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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
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Speaker Durant Announces Appoint
ments on Committee on Congress
sionaI Reapportionment.

Oklahoma City, Feb. Passing the
Williams free text book bill in COM
mittee of the whole in the house, and
the Roddie banking bill in the senate
constituted about all of any import
ance in the legislature Tuesday.
The banking bill was short of the
provision whereby national banks, ex-
cept those in regularly accepted re-
serve center, shall become reserve
agents of banks under the guaranty
plan. The bill went through with the
governors suggestion that he, with
two appointed by himself, shall be the
banking board. The provision where
by the banking commissioner should
receive $4,000 year salary was adj
opted. The senate considered the rail-
way employers bill for a short time
before adjournment.
Williams free text book bill was
thoroughly discussed in the house.
considerable opposition was gathered
to the measure, started by Edwards,
who argued that the fact of rotating
the books from one scholar to another
after they had been used was not very
good from a sanitary standpoint of
view. The fact that the poor chill
dren would have to accept the old
books used by another also entered
into the argument against the particu-
lar bill, but the principle of the thing
was right.
A new section added to the bill by
Anthony, provides for an appropria-
tion OF 100000 for the, bill for the
Years ending July. 80, 1912 and 1918.
The state is to furnish the money to
reach district in the state applying for
funds with which to supply the books.
A provision for supplies for the chill
ldren, was cut out today
| Speaker Durant of the house Sc
Ilected the committee on congressional
reapportionment, consisting of An
thony chairman; Crawford, Steen,
Woodson, Webb, McClintock Jayne,
champion, Coyne, Kerr, Coughlin,
Jones, Edwards, Killiam, Tooley and
Smith, Of Creek, the latter two being
Ithe only republicans on the committee.
From now on this will be the most
important committee in the house.
Two redistricting bills have already
been introduced in the house.
The sheriffs' fee bill was signed by
the senate yesterday and that sends
the bill to the governor.
| A resolution was adopted thanking
United States Senator Gore for a lib
eral supply of garden seeds.
The house passed favorably on the
bill providing for the creation of new
Icounties. With amendments put into
the bill. new counties may be created
when 81 per cent Of the qualified vot-
ers of given territory to be affected
petitions for an election, and when 60
per cent of the voters have asked for
the division the new county shall be
created, provided tis within the con-
istitutional requirements which are the
same as in the present laws
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
Millions Wasted by Disuse
Of Public School Buildings

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 1.-Belieying that
this nation annually wastes millions
of dollars in the disuse of its public
school buildings, Col. Frank P. Hol-
land. president of the Texas Farm and
Ranch Publishing company, today is
sues a call for conference in Dallas,
February II, to discuss freely the use
of the public school as social center
This call is addressed to every citi-
zen of the southwest. The conference
will be strictly non-partisan; and Col.
Holland urges every one with the well
fare of his community at heart to at
tend.
Wider Use of the School Plant.
Wider use of the school plant has
become the demand of educators and
social workers over all the nation. One
of the most important phases of this
demand is that the public school be
the social center of the community
kind Of clubhouse for the neighborhood.
The cities of Rochester, N. Y, CO.
lumbus, O., Milwaukee, Wis, Chicago.
New York and others have opened
their public schools outside school
hours as social centers. The centers
have become regular institutions
they have met and satisfied popular
demand. At these public school cen
ters debating clubs, sewing and cook
ing clubs, civic Improvements societies
etc, meet regularly. Social diversions
form an. important part of the even
ings. Musical entertainments are
given. These centers have opened
reading rooms and placed at the serv-
ice of the people physical training for
both men and women.
Results in these cities have sur
passed the expectations of those who
originated the movement. People have
responded to the idea. The moral tone
of the neighborhoods has improved.
Gangs of bad boys have become am
bilious young citizens.
The social center idea for country
communities is being tried out in Wis
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
NO "NIGGER" BOTLEGGER
TO ACT As GUARDIAN

