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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
ENORMOUS CROWD AT NIGHT SESSION IF THE EDUCATORS WiIlingham, Penniman and Mrs. Stewart Were
 the Speakers DESCRIBE PROBLEMS IN GRAPHIC MANNER pr. Penniman Says Universities Must Develop Character-Mrs. Stewart
 Tells of the Famous Moon-
 light Schools

| Another enormous crowd was at the Jefferson theatre last night for the even ing session of the Alabama Educational association. Three of the best known educators attending the association meet , ing delivered addresses. They were State Superintendent of Education H. J. Will lingham who spoke on Local Taxation and Compulsory Education': Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart president of the Ken lucky Educational association, who spoke on Moonlight Schools, Their Origin and Purpose and pr. J. H. Penniman of the University of Pennsylvania, who spoke on "The Development of Character a University Function"
 Superintendent Willingham in his ad- dress said in part
 During the past few months we have heard occasional expressions of fear lest the people of Alabama spend all their sub stance in providing for the education of their children. In discussing the sub jects assigned me by the committee there ought to be some profit in reviewing at the outset the actual facts and conditions in this state. touching expenditures for public education, as compared with other southern states and also as compared with the average state taking the union as whole.
 "Fhe figures presented herewith were taken from the last report of the United States commissioner of education, they were gathered by experts and they show the actual expenditures for the year end- ing with the summer of 1909 They in- cludo all expenditures for the common public schools, but they have no refer ence to universities, colleges, normal schools nor other institutions for which special appropriations are provided. Let 1t be remembered that these figures in- clude all the money used whether fur nished by the state, the county, the dis trict or individuals for buildings, for teachers salaries and for every other ex- pense in providing and maintaining the common nuhlic schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06

Will Cheerfully Pay Tax

1t would be conferring more rights and privileges directly upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
Compulsory Attendance

ner of adequate school fund Is al- ways the subject of first importance In any system of public education. After providing the means whereby the school house doors may be kept open for q reas
 enable period each year, and after pro viding strong teachers for them. one of the next important questions is to deter mine how all the children may obtain the benefits thus placed within their reach. The state cannot justify the levy Of school tax on all the property of the people except upon the plea that it's expenditure will promote the betterment of it's citizens. f an education promotes
 the general welfare of a people, if 1t ren-
 ders them more intelligent and more prosperous, if it reduces the cost of gov ernment by decreasing the number of paupers and criminas-in a word, if edu- cation pays, how can the state justify itself In extorting taxes to maintain a system of public schools and then exer- else no concern as to whether anybody
 attends the schools? The rearing of chill dren in ignorance and iliteracy ought not
 be left in the discretion of each indif- ferent parent. Am l my brothers keep er?' is q far reaching cry that has come
 down to us from the days of Cain and Abel. Mir. A. is vitally concerned In the education of Mir Bs children because the children of both families grow up
 together, they influence each other and
 become citizens of the same community
 when they are grown. The sons of one pa rent become sons-in-law of the other, and
 the daughters of one become the daugh-
 ters-in-law of the other. The welfare and the happiness of MT. As children are vitally influenced by the kind of training
 and education which Mr. B.'s children receive. IL is no more objectionable to enforce reasonable requirement. that children attend school than 1t is to re- quire everybody to pay taxes for the sup port of the schools. If people are to send
 to school only when they wish, let them pay taxes only when they are willing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06

"It is rather painful to lay bare these
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
Young Peoples Society Doing GooC
Work.

