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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

OF great moment to all classes of
citizens is the rapid strides being
made by municipalities in every sec
tion of the country in the common
undertaking to bring something in the
nature of pure government There
fore the Spokane system, recently es-
tablished, is worth considering.
The Spokane system is an improve
ment on anything yet undertaken
along commission lines, and largely
for this reason: The makers of the
Spokane charter recognized the great
est evils in municipal government
secrecy and spoils-and boldly set
themselves the task of roofing them
out
The result is that in Spokane there
is no such thing as partisanship, city
printing or secrecy. A candidate for
Office makes oath that he does not
represent any partisan organization
and is the candidate of no party. And
the commissioners, once in office have
no city printing to award, and are ex-
pressly forbidden to hold anything but
open meetings, every act of which
must be published in the Official Ga
zette, a publication that is published
by the municipality, carries the public
printing and goes to every voter in the
city.
Mark well our prophesy-Spokan
is going to have good government. 1t
can't fail if the people who sustained
such a reform as this go in the same
spirit The World speaks with an
authority born of ample experience
and more observation when it asserts
unqualifiedly that ninety per cent of
the municipal broils are caused by the
method of awarding the public print
ing. Tulsa has just Witnessed a po-
litical movement that is not even yet
entirely over that had for its funda-
tion primarily nothing more than a
lust for the public printing Other is
sues were involved, and interests in
no wise connected with these spoils
which were drawn in, but at the bot
ton was this and nothing more. I'm
derstand, the World makes no COM
ment as to the merit of the fight; it
simply states a fact to point moral
If there were not printing spoils to
be awarded then it would follow as
certain as fate that loose and idle
criticism of defenses of officials would
no longer be conducted by the press
on the other hand. The World, it will
be observed, is speaking from the
standpoint of good government and
good citizenship, and not from the
standpoint Of commercialism.
When municipal government is taken
out of partisan channels; when the
officials of the city are placed under
the civil service rules, and Spokane
also provides for this; when the city
printing spoils are made impossible.
and when secrecy and the despicabe
caucus are abolished, municipal gov
ernment will result that is honest, able
and economical, And the bitterness
and raneor OF municipal campaigns
that now prevent the best material
from seeking the public service, will
largely disappear Spokane is doing
genuine service in pointing the way,
and, taken with other reforms which
have come from the same section,
leads us to the conclusion that we
may safely look to the northwest for
other good things in the matter of gov
ernment-Tulsa World
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

There is no room for doubt as to
what President Taft wants in his mes
sage to the Sixty-second congress. and
there Is also no doubt as to which po-
litical party he expects to carry out
his wishes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

The election is over and there prob
ably are as few sore spots left as in
any city election in recent years. And
such sores generally heal quickly and
leave few scars.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

The work of the ladies of the north
side in improving North Park is
worthy of the commendation and sup
port of the whole city Nothing else
ads TO the attractiveness of a city so
much as beautiful parks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

A judge in Washington decides that
the law against bucket shopping" is
unconstitutional, because it "deprives
citizens of the liberty of contract" I"
The decision should afford much en-
couragement to lotteries and other
forms of the struggling young gamb-
ling industry.-Kansus City Times.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

When the legislature refused to
build that Oklahoma City railroad, c.
N. Haskell got busy and organized a
company that will build it.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

No matter what the result of to-
DAYS election viii reveal. the demand
for law enforcement has been sound
ed and the city officers must obey.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
stlIIwater Charter Approved.

