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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
"The Common Law"

There seems to be deep desire in
the minds of most people after having
read an absorbingly interesting book,
to see the characters with whom they
have become familiar actually appear
in real life, exchange the same senti-
ments, experience the same emotions,
fight the same battles and win the
same rewards in the flesh as they did
in the cold type.
In no other book, and there have
been thousands dramatized, has the
point been more certainly established
that reading only conveys part of an
sentiments than in the case of
"The Common Law" which has been
dramatized and placed before theatre
goers for their approval
"The Common Law" will be seen at
the Grand tonight.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
this great speaker but who will feel
in the heart a change for good.
ISOBEL McCARMICK.
Missionary Society Meets.

The Missionary Society of the M. E
church will meet with Mrs. Billingslea
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The following program will be rem
dered.
Song.
Scripture Lesson-Mrs. Geo Clark
Prayer.
Solo-Mrs. Rose.
Debate-Resolved that the work for
Orientals in America will do more to
establish the Kingdom of God on earth
than the work in China. Affirmative;
Mrs. Hobby, Mrs Williamson. Mega.
tive Mrs. Roper, Mrs. Andrews.
Instrumental Solo Miss Mary
Roper
Reading Mrs. Darrough.
Leader-Mrs. S. l.. Smith
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
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MISSOURI is DEMOCRATIC.

10 st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. GA c
10 Wilson victory in Missouri by c
10 100000 votes is indicated by c
10 returns from one-third of the G
10 precincts of the state, both G
10 city and county. Although Will G
10 son is leading Elliott W. Major, G
10 the democratic nominee for @
10 governor in the country dis Q
10 tricts, returns are expected to @
10 even up the leaders of the Q
10 state and national tickets. A Q
10 peculiar result of the election Q
10 was the considerably larger Q
10 vote cast for the presidential Q
10 candidates than for those on 0
10 the state ticket. At 1880 Q
0 O'Clock this morning Wilson 0
Q had comfortable lead over Q
o Taft in St Louis, indicating Q
o that for the first time in its Q
10 history Missouri's metropolis Q
10 went democratic. Major had 0
10 better showing in this city than Q
10 did Wilson. Q
% Democr attic congressman 0
o were reelected in the first, o
o third, eighth and ninth districts Q
o and a democratic congressman 0
o returned from the fifteenth. In o
o the twelfth, Dyer, republican, 0
o leads Gill; his democratic op- o
o ponent, by 1000, and in the 0
o tenth, Congressman Bartholdt o
o is 900 ahead of O'Connor, dem Q
o ocrat. lgoo, democrat, is lead o
o ing Catlin, republican, in the 0
o eleventh by 1900 o
o Nine hundred and sixteen 0
0 precincts of the 1926 outside of o
O st. Louis gave Wilson 95,132; 0
o Taft 54,050; Roosevelt, 3S,- 0
o 574 For governor, Major Q
Q tdem) SS921 Mckinley (rep) 0
o 4O,23O; Nortoni prog), 1S,s01. o
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
Fine Farm For sale.

46O acres, 21s miles west of Alton,
$4,000 worth of improvements. Mod.
ern house. good barn. artesian well,
good fencing and other Improvements.
Fine valley land Address the owner,
J. w. oRWIG. Alton. Okla. tt
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06

FOR SALE-160 acres. so in cult.
yation, so in fine meadow, four wells,
spring. cistern, storm cellar. good
house and new barn. fenced and cross
fenced, several outbuildings, small
orchard, at bargain, $500 per acre.
G. B. Muropulos. Raymond building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
IF YOU WON.
DRAG HIM
IN HERE


and while you are being
fitted in the article you
won, we'll hand him a blank
check for him to "fill out"
and that will close the in-
cident. Sorry you lost,
etc." But come to the
jumbo-the mans store
and get what's coming to
you (either way you look
atit!)
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
The Author Who Rores.

The author who speaks about his
own books is almost as bad as a
mother who talks about her own chill.
dren.-Benjamin Usraeli.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
via the Katy" to St. Louis and
Illinois Central Railroad.

If you intend going to, or through
Chicago, you will appreciate this
service. Berth reservations and any
information you may want about the
trip will be cheerfully furnished by
your nearest ticket agent, or by
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06

VS. ST. George, Gen. Pass. Agent, ST. Louis, Mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Housing a Parcels Post

