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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
COUNTY FAIR NOW
SEEMS A CERTAINTY
Farmers And stockmen Express Con-
fidence in Success of Such Prop
OsItiOn in Craig County.

That Craig county will have fair in
Vinita this year that will be the best
county fair in the state was decided
upon at the meeting held at the Com
mercial Club last night. All other bus
mess Of the Commercial Club was side
tracked for the fair proposition.
Several farmers and stockmen were
in the city especially to attend that
meeting and everyone of them express
ed themselves as heartily in favor Of
the plan for a county fair. Several
stated that they would subscribe for
stock and expressed the belief that
the fair would not only be of great ben
eft to the county and town, but would
be paying investment as WELL
A committee of seventeen, ten from
the country and seven from Vinita was
selected to thoroughly investigate the
sentiment in regard to subscribing
stock and to find possible sites for the
fair grounds. All who have lands for
sale that are suitable for such grounds
are requested to present their PROPOSE
tions to the committee at its meet
ing at the club rooms Saturday after
noon. This committee will not select
the site for the grounds but will only
get line on sites that may be pur-
ohoood Tho oito 80 oo,.roe Mill ho a.,
ally selected and purchased by the
board of directors of the fair associa-
tion, when it shall have been organic
ed.
AT the committee meeting tomorrow
afternoon 1t is entirely probable that
articles of Incorporation will be drawn
up and application made for charter,
so that the sale of stock can be com.
menced at an early date. While the
date Of the fair has not been settled
it is thought to begin in time to have
everything in readiness. The date will
be so arranged as to not conflict with
the fairs In any of the neighboring
towns.
1t is proposed to permit every one
in the county, who SO desires, to be-
come stockholder in the fair associa-
tion. The price of the shares will be
made small enough to allow all to pur-
chase at least one share without bur
dening themselves
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
WILL VOTE TODAY
ON RAILROAD BILL
Clay Speaks in Opposition to Court
Features-No Victory For Insur-
gents Was Made Possible.

Washington. D. c., April 29.-When
the senate adjourned last night it was
the general understanding that vote
will be reached today on the traffic
agreement provision of the railroad
bill
The first vote will be on the Cum
Minis substitute requiring the approx
al of the rates embraced in the agree
ments in advance of their taking eff
feet. If this provision is defeated a
ballot will then recur on the Elkins-
Crawford amendment, which has been
accepted by the committee. Support
ers of the administration are claiming
a majority of seven or eight votes in
favor of this section.
Senator Clay yesterday spoke in es-
pecial opposition to the court features
of the railroad bill and the provisions
authorizing traffic agreements be-
tween railroads and permitting COM
binations, contending that the Craw-
ford-Elkins traffic agreement PROPOSE
tion will have one feature multiplying
the antitrust law in its application
to railroads.
Clay referred to the prosecution OF
President Gompers and the other Of
ficers of the American Federation of
Labor and asked: "If labor organiza-
tions are bound by an antitrust law.
Why should railroad magnates be ex-
empted from it? Who can stand be-
fore the people and say that statute
shall apply to the farmer, laborer and
labor organizations and not to the
railway systems?"
A small number of democratic
members were in attendance in the
house during the most of the session
and made it impossible for the insur-
gents to score any victories over the
regular republicans An amendment
was adopted to include telegraph and
telephone companies within the scope
of the interstate commerce law.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29