FROM TUESDAYS ALLY
The February program and business
meeting of the Vinita Union of Young
Peoples Societies was held at the
Methodist church last night with a
arge attendance and excellent inter-
est in the work. This Union is COM
posed of the young people from the
young peoples societies of the var
ious churches; the Presbyterian, Meth
odist, Christian, Baptist and Congre-
gational societies now being members
of the Union organization. The mus
ical numbers rendered were excellent
and the papers and round table inter-
esting and instructive A business ses-
sion followed the program and the
various committees reported to the So
ciety concerning the work they had
been doing. The committee on char
ty reported having supplied the fol-
lowing items to worthy families:
Wood, $3.50; groceries, $2215; coal,
$3.50; rent, 1915; care of sick, $500;
total s4S.6O.
They reported that they were not
receiving the support they had expect
ed and that to date they have received
only $2150 and therefore have an in.
|debtedness of $2710 at the present
time Besides this work they also
provided considerable bedding and
clothing which was given them and
did not enter the expense item.
The Union is also planning for the
establishment of rest room and read
ing room but the committee reported
that nothing tangible was in sight as
yet. This is a worthy undertaking and
should receive the support of the bus
mess interests.
One of the interesting talks of the
session was made by Rev. NJ l.. But
Ter, former pastor OF the Methodist
church here but now of Okmulgee, who
was in town for the evening and at
tended the session.
The next meeting of the society will
be held at the Presbyterian church on
March II. The meetings are open to
all and cordial invitation is extended
you to attend.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Hickman at the Hickman Hotel
is quite sick.
]. H, Graham is among the visitors
from Centralia.
H. J. Holm was here from Bartles-
iville this morning.
J. C. Starr is in Claremore on busi-
ness this afternoon.
G. w. Cross was here this morning
on his way to Tulsa
The ladies are arranging to beautify
South Park this summer
Claud Tuttle, state bank examiner
is in town examining state banks.
Rev. NJ. L. Butler was here from
Chickasha today looking after his
property interests near Vinita
The Methodist church in Vinita is
considering plans for building a new
$25, 900 church of modern construction
Mrs. NJ. F. knight returned from
Sloan Springs today, accompanied by
her father, R. B. Pegues and her sis
ter.
Blunt Martin and John Williams
were arrested last night in the act OF
stealing lumber from a pile in front
Of the M. j. Spalding residence.
J. M. Darrough's little baby boy
which was threatened with pneumonia
for several days is regarded as a very
long ways on the road to recovery
South Smith street is sadly in need
of the attention of the street commits
sioner A curb, gutter and grading
Ordinance was passed and if the work
is done the residents hope to oil the
dust down next summer.
Whit Rev. Chas. G. Murphy was
here Sunday it was arranged, condi
tionally, that a pastor would take
charge of the Congregational church
| in May. During the interim the pulpit
will be supplied by a minister from
Oklahoma City or elsewhere, as op
portunity presents. Services were an
nounced for next Sunday both morn
ing and evening
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16

where she has betn buying goods for
the Sanders Wright store.
Claud Shelton announces in today S
.Chieftafp for nomination for the Office
of county assessor. Mr.. Shelton holds
that Office by appointment at present
A burglary was reported just west
of town early Sunday morning, but a
large force OF officers and blood
hounds failed to catch up with the
culprits
The thirteen-year-old son of G. NJ.
Jones on North Fifth street, was oper-
ated on Sunday morning for appendi-
citis Drs. Bagby and Neer performed
the operation and the patient is doing
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Kelley of Grove,
visited N. d. Hancock last even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley drove from
Grove in their automobile and left last
night on the Katy for Kansas City,
where they will attend the automobile
show this week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

Washington, d. c., Feb. 13-Repre-
sentative Oscar W. Underwood, chair,
man of the ways and means commit
tee of the house, has sounded warn.
ing against congressional extraya-
gance 1t looks now as though the
pork barrel would have to be set in
corner untapped. Even expenditures
for the District of Columbia are great.
ly pared. A contemplated expenditure
of $16,00O,000 for public buildings has
been shunted in caucus. Not only
prominent democrats have been TAX
ing inventory of the situation. Here
are some of the things disclosed: The
ordinaryt government revenues for
1911 of $500, ,1O9, ,906 wire $45,6S1.619
in excess of the ordinary expenditures.
The Rural Free Delivery News, pub
lished in Washington as the organ of
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association, says: THE much vaunt.
ed surplus appears to have been due
to the failure of the department to
pay it's bills and the antiquated sys-
tenn of bookkeeping 1t says that in
reality there is deficie in the post
office department this year of about
S7,0oO,OoO.~ 2
ne total amount expended upon
the Panama Canal to October 81, 1911,
was $3.50. .732.369 Upon it much more
viii have TO be spent
1t is estimated that the Sherwood
pension bill means an expenditure of
nearly SIS 100000 yearly. Democratic
leaders do not want such deficit as
was charged to them in 1894 to con-
front them in the coming campaign,
especially in view of the declarations
Of their platforms regarding economy
in the public service.
OF those who would run riot" with
the public money they have been ask
ing, 'If we make deficit, how would
it look to have these words from the
last national platform quoted upon us:
rhe republican congress. in session
just ended has made appropriations
amounting to s1OOS, 100000 exceeding
the total expenditures of the last fiscal
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
From Wednesdays Daily

