. e.-Washington Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
TrsuIe coIneIdsnes in Deaths.

II is a tragic coincidence that the
two distinguished members Of the dip
lomatic corps in Washington who have
recently died. Minister Hauge Of Nor
way and Ambassador Speck Won Stern
berg Of Germany. should have both
been survived by beautiful and child
less wives, who at some time in their
girlhood claimed the same city, Louis
vile. as their home.
The dramatic sadness OF the dual In
cidents still hangs like a pail over
that inner circle of Washington soci-
ETY. where the two happy couples
shone as regnant lights. That both
men died in their fatherland, when on
temporary visits there were their
American wives. booming the young
widows to solitary journeys home. is
q further pathetic parallel.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
THE uNwRlTreN LAW AGAIN.

Mer. Delmas, the California lawyer
who figured prominently for the de-
tense in the Thaw case last year, was
a guest of honor at a recent banquet
of the Kansas City Bar association
and the affrontery to advocate respect
for the "unwritten law"-meaning
thereby the suspension Of written Grim
inal law in certain cases of murder.
This from one lawyer. whose moral
and sworn professional duty it is to
uphold the law OF the country, to other
lawyers in like position is about as
offensive an exhibition as can be i'm
agined-far more so than the offering
OF such a plea in a specific case. It
does not appear that any legal gentle
man present took any exception to
his argument and it remained for the
Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady, now in
charge of a church in that city, to
raise vigorous protest both in pulpit
and press Mr. Brady asks. kerry aptly,
IF this is a good law why should it
remain unwrittenY Il it is tangible
enough to justify the taking of a mans
life by any individual. why is it too
intangible to be written? Why not
put it in the statute books?" Delmas
really offered an insult to his legal
brethren when he made that speech,
but apparently they are not conscious
OF it.-state Capital.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

Reports from the hospital for the IN
sane for the state of Illinois show
that there are in the state institutions
.of that commonwealth about 10000 in
sane persons. or one out Of every 465
CT the population Of the state. This
Of course does not include many pri-
vate hospitals If Oklahoma has as
many insane persons according to pop
ulation as Illinois we have in the
neighborhood Of 1000 at the present
time. Tho need of large institution
at Vinita is apparent. Not less than
section OF land should be procured
and the buildings should be built ample
to care for several thousand persons.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Presidential Suite in Washington sta
tlon Bound to b Greatly Admired.


The presidential suite IN the union
railroad station at Washington might
almost be said 70 be monumental in
character and the aim has plainly
been to make it one Of the show
places OF a tourist Mecca.
For all that the state suite ia Wash
ington's new railroad station is mani
festly designed 10 be ornamental as
well as useful, 1t may be added that
this presidential suite will I'll a long
felt want Conditions at Uncle Sans
seat OF government are not, to be sure,
parallel to those In the leading for
eign capitals, where ruling soyereigns
are constantly exchanging visits with
one another, and where the arrivals
and departures OF royalty result in the
assemblage Of great crowds. Never
theless there do arrive at Washington
from time to time distinguished visit
ors bound for the White House, who
must be given an official welcome OF
formal character.
Recent presidents have been great
travellers and 1t has become the Gus
tom to invest with more or less cere-
monial features their arrivals at and
departures from the capital. Time was
VIXEN only the presidents closest per
sonal friends went to the railway sta
tion to see him of on journey. but OF
late years 1t has been the practice for
all the members Of the cabinet and nu-
merous other high officials In the gov
ernment service to be on hand on such
an occasion.
Latterly, during the Roosevelt ad-
NJ. Jusserand, the French
ambassador. and the late Baron
ambassador of GermaBl
(both close associates Of the presses
of the White Housel, OF
their own accord, joined the presi
Dental escort on such occasions, and
with the example set 1t is becoming
customary for foreign envcys at
to seize the opportunity
to wish the president godspeed, or vel
come home.
Under the old conditions such as
semblages had to take place IN the
presidents private car or on the ad-
jacent platform-often to the accom-
paniment of the incessant din Of en-
gines and bells. With the facilities
Of the new station the president will
be enabled to hold these informal re-
,eptions in comfort.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Difference of Opinion.

Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson thinks that
American women, with the possible
exception of Chicago women, are too
much interested in their own individ-
uality and think too little Of the com
munity, in other words are lacking in
civic pride. In England, she says,
there is not the sharp line between
mems interests and women's interests.
but the policemen who are detailed
to keep the ladies out of the house
Of commons may have a different
opinion on the subject
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
ErosIon spreads RanIdIv

The rapid water-erosion Of parts Of
Cape Colony is attributed chiefly to
burning Of vegetation and the start
ing OF paths by cattle and wagons
Once started. erosion is very rapid
and the Ongers of Brak river, which
did not exist 60 years ago, now aver
ages 300 feet in width and Is feet in
depth
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
No HaItclsd Hope.

