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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
MILLION DOLLARS
 IN VIRGIN GOLD

Seattle-One million dollars in virgin gold that will sink automatically every night into steel vault to reappear with the same precision in the morning will be the central feature of the Alaska ex- hibit at the Alaska Yukon- Pacific expo- sition next summer Piled in glttering heaps of dust, nuggets and bricks this brilliant display will be one of the great est attractions on the exposition grounds. The gold pavilion, where the million dol lars will be on display will be enclosed with heavy wire cage and special guards will patrol the section night and day to protect the treasure.
 The large steel vault, built in solid con- crete, will operate automatically on & time lock. Each night at the closing hour the two tons of gold will disappear and the steel and concrete top will slide into place leaving nothing in view but the smooth surface of the floor The time lock will be set for the opening hour in the morning when the treasure will reappear The construction of this vault will cost $4000.
 In the gold exhibit are three of the largest nuggets ever found in Alaska
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

5SS, are in excess of those of last year. Ten bank presidents 2S cashiers, Il bank clerks and four brokers made away with $10,- 0S5472, while agents, forgers, postmasters, public officials, loan association managers and ordinary clerks combined stole only about $350o, GOO. Some slight moral com pensation was made on the part of 90 of the 52 financiers who committed sui eide.
 A noticeable feature of this record is the steady increase of murder by high waymen and thugs, such cases exceeding by 101 the number for 1907.
 That more care has been exercised in hunting is shown by the decrease in cas- ualties, amounting to 166 killed and 12s injured, as compared with 191 killed and 155 injured in 1907.
 In the innumerable, baseball fields 65 were killed and 59 seriously injured, near ly all of whom belonged outside of the league clubs. In the football field IS were killed and SIS injured
 Fourth of July celebrations cost lO3 killed and 2S12 injured.
 Persons who rock the boat drowned eight and the criminally reckless, who didn't know it was loaded killed fl and wounded 21,
 Lynchings in 1908 numbered 65, against 51 in 1907 and 6S in 1906 Many of the cases, however, were accompanied by riots, in which numbers of persons were killed, and the antagonism of the white and black races intensified. Nearly all the individuals lynched were negroes. and all but two of the cases occurred in southern states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
YEARS CASUALTY RECORD.
Increase In Number of Suicides Due to
 Business Failures.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 The crime and casualty records for 1908, as collected by the Chicago Tribune in its annual summary, show some interesting phases Probably the most striking fea- ture is the steady increase in the num- Der of suicides, a great percentage of these being traceable to the business de- pression and embarrassments of the year. Self-destruction due to these causes grew fivefold over the record for the previous year, despite the fact that the financial squeeze began early in the fall of 1907. As a weapon of self-destruction the revolver gained greatly in favor.
 The homicide records-deaths of all kinds of personal violence-increased over 1907, but fell short of the previous year. The death toll for holiday sports aggre- gated 36S and 3S20 injuries.
 The number of suicides for. 1908 was 0,852. as reported in the public press. The following list shows the steady increase of self-murder: 1899, 5S4O;' 1900. 6735; 1901, 7245; 1902. S2s1; 1903. s597; 1904, 924O; 1905, 99S2: 1906, 10127; 1907, 10,7S2 and 1908, 1O,S52.
 The causes of suicides are stated as fol- lows: Dependency, 531S; unknown, 1341 i; insanity, BIO; domestic infelicity, ITS; ill., health. 71S; business losses, 6S2; liquor, 536; disappointed in love- 519
 Bank wreckings, amounting to $1S.S55,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

