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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

Divorce is a remedy for evil rather
than an evil in Itself" declared Chief
Justice Emery of Maine, in a recent
address. Marriage he defined as a
civil institution, established by law
for the benefit of man, and he sug-
gested that the divorce laws could be
perfected in three ways-frst. by
granting no divorce until husband and
wife had lived apart for year; sec
ond. by publishing the suits in the
daily papers; third, by giving the
court authority to delay hearings. II
necessary. so that they cannot be
rushed through as is sometimes the
case now.-New York Tribune.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
Hunting the I1Ippopotamus.

A dead hippopotamus invariably
sinks to the bottom of the river If
shot while swimming, and it is only
after an interval which varies be-
tween two and eight hours that the
body rises and floats on the surface.
For this reason If you kill hippopota-
mus in a river the current of which is
at all rapid, you must, in nine cases
out Of ten, give up all hope of ever
recovering your quarry. The carcass
may be carried a great distance under
the water where it furnishes a provi-
Dental feast to the native inhabitants
on the banks who call down ironical
blessings upon the infallible rife Of
the white man.--Wide World Maga-
zine
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

The secretary of the Commercial
club is in receipt of a letter from a
party in the east who wishes to in
vest from three to five thousand dol
lars in some business in Vinita. Any
one having anything to offer will CON
fer with the secretary of the CONNER
cial club.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
LIKE NOTHING ELSE ON EARTH
Night Lights of New York Are Visio
Of Magnificence.

The sky line of New York is alwaJ 5
changing. So, too, the night ligh;g
shift and grow in wonderful magnil.
cence, creeping continually further up
ward toward the stars, until the lower
city, grouped around the Singer tower,
has become veritable Chimborazo Of
glitter and glow The little lamps that
mark the dark wharves barely show.
Above them the scant candles OF the
older city twinkle here and there. but
not enough to mar the dark foreground
beyond which come the palaces more
gorgeous than any ever coaxed from
genii land by slaves OF Aladdin's lamp.
From the platform towers OF the great
bridge the picture sets to the best ad-
vantage. II begins with the sinking
sun. The murky view beyond the bay
betcomes dull and dark. The torch in
Liberty's hand suddenly CLEANS star
like in the night and then, like the
twinkling in a kaleidoscope, the pal
aces begin to glitter in the gloom.
There is no vision like it elsewhere in
the world. yet only nov and then does
a bridge pedestrian pause in his hur-
ried walk 70 give the spectacle mo-
mentary glance. The usual New York
Ell cares little for the splendor of his
TOWN.. Y World.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

on business
j. NJ. Young was in Pryor Creek to-
day on business.
J. T. Ragan left today for trip
to Vernon. Texas.
Rev. G. w. snodgrass returned to-
day from Bristow.
Nat Hunt left last evening for a
visit in st. Louis.
Gene Englehart made business
trip to Grove today
NJ j. Campbell was here today cal
ling on business men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Patten returned
today from Ponca City.
J. R. Crone of Springfield, Mo- is
in the city on business.
Miss Irene Layton Of Bluejacket,
was visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. J. w. Sanders returned last
evening from visit at Tulsa.
Me- Cloro,,no pidar entertained tho
Five Hundred club this afternoon.
f. d. Pelsue, real estate man of
Welch was here today on busines,
j. |. Morning left last evening for
business trip to Seneca and Joplin.
Mrs. II. w. c. Shelton entertained
the Twentieth Century club this after
noon
Robert Messenger, has bought the
Sherman farm three miles north Of
Vinita.
A party of young people enjoyed a
dance at the Cherokee club rooms last
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Sloan, who have
been visiting in Vinita left this morn
ing for Muskogee.
w. E. Sailor and George H. Wat
son of Harwood, Mo. are transacting
business in the city.
J. NJ. Wilkinson of the Oklahoma
Bank of Muskogee was transacting
business here today.
Miss Waterman, the reader, com
pletely captivated her hearers.-Daily
Eagle, Enid, Oklahoma.
R. A. Jarboe, j. E. Milligan and E.
F. Hill of Coffeyville, are transacting
business in vinita today
Miss Maud Maness, who has been
visiting Mrs Sidney Smith, returned
to Pryor Creek this morning
The bar and fixtures of the Lyon
saloon were moved to the Ironside
building on the east side today.
Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Bagby and Mrs.
J. w. Miller were called to Bartles-
VILE by the death of W. w. Miller
J. H. Harrison and sons are paint
ing the Mcclellan house recently
moved from the corner of Canadian
and Wilson.
Mrs. William Bailey and Miss Ken
ME standardization aB T 2
ME Hughes came last night from FL
dorado Mo.
The Emily Waterman Concert com
pany arrived in vinita this morning.
and will give a concert at the Audi
torium tomorrow evening. Miss Fay
Trott, who is Vinita girl is the VIC
linist with this company.
All members of the Encampment,
10. o. F., whether residents or visi-
tors. are cordially invited to attend
the special meeting at Odd Fellows
hall tonight
Have you attended the special meet
ings Of Rev. R. ]. Church. at the Bap-
tist church? II not, come tonight and
hoar him You z,fli he more than vel
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