fession were what is known as the
business end of the paper. About the
time we began to diagram the daily
murder they would put on their top
coats and dog-skin gloves and saunter
over to the Auditorium hotel. In
those days IL young man from some
where out in the corn belt came to
the office and applied for a job he was
asked If he had attended first-class
western college. If he replied yes
and could produce a letter from the
professor of English showing that he
had written articles for the college
paper, he was put into the editorial de-
partment at $15 a week. If he could
prove absolutely that he had not at
tended any college, he was assigned to
the business department at $40 week.
Il learned upon investigation that
had made a mistake in taking up
the literary end of the game so re-
solved to go infor advertising. There
fore | became an author and a play
wright. After ten years in the rare
fled atmosphere of dramatic art as
practiced today at two dollars a seat
Ior four dollars on the sidewalk, feel
that I am peculiarly qualified to dis
cuss American newspapers. | can pro-
ceed with safety because if I say any
thing uncomplimentary. have a scrap
book to prove that they began it.
Everybody wants to help the edi-
tor Not as regards cheaper wood
pulp or keeping down the payroll. but
with suggestions for filing up the pa
per. Most people still believe that
every newspaper must hustle every
night to get enough copy to separate
the advertisements. Being a past
graduate know that you are compell-
ed to throw columns and columns of
stuff on the floor Very often, in glanc-
ing over long tariff editorial won
der what was thrown on the floor
however, am not here to upset any
traditions-merely to offer Few help
full hints.
'In the first place the city newspa-
per of today as compared with the In-
diana newspaper of the seventies is
tame, invertebrate, colorless and
apologetic. The first newspaper with
which was associated came out ev-
cry Thursday from a room over a
hardware store. The fires of civil
war were still smoldering. Indiana's
chief occupation was politics. Nearly
every man was voting as he shot. and
some of them a good deal oftener. Our
Office equipment consisted of Wash
ington hand press. foot-power job
press, perennial towel and a few
fonts of type-mostly italics. All, but
we had an editor! Those were the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
CREEK ATTORNEY AND
HEARST DISCUSS HASKELL

Washington, d. G., April 29.--Creek
National Attorney M. L. Mott, Gov
ernor D. H. Johnson of the Chickasaw
Nation and George Dick Rodgers of
Muskogee, recently appointed attor-
ney for the Chickasaw Nation, have
all returned home.
Governor Johnson was disgusted
with the snail like pace being made
by the Creager bill winding up the
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes,
and firing OF the gay life at the Ma
tional capital, hiked for the Businesses
of the Chickasaw Nation, where he is
going to sit down and think it all over.
William Randolph Hearst, the New
York editor, who is being sued for
100000 libel by Governor Haskell,
was in Washington the same time as
Mr.. Mott, but 1t is not known whether
they got together and discussed the
Haskell suits which are scheduled for
trial at Tulsa on May 4th.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
JOHN SWAIN ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF CLASS

McAlester, OKLA, April 29.-The
thirty-second degree of Masonry was
conferred upon eighty-six men here
yesterday at the semi-annual session
of Scottish Rite Masons. The class
was called the Edward ]. Fannin Mem
orial class in honor of Edward ]. Fan
min, deceased, who was treasurer of
the Scottish Rite bodies and one of
the most devoted Masons in the con-
sistory.
The class elected these officers;
John Swain, vinita. president; George
A. Spaulding, Garvin. vice president;
Charles E. Carpenter, Oklahoma City
secretary; Harvey A. Beasley, Bart
lesville, orator; Gus Warshauer, Salli-
saw, treasurer Arrangements will be
made by the Masons to move the chill
dren from the Atoka home to the Ma
sonic home at Darlington.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29

palmy days of journalism of which we
hear so much at present. No taint Of
commercialism, no subservience to
the counting-room tbecause there was
MT any counting-room), no cog-wheels
or card indexes simply majestic
flgurehead of an editor who was ami
mated by high and patriotic resolve
to promote manslaughter as often as
possible. When he opened up on a
man. the mans only escape was to
walk outside OF our circulation, which
he could do in about ten minutes.
"If you hear man raving about the
golden age of American journalism
when each editor exercised an individ-
ual influence and led the way through
the darkness with flaming torch
above his head-let it go at that
Don't take the trouble to examine the
files of that wonderful period or you
may be discouraged over your pres
ent efforts. I plead for return Of
Continued on Page Twol
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
ENGLAND'S AMBASSADOR
PRAISES UNIVERSITIES
Advance Made By American Colleges Noted
With Pleasure By Distinguished Britisher--
Last Thirty Years Has Seen Wonderful
Developments Delivers Interesting
Address to Students of Kansas
University at Laurence.