They were taken from the famous Pio- neer mine at Nome and the total value of the three Is slightly in excess of $000 It Is proposed to have the largest of these three nuggets arranged so that vis- itors may pick it up and the big yellow lump will pass through thousands of hands during the exposition.
 The Alaska fair commission has all ready secured the dust, nuggets and gold bricks for the display and it will be ar ranged in the gold pavilion of the Alaska building several days in advance of the opening of the exposition on June 1. A portion of the gold is now in safety de- posit vaults in Seattle.
 Every claim and prospect in the four divisions of Alaska contributed not less than an ounce of gold to the display and the Seward peninsula, Panama river. Cop per river and Southeastern Alaska dis tricts are all represented. In addition to the gold many of the mine owners of the Nome and Fairbanks camps will also have samples of pay dirt, gravel, red rock and black sand The exhibit will be In ex- cess of two tons of pure gold, just as 1t was washed from the ground in the north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
piplomacy.
From Lippincott's.

From Lippincotts.
 Harold visits on terms of intimacy a household that boasts of three good-look- ing sisters-Betty, Babbie, and Ellen and of these Harold has not yet quite made up his mind touching @ certain i'm portant contingency.
 On one occasion, when he had called early, and no one was yet downstairs, Harold was half dozing in Morris chair in the library, when suddenly pair of soft little hands covered his eyes and a sweet little voice commanded:
 Guess who!
 Immediately Harold was up tree. He couldn't for the life of him determine whose voice it was-Betty's? Babbie's? !? Ellen's? A wrong guess would mean complications too awful to contemplate Finally, however, a happy solution of the difficulty offered itself, and Harold blandly announced:
 Its the dearest, sweetest little girl in all the world!'
 Dear IIarold' murmured the young thing, as she removed her hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
Speakers, Beware!

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 It is all very well for political speakers to make classical allusions in their speeches, but the thing may be carried too far.
 Somebody was making a speech once no matter when and was embeliishing his stirring periods with plentiful evidence of his knowledge of Shakespeare More and more excited he grew; more and more, gems from the Bard of Avon's works poured from his heated lips. And, as he progressed In his oration, an in- dividual sitting on the first bench just below the platform grew more and more puzzled
 At last this individual could stand it no longer. He leaned toward the man next him.
 Say he whispered hoarsely T can't figure 1t out"
 ''What? T
 "Is he a republican or a democrat?"
 "Who?'
 "The man this speech is about" 4 What man do you mean?" r5- Hamlet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
NICHOLAS WALL
 STREET LETTER Market Is TantaIizing to the
 Outside Trader INSIDER IS WELL SATISFIED Market Travelled Too Fast, But Is Now Simply Waiting for the Country to Catch Up-Tariff Proba-
 biIties Factor.
INSIDER IS WELL SATISFIED
By w. G NICHOLAS.

New York, January 23.-To the tens of thousands of traders who hang over the ticker and watch the blackboards, the market has become a tantalizihg proposi- ton. To the hundreds of thousands of actual owners of stocks the market is acting all right. It is neither imbued with panies and alarms or with undue enthu- siasm. It has just naturally settled into a state of quiet pending such develop ments as may send prices up or down on a long sweep. Since the beginning of the year the average fluctuations of the leading industrials and railroad stocks have been within a range of about points. The tendency has been mildly downward on the general list. Surface appearances have made the market seem weaker than the record makes 1t.
 As a matter of fact the stock market went too fast and is now halting until the rest of the country catches up This halt means a reaction of course and that is what we are getting The set back in stock prices, while severe in a few things, is disappointingly small to a large number of sold out bulls and chronic bears. The gamble now is will there be still further recession before the next upturn in prices. or will the market hang around the present level until the word go is given again. On this point there is very even division of expert opinion in Wall street.
 Those who keep closest watch on day by day market developments and cond- tions, and who are supposedly in close touch with what is going on display a surprising variance as to the facts On the one hand there is definite and positive information that the street IS still full of stocks awaiting absorption, and also that it is full of stop loss orders just under ruling quotations On the other hand we are advised by those who claim to know all about it, that the great mass of stuff that came out during the last half of December has been licked up by in- vestors and that class known as investor spectators.
 It is well known that there has really been a good deal of stock bought by the job lot fellows who buy to 75 shares each and take them away How far this has gone there is no means of ascertainment. One thing which is coming into evidence increasingly, is that large majority of commission houses of important calibre are lenders of money. They would not be lenders if they were carrying consider able amount of stock.
 This may be taken fairly good proof that the street is not overloaded with floating supply. Another piece of evil dence which comes out Is that a great majority of speculative accounts are fnuch more heavily margined than usual. It Is not at all uncommon to find the general run of accounts in brokerage office to be protected 25 and 30 points With this sort of backbone the bears do not meet with much success in dislodging shares Protection of that kind is bulwark that is able to resist with entire equanimity ordinary attacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