Oklahoma City, April 4.-Governor
Cruce has approved the charter Civ
ing Saltwater commission form of
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

Oklahoma has fallen far behind two
other great states-New York and
Missouri. Each of these states has
burned its capital but Oklahoma has
nothing to burn and is not likely to
have soon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

The reduction of the enormous fire
waste of the country, now amounting
to $3.50, 100000 year, lies in the hands
of the American public. II it can be
brought to realize the enormous drain
these preventable fires involve upon
the national wealth, the hundreds of
lives which are annually lost and that
carelessness in one form or another is
chiefly responsible, they would check
the waste by encouraging Individual
and municipal responsibility for Sc
curing better conditions. The average
man apparently believes that the pres
ent proportion of fires in inevitable,
just as our forefathers believed that
plaques and epidemics were inevitable
The latter were prevented because the
people Individually and collectively
were finally induced to give heed to
proper sanitary rules. The epidemic
of fires could be reduced as easily if
the people individually and collective
ly would give heed to proper sanitary
rules. The Epidemic of fl IS could be
reduced as easily if the people in
dividually and collectively would give
heed to proper rules for the eonstrue-
tion, and care of their property.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

The secret of happiness is TO want
the best things, and want them very
much.-F..G. Peabody
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

All Fools Day doesn't mean that
every man is at liberty to make fool
of himself just because of the day,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

All is quiet along the Rio Grande
and it is hoped it will remain so but
il is not at all sure.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

II every property owner in yinita
could be induced to plant trees or
shrubbery on their lots this spring
1t would go a long way toward making
Vinita the city beautiful it ought TO
he
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

The election has passed. Let's now
get to the work of building a better
Vinita
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

II you find weIl-fi,Ied pocket book
lying on the sidewalk, let it alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

vel in a special train and will visit I'll
the large cities of the East.
1t is 10 be purely a social visit, the
purpose being to bring the two sec
tons clos together.
Governors who ale to make the tour
of the East are Hiram ". Johnson, of
California; JOIN F. Shafroth, of Colo
RADIO; James H. Hawley, of Idaho;
Adolph 0. Eberh rdt Of Minnesota;
Edwin L. Norris, of Montana; Tasker
l.. OGdie, Of Nevada; John Burke, of
North Dakota; Oswald West, Of Ore
gon; Robert S. Vessey, of South Da-
kcta; Marion E. Hay, of Washington,
and Joseph VI. Carey, of Wyoming.
The party will be met at Buffalo by
Gov. John \. Dix, who will remain
with them during their stay in the
state of New York. Before reaching
NeY York City the governors will
spend a day each in Buffalo, Roches-
ter, Svracus2 Utica and Albany. They
will each New York on the morning
Of u 20 and will remain until the
mcrlin CT Dec. -.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
BLUES YI('TORIOIS

At THE Y. NJ. E. A..
\ fair crowd witnessed the athletic
contest between the Reds and Blues
a, the Y. NJ. C. A. last night in which
the Blues took the honors and added
IS points to their lead A basketball
game between the Leaders and the
second team was won by the Leaders
81 to rs. Wroe Freeman was the star
Or the second team. Physical Director
Wilson was notified yesterday that
the Central Y. NJ. G.. \. team of Lit
tie Rock would accept the challenge
issued by the local team and arrange
ments were made for the game to be
played here Friday night In tbs
game With Stuttgart last week the
Pine Bluff boys showed speed and the
few weak spots which were brought
cut i'll that game have been strength
ened and Mr.. Wilson is confid ent that
his team will win from the be Little
Rock lads. Nj! NV Wilson is also en-
70 arrange games with
Stamps and Jonesboro.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS


AT THE ARLINGTON-W. T. Cones
and wife, Montrose; John l.. Hill
Perryville; I. M. Burnett, Mcneil
Ark; Geo. w. Richie, Houston, Tex
as; O. K. Wheeler, Texarkana; J. H
Landes, Lewisville; Claws Landes
Lewisville; Guy Landes, Stamps; J.
F. Gambill, Muskogee, Okla; J. NJ,
Minor. Louisville, KY; w. B. Lang
ford, Jonesboro; Fred Cab, New Or
leans; I. Bandy, Dallas, Texas; John
F. Williams, Chicago; Mrs. Lizzie Con-
way, New York; Miss Hill, New York;
Miss Foster, New York; Miss McClus-
key, New York; Miss Garland, New
York; Jean deGousene, New York; J.
w. Clark, New York; W. G. Thomp-
son, New York; Francis Finley, New
York; Miss Winona Winters, New
York; T. F. Pearce, New York; J. F.
Weigant, Memphis.
AT THE JEFFERSON-W. P. An
drews, Nashville; n. L. Moore, Deni-
son, Texas; Chas Bracht, Fort Smith:
l.. H. Bartlett, Kansas City; Lee D.
Bell, Eureka Springs; w A. Egber;,
Rochester; NJ w. Bryan, Greensboro,
n. e.; c. M. Rice, Bentonville; II. C.
Wells, Washington, d. c.; T. E. Con-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
GOVERNMENT WORK
ON RIVER BANK