After General Blunt Martin had been
convicted the second time in the county
court today, Judge Parks called him
up and told him that he was removed
as guardian in all cases in his court
In discharging the General, the court
directed that the bondsmen be notified
of this change and remarked that ''No
niger bootlegger is fit or competent
to act as guardian in my court"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
JACK SCOUT CHR|STENED
WITH USUAL CEREMONY

The Jack Scout" the handsome
steel boat presented to w. P. Thomp-
son as a Christmas. present, by Mrs.
Thompson, may now ply the waters of
Cabin creek, as gayly as any of her
sister craft plies the waters of the
deep, for the Jack Scout has been
duly chistened even to the breaking of
a bottle o. -(Oklahoma is extra
dry across its bow. The christening
occurred at the Thompson ranch four
miles east OF town, and was attended
by about fifteen friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. James S. Dav-
enport officiated in the christening.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
WILL FORCE VOTE ON
LOR|MER CASE IN SENATE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-Unless
the senate, at this session, votes on
the Lorimer case, Senator Brown, OF
Nebraska, and several colleagues are
determined the appropriation bills also
shall fail Senator Brown made this
known in a speech before the senate
today. He also denounced Lorimer,
charging that the Illinois senator was
aware of bribery being used for his
election. The failure of anyone of the
appropriation bills at this session
would necessitate an extra session OF
congress.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
FRISCO IS CHOSEN
FOR EXPOSITION
Oklahoma Delegation is Split, Three
Favoring New Orleans And Two
San Francisco.

Washington, D. c., Feb. l. = The
house of representatives yesterday by
a vote of 189 to 159 decided in favor
of San Francisco and against New
Orleans as the city in which an ex-
position to celebrate the opening of
the Panama canal in 1915 shall be
held This vote was taken on roll
call to determine whether the San
Francisco resolution or the New Or
leans bill should have consideration
in the house. On final vote the San
Francisco resolution was adopted by
a vote of 259 to 43.
The advocates of San Francisco are
claiming that their fight is won and
that the senate will ratify the action
of the house.
San Francisco won by capturing the
republican vote in the house. New
Orleans support came from the demo
Gratis. Only thirty republicans voted
for New Orleans. Thirty-six democrats
voted for San Francisco.
The San Francisco resolution does
not ask for government aid in any
form. 1t simply authorizes the pres
ident of the United States to invite
foreign nations to participate in the
fair.
An effort to amend the resolution
to include provisions for an interna-
tional naval parade from Hampton
Roads, through the Panama canal up
the west coast to San Francisco, was
defeated on a parliamentary point of
order.
The New Orleans bill called for an
appropriation of $1,O0000O for gov
ernment exhibit and the creation of
a government commission
The proceedings in the house, mark
ing the elimination of the exposition
fight were unique. The galleries held
the greatest throngs of the present
session and there was no attempt to
restrain the applause that came from
the spectators as the fight progressed.
The rival claims of the two cities
recently were put up to the rules com
mittee of the house. That committee
would not undertake to say which ex-
position measure should have the right
of way, but gave solemn-like decision
that there should be cali of the house
and each member was to rise in his
place and vote "San Francisco" or
New Orleans" instead of AYE" or
no." as usual on roll calls.
During the taking of the ballot ex-
citement ran high. The race between
the two cities was exactly tie when
81 votes had been cast on each side
1t remained even up to the 100 mark
and then San Francisco began to forge
to the front.
When the decision in favor of the
California city was announced there
was demonstration both on the floor
and in the galleries.
On the roll call on the motion to
consider the San Francisco resolution
among those who voted for San Fran
cisco were
Anthony, Calderhead, Madison. Mil
Ter. Reeder. Scott, Kansas; Creager
and Mcclure, Oklahoma; Grow and
Morgan, Missouri.
For New Orleans:
Campbell, Kansas; Carter, Morgan
and Ferris. Oklahoma; Alexander
Bartholdt, Booker, Borland, Clark
Dickinson, Elvins, Gill, Hamlin, Lloyd
Murphy and Shacklefprd of Missouri
The Arkansas and Texas congress
men voted solidly for New Orleans
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
Hot Wave over southwest.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 1.-The southwest
is enduring an unprecedented heat
wave. Yesterday afternoon the ther-
momenter reached ninety-three de-
grees at Fort Worth.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01