United States Realty and American Cot ton Oll are two comparatively neglected and forgotten properties which have been making great earnings. Insiders in both of these companies are prediating wonder fui things.
 The New York Traction reorganization schemes are working out, and as usual. to the taxation Of the public. One way the mstter works cut the big public will oe assessed additional millions every year by the abolition of transfers on many of the minor lines. On the other hand. shareholders may ne given the alternative of assessing themselves $5 or $l0 a share and thereby saving property they sup pose they already own or of seeing their certificates go into the waste basket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The market does not take kindly to the bull leadership of New York Central This company has suffered considerably in a physical way in order to make a good financial exhibit of net earnings. After struggling desperately to make a showing the very best that could be done was 6 poor showing. Yet, on the strength of the exhibit such as it was, the stock has been pulled all out of shape Re- sort has been had to all kinds of weird stories to help the movement along. In tlese romances MT. Hartman has figured conspicuously.
 The report circulates that several mil liens of dollars of Chesapeake and Ohio earnings put into the property In the last two or three years Is to be capital ized very soon and turned back to the ste ckhoders in marketable stock or bond issue.
 Traders in copper shares are greatly handicapped by a lack of information with regard to trade conditions, supplies of metal. etc. The metal market became almost as full of mystery as the stock market dealings. The big producers are denying information as to production and quantities on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

session of their equities by being given certificates after the manner adopted Dy MT. Hill in the handing out of his ore certificates.
 These certificates have been given an established market value and are traded in the same as stocks. Many well in forned people believe this to be satis- factory arrangement and relieve the rail- roads of embarrassment and at the same time be doing their stockholders and the public a benefit.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
rHRIvEs ON DIET OF ORANGES
caIifornia's Golden Fruit Agrees with
the Ostrich.

1t is questionable If any animal on
earth could duplicate the swallowing
feat that is to be seen daily Cor as
often as tourist comes along) at the
Cawston ostrich farm in South Pasa-
dena, Cal. The ostriches on this farm
are veritable giants of their race, hav-
ing responded generously to the genial
climate, good food and scientific care
Oranges are one of their great dain-
ties, especially the big navel" varie-
ties, measuring upward of 81 inches
in diameter One old patriarch named
Emperor William will catch the or
anges one after another, full ten feet
above the ground. until an even dozen
may be seen at the same time slowly
humping down his long expanse of
neck, to be finally lost in the ruffie
of feathers where neck and body join!
William has been known to gulp 35
or 40 oranges in succession, says the
Wide World Magazine. and the fact
that he is in robust health at 23 years
of age seems to indicate that Califor-
MIA oranges agree with him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
The College Man in Business.

have no doubt that a man with
training in imagination derived from
a college education can advance rap
idly, but I would rather have a man
in business who can do percentage
than one who can do differential cal.
culus. The grasp of detail is what the
university man does not get. The
man in business requires the routine
character of mind that the highly
educated college man has not the
patience for What seem to be big
things do not exist in business, for
business is simply a combination of
details The best man in business is
the man with the greatest imagina-
ton The strongest asset a business
man can have is the power Of seeing
what might happen. He must also
have the moral courage to go broke
if necessary, and not resort to crooked
work to keep afioat-C. B. Riley,
President Of Chicago Title and Tnszt
Company, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

Louis Cohn and w. NJ. Belew, rep
resenting the Union Savings & Loan
company of Sioux Falls, S. d., came
in from Claremore this morning
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

T. c. Triplett of Webb City, gener-
al instructor of the knights & Ladies
of Security, arrived in Vinita today
and will organize a lodge here tomor-
row evening
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

Commencement exercises will be
held at the Auditorium this evening
at o'clock. A very interesting pro-
gram has been prepared
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
The New Enoland Spirit.