c. II. Mont que has been awarded
a contract from the United States
government for extensive repairs Oh
the revetments along the river bank and
the work was begun yesterday morn
ing. The revetments were strengthened
during the big rise OF 1907, which
threatened and destroyed many thous-
and dollars worth Of property along
the water front. Mr.. Montague viii
reinforce defective places in the re-
w tments and about LOO yards If
rock will be used in the work 1t will
pl obably be February /, before the
work is completed snd the total cost
of the repairs will be about $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
CARD OF THANKS.

1t being impossible to thank eaca
personally, we take this means of ex-
pressing our heartfelt gratitude to the
many loving friends who so kindly
ministered to us during our great
sorrow, the tragic death of a loving
wife, devoted mother and daughter,
tn n tender sympathy and the loving
kindness Of the many friends will
never be forgotten. We pray that they
may all be spared a like ordeal
Gratefully,
a. V. Ashcraft,
Olive and Ross Asher fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. john
son and relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

stant, Little Rock; Mrs Leslie Car
ter, New York; W. Louis Payne, New
York; p. R. Lahzan, Atlanta, Ga
F. Underwood and wife, New York
Louis Myll, New York; G. w. SUI
we'll, New York; G. d. Middlebrook3,
Hope; Fl. F. Aspinwall, Freeror9
Me-; Edw. Silberstein, New York: 7.
". HUMPHREYS, Memphis; E. E. Ste.e5@
Robinson, H.; \. w. Mann, Robinson
H.; J. S. Pfewitt, Tillar; j. F. Love,
Dallas, Texas; S. J. Waterman, st
Louis; l.. R. Scarborough, Fort
Worth, Texas; r. G. Bowers, Arka-
delphia; F. F. Gibson, Fort Smith:
John Jeter Hurt, Conway; Harry
Stimson, Memphis; G. H. Har.ng, Chi
cago; S. R. Jackson, Kansas City.
Mrs. Lula A. Maxwell, Little Rock.
c. w Butts and wife, Moscow; Miss
Lucy Higgason, Monticello; A. S.
Soldman, Little Rock; ]. H. Hunt. ST.
Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

portrait of Jeanette. She goes and
falls under the spell of peace and
happiness in the home and also be-
gins to worship the memory Of Jean.
nstte. Gradually her soul is trans
formed. She really lives for the first
time in her life, and, little by little,
her character merges into that of
Jeanette, so she has been trans
formed into the lovely and devoted
Jeanette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
NO BAPTIST FOR
METHODIST BISHOP
Bishop Fiippcr Causes Stir by Sud.
den Iiterance at \. vi. l..
Conferences.