A deputy sheriff from Centralia to-
day brought in Red Cloud Scruggs
from that place and turned him over
to the sheriff on whiskey charge.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
PRESIDENT TAFT COMMUTES
FRED WARREnS SENTENCE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington. b. c.. Feb. 1-Presi-
dent Taft today commuted the SEN
tence of Fred Warren the socialist
editor of the Appeal to Reason, to six
months imprisonment and fifteen hun
dred dollars fine, by striking out the
Imprisonment and reducing the fine to
one hundred dollars.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01

]. A. Holmboe left last night for
Norman, where he has the contract
for building the new administration
hall at the state university.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01
Retired Admiral sperry Dead.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-Rear Ad-
miral Charles Stillman Sperry. re-
tired, commander of the Atlantic feet
on the last leg of the around the world
cruise. died suddenly here this morn
ing, of pneumonia.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01

Ine SOclal center IDEA mas set the
educational world a-thinking and put
in motion forces that promise to create
in the people new ideals of demo
cracy.
Call For Conference.
Col. Hollands call to the southwest
follows:
ITO every educator and teacher,
minister of the gospel, worker in so
cial reform, newspaper man; to every
holder of public office connected with
the public free school system; to the
organized club women and members
of mothers clubs, to organized labor;
to all formers organizations; to any
organization or individual having at
heart sincere interest in the prog
ress of the southwest:
There is need for the people of all
classes and occupations to become bet
ter acquainted. Farmers, bankers, and
business men, wage workers and en-
ployers must realize that their inter
ests are in common. We must draw
closer the members of communities.
We must fight prejudice and the ef-
fects of isolation. We must seek to
bring about more neighborly feeling
between co-residents of communities.
To-day the southwest stands in need
of a greater number Of children at
tending our schools in day time; of
more commodious and modern school
buildings to house them; and of a
greater number of grown people using
these institutions outside school hours.
Our section needs more high class
reading matter And in the rural dis
tricts we especially need the country
high school.
1T is wasteful public business to
keep school buildings shut up at night.
Let us get our moneys worth out Of
them.
Continued on Page Twol
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01

Mrs w. P. Thompson is entertain
ing the ladies of the Wednesday
Bridge Club at her home this after
noon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-01

consin and the southwest. Results al
ready warrant a fighting faith in the
idea.
The social center idea has set the
educational world a-thinking and put
in motion forces that promise to create
in the people new ideals of demo
cracy
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Continued on Page Two.l
The Washington times., 1911-05-22

variation. It is true that Farmer Thomas
winds me once a week IN Saturday
night, but that long ago ceased TO be a
novelty. I strike tine same hours one
after another, always the six after the
fiye and always the eleven after the ten
without any variation. l am tired Of II
all and am going to stop"
And with that the pendulum ceased to
swing back and forth, and the hands
did not move a bit from their straight,
upright position 1t was the first time
in its whole life that the old clock had
failed to perform its duty.
Farmer Thomas and his good wife
were, Of course, asleep and did not hear
anything that the clock said, and so
did not know that the one thing upon
which they depended to get up by had
failed to do its duty, and when morning
came they both oversight. Now, Farm
er Thomas had an important matter to
attend to in town that day, and the only
train upon which he could go to town
left at very early hour. and when he
awakened and found that the clock had
stopped and there was no way to find
out the time he hurried to dress and ran
TO the station without any breakfast,
only to find that the train had already
gone and that he could not keep hts
appointment.
And Mrs. Thomas. being without any
means of knowing the time, was late In
getting the children ready for school
and they got the first tardy marks for
the whole year. And the cows mooed
because their breakfast was late and
the chickens complained and the pigs
grunted and all over the farm there was
a general dissatisfaction. When II was
dinner time Mrs. Thomas did not know
how long the vegetables had been cook
ing nor how long the meat had been
roasting. and II was Just as bad at sup
Der time. when the biscuits were done
too brown and the tea wasn't stepped
long enough.
Altogether the old clock had upset
everything there was in the whole
Thomas household. lust because II got
discontented and sulked and didn't do
fits duty.
After sumner Farmer Thomas said TO
his wife. IT suppose the old clock Is
worn out. You remember II was nv
great-grandfather who bought 1t, and
after all these years I suppose 1t Is
worthless. Tomorrow I will take II up
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
THE DISCONTINUED CLOCK.