Have you attended the special meet
ings Of Rev R. J. Church. at the Bap-
tist church? II not, come tonight and
hear him. You viii be more than vel
come. Comei
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

All members of the Encampment,
10. o. F., whether residents or visi-
tors. are cordially invited to attend
the special meeting at Odd Fellows
hall tonight
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

Mrs. G. w. Clark and Mrs. E. N.
Ratcliff will go to Kansas City to-
morrow, for several days visit. Miss
May Day Clark and Miss Eva Rat
cliff, who are attending Stephens col
lege at Columbia, Mo, will meet them
there and spend few days.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

The Emily Waterman Concert com
pany arrived in Vinita this morning
and will give a concert at the Audi
torium tomorrow evening. Miss Fay
Trott, who is Vinita girl. is the vio-
linist with this company.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
The WEATHER

nE WEA HEH
Tonight and Thursday, unset
tied, and colder tonight; warmer
Thursday.
Local observations, for day
proceeding. furnished by G. E.
Lahman:
Maximum temperature, SO degs
Minimum temperature, 26 degs
Temperature at p. m, 40 degs
Wind, objection north.
Part Cloudy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
Mrs. Damerson is visiting friends in

Mrs. Damerson is visiting friends in
Alton.
Rev J. E. Pershing went to Bartles-
vile today.
0. l.. Conner returned yesterday
from Tulsa.
DR.. w. c. Williams and wife are at
Macon, Mo.
j. f. Means was a visitor here today
from Claremore.
J. c. Wilkerson is very sick, at his
home on the east side.
Miss Ruby Robbins returned last
evening from visit at Tulsa.
Hear Clyde Poulter tonight at the
Christian church Admission Is and
25 cents
There are going to be more buildings
erected in Vinita in 1909 than in any
wear since 1904
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

Mrs William Bailey and Miss Ken
ME Observation-Disclosures aB T
ME Hughes came last night from Ell
dorado. Mo.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

There are going to be more buildings
erected in Vinita in 1909 than in any
year since 1904.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

J. H. Harrison and sons are paint
ing the Mcclellan house recently
moved from the corner of Canadian
and Wilson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

Mr.. and Mrs. ~ B. Sloan, who have
been visiting in Vinita left this morn
ing for Muskogee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

w. E. Sailor and George II. Wat
son of Harwood, Mo, are transacting
business in the city
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
PRESIDENT TAFT IN
 MARIPoSA BIG TREE GROVES.
Photographed at Base of Biggest and
 Oldest Tree in World.

Glacier Point, Cal Oct S.-Presi- dent Taft arrived here this evening. The drive from Wawona, where he spent the forenoon visiting the Mari posa big tree groves, was over 26 miles Of mountain road, and the president was ready for bed immediately after dinner.
 The president arose before dawn to- day. and started for the Sequoia trees in dense fog, which quickly cleared, however. as the sun found it's way over the mountain tops. The presi- dent was deeply impressed with the trees and especially with the upper groves.
 [ He was photographed at the base of Che Grizzly Giant" the biggest and oldest tree in the world; and he was photograph phed also in the stage as 1t passed through the trunk of the Wa wona. one of the largest of are forest Inonarcbe.
 The president was continually on foot in the grove and stood for min utes at time in contemplation of the forrest giants.
 The stage ride from Wawona to Glacier carried the president to an elevation of 7.700 feet.
 Tonight. guarded by cavalrynnen, he gs sleeping at an elevation of 1000 feet in little hotel here.
 With the setting of the sun the weather becace cold and a cheerful fire gave a welcome greeting to the presi- dential party.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
44,12e MEN NOW IN THE NAVY;
 ONLY 33,o27, TWO YEARS AGO.
Over 1S,ooo Enlisted This Year
 Marked Decrease in Desertions.

