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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

Five minutes early sometimes
ten, it raises salaries" says Big Ben.
Big Ben is thin, beautiful and
punctual sleepmeter.-He is easy to
read, easy to wind and pleasing to
hear. He calls you every day at
any time you say.
Big Ben is sold by jewelers. only.
His price is g. SO anywhere.
If you cannot find him at your
jeweler, a money order sent to
Weshhx, La Sale, Illinois, will
bring him to you express charges
prepaid.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13

E. G. Hamilton, of Brookfield, Mo
was here today, on a prospecting tou
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
MORE COLD WEATHER IS
PREDICTED THIS WEEK

Washington, D. c., Nov. ia touch
of winter will be felt over practically
the entire country this week and there
will be many sudden changes in the
weather, according to the weekly fore
cast issued by the weather bureau last
night.
The coming week, says the bulle-
tin, will be one of pronounced wealth
er changes and low temperatures over
practically the entire country. The
cold wave that now covers the middle
west will advance rapidly eastward
and give the lowest temperatures of
the season the first two days of the
week throughout the eastern and south.
ern states and on these days abnor-
mally low temperatures will continue
in the interior districts east of the
Rocky mountains. An extensive dis
turbance that is now off the North Pa
citic coast will advance slowly east
ward and be attended the first part of
the week by stormy weather in the
North Pacific states. 1t will cross the
Rocky mountains Tuesday, the middle
west Wednesday or Thursday and the
eastern states the latter part of the
week; this disturbance will be pre-
ceded by general change to warmer
weather, be attended by rains in south
ern and rains and SHOWS in Northern
districts, and will be followed by d
change to colder weather over the
northern half of the country
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
.MUSKOGEE'S FIRE
Loss IS S225,0OO
Interior of Buildings Were Of Wood
Making Dangerous Fire Trap
Homestead Building Saved.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 13.-A fire
loss estimated at 1925, 900 resulted here
Sunday morning from a blaze that had
its origin in the rear of the New York
candy kitchen, which occupied room
in Fite Rowsey block between Broad
way and Okmulgee on Second street.
The fire gutted the entire block with
the exception of the old Homestead
building twenty-five feet wide ON the
Broadway end and those buildings in
the rear of the alley facing on Third
street These were saved by the fire.
men
The buildings that were destroyed
were threestory and two-story struc-
lures The interior construction of
the whole block was entirely Of wood,
making it dangerous fire trap. The
danger had been partly eliminated it
was believed by fire doors and other
Iup-to-date equipment at all entrance
connections, but famed by heavy
northwest wind, the fire sv oy he
buildings with lightning ~ .ity
At the time that the lire was dis
covered at $3.50 o'clock, half the
strength of the department was com
batting a blaze in a cotton oil mill north
of the city Three of the best engines
in the city were begged in the mud
in the trip to and from the oil mill
fire greatly Gripping the active fight
ing force of the department. The fire
was under control by o'clock and
was confined TO the Fite Rosey block.
Many tiremen had narrow escapes
from falling walls and from the burst
ing of hose leading from the high pres
sure engines None was seriously in
iured however. The largest losses
/ by the fire are as follows:
Fire loss estimated. DR.. f. B. Fite
and w e. Rosey, owners Of buildings,
also tenants, loss $52,5oO; insurance,
$40,5Oo
New Phoenix Clothing company en-
tire stock burned or damaged by wa
ter $4,000; fully covered by insur-
anee.
! Wieseh Jones Jewelry company, saw
ed most of stock; loss. $4,000; fully
insured
J. C. Welch Clothing company, en-
tire stock destroyed; loss, s25,OO0;
fully insured.
New York candy kitchen, where
blaze started, entire stock destroyed;
loss, $4,000; insurance not known.
Keystone tailors, damaged by water;
loss, $4,000; fully covered
Morhart Drug company, damaged by
water and flames; loss $4,000; we'll
protected.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
FOURTEEN DEAD IN WAKE
OF SATURDAYS BLIZZARD