The building of a postoffice to cost well towards $2,000,000 in New Or leans has been staged because it is be- lieved it will not be large enough to accommodate the parcels post sys- tenn.
 To build an $sOo,oOO postoffice in this city on 250 foot lot would cer- tainly be building with small regard to the possibilities of a package sys- tenn at a great center in the south east. The needs of the new system are unknown One hundred millions of packages are handled annually by the postal authorities in Great Britain, and in this great country and under a perfected law no one can put a limit upon the business that would arise.
 Should the government refuse to build in this city an adequate building on an adequate lot, it would be better to tie up the entire business until the parcels post system is developed.
 Birmingham wants no $S00,0O0 building on a 250 foot lot. A new building is needed to hold all govern ment offices, to act as a clearing house for Alabama, and to serve as a parcels post center for the entire southeast, because no other point in the southeast is railroad center to an equal extent. All railroads in the southeast lead to Birmingham.
 Delay in the building of new post office is better than an inadequate building almost from the outset. MT, Underwood is coming home and an op- portunity to make known Birming- hams opinion will no doubt be in vited. The possible effects of the new package system should be duly con sidered both here and in Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
The scout Work

"Of all the cities which I have visited during my connection with the Boy Scouts of America, Birmingham seems to me to have responded more readily, and to have been more ripe for the work than any other city," said Field Scout Commis- sioner Hewitt, who Is now in the city organizing local council, and interesting boys and men in the scout work.
 "While I found among some people a misunderstanding of the ideals of the scouts, and a doubt as to the advisability of introducing 1t at this time, they have readily agreed that it Is not substitute for any other organization, but is more in the nature of movement supplementary to the work now being done.
 'I have received the cooperation of the Young Mems Christian association and the Boys club and number of churches. and have interested some of the best bus mess men in this city.
 '"rhe boys are eager for the work. Just today I put through another class in the tenderfoot stage. As soon as a boy gets into the scout work he realizes that it is just what he wants, and he goes at 1t with both feet. The scout manual is the most compact collection of everything which is of interest to boy life in existence today.
 q hope before leaving to put the scout work thoroughly on its feet in Birming- ham,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
MODEST BENEFACTOR

From the Weekly Telegraph. Four or five ladies hustled into private office the other day.
 What can do for you, ladies?' asked the manager, pleasantly.
 Why. began one of the visitors, we are taking up a subscription, and we knew you wouldn't like it if we didn't give you an opportunity to subscribe. "
 The manager bowed graciously, and asked: And the object? Of course. it is a worthy one. or you would not be interested in it.'
 "Yes, sir" replied the spokeswoman, i've think it is very worthy object It is to build home for aged and indigent widows
 "Excellent, Excellent. I shall take pleasure in making you out check"
 "oh, how lovely of you." exclaimed the spokeswoman when she received the bit of paper and read the amount. f1o0. "Oh, we didn't expect to get that much from you! We are ever so much ob- liged.'
 "So good of him," and similar eXcla- nations were heard as the check was passed around for the admiration of the party.
 But said the lady who handled the check last you haven't signed it.'
 That is because I do not wish my benefactions known to the world said the manager modestly. T wish to give the check anonymously" And he bowed the ladies out with great dignity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

From the Washington Star
 The treasury portfolio is at all times important, and in the Wilson administra- ton it will be especially important, but there are two reasons why MT. Under wood, competent as he is for the assign ment, should not consider a change of base. His character as man and officiai warrants putting them in this order; Q) the public interests, and @ his per sonal interests.
 d) It is not enough to say that he is well placed where he now serves. He is the best qualified man in his party for
 leader of the House, with tariff revision the paramount issue. He has familiar ized himself with the subject, and is ac- cepted by his party as orthodox. MT. Bryan's criticism of him, made last year, was far-fetched, and 1t fell flat. It grew out of MT. Underwoods refusal to take his cue from MT. Bryan. He insisted on leading the House in his own way. And even the Bryanites in that body followed him
 @ The leader of either House Of con gress is much more This own man." and commands for himself more attention, than any cabinet officer can hope to do transfer from congress to cabinet has extinguished some very bright lights Let MT. Underwood consider the case ot John G. Carlisle in particular As The Star stated the other day, the extinction os MT. Carlisle as political quantity was the tragedy of the second Cleveland administration. The Kentuckian was the ablest man in his party, in office or out, and had he remained In the Senate would have been his party's leader there while he lived. But he yielded to the lure of the treasury portfolio, and went down with an administration which not even he could save. His loss was more than party loss. It was national. And if it Is true that MT. Bryan favors MT. Underwood for the treasury. let the Alabamian be especially on his guard. That means that MT. Bryan wants a diff ferent House leadership when the Payne law comes up for revision next spring. MT. Underwood refused to take orders last year, and MT. Bryan fears he will refuse again. Hence probably his desire to remove MT. Underwood from the House scene. and shackle him with a cabinet place.
 For the House leadership in the coming emergency MT. Underwood stands with out a peer in his party. He is easily first. For the treasury department, im- portant as 1t is, any one of a score of good democrats would fill the bill: and MT. Wilson, turning north, south, east or west, can find his man, and find him willing to serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22

and the former would escape scot free. The administration that must conduct intervention with all it's ex- pense and grave possibilities is the one that should decide what is to be done in Mexico. The statu quo can be maintained two months without in- curing great losses to American in- vestments, and then the incoming ad- ministration will be left free to de- eide a grave issue as we'll as to look after recompense done to American interests.
 Intervention fortunately cannot take place without the sanction of Con- gress, and it is safe to say that Con- gress will not favor any war policy in Mexico in the next two months. The House will at any rate prevent undue haste in bringing on a second Mexican war, for that is what intervention means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Honors to Amha.sador Reid