Washington. Oct. S.-Naval officials are very much encouraged over their success in securing a fine class ot re- cruits and over the generally satis- factory condition of the enlisted per- sonneL Tables on this subject have been compiled by Commander w. R. Shoemaker, in charge of the enlisted branch of the bureau of navigation. From these it appears that there are .now 44129 enlisted men in the navy. ks against 9S,027 in 1907, and that the .percentage of citizens has increased 'from 93.1 per cent. in 1907 to 95.7 per cent. in 1909. The percentage of na- tive born men in the navy has also Increased from S2 per cent. in 1907 to ,SS.4 per cent. in 1909.
 . Steady increase is shown in enlist 1hents. In 1907 the total was 14.329. while in 1909 the total enlistments numbered 1S,723
 Another cause for congratuation is the large and steady decrease in the number of assertions from the service and the large percentage-65 per cent of re-enlistments. In 1907 the deser- tions averaged 904 per cent. while in 1909 the percentage fell to 5.5 Tn the total enlisted strength of 44.129 arc included Al F'ilipinos who are in the insular force in the navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Willing to Head Third Ticket at Coming New
 York Municipal Election
SENDS WORD JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
Outlines the Conditions Which He Will Accept-His Associates Upon the City and County Tickets Must
 Be Substantially the RepubIcan-Fusionist Ticket
 Already Selected ivil 4 lliance Accepts Conditions

New York. Oct 9.-After two days of silence. William Randolph Hearst announced to a crowd of waiting con stituents early this morning. at 1915 o'clock. that he would accept an in- dependent nomination for mayor of Now York, provided his associates up- on the city and county tickets were substantially the republican, -fusionist ticket as already selected.
 Conditions on Which He Will Accept.
 His statement outlining the condl- tions on which he will accept Is in part as follows:
 Whether I am a candidate or not will support the rest of the fusion ticket nominated in opposition il Tammany Hall When the Independ- eDee league committee withdrew from the fusion conference it declared that it still stood ready to support a frank and honest expression of progressive principles and candidates Irrespective of party This is your opportunity to substantiats that declaration. Nomin- ate me If you so desire with the great CT part of that fusion ticket behind me and I will run.
 The candidates nominated on the fusion ticket are worthy of support. The ticket is already in the field If we roommate the fusi )n ticket. Tam many will be defeated. and if Tam many is defeated. the citizens will win"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
YALE COLLEGE NOTES.
Prize Awarded for Passing Best En- trance Standardization List Ap- pointments.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. S.-The Samuel Henry Galpin Latin prize for passing the best entrance examination for Yale college has been awarded to William S. Sachs of New Haven, who fitted at the New Haven High school, with honorable mention to Addison B. Green of HQlyoke. Mass. who fitted at Hotchkiss school at Lakeville.
 I'm, junior appointments in the class of 1911 at Yale for the scholarship work of the first two years of the course contains 8 list of twenty win ners of a philosophical oration, the highest rank which usually entities the winner to entrance into Phi Beta Rap pa society. Included in the philosophi- cal list are Charles E. Clark of Orange, James D. Dana of New Haven. Charles Hitchcock of Ansonia. Louis Kofslzy of Hartford, Stanley P. Mead of North Canaan, Howard F. Phipps and Law renee w. Phipps of Waterbury and Stanley T. Williams of Meriden, all of this state. In the honor list are two Chinamen. Yum Hsiang Tsao of Shang- hai and Ching Tang Thomas Wang of Ming Po the former of whom takes a high eration and the latter a disserta- ton stand.
 In the honor list of the senior class for scholarship in junior year appears in the philosophical list Robert A. Taft. son of President Taft. who also has the Woolsey scholarship. the second in rank, won during his freshman year. In the philosophical list of the class is also Stephen Philbin. captain of the university baseball nine and the well known football player.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
UDSoN-FULToN FETES,
 BIG PARADE AT ALBANY
Thousands of Visitors at the Fireworks
 in Beaver Park.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. S.-Albany added another round of festivities to the waning Hudson Fulton celebration. Tomorrow the Half Moon, with her Dutch crew, and the Clermont, with naval escort. will move on to Troy for the concluding day of the celebration. Albany's eventful day closed tonight with banquet attended by Governor Hughes, Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver, General Leonard Wood. naval officers and other official guests. Thousands of visitors remain ed to witness the fireworks in Beaver park and the brilliant street illumina- tions.
 The big parade. which was reviewed by General Wood and Mayor Snyder, was the chief feature of the day with it's marching regulars. national guards men, bluejackets from the torpedo boats and revenue cutters, Grand Army men, Spanish war veterans, civic or ganizations and attractive floats. May or Snyder and Governor Hughes well ing Henry Hudson, and Rev. c. $. Bull lock, representing Robert Fulton, on behalf of the city and state at River side park upon the arrival of the naval parade from Hudson.
 The guests of honor were entertain ed at luncheon at the Fort Orange club after the welcome. Brief speeches were made by Governor Hughes General Stewart l.. Woodford and Jonkher J. Loudon, the Dutch minister
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
BURIAL PLOT FOR A POEM.
Courts May Decide Where lrnbsr's
 Body Shall Find Rest.