in the garnet and we Will get a new
clock that will keep the correct time"
So by and by when II seemed as II 1.
was late enough all the family went to
bed and left the old clock all by itself
again.
And when it was all alone IT began to
think over the day and what had hap
pened since 1t stopped the night before.
1t remembered how everything had gone
wrong. and the more ii thought the
more 1t was sorry. Really, good deal
depends on me-" 1t said to ITSELF "and
though / do not get very much atten-
ton 1 am, nevertheless, a pretty i'm
portant thing in the household, and
suppose that other people get tired Of
doing the same thing over and over just
has willfully failed to do my duty and l
myself"
Just then the moon peeped in the
window, as he had done thousands Of
times. and, seeing the hands Of the old
clock point at II, said: What Is the
matter with you, Mister Clock, II Is
poi h Just at L. Thought you prid a
yourself on always being correct"
Now the clock had seen the moon peep
in at the same window for years and
years, and II was rather ashamed to be
caught in the wrong. but 1t told the
moon the truth about how II had got
discontinued the night before and
stopped.
"Riscontented," said the moon. why
should you be discontinued? Here am I
who has been goingsaround In the same
track since long before clocks were ever
thought of, but I never had an idea OF
stopping and upsetting everything that
depends on me. What do you think the
world would do II everything and every
body was like you?"
well, I suppose it was q foolish thing
to do, and 1 believe that II / had any
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
Glass Shelves Ideal
For Kitchen Closet

Glass is an ideal shelfing for a kitchen
closet, as it can be kept clean so easily
If this is too costly paint the shelves
white and give a coat of enamel. This
is easily scrubbed, and does away with
the necessity of papers.
The kitchen cupboard should never be
permitted to get untidy. and should be
scrubbed out at least every fortnight:
the lower shelves oftener.
The range and gas stove quickly show
lack of attention. Polish once or twice
a week, and in the intervals wipe off
frequently with newspaper to absorb
grease. A gas stove should have the
parts removed and boiled every few
DAYS. and the burners should be kept
clear with a fine wire or brush.
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
CHAPTER XVI Continued.

~ UTH reported he had sold
fifty papers and had returned
IN more eager than ever. She
said he wouldn't probably be
nome until after T. He wanted to catch
the crowds on their way to the station
l suggested to Ruth that we wait din
ner Tor him and go on up town and
watch him. She hesitated at this. fear
ing the boy wouldn't like it, and per-
maps not overanxious herself to see him
on such job.
But, as l said. If the boy wasn't
ashamed didn't think we ought to be.
So she put on her things and we started.
We found him by the entrance TO one
of the big buildings with his papers in
a strap thrown over his shoulder. He
had one paper in his hand. and was of
fering 1t, perhaps a bit shyly, to each
passer-by with a quiet, Paper, sir?'
We watched him a moment and Ruth
kept a tight grip on my arm.
WELL" / said, what do you think Of
BILLY" she said, with a little tremble
In her voice, I'm proud of him"
He'll do said.
Then l said:
Wait here a moment"
1 took a nickel from my pocket and
hurried toward him as though I were
one of the crowd hustling for the train.
! stopped in front of him and he handed
me a paper without looking up. He be-
he handed me back my three coppers
that he saw who I was. Then he
grinned.
Hello, dad" he said.
Then he asked quickly:
Where's mother?''
But Ruth couldn't wait any longer,
and she came hurrying up and placed
her hand underneath the papers to see
II they were too heavy for him.
Dicked earned s. that first week. and
he never fell below this during the sum-
mer. Sometimes he went as high as
five, and when 1t came time for him to
go to school again he had about sew
enty-five regular customers. He has
been kept out of doors between six and
seven hours day.
The contact with a new type of boy
and even the contact with the brisk
business men who were his customers
had sharpened up his wits all round. In
the ten weeks he saved over forty dol
lars. / wanted him to put this in the
bank, but he insisted on buying his
own winter clothes with 1t, and on the
whole l thought he'd feel better II
let him.
Then he had another proposition. He
wanted to keep his evening customers
through the year.
I thought II was going to be pretty
hard for him to do this with his school
work. but we finally agreed to let him
try 1t for a while, anyway. After all. !
didn't like to think he couldn't do what
ether boys were doing.
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
Here's Formula for
An Excellent Whitening