In every crisis that has come to
this country the New England spirit"
has risen to the top. It may have
been dormant for a time, but when
ever the necessity arose it manifested
itself. In the great internecine strug-
gle 1t predominated; in more recent
times It has asserted itself. The pill
grim blood and the pilgrim spirit have
overcome all difficulties. Without
them the west would be a wilderness.
The pioneers Of the western states
were actuRtsd by the spirit that set
tied New England-Denver RepubIi-
can.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Allen who have
been the guests of Judge and Mrs.
Jos. A. Gill, returned to Oswego last
evening.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

The Civic club had men at work in
South park today, moving the grass
which improves the looks of the park
very much.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

On the east side of the Katy at the
corner of Tahlequah avenue and First
street is perhaps the best kept garden
in the city. 1t is the property of R.
w. Maddox and every year he has
the finest garden of vegetables of any
in that section or in the city as to
that matter.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

The sixth and seventh model classes
at the normal are very small and the
teachers would be glad to have FIVE
or six more pupils in each class. These
classes are free to any child and they
are only kept an hour and half.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

A number of teachers came in to-
day to attend the normal, making the
number now in attendance about two
hundred. The classes have all been
organized and work has begun in
earnest.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01

OWN YOUR OWN HOME. Fidelity
Auditorium Building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
Your Attention

If you are a householder, is
is called to the money saving,
up to-date electrical devices
that we can place in your
home. For instance: A mo-
tor to run the sewing machine
saves the back breaking
work, makes the machine run
more smoothly, as long as you
want, and at a cost that is
really insignificant.
Let us demonstrate one of
these small motors-show you
how easily attached and
handled.
VinitG Electric Light,
Ice & Power Co.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

P. S. Cope left last night for Spring
field, Mo
Henry Grubb is here from Hollow on
business.
w. E. Fowler came up from Tulsa
last night.
Brack Weir returned from Joplin
last evening.
j. NJ Young made business trip
to Alton today
G. P. Fogle made business trip to
Muskogee today
e. R. Anderson came in from Cen
tralia fast night.
J. l. Morning returned this morning
from a trip east.
Luther Moore of Seneca was visi-
tor here yesterday.
T. NJ. Burlington and Al Overley
went fishing today.
j. c. Haynes and Sam Haynes are
here from Baxter.
L. B. Campbell returned last even.
ing from Carthage
Clay Brown was in the city from
Chouteau last night.
Rev. G. w. Snodgrass returned last
evening from Bristow
Jesse wilkins of Hudson, is among
Vinita's visitors today.
Edward Merrick of Muskogee spent
this forenoon in Vinita.
C. w Member of Muskogee is trans
acting business here today.
Mr.. s. Elder of Independence, Kans.,
was here on business today.
J. G. Conkling of Enid was ming
ling with friends here today.
d. C. Morrison of Muskogee was
guest at the Cobb this morning.
G. D. Gunter is here from Sloan
Springs for a visit with relatives.
Miss rate Painter came in from At
ton this morning to attend the normal
d. X. Cunningham, an attorney of
Kingfsher is in the city on business.
Karl Moore, formerly of this city,
was up from Pryor Creek this morn
ing.
d. X. Cunningham of Kingfisher was
mingling with the throng here to-
day.
B. d. Hagerman and Henry Grubb
we're in town this morning from Hol
low.
Nose OfIield, a noted Cherokee
preacher. is a visitor here today from
Eucha
Miss Alma Hays of Webbers Falls,
came in last evening to attend the
normal
w. T. Hutchings was here between
trains today en- route from Muskogee
to Tulsa.
j. W. Gatewood has gone to Pryor
Creek, where he has accepted a posi-
ton in a drug store.
James Johnson and Miss Iva Trip !
lett of Centralia were granted a mar
riage license yesterday.
Mrs. Maud Zeno,' who has been the
guest of Mrs. Lee Barrett, returned
to her home at Spavinaw today.
The Civic club had men at work in
South park today, moving the grass
which improves the looks of the park
very much.
Commencement exercises will be
leld at the Auditorium this evening
It o'clock A very interesting pro-
gram has been prepared.
Louis Cohn and w. NJ Belew. rep
the Union Savings & Loan
of Sioux Falls, s. D., came
n from Claremore this morning
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-01
THE WEATHER