such as Dante and Shakespeare and
Milton, there was still to be gathered
such fruit as did not grow on any
trees today. And let them remember
in every study. be 1t scientific or lit
erary and historical, the essential
thing was to be thorough, to face and
master every difficulty, to be sure that
what one knew was known accurate
ly.
"Three-fourths of the mistakes that
a man makes are made because he
doesn't really know the thing he
thinks he knows said the ambassa-
dor.
The habit Of sound and careful and
Independent thinking, he went on to
say, was the best intellectual quality
a young man could start with in his
journey through life. THAT, and the
love of truth, are what a university
ought to teach. One of the highest
tributes paid to your universities was
lately paid by great German pro-
fessor when he said that what he
most admired in them was the con-
scientious ardour with which the
teachers devoted themselves to the
search for truth and the implanting a
zeal for it in their pupils
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
THREE CHICKER|NG GRAND
PIANOS ARE PURCHASED

That Vinita people are more and
more appreciating the better things
of life even to the purchase of pianos
is evidenced this week by the pur-
chase OF Chickering grand pianos by
three well known society women of
this city The purchasers of these
fine instruments were Mrs. Ewing
Halsell, Mrs. J. w. Sanders and Mrs.
D. II. Wilson and the purchases were
made through c. o. Bowen represent
ing the Johnson Bros. Music House of
Parsons, Kans.
The fact that Mr.. Bowen sold these
pianos In the face of such strong com
petition is certainly a compliment to
his ability as a salesman. The above
ladies had figured with a number of
other companies relative to the pur-
chase of instruments, but found John
son Bros the most satisfactory The
Chickering is considered by nearly all
pianists as the best instrument made.
made.
Mr.. Bowen win spend the larger
portion of his time in vinita in the
future. and expects to establish
splendid patronage in musical instru-
ments.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
WOULD TAKE SAME ACTION
DECLARES BALL|NGER
BY Associated Press.

Washington, d. c., April 29-Tak-
ing the stand in his own defense, Sec
retary of the Interior Ballinger, today,
asserted, under oath to the investigat-
ing committee, that he would take the
same action today that he did as COM
missioner of the land Office in orde-
ing the Cunningham Alaskan coal
claims "clear listed" provided he had
the same record before him,
Ballinger took the stand soon after
the investigation committee began
this morning and his attorney Veo-
trees at once launched into the direct
examination of the cabinet otfIcer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
SERIOUS ILLNES OF JURORS
WIFE DELAYS HYDE TRIAL
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, April pa de-
lay became imminent in the Hyde
trial today when at noon William Bee
be, juror, was called to the bedside
of his dying wife. Reports from local
hospital where she is confined were
that she would live but few hours.
Beebe was accompanied to the hospi-
tai by deputy marshal. The court
adjourned until two o'clock this after
noon. The morning session was de-
voted largely to the testimony of the
undertakers, cemetery employees and
the persons who guarded the bodies
of Colonel and Chrisman Swope and
James Hunton.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
ROOSEVELT RECEIVED BY
QUEEN WILHELMINA
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
The Hague, April 20. ~ Roosevelt
was the guest Of the Netherlands to-
day. Accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
welt, Miss Ethel and Kermit, Roose-
welt arrived this morning from Brus-
sells. At the royal chateau they were
received by Queen Wilhelmina. The
queen and Prince Henry awaited their
guests in the entrance hall of the pal
ace and the greetings were most cor
dial.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
EIopina Couple in Vlnita.

Perry Hayworth and bride, former
ly Miss Jennie Crosbie, who eloped
Wednesday from Tulsa and were mar
ried at Claremore. were in the city
for a short time last night. Mrs. Hay
worth is the daughter of j. e. Crosbie,
president Of the Central National
bank at Tulsa, and reputed to be sew
eral times a millionaire. Hayworth
had been employed as chauffeur by
Mr.. Crosbie and thus the young eou-
pie were thrown together often.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29
Three Burned to Death.
BY Associated Press.