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Reports re-
ceived last night by the Associated
Press indicate that cyclanic storms
coming between the abnormally warm
period and the cold wave have caused
death and widespread destruction in
southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa and
Illinois Saturday. Fourteen deaths.
several dying and eighty or more in
jured are reported to be lying in the
wake of the storm and suffering be-
cause of the bitter cold, sleet and snow
already being reported Southern Wis
consin was the hardest hit, according
to early reports. Near Orfordville,
Rock county, nine persons are known
dead. 1t is thought the list may reach
twelve
In the village of Virginia H. three
persons were killed and fifty injured.
In Iowa a fifty degree drop in temper
ature accompanied by driving storm
| of seet tied up traffic for many hours.
Property losses mounted up rapidly in
the path of the blizzard. Nearly every
public building in Virginia, ILL.,, was
demolished; farmers homes were wip-
ed out in Wisconsin and the damage
was increased by the heavy downpour
of rain and sleet and snow Severe
weather conditions are reported all the
way from the Focky mountains. In
Chicago the wind blew A miles an
hour and in Yellowstone park and at
Helena thermometers registered eight
degrees below zero.
The storm was general throughout
the Mississippi valley
st. Louis reports that after an ex-
Iceptionally mild and pleasant day, the
wind suddenly changed, the tempera-
ture dropped more than 80 degrees in
few minutes, and at o'clock there
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
GET TOGETHER IN
V|N|TA'S INTEREST
Citizen Proposes Organization of
Booster Club to Be Composed of
Voluntary Town Builders.

The opportunities for effective work
in the upbuilding of Vinita and the
tributary country were never better, :"
remarked a citizen who has always
taken an active interest in civic affairs,
this morning, and yet little is being
done just now except by few faith
full workers in our trades-day project,
which will illustrate my point" he
went on to say. Work of any per-
'manent value in the building Of a city
or the development of a community.
can only be accomplished by united
effort. Much has already been done
here, whether appreciated or not. yet
a glance about and a moments con-
temptation discloses many opportuni-
ties within our reach. Instead of being
discouraged by few disappointments,
which are inevitable, we should apply
the rule of private effort, put them be-
hind us, profit by the lessons they
teach, and courageously meet the prob
lens and opportunities before us as
other cities and communities are do
ing, determined to make Vinita and
Craig county better and richer with
every year.
In short, he said, there should
be a get-together movement started
in this town with some fire and en-
thusiasm in it which will bring to-
gether the many strong individualities
we have, now pulling alone or doing
nothing, into united effort.
Since the Commercial Club did not
for some reason meet the support it
deserved, suppose we try a new idea.
Organize a Booster or Get-Together
club, to meet once month to which
all citizens be. and attendance enforced
by a small fine for absence. A good
lunch served and friendly social ses-
sion had devoid of speech-making and
dry business routine as far as possible.
No regular dues to be exacted but vol
untary collection taken for the lunch
and incidental expense
AT the first session a definite plan
be outlined to accomplish certain
specific things within a given time, for
example such as:
81. The hotel problem.
"2. County fair.
"3. Assisting tradesday movement.
"A. Systematic advertisement. +
%. Road building.
"6. Asylum.
can executive committee selected
which would have charge of and d.
vide among themselves the work map
ped out, meeting at the home of differ
ent members, If thought desirable and
reporting monthly to the social gath
ering of citizens"
The Chieftain will be glad to publish
other suggestions fo rthe betterment
of Vinita. Let's all pull together
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
OKLAHOMA HEN IS MORE
PROFITABLE THAN WHEAT