II we we're a sculptor We wouldn Z
use woman half clad. with yearning
eyes fixed upwards. as a figure Of
Hope" a better illustration would be
a man with oyeralls on. who has plant
cd garden seeds, and is looking to see
NJ the neighbors' chickens intend TO let
them come up.-Atchison (Kan. !
Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

The republican press Of Oklahoma
is growing frantic about the seven
million dollar legislature. as though
II was in any way responsible for the
alleged extravaganza The democratic
party of Oklahoma is willing to as
sumo all the responsibility for this and
all other legislation enacted by it. The
republican party has never found on
that Oklahoma is really great state
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Expects to Die Some Precious Ore
from Her Moving Mining Property.

Mrs. Mary z. Hart, formerly Of
Los Angeles, Cal. who has just re-
turned to Seattle after visiting Alaska,
has the distinction of being the first
person TO stake out a mining claim
on a glacier while it was still in ae.
tion.
Sidney Noise, with the local archi-
tect firm of Hunt & Gray. was on
board the Seattle, which has just re
turned from trip to the Klondike,
and he states that for the first time
in nine years passengers were able
to make a landing at Muir glacier,
near Skagway.
The glacier is considered far from
safe, but Mrs. Hart, with natural love
Of adventure, stepped triumphantly
ashore. and was followed by others
eager for the experience of landing
upon the forbidding fee field.
1t was found that the moraine, a
deposit freighted with precious ore.
which is always carried with the ice
in this section, had already become
quite solid, and Mrs. Hart forthwith
staked out a claim.
Mrs. Hart has passed number OF
years in Alaska and is conyersant
with the mining situation there, hay
ing owned and superintended the
work in several claims. In order to
gain experience she at one time
worked with a pick in her own mine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Help.

The young divine untangled him
self from a rather powerful blue bill
low.
Il hope,T he said, that you are go
ing to do something this summer for
the slum children's seaside homer"
"Oh, yes" she said. brightly. as
she brushed the water from her face
sThey're getting up a charity dance,
you know; and I've already ordered
ny directoire gown for r.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

Work DONE m Inc FFactIUHs'
All our great men who attained theiI
ambition early realized the value Of
time; to them the minutes were the
stepping stones on which they crossed
the river of life to the embankment
OF success. They never lie abed
when they should be up and doing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

A French wit defined manners when
he said: Z would rather be trampled
on by a velvet slipper than a wooden
shoer-though it must not be forgo
ten that the velvet slipper tramples
not at all Polite manners trip throue
life like the velvet slipper. makirs
beauty, iniuring no one.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
EIrst apress sultn il Kansas.

The first dress suit that ever came
to Kansas came with the aid from
Boston during the dry summer Of
1860. Some rich man in the east con
tributed it, having outgrown it, and
farmer named Paswell, in Kapioma
township, in this county plowed corn
in it all summer.-Atchison Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

During a divorce case. recently tried
In Syracuse. the pretty plaintiff, after
shedding copious tears on the wit
ness stand was later detected in an
attempt to pass her two tear-soaked
handkerchiefs into the jury ROOM
illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Peculiar CLOCK weIaht.

The most remarkable clock weight
in Maine is that of the Baptist church
at Cherryfeld, an old smooth-bore
cannon. The old cannon was one Of
the old smooth-bore type and was
brought by Gleason r. Campbell from
Boston on one Of the return trips Of
lumber vessels.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
channaahIeneas Of Fashion.

II fashion were only limited to
dress, Unfortunately. there is fash
ion in arr and a fashion in liter
ature as changeable as the style OF
hats and gowns. and often as absurd
--Gaulois, Paris.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

One OF Names old-fashioned fam
llles is that OF Capt Uzial F. Candage
aud wife Of South BluehiE. They have
been married 35 years They have
nine children-seyen boys and two
girls-three daughters-in-law, one SON
in-law and ten grandchildren, making
% In all There has never been %
death in the family and all are well.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

Let us not forget TO designate day
as cleanup day The town can be clean
ed in a day il everybody would get
busy at the same time A day de-
voted to cleaning the premises by
every family in vinita would work a
mighty transformation
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
The Firehx.

The light is phosphoric, and is sup
posed to be displayed or withheld at
the will of the insect Only the fe-
males are phosphorescent. Scientists
tell us that its sole purpose it to at
tract the male.-New York American
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
PUBLISHERS PLEAD NOT
GUILTY TO LIBEL CHARGE
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York. Mar. 15.-The Press Pub
fishing company. publishers Of the
New York World. through their coun-
sci today pleaded not guilty in the
federal court to charges of criminal
libel in connection with the Panama
canal publications.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

II 5000 men. women and children
should get busy one day in the clean
ing Of streets, alleys and private
grounds in yinita we would be the
city beautiful"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
When Beauty Speaks.