Cornwall, N. Y, April 20. = Three
persons were burned to death and sew
eral injured in a fire here early today
The Rossmore hotel and number of
stores were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at a quarter of million
dollars.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-29

Mrs. M, F. Knight was among the
crowd that went to Muskogee today
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
Women Have Nervous Feet.


 Many women have nervous feet, said a dealer in women's shoes in a large department store recently. q have been selling shoes for the great. CT part of my life and I have made a study of how the shoes affect the mind and the body. I have studied .he structure of the foot My expe- riences have convinced me that many women have unusually sensitive feet. call them nervous feet. If they do not get shoe that fits them properly, their entire nervous system is affect ed. Such women often spend money on doctors bills when all they really need is a pair of shoes that fits them. Sometimes the pressure of the shoe on a narrow instep will make trouble for a woman, irritating her to an ex- treme extent. Again, the shoe may not pinch at any particular place, but so affect all the nerves of the feet as to wear out the entire nervous sys- tent. I am convinced that if women would give more care in getting a proper fit in their shoes rather than looking for high heels they would be much happier"
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09

CT. LOUIS.-"Young woman." said O a motherly individual, holding two small children in her weary arms, will you play When the Roses Bloom Again for me, please?"
 The music counter young woman. ::erched on her stool, selected the piece mentioned among heap of oth- CTS and prepared to ''reel' it of.
 The shabby woman listened atten- lively until the last notes died out. She ogled the children in the mean time.
 Thank you very much," she said. and strolled slowly of.
 There" grumbled the girl behind the music counter, that is only one of the things that we've got to put up with. There are hundred others, and as soon as can get in the ribbons I'm going to get out of the music, once and for all. The work is worth twice as
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
NEW YoRK.-Three weeks on linn

M EW YORK.-Three weeks on lim- " ited diet in an endeavor to repair the internal damage done by a runa- way appetite couldn't obliterate the memory of three-inch steaks and milk fed clans and all the while that James McGowan sat in front of a mirror in the Memorial hospital at Orange watching his waistline assuming Polaire proportions his mind kept re- verting 10 menu cards he had met He talked constantly in his sleep, the bur den of his oratory being with mush- room 20 cents extra" and dishes marked x are ready"
 Try as he would he could not erase recollections of times when he had compelled the cook to beg for mercy. He read whole reams of antifat fiction and did everything possible to dis courage his appetite, but it wasn't any use. For breakfast, luncheon and din ner he has been allowed walnut, sprig of lettuce and ten drops of di- luted water. He tried hard to con- vince himself that he was overeating and begged the hospital authorities to cut the menu to one course.
 But his dreams were haunted with sides of beef, acres of French fried potatoes and showers of gravy. He stood it as long as he could, but yes
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
Trials of Girl at the Music Counter

[ much as any other job in the store. People think that you are there to en- certain the public instead of to sell goods. l feel safe in saying that fully G5 per cent. of the people who ask for concert do not buy a single ten-cent song"
 Whereat the music counter girl whirled on her stool, dashed off a few chords on the piano and looked around just in time to catch the eye of an old gentleman who was studying list attentively. Hesitatingly, he asked:
 T want to get list of songs-here they are," he began. Then there en- sued long search for them. The songs were old ones and they weren't on hand, so the old gentleman asked if the lady would play over dozen or so in order that he might match 'em" as near as possible.
 Large store managers realize that the people at the average music coun- ter are busy, hard-worked individuals. There are so many things to contend with aside from the knowledge re- quired of music lists, and the ability to play the piano. That is why the sales man and saleswoman in this depart ment average higher wages than al. most any others in the whole store.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
NEW YoRK.-M. Bourke Cockran's