That the people of Oklahoma are
aware of the constantly growing i'm.
portance of the poultry and egg busi-
ness in the United States is proved by
the records of the bureau of statistics
of the state agricultural department
for the three years ending with 1910
The value of the two products shows
a uniform growth for the three years,
and although no figures for the present
year have been cimpoled, yet it is de
clared by well informed people that
the totals for the year will show a sub
stantial gain over all previous years.
The eggs marketed in Oklahoma dur.
ing 1908 were valued at 81 ,426, 1856, the
value of the product for 1909 was ap.
proximately a half million dollars
greater, the exact figures being $1,914.
24S. The value of the 1910 product
was $1,97O,36S.
1t is interesting to note that the
poultry marketed during the same per
iod was valued at almost exactly half
as much as the eggs.
The exact figures for the three years
were as follows: 1908, $71S,171 1909;
$94S,332 and 1910, $1,O16,571
The value of the eggs now marketed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
OKLAHOMA DEFEATS KANSAS
At LAWRENCE SATURDAY

Lawrence, Kans., Nov. 12.-Playing
with a temperature 5 degrees below
freezing and buffeted by blasts of wind
and snow, the Kansas University foot
ball team was defeated by a lighter
team from Oklahoma University Sat
urday by a score of to O. Neither
team was able to come near a touch
down, the deciding score being made
after three minutes of play through
a field goal kicked by Captain Cap
shaw of Oklahoma
The result gives blow to Kansas
hopes for the Missouri valley cham
pionship, which she expected to con
test with Nebraska next Saturday. The
Oklahoma team yesterday merely
sprung one more surprise, as that un-
defeated eleven is a dark horse in foot
ball circles this season.
Although the weather forbade good
football the consistent playing of
ICourtright and Capshaw, the Oklaho-
ma ends, attracted attention
In the first quarter two end runs by
Courtright carried the ball to Kansas
20-yard line after three minutes of
play. Capshaw then kicked for the
only score of the game Numb fingers
accounted for Kansas loose tackling.
In the cond period the Courtright-
Capshaw combination again carried
the ball into Kansas territory, but the
lioht Oklahomans were unable to score
Delaneys long kicks and a 30-yard
run by Woodbury. carried the ball for
Kansas to Oklahoma's 25-yard line
where Delaney failed in a drop kick
for goal.
The third and fourth periods were
Irepetitions of futile tackling and kick
ing by both sides. In the third, a sue
cessful forward pass by He'll, the Kan
sas quarterback, to Brownlee, took the
ball TO Oklahoma's 10-yard line, where
Delaney failed in a second attempt to
drop-kick for goal. A blizzard-like
wind made accurate kicking impossi-
BILE The final period was a duel at
bad kicking, with Reed, the Oklahoma
punter having slightly the advantage
of Delaney.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
RODGERS HURT IN
SIGHT OF PACIFIC
Fell 1875 Feet as He Started on Finish
of His Transcontinental
Flight.

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. 1S.-In an
attempted fight Sunday from Pasadena
TO Long Beach, officially to end his At
lantic-Pacifc journey, Calbraith P.
Rodgers, the aviator, fell with his ma
chine 125 feet into a plowed field. At
the time of the accident Rodgers was
half way between the two cities and
within sight of his destination.
Although no bones were broken,
Rodgers was rendered unconscious. He
was badly shaken up, his face was
scratched and torn, his hands were
burned by his motor and he complains
of severe pain in his side. His ma
chine was completely wrecked.
Rodgers left Tournament Park at
Pasadena at 3.34, expecting to fly the
twenty-three miles to the beach in as
many minutes He became confused
after taking the air and after circling
aimlessly for half an hour came down
at Covina Junction, mile further from
Long Beach than the point from which
he started. He took the air again after
getting his bearings and was following
the tracks of the Pacific Electric Rail
way when the accident occurred.
This was in nisolated section, and
the first learned of the accident by
those interested was when a motorist
who had seen Rodgers fall and had
dragged him out from under the wings
of his wrecked biplane, carried him in
to the office of a physician at Comp
ton, two miles away.
Rodgers was still unconscious when
Mrs. Rodgers and his mother, Mrs. S
s. Swoitzer who had been awaiting
his arrival at Long Beach, reached
Compton Later he partly regained
his senses, but was still too dazed to
talk of his accident. He was put
aboard the special train which his wife
and mother had chartered for the UP
Long Beac.l and taken to his hotel in
Pasadena, where two physicians were
called in After an examination last
night, his physicians announced that
he would suffer no permanent injury
While the cause of the accident will
not be known until Rodgers recovers
sufficiently to explain it, it is believed
that control wire cnannad inVartino o
the rudder of his machine and head
ing its nose downward at a sharp angle
Rodgers complained of engine trouble
when he alighted at Coyina Junction
but, according to the motorist who
saw him fall, he was flying smoothly
when the mishap occurred
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
DOROTHY REEVES STOCK CO.
BEGINS ENGAGEMENT HERE