What a strange illusion it is to
suppose that beauty is goodness. 4
beautiful woman utters absurdities;
we listen, and we hear not the alb
surdities. but wise thoughts.-Tolstoi,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Eternal Vanity.

A man has an awful hard time try
ing to make himself believe that all
the girls are not crazy about him.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

In 1881 Benjamin Franklin founded
the Library Company of Philadelphia.
which he called the mother of all
North American subscription
braries'
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
The Worth of Gold.

Writes one to the Times: Gold
regulates the price Of everything
what regulates the price Of gold?"
Why. everything, Of course.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

The blue back spelling book has
again been installed at the White
House. IN
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Better Than Mere Wealth.

A man who gives his children hab.
its OF industry provides for them bet.
ter than by giving them a fortune
Whately.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
The Main Trouble.

Most people would be satisfied with
the kind Of living they are making II
other people were not living better.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
shoo FlYl

The house fly has been convicted Of
a desire TO annihilate the human race.
Beware OF it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

desire to announce myself can
didate for the Office of City Clerk, sub
ject to the democratic primary.
"A. j. GREEN.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
Lost Confidence.

other people have generally beaten
him to it when a man loses confidence
In himself.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
rn Thins ownself ne True.

A mind conscious Of integrity
scorns to say more than it means to
perform.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
CAPTAIN PETER c. HAMS
TO BE TRIED APRIL 18TH
by Associated Press.

Flushing. N. Y. Mar. l5.-Captain
Peter C. Hams wilI be Put on trial
here April 18th, charged with the mur-
der OF VIM. Z. Annis.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

/ hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office Of city marshall Of
vinita, subject to the action of the
democratic primary JOHN BRITT
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Chieftain is authorized 70 an
nounce Cash Wiikerson as candidate
for me Office Of Chief Of Police Of
viuita, subject to the action of the
republican primary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15

Distinction Of French Capital.
Paris possesses the largest publis
Eardsns and the largest hospital
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-26
for children in

TwelfthSuable and plentiful Fairgrounds for children
all cities.
Thirteenth-The initiative and referendum.
FourteenhA just
Fifteenth-Equal for equal work for both
out OF the capital OF public and the enact
regulation allowing
profit the actual capital invested.
government postal
Observation-Disclosures of constitutional amendments
the election of United States by direct of the people
NneteenhThe abolition of the competition of convict labor
with free labor
TwentehThe establishing of printing office and the
election of state printer.
Twenty frs-Proper
allow the labor bureau and possibilities
of such department of
Twentysecond-To lessen of of
lessen the number of hours of continuous
employment and provide sanitary conditions for
and girls employed factory department and work
Twenty opposed piece system
CONSTITUTION
Article One
Section This shall be the Nebraska
of the
Federation of Labor
Sec 2 1t shall be
of trade and labor organizations
Sec g. The objects of this body defend rights and
advance interests working and protect
and honorable employers
labor hucksterng rivals; shield
the dnseless
nate to develop and stimulate by association and social
those kindly instincts of which highly
true manhood the principle practice of
citation and arbitration the settlement of differences between
capital and abor the industrial
bers of this Federation in
collect facts regarding the njstiee individuals
and collective workers. and publish them
the complaints be to assist en-
courage the formation of of working
every city and town IN the sae to the aborng people and
their sympathlzers
union labels other goods uphold
Continued on Page Five
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-26

ha: F. P Hart. South Omaha; W. E.
Dewey. Lincoln; A. H Hyers, Have
lock.
Pending the report of the committee
on credentials. Raymond Robins of
Chicago made a rousing speech in
which he urged the convention to
proceed cautiously. to act courage
ously, and to make the Federation a
force in the industrial life of the
state He told of unionism's struggles
and successes, and pictured in glow
ing words future better and brighter
because of the struggles and sacrifices
of unselfish workers
The credential committee reported
the accredited delegates and the con-
vention Immediately settled down to
such business as a temporary organi-
zation could transact Permanent or
ganization was effected by the election
of Mr. Murray to continue in the chair
Frank P. Hart was selected as per-
manent secretary. There were those
who insisted that these permanent Off
GERS should be elected to serve for the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-26

on behalf of the city and his welcome
was hearty and sincere. He discussed
existing conditions as compared with
past conditions, and assured the work
ers that his sympathies were with
them His address was listened to
with great interest and he was warm
" applauded-
A A Hyers. of Havelock. represen-
ting the machinists of that city. re
sponded to the addresses of welcome
on behalf of the convention. His re-
sponse was brief and witty. and he
voiced the sentiments of the delegates.
a fact evidenced by their loud applause
of his every expression of good will
towards the chief executive of the
state ard the mayor of the capital
city. Mr.. Hyers' address in full will
be printed next week
Deputy Commissioner of Labor Mau.
pin then addressed the convention
briefly. outlining his purpose in call
ing the convention and telling wha;
he believed the necessities were for
such an organization as a state feder-