The third days session Of the Souta
Arkansas conference tcolored) opened |
with religious exercises conducted by /
Rev. II. G. Montgomery.
An interesting feature in the morn
ing session occurred when the com
mittee on admissions presented a
niniters and Bishop clipper refused
t. accept him.
You make take your seat" said
the Bishop to the minister Il will
not accept any Baptist preacher into
our mini zsry- No Baptist preache,
can make a good Methodist. We be-
licve i'll the mourners bench; we be-
leve in the possibility OF falling from
grace, and thus preach constantly in
prayer to keep in the path We have
many peculiar rules, such as infant
baptism, open communion, class meet
illgs and the love feast and we do not
Wish to admit strangers into oua
church to disrupt our teachings and
customs
Six delegates were elected to repre-
sent the conference at the general
conference which meets in Kansas
City next May. \ delegation of Bap-
t:st ministers called on the confer.
ence and one of them made an adj
dress.
The afternoon session was given
over to the women who held con
f ference missionary meeting
At the night session DR.. A. II. Hill
president of Shorter College, and Dr.
II II. jackson, dean Of theology il
the institution, delivered interesting
addresses Both of the speakers ad
vocated family instruction for the
negro youth and condemned ignoranc.
as a crime saying that all the law.
$ breaking was done by the ignoran
, negro and this could be obviated i
4 the parents would encourage and urge
their children to attend school,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
GOVERNORS Will
DO" NEW YORK
Chief Executives OF II States to Visit
Large Eastern Cities.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE chief exc
cutives of eleven states are coming to
New York early next month to get
better acquainted with the metropolis.
They will be accompanied by leading
bankers and business men of their
communities and will remain for tw.
days. Money las been appropriated
by the various states to defray the ex-
penses of the governors who will ira
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
y. +. BLACKWELL TO
SPEAK HERE TO-DAY

n. T. Blackwell, editor of the Cot
ton and Cotton Oil News, Of Dallas,
Texas, will deliver an address on
Cotton a; the Y. VI. c. A. auditor
ilm this afternoon at o'clock. He
will suggest nrthods Of holding and
financing cotton, discuss the cotton
exchanges and future trading, etc. All
business men, citizens and especially
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
THE BEST WATER on EARTH.

eral Wells, Texas. Forty gallons re-
duced to one. A quart is equsl to- ten
gallons of the natural water. A speci-
fic for rheumatism, dyspepsia, head
ache, nasal catarrh, kidney and liver
diseases of all kinds, constip- ton, and
female complaints. Condensed water
IS cents a quart; so cents a pound for
crystals. Phone 1921 1906 e. 7th ave.
W. {. JONES, Agent.
II II I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
NEWS NOTES FROM
NOBLE LAKE. ARK.

Mason Bew and F. V. Dickey spent
Wednesday evening in Pine Bluff.
J. w. Allen, the popular saloonist,
and Chas. Moor2, the we'll known civil
engineer, of Pine Bluff, were here OH
business Thursday.
NJ Richardson, a planter of South
Bend, was here on business THUS.
day.
c. H. Reeder, trainmaster of th,:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
MRS. LESLIE CARTER
IN "TWO WOMEN"

That gifted emotional actress, Mrs
Leslie Garter, presented her new play
1.-TWO Women to medium sized
audience at the Elks Theater last
night. Mrs. Carter retains much of
her old emotional power but it is
doubtful if the vehicle of last even
ing is as strong as her "Zaza" or her
"Du Barry but it cannot be ques-
toned that the interest in it is Just
as great Mrs. Carter is not given
the opportunity, however, of display
ing her old time emotional work.
Her acting last evening pleased She
and her leading man. FRANKLIN Under
wood, received repeated curtain calls,
and in their stronger scenes they
merited them. Mr. Underwood is a
man of fine physique, handsome, ana
possa ssed of fine dramatic ability. The
other members of the cast sSSlne Of
whom had little te~ao 40. met the re-
W.. s..anents Of their parts. The scene
in the Bal Tabarin in Paris was elev-
erly staged. The scenic inyestiture
is complete.
1.-TWO Women" is story of two wo-
men closely resembling each other
physically, but with opnosite natures.
Count Remy de Margyi has dissipated
two fortunes before he settles down
to taks LIE seriously; when he does
he turns painter and marries litle
seamstress, Jeanette. He is on the
road to being better man and is
struggling hard to overcome Cypress
ing poverty, when Jeanette dies. He
has half-finish!sd portrait of her to
remind him of her charm.
Then he meets the other woman,
Jeannine, dancer. She is physically
a counterpart of Jeanette, but her
character is absolutely different, for
she is heartless and selfish. He per-
suades her to go to his little home and
pose there, SO that he may finish the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

Iron Mountain, was through here
Thursday on an inspection trip
Mason Bew was in Pine Bluff Fri
day night. visiting friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