The Dorothy Reeves Stock Company
arrived in the city Sunday from Miami
where Saturday night they closed a
weeks engagement at Dan Myers
theatre. Mr.. Myers says this is one of
the best companies that has visited
this section and that the audiences at
Miami were more than pleased with
the plays presented This company
begins a two weeks engagement at
the Grand tonight in that splendid So
ciety drama Her Greatest Tempta-
ton" All of the plays presented by
Miss Reeves and company are of the
emotional order. 1t is with sense of
pleasure that Manager Myers presents
this company to the patrons OF the
Grand
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13

Heber Skinner and Pryor Farley
went to their ranch near Talala today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
MUSKOGEE CHOSEN FOR
NEXT COST CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City, Nov. 13.-Muskogee
was selected as the meeting place Of
the next annual Southwest Cost con
gress, which closed its second conven
ton in Oklahoma City Saturday after
noon. Muskogee and Kansas City were
candidate cities, but owing to the cen
trail location of the former with regard
to the territory included in the mem
bership of the congress, it was selected
by practically unanimous vote.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected Saturday as follows: G. M
Booth, Wichita, president; Harry Bow
man, Muskogee, vice president;O. P
Meloy, Joplin, treasurer; Mrs H. D
Harmon, Independence, Kans., secre
tary. Members of the executive com
mitee: Fred Thomas and J N. Cook
Oklahoma City; E. p Greer, Winfield
Kans.; j. T. Moore, Pittsburg, Kans.
W. J. Weiss, Wichita; G. A. Connolly
Independence; w. B. Anthony, Nc
Alester; Messrs. Deming, Muskogee;
Brightman, Newton; Buehler, Joplin
and Park, Kansas City.
The time of the next convention will
be on the second Friday and Saturday
of November, 1912.
The feature of Saturdays program
was the address of H. w. Flagg Of
Philadelphia, who gave an exposition
of the standard simplified cost system
He said authoritative statistics show
that the printing business ranks sew
enth in the amount of capital invested
and yields on an average less than two
per cent on the investment, the lowest
profit of any business reported.
"The business is rated for credit mex
to the lowest, the saloonkeeper being
the lowest" said he "By the introduc
tion of the cost system we get at the
hour cost of printing. 1t eliminates
guesswork and puts into the business
a system that produces a fair price
cuts out determinations and makes
money for the printer The United
Typothetae association has installed
1000 cost systems since January
Through this organized effort the
printing business is being placed OF
a paying basis, the same as other lines
of business
A resolution was adopted Saturday
indorsing the work of the congress fol
the past year and urging the printers
to install the cost systems.
! The convention closed with a ban
quet at the Lee-Huckins hot Satur
day night, at which more tha~ two hun
dred printers and friends were pres
ent
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13

was a high wind, accompanied by a
heavy rain which. as the temperature
dropped, turned to sleet and interfered
greatly with the operation of telegraph
and telephone companies and badly
Gripping public service corporations.
Later reports show the cyclone was
worse than at first supposed. AT
Janesville nine persons reported to be
dead including five members of fam
lily by the name of Smith.
At Milton, Wis, two are dead.
Vermillion county, Illinois, was a
heavy sufferer from tornadoes late yes
terday afternoon which caused much
damage to property and probably heavy
loss of life.
Springfield H., and St Louis are
practically cut off from the stricken
districts and the exact extent of the
cyclonic winds cannot be determined
until communicate mis- restored.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
Great Interest in Revival.