'"Fhe late Whitelaw Reid ambas- sador to the court of St. James. was personally popular in London said a travelled man. His popularity was evil denced by the large attendance at the memorial service in Westminster ab- bey
 "The very fact that he was ambas- sador from the United States, the Brit ish government would have paid a last tribunte of respect with official ceremonies, but there would have been no such spontaneous tokens of sor- row on the part of any considerable number of people had not MT. Reid endeared himself to the public.
 "The two archblshops, robed in scar let and white, must have looked strange to Americans in the congregation in the abbey who had seen Protestant Episcopal dignitaries in this country vested only in white and black. When conducting services Anglican prelates wear only such vestments as we are familiar with in the Protestant Epis- copal church in this country but or state occasions all Anglican bishops and archbishops are entitled to wear scar let robes The Rt. Rev. Dean of West minister, who conducted the memorial services, wore black cope"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
School Development in This State

Major German presents fine sum- mary of the development and present condition of the public schools of this state. It is remarkable story and it deserves careful reading in every county of the state.
 The state as state has gone on until today it has 6157 school houses. Some of these school houses are not as comfortable and sanitary as they should be, but the number exists and 420,288 children attended them in the last fiscal year.
 But the states income is insuf- ficient. Just about one-half of the states revenues goes to the public schools. The people want better schools, but the revenue of the state is insufficient. Major German sees a remedy in county taxation which in- wolves a constitutional amendment. Local county taxation should be au- thorized, leaving to the state the task of supporting the normal and agri- cultural schools, the Alabama Poly technic institute and the University. This plan would remove the injustice to large extent that Jefferson, Mont gomery and Mobile counties now feel. Each county would then support its own schools, and this is what in all fairness and justice it should do.
 The development of the public school system is the pride of the state. No one wants to see any back ward step taken in public education. Further development is, however, inn possible unless the policy of local county taxation be adopted. The Age Herald asks all it's readers to read Major Germans article on the school problem of this state. It presents the only solution apparently in sight if the development of the school system is to go on unchecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
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they see around them. They clothe their
 ideas in concrete forms There was a time when they were regarded as imma- ture adults; we have learned that tna main aim of teacher must be to give the right tone to the feelings-goodness in the abstract is of little avail; the imag gination must be stirred
 We are accustomed to believe that there is little reflection on the part of children, and yet one cannot but see now and again sleams of thought which sug- gest hidden mental power working al- most uneonsciously The little girl who gathered sunlight in her hands and put it on her face" Knew something of iLo effects of heat. And how full of hun,or are some of the sayings of children. It was Punch, we believe, who depicted Tommy, after he had been severely cvr- rected, as exclaiming: T fink I'll go back to heaven, where I came from" And what a fund of suggestion was con- veyed by the little girl who, on hearing @ running tap, said that the water WAS coughing"
 The poetry of life is frequently seen in childhood. We have this illustrated il. the description of butterflies as .'pansies flying "A star is einder from Col great starr has wealth of unconscious meaning. But perhaps the finest approach to poetry was made by a tiny tot wEo defined dew as :" the grass crying" "oh, auntie!'' said a little girl, Y I've just seen a pencil walking" The nurse, who had grown out of fairyland, explained that 1t was only an ordinary worm January Strand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Regarding sunday Observance