NEW YORK-M. Bourke Cockran's " eloquence won the acquittal in the court of general sessions of Victor Nel- son, negro, accused of the murder on March 2S last of Claude Humphreys, another negro. Cochran was assigned 10 defend Nelson by Judge Malone. The Jury gave its verdict at S:45 p. m. All its members requested Mir. Cock ran to give them copy of his address In defense of his client.
 'T can scarcely expect you to treat this negro like a peer. Then treat him like dog" said Cochran in his sum- ming up of the case. Yes, treat him like a dog. if you must. A dog that bites wantonly we kill, but a dog that bites in defense of his own masters home we protect. Men have given their lives in defense of such dog. Give my client the samt shift you would give such a dog"
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
Cubs Mascot Tanned After Wild Chase

Pretty good team we have, eh?" asked the Cub fan of the Sox sup porter. who was brushing the dust from his clothes.
 "Oh, 1 don't know"
 Well, that was our mascot. And the team is travelling about as fast as Bruno, added the Cub rooter.
 Then the team is going some,' ad- mitted the SoX fan as he turned and watched the bear mascot disappear in .. cloud of dust.
 Bruno, closely followed by the small army of pursuers, continued to fight everything that came his way, until, bleeding from dozen flesh wounds, the animal fell exhausted at West Adams and Morgan streets.
 The cub was penitent, and showed no desire to romp and play until one of the club officials had tied red ribbon about its neck. Then Bruno Drightened up, but did not try to es- cape again. The cub was to make it's first public appearance at the West side ball grounds as mascot of the Cubs in the afternoon
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
Low peath eate in Pnilinninez

Any ideas that the Philippines arc unhealthful as an abiding place for Americans would seem 10 be dissi- pated by the statement issued from the bureau of insular affairs that the death rate among the more than 5000 government employees iii the islands for the quarter ended March 31 was only 6.9 per 1000 year. These en- ployees. of whom some 3.70O are Amer. jeans, include all the officials and en- ployees of the insular, provincial and municipal governments and the police and fire departments of Manila
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
Lawyers Odd Plea Sets Negro Free

MT. Cochran began his address to the jury by reminding the jurors that with one exception they had said they were not prejudiced against g negro.
 We accepted this one man with an avowed prejudice" said MT. Cochran because we believed he was honest in his avowals that he would be fair in any case.
 But I am sure that you all feel prejudice against a negro. feel the same prejudice myself. I once stopped in a hotel, where there were private baths. l started to take a bath and found that a negro was using the tub. Do you think that bathed in that tub afterward? I could not. It was prejudice that could not rid myself of, and I do not feel that such prejudice can be avoided"
 The killing, according to MT. Cock ran, was the outgrowth of the social and economic conditions in this coun- try. He said that his client, while a high school graduate, had tried to se- cure decent work in this country, but had finally found himself driven to ac- cept work as a scullion, in the house where Humphreys was introduced to him.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-09
ORDERED TO SWEAR-SHE DID
New York Woman In Court Gives Unique Interpretation of Gus
 tomary Oath.

Mrs. Johanna Spitzer of BIO Colum. bus avenue, New York, and her bus. band. Karl, were going north in an Eighth avenue car the other night when William Delliny, of 330 East Fifty-fourth street, got on.
 The man stepped on Mrs. Spitzer's toes several times. Her husband told him to behave himself. Delliny re- torted by swearing and paying his re- spects to the social status of the Spit, gers. He was arrested at Columbus circle on complaint of Mrs. Spitzer
 In the night court Mrs. Spitzer was about to give her testimony as con- plainant
 Do I have to swear, Judge?" she 'sked Magistrate Krotel.
 ''Yes, madam"
 But Judge, I do not like to-"
 You must. Every witness makes oath before testifying. The law re- quires it."
 Well, if I must, must, I guess But I don't like to-"
 Yes, you must"
 Well, damn"
 Delliny was sent to the workhouse for five days.