Last night at the Christian church
a large audience heard Evangelist
Hunley on the theme "The Lord s
Prayer" He said many people thought
the prayer recorded in Matt. 9Th, Chap
teri /, the Lords Prayer. Not SO, for
this was given as a model for his dis
ciples. The Lords Prayer is recorded
in John 18th, chapter and is his great
cray for the unity of the church. His
arguments for a reunited church will
not soon be forgotten and all, who
heard him were made to think anew.
One of the delights of this campaign
is the solos of Mrs. Hunley. No one
can fail to be inspired to higher living
as they hear these soul stirring mes
sages in song. During all this week
afternoon services will be held at 2
O'Clock. Following each of these aft
ernoon services there will be personal
work done an over the city Pastor
Miller says he expects to do his best
to bring the Gospel to every person
so no one can say he or she was not
given the opportunity to be saved and
urged to live the higher life. Tonight
the evangelist will speak on "The Con-
version of an Infidel."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13

in the United States is equal to that
of the entire wheat crop of the nation
according to the statistics prepared by
the United States department of agri-
culture. The average value Of the eggs
marketed each year has risen steadily
under modern methods until the enor-
nous amount Of $485O00,00O is being
paid to producers every year for the
result of their labors The average
price per dozen paid to producers in
1910 was 1877 cents. The cost to the
consumer was from 50 20 100 per cent
more, according to the locality and
the method of handling Eggs intend
ed for city markets are graded accord
ing to size, freshness, cracks and clean
liness of the she'll
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
FIve MarrIaae LIeenses issued.

The cold wave ushered in storm
of applications for marriage licenses
at the office Of the clerk of the county
court. Since Saturday afternoon FIVE
licenses were issued They were:
OFT Thornton, aged 2i, to Miss
Bessie Broeh, aged is, both of Chou.
teau.
Ellis R. mman, aged q, of Vinita,
to Miss Ethel Caution, aged is, of
Bluejacket.
Claud d. May, aged 2S, to Miss Ella
A. Wood. aged Is, both of Vinita.
Leonard P. Walker, aged p to Miss
Bessie LuJacques. aged %, both OF
Bluejacket
Aaron II. Davis, aged p, to Miss
Goldie Mae Foster, aged 16, both OF
Hollow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and dear neighbors for their assistance
during the recent death and bereave-
ment of our mother and sister We
especially wish to thank the Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows, of which she and
her late husband were members.
MISS CORA DELL DAVIS.
MRS. MINNIE SMITH.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-13
Rape Case Not Finished.

The district court is still hearing
the Chas. Culver rape case There
were four more witnesses to be intro
duced by the state at o'clock, but it
is probable the state will rest its case
tonight. No intimation of the number
of witnesses the defense will introduce
has been made.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
Racine For a Flower Garden.

Take twenty square yards Of sand
and pebbles. stir in sufficient clay to
make a compact water tight mass,
ram down hard and score the surface
with a rake. Add carefully ten pack
cts of seeds of the most magnificent
flower known that will grow anywhere
and under any conditions, throwing up
a continuous succession of enormous
flower trusses from March to NOvem-
Der, each petal FIVE inches across and
of the richest and most glowing tints.
This is the commonest of all flowers
and will be found listed on any page
of any florists catalogue. Set the
whole out to rise, keeping it moist and
warm. After allowing the mass to
rise four months sprinkle red spiders
and green aphides plentifully over the
top and soak well with tears. The
net result may be preserved in
small bottle of alcohol for future ref
North American.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR

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