New York. Oct. S.-Naphtali Herz Imber, a Hebrew poet and Zionist leader. who died here today after a sudden attack of paralysis. will prob- ably be buried in a grave which Ire bought many years ago, in exchange for a fourteen-line poem in classic Hebrew. Legal documents found to- day among Imber's papers described this unusual barter of poetry for a burial plot.
 As I have neither wife nor chill dren to bury me" says memorsn- dunn in tho poets handwriting. 'I have entered into this contract. wfereny my friend Usher Marcus. in consid- eration of poem written bV me md herewith conveyed to him. shall take ctargc of my body when die and bury me in plot which he has fur niShed."
 When Marcus eane today to. fuial his contract he found committee of Galicians. who declared that inaspnoii as Imoer was born in Gaicia, thpy should have the honor of buryirfg hin7 and furnishing his grave. Marcus re- fused to relinquish his claim. how ever, and declared that he would sp- peal at once to the courts to sustain his rights under his contract. A legal contest may ensue before the poet is laid to rest. Imber's death will be ob- served by long period of mourning.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Dedication of the Nations Tract of Land at Col
 lege Park, Md, to Aviation
SIGNAL CORPS OFFICERS AS PUPILS
Of Mir. Wright Learning flow to Handle the New Ma, chine of War-Five Flights Friday Evening Without
 Mishap--Highest Altitude Reached was About l5o
 Feet-"It's Much More Pleasant than Automobilins"

grounds. Then Lieutenant LahIn took his place in the extra seat. Twice be- fore he had ridden with Orville Wright.
 Mile and a Half Toward Washington.
 At 5.15 o'clock the American inven- tor and the American soldier went fly ing off in the air. Up they rose to the highest altitude attained during the afternoon, probably to a height of 15O feet. Instead of limiting their course to circles over the government they went a mile and a half toward Washington in hardly more than as many minutes. As they sailed over the last remaining acres owned by the Calvert family they could have dropped a bomb in the old mansion that Lord Baltimore built more than two centuries ago. -Prac- tically under their machines shadow the British trod nearly hundred years ago as they marched from Washington to Baltimore during the war Of 1872. In a few seconds more than five minutes after they had left the aviators landed within twenty feet of the starting rail-
 Lieut.. Humphreys First Ride.
 All afternoon Lieutenant Humphreys had been starting the propellers. At last Mir Wright beckoned to him to take his place for his first ride in an aeroplane. The next minute the two were off. Five more and they had finished their circles of the field and were bringing the machine to a halt along the starting rail.
 It's much more pleasant than au- tomobiling," remarked Lieutenant Humphreys. eve had splendid view of the country"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09