Tonight and Wednesday. I'M 4
settled, showers.
Local observations, for day :
preceding, furnished by c. E.
Lahman: :
Maximum temperature, so degs 4
Minimum temperature, 81 degs
Temperature at p. m. n degs
Clear 4
. - - .
John Thomson returned last night
from Tahlequah
Barney Marrs went to work at the
Katy station today
Stenography and typewriting taught
at reasonable terms. Apply here. 10
C. d. Gunter and Cal Frazier drove
to Rock Greek today
J. V. Roberts made a business trip
to Alton this morning.
Miss Bell Robbins has accepted a
position at the Ratcliff store.
John Ridenhour and wife arrived
last night from Whitewright, Tex.
For new cab, call 2S4. night or day.
John Spalding is here from Chelsea
for visit with his brother, NJ. J..
Spalding
James T. Rogers, who has been
visiting c. B. Rogers returned to In
diana last evening.
The Elks will meet tonight instead
of Thursday night as stated in the
Chieftain yesterday.
Mr., and Mrs Morris O'Ruark of
Guthrie, who have been visiting Major
H. c. Cusey and family left today for
Topeka, Kans
A dollar saved is a dollar earned
See the Fidelity-Audtorium Building.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. j. Allen, who have
been the guests of Judge and Mrs.
JOS. A. Gill, returned to Oswego last
evening
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-15
LOSS OF KNOX A
PUBLIC MISFORTUNE
Taft Urges Congress to Remove
Doubt Of Eligibility.

Washington, Feb. 1B.-President.
Elect Taft has telegraphed to Sen.
ator Hale urging congress to remove
all doubt of Senator Knox's eligibility
to the Office of secretary Of state and
saying that the loss of Mr.. Knox from
the cabinet premiership would be a
public misfortune. The telegram fol.
lows: e
II sincerely hope that congress will
pass a bill to remove any doubt Of
Knox's eligibility. have no doubt
that bill to repeal the bill increas-
ing the salary of the secretary of
state will effect this purpose and I
sincerely hope that it will pass.
should regard the loss Of Senator
Knox from the first place in my cab.
met as public misfortune
House leaders favorable to the adop-
ton of the senate bill reducing the
salary of the secretary of state to 49,
900 year, in order to make Senator
Knox eligible for the position, have
evolved scheme to avoid sending the
bill to the house committee on judic-
larry, which is said to be opposed to
the measure
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-15

Mr.. Hiram A. Simons hereby
announces himself as candidate for
Judge of the Municipal Court, to be
voted for at the election to be held
on Tuesday, February 10th, 1909.
Mr.. Simons was born and raised
in the State of Minnesota and has
resided IN this section of the coun-
try for six years last passed, and in
Bemidji since December 1st, 1904.
He has been actively engaged in
the practice of the law in California
and Minnesota for more than twenty
years and in every way is qualified
and fitted for the position, and
therefore feels justified in asking the
support of his fellow citizens at the
coming election.