Your druggist refund moneJ if
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days.
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
Protruding Piles in to IA days. soc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

Lou +. Owen was a recent business
visitor at Clarendon and returned 10
the city yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
FOOTBALL
+ + + + = + j. !. + + T. + + +
GAMES TODAY

GAMES TODAY
Princeton VS., Yale.
Carlisle VS.. Syracuse.
Dartmouth VS.. Harvard.
Wesleyan VS.. New York.
Tufts VS.. Bowdoin.
Virginia VS.. Georgetown.
Penn. State VS.. Navy.
Northwestern vs.. Illinois.
Colgate VS.. West Point.
Pennsylv MIA VS. Michigan.
Cornell VS.. Chicago.
Mississippi VS.. Vanderbilt.
Minnesota VS.. Wisconsin.
900 Cry
FOR Fter.nER'S
CA ST Fri ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18

New pictures daily-The Noon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-18
sally Graphic.
Issued Every Morning Except Mond ~

Entered at Postoffice at Pine Bluff,
Ark, as second class mail matter.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
encouragement.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Few indeed are there who when per-
picked or undetermined whether to ppr-
sue a given course, do not welcome en-
couragement with open arms.
And there is no reason why we should
not extend encoura cement to those who
hesitate by the wayside of the road
that leads to betterment. when we know
that that word of encouragement is the
stimulant needed to spur one on TO
achievement
Many a bright career has withered in
the bud owing to the lack of desired
words of encouragement
Like a welcome rain on a sun-parched
field. the words OF praise and approval
give renewed life to causes that are
sometimes all but abandoned.
There is no field of endeavor which
does not require its quota of uplifting
commendation.
A few words of approval and encour-
agement at the inception or during the
progress of task will, in most cases,
give us the opportunity of speaking
words of enconnium at its finish.
encouragement, then, in goodly doses
is to be recommended, for often with
out its influences the sterling results de-
sired to be achieved are not forthcom-
ing.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
Usefulness of Weeds.

Frr+n the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
This is an age of readjustment in opin-
ions regarding many things. In the
South there is a complete change of at
titude toward beggarweed, which former
Iy was condemned as the plague of the
cotton fields-a weed without a redeem
ing QuaIity-but which now is esteemed
the best forage and hay plant in the
Southern States. 1t is greatly consumed
by pigs and hens. as well as by horses
and cows, while flour made by grinding
the leaves is convertible into an excel
lent quality OF bread.
The Outing Magazine recOunts the vir-
tue of beggarweed, and also praises the
velvet bean as a vine once use only for
ornament. but now recognized as inval-
liable for hay and fodder. Then it
launches into a tempered defense Of
weeds in general, remarking that they
are busy working their roots down. deep
into the soil to bring up unclaimed ele-
ments. andtat the same time making the
soil porous.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

more by motorists. Users of Franklin au-
tomobiles are free from any annoyance
caused by heavy weight, because one OF
the principle characteristics of Franklin
construction is light weight, according
to D. s. Hendricks. the local agent This
quality is obtained through several fea-
lures.
The first and most important is the
Franklin air-cOoled motor. which has
none of the weight of the water-cooling
system. The estimated weight of water
cooling systems is several hundred pounds
The Franklin air cooling system adds no
extra weight to the motor. The prin-
cipal parts of the air-coolinE system are
parts which are essential TO any motor.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26
A Strange Colony.

Prom Tit Bits
The ColOnia COsme on the Paraguay
above AscunciOn. is one of the most
curious in the world. The members Of
the colony make or grow everything
they want and import nothing. The
wOrkmen have seven hours work a day
and earn, not money, but time Their
wages are hours and half-hours. These
they SOmtimeS save up till they have a
week in hand and then go of on an
excursion. If a man wants a chair or
table he pays for il in hours of work
which are deducted from the balance to
his credit.
Three men went of up the river in
a canoe for three weeks holiday. They
sold the canoe at ASpnCion for one pound
and came home overland in ten days
lodged in the best houses in the villages
on the way. and yet had some money
in hand at the end.