College Park. Md, Oct S.-For the first time in American history, an aer- oplare owned by the United States government rose in the air here to- day circled over the farms that nestle in the valley and sailed back obedient- ly to it's starting point, to rise again. Thus. under the guiding hand of one of it's inventors, Wilbur Wright, it flew five times in the dedication of the governments tract of land to avia- ton. f}fet
 Wilbur Wright as Instructor.
 With almost ideal conditions. few spectators and scarcely enough breeze to send the little cups of the anemom eter around at the rate of a mile an hour. MT. Wright began the flights to teach the officers of the signal corps how to handle the new machine of war he has made for them. It was the first time he had ever driven Miss Columbia Several times. however, he had witnessed his brother Orville send her on the way at Fort Myer be- fore the government acceptance. of the starting rail at 3.35 o'clock he cir cled the field for three minutes. To the spectators it appeared that he was making an ideal flight, for the ma chine skinned along 25 feet above the ground. MT. Wright said when he landed that when he became better acquainted with the aeroplane he would do better.
 Lieutenant Lahm in Extra Seat.
 Again at 4.os o'clock Mir Wright was off for another flight. This time he vas in the air five minutes. At AIS o'clock he scared away to return after about five minutes. Each time he had kept to the reservation
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
PROMINENT FAIRFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH CHICKEN THEFT
Over 500 Hens and Boosters Taken in
 Past Few Days.

Fairfield, Conn. Oct s.-Jacob Sher- CT, prominent man of this town. was arrested tonight on the charge of stealing chickens and carpenters tools Sherer. who was formerly a foreman at one of the largest factor ies in Bridgeport, has always borne an excellent reputation. For some time past the people of this town have been reporting their poultry thefts, and eff forts to run down the thieves were fruitless. A few days ago John M Jackman lost 129 in one night. One of the roosters was seen nj Sherer's yard. Investigation led to the dis covery of several others. The officers were summoned and in searching the house found in one of the upper rooms an assortment of carpenters tools and other goods which had been reported Rs stolen. Elsewhere in the house was found feed taken from poultry houses and vegetables that are believed to have been stolen. Sherer denies the charges. He was arrested and will be given a hearing in the town court to- morrow. It is now believed that oth- CTS are implicated. Over 800 hens and roosters have been taken in the past few days
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-09
Publicly tilted
 At a Village Ball
GIRL WRITES PATHETIC NOTE
 BEFORE KILLING HERSELF.
TRAGEDY IN PAINTERS VILLA
Armande Pisoni, Domestic, and Model for Daniel Ridgway Knight, Ameri- can Artist in France, a Suicide.

Nantes -Sur-Se France, Oct. s. The villa of Daniel Ridgway Knight, the American painter, at Rolleboise, overlooking the Seine, was the scene of a dramatic tragedy Wednesday.
 Renowned for Her Beauty.
 Armande Pisoni, a 17 year old girl renowned throughout the countryside for her beauty, who served MT. Knight in the double capacity of domestic and model. after being publicly tilted at a village ball by her lover, Gustave Fortune. returned to Mir. Knights home, took the painters shotgun and placing the barrels under her chin, blew off her head. MT. Knight found the body of the girl the following morning on his return from Paris.
 Daughter of Chimney Sweep.
 Before killing herself, Armande wrote a pathetic letter to her father, a chimney sweep in Paris, and to her Sisters, adJlring the latter 70 avoid love affairs e- never to believes a mans word. She also left a letter to Mir. Knight asking forgiveness of the trouble and annoyance she was caus ing him in committing such a deed in his home. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide during a temporary fit or madness. When Fortune heard of the tragic death of his sweetheart he tried to kill herself
 Artist Paid All Funeral Expenses.
 The funeral of the girl today was the occasion of 8 remarkable denron- stration of affection for her. The en- tire populace of the village attended the services and followed the coffin to the grave. MT. Knight paid all funeral expenses. He said tonight that the girl had a face of the most remarka ble beauty he had ever seen. She was posing for pitures Mir. Knight is paint ing which he said are valued by him at S50,000. One of them is for John H. Converse, president of the Baldwin Works at Philadelphia.