T believe there should be a cessation of work on Sunday so far as the necessi- ties of modern civilization will permit, said a prominent layman.
 T have always been a regular church. goer, but I do not believe in the old Puri- tan Sunday-Sabbath, as they used to call it-which 1 recall from my youthful experience. I went to Sunday school and that was a real pleasure. I attended a long church service and heard a long ser mon and that was very trying. I used to think the sermon never would end. In the afternoons I had to stay in the house and read religious literature. At night had to go to church again and listen to another long sermon.
 ''I was fond of reading and at the age of 16 or IT was reading Shakespeare ard the standard novels, but I would have been punished by my parents had been found with copy of Shakespeare or Dickens in my hand on Sunday. We had a piano in the house and my older sister played Mozart and Beethoven--but not on Sunday.
 My Puritan days were spent in a small town, but from the time I was grown l have lived in a city. At first I would not ride on a street car on Sunday and to this day I never travel on a train on Sunday for pleasure or business conven- fence if I can help it. I have never been to theatre on Sunday, although living for many years in a Sunday theatre city. have never had any scruples about lis- fo eic np been attending Sunday concerts for tho past 25 or 90 years. Music Is religious.
 If it is not religious in the church sense it is spiritually elevating and certainly the most humanizing of all the arts. How there could be any objection on the part Of church people to Sunday concerts I never could get through my head. The fact is, the Sunday concerts in New York, Chicago and the smaller cities are large ly attended by church members whose lives are as Godly, no doubt, as were the lives of the old Puritans. Many of the Protestant ministers have changed thoir attitude toward the Sunday question in recent years. While they still insist upon decorous observance of the day, as they should, they no longer think it sin- full to listen to artistic music on Sunday.
 "A year or two ago I attended Sun day concert at one of the hotels in Flor ida. Sitting next to me was minister of the gospel whom I had known long time. He said to me that while some of his brother preachers condemned Sunday concerts. he did not. He said he did not have time to attend them often, but that when he happened to be off on vacation he never failed to go to hear a good or chestra or a high class piano or violin recital, even though it were on Sunday. That mans father would not ride on a street car or send a telegram on Sunday. but we are now living in the Twentieth century"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Heln the Cause

' There has been large sale of Red Cross Christmas seals for the benefit of the Jefferson county anti-tubercu- Iosis work, but the total should be more than doubled between now and Christmas day.
 Thus far the sales have been in kmall amounts. Thousands of in- dividuals have made purchases and the aggregate makes a considerable volume. But the members of the com mittee in charge of the sales hope to realize at least $10,00O. Those figures will be reached if the corporations buy literally.
 The Jefferson County Anti-Tubercu- iosis association with small means has achieved excellent results. It needs equipment and $10,O00 could be most profitably expended in enlarging the accommodations in the camp on Red mountain. This anti-tuberculosis work is of far-reaching importance and should appeal to every man and woman in the Birmingham district.
 With united effort fully 100000 seals can be sold and the sale of 100000 will bring in $10,000. Let the big concerns do their part and the workers in the good cause as well as suffering humanity will be truly srataf,,I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
- HERE are a lot of people in this country who are timidly
 4 looking forward to meeting

this country who are timidly
 4 looking forward to meeting the will-o the -wisp.
 These people are trying to tell Pres ident-elect Wilson that 1t would be fatal to the business interests of the country to do so-and-so. They are trying to advise him or frighten him before he himself really knows just exactly what the necessities of gov ernment will require,
 It would be much better for them to advise what should be done. The advice of every man of constructive nature is sought. MT. Wilson wants it. But he doesn't want the Pooh Bah" kind.
 J. Pierpont Morgan, in his testimony before the Investigating committee in Washington a few days ago, showed himself to be a constructionist
 The only objection to this man that any one has been able to find is that he does things on big scale; and rather than apologize for what he has done and is doing he is proud of it. His genius and his money have been remarkably telling in the devel- opment of the south, particularly in the recent years. The more attention the south. and Alabama particularly, can get from such men as MT. Nor gan the greater will be our develop ment and the better condition we will be in.
 Birmingham and a large section of Alabama have felt the touch of his hand and prohted every minute there by since he put his financial shoulder behind the wheels of the Steel corpora ton and the rallroadS centereo Here'
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 All the genius and the raw material in the world isn't worth cent unless there is financial shoulder behind the wheel to push 1t along.
 If the politicians in New York and Washington don't like you, Mir. Mor- gan, come to Birmingham and we will give you a royal welcome and keep you with us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Prosperity Throughout the countr,

frospeffty Ihr0uShouf the Country Business has continued active right up to now" said J. NJ woodhouse of Philadelphia
 "A wave of prosperity started to roll over the country early in the summer and it has been with us ever since With the bumper crops which we had nothing could have kept business back, We may now expect the usual holiday quiet but by the middle of January am expecting to see great activity again. l believe that 1913 will be a boom year. It certainly will be a year of exceptional thrift provided crop re- ports are good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-22
Precipitate Action in Mexico Needless

Mexico is not land of tranquility, and it is always easy to say that con ditions throughout that republic are becoming worse rather than better. President Madero, however, holds his place securely in Mexico City. He feels so secure that he and his friends are buying newspapers. They now control all but one at the capital.
 Some mines are blackmailed and footed. Forced loans levied on mer- chants are not unknown. The Zapa- tistas south of the capital are heard from now and then, but there is after all no great change in the situation.
 Heavy mining interests are en- deavoring to precipitate intervention on the part of this country. Govern ment here as elsewhere is continuous, but any effort in the remaining two months of the Taft administration to forcstall and dictate the policy of the Wilson administration in Mexico would be unjust, simply because the latter would have to carry the load