For plain white use one pound white
glue, twenty pounds English whiting;
dissolve glue by boiling about three
pints of water, dissolve whiting with
hot water. make the consistency of
thick batter, then add glue and one cup
soft soap. Dissolve piece Of alum
the size of hens egg. add and mix
II too thick to spread nicely add more
water till 1t spreads easily. For blue
tints add 8 cents worth Of Prussian blue
and a little Venetian red for lavender.
For peach-blow use red in white only.
The above quantity is enough to cover
four ceilings sixteen feet square with
two coats, and will not rub off as the
whitewash does made Of lime.
The Washington times., 1911-05-22

Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you be kind an to publish in your
paper a recipe for elderberry wine, and
oblige A SUBSCRIBER.
Remove the stems from twenty-five
pounds of ripe elderberries, put the ber-
ries in large kettle with fifty quarts of
water, and add one ounce of whole all
spice, two ounces of ginger root. and
place all over the fire and boil one hour
Then strain the juice through a cheese
cloth or flannel bag. press out the ber-
ries, and pour the liquid IN a large tub.
Add forty-ffve pounds OF sugar and four
ounces OF cream of tartar. Stir until the
sugar is nearly all dissolved, cover with
a cloth, and let it stand two days. Then
fill key with this liquid, leaving the
bunghole open, but covering It with
small stone. keep the keg in a cellar,
and stir it every other day, and allow 1t
to remain so until fermentation has set
in and has run its course, which will
take several months. Then add one
gallon of the best French brandy, bung
up the key. and four months later fill
the wine in bottles, cork we'll, and lay
them on their sides on the cellar floor.
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
H TRaIn HAD Al READY cor

way of finding out when it was Il
o'clock / would start again.
IT can see hundreds of clocks" said
the moon. and when II is midnight I'll
let you know"
So the old clock waited and about 5
minutes of Il the moon said, You had
better get ready" and from that time
on he told the clock as the minutes
passed, -four minutes, three minutes
now, two minutes now, one minute
now. Get ready Start?'
And Just as the moon said Start"
the old clock swung it's pendulum and
began to keep time just as it had been
accustomed to do.
In the morning 1t awakened Farmer
Thomas at just the right time, break
fast was ready as usual, the farm
animals were fed, the children were
prompt at school and the whole house
hold went smoothly.
How foolish, I was" said the clock.
to upset things so, just to grant a
petty little discomfort of my own and
how selfish 1t was
Tomorrow story: 'Nella's wish
The Washington times., 1911-05-22
Let the Daughter Help.

Do not try to make. fine lady OF
a girl, or she will become puny, deli
cate, and listless.
A girl of any station ought to make
her own bed. There is no better exer-
else to expand the figure than bed
making.
Let her tidy and dust her own room
let her use her hands and arms; let her
wait upon herself.
There is nothing common about her
being useful about the house.
= Teach her the value Of time, the value
of money. the value of articles of daily
consumption, and that II she ever wishes
to command others, she must herself
learn to obey those in authority over
her