from WEDNESDAY DAILY
Arthur Meter is here visiting Tom
Ridgeway
Fred Warren was here from Todd to-
day on business.
Geo Trithart is here from the north
end of the county.
Joe Butler and A. G. Marrs went
to Nowata today on business.
| r. w Greenleaf reports his wife to
be quite sick with typhoid fever
Marion Holderman, wife and daugh-
ter of near Chetopa are here today.
DIR. W. B. Crawford was called 70
Claremore this morning Mrs. Craw-
ford took a day off and accompanied
him.
Garland Marrs, Lon Conner, Joe But
Ter and r. NJ. Tarlton are at Nowata
today on business for the Elks lodge
at this place.
Morris and Phil Poplinger will leave
tomorrow for Tulsa, where they will
open a store Ben Moskowitz will
/
have charge of their place here.
! Mr. and Mrs. NJ F. knight and son,
Bob, left this morning on the Flyer for
San Antonio, Texas, accompanied by
Mrs Knights father and Miss Leila
| Pegues.
A guest at the Cobb hotel was rob
bed last night of SIS. The pantaloons
belonging to the man robbed were
found in the ladies' toilet, but the
money was gone.
J. Grover Scales, county suDerin-
tendent of Delaware county, is visiting
Lee r. Mitchell for a few days.
Messrs. Scales and Mitchell were class
mates at the old male seminary and
were among the last graduates of the
old institution.
-'he high school basket ball team de-
Ifeated the Vinita Champions last night
by score of rs to Is. The boys have
been working hard this week for their
game with the Muskogee high school
next Friday night on the local court.
The Muskogee team defeated our boys
once this season but when they come
here we are expecting a very different
results.
The young people Of the Presbyter-
ian church were very pleasantly enter
tanned last night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Murphy. About forty
young men and women were present
This being a Valentine social, games
appropriate to the occasion were play
ed and enjoyed. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with hearts on string
destined for Cupid's bow.
The young peoples society and
friends of the Presbyterian church
were most royalty entertained last
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16

y. f. Murphy on East Tahlequah ave,
nue.. The guests began arriving about
7:S0 and from that time on every thing
was a scene of gayety. The evening
was spent in music. games and pleas.
ant conversation and was followed by
dainty and delicious refreshments.
There were about fifty present and
every one went home expressing them
selves in the highest terms of their
kind host and hostess, and the good
time shown them.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
HIah School Opening.

The new high school will be opened
ON Wednesday. February 2l The aft
ernoon will be spent in listening to
good out of town speakers. also a NUM-
Der of our own townsmen will talk to
us ON this occasion. The evening pro
gram will consist of an address and
an interesting program given by the
high school pupils We hope to have
every patron of our city out on the
above date.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
From Mondays Daily.


Scott Campbell and wife visited here
Sunday.
John A. Chandler was in from the
l-fm today
4 Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nj. Young of Alton
are in the city today.
Mrs. E. NJ. Henderson is spending a
few days in Kansas City.
F. III. Herbst and wife left Sunday
for California to remain
Judge Jim Keyes was here from
Pryor Sunday morning.
John Ratcliff was in from the Es-
tella neighborhood today.
Mrs. M. F. Knight and baby are visit
ing relatives at Sloan Springs.
Rube Smith, Yinita boy long alb
sent in Arizona, is here visiting his
mother.
Ewing Halsell and wife left today
for the Halsell ranch near Hominy on
Bird creek.
Captain Jim Wilkinson has been con-
fined to his home several days on ac-
count of sickness
Geo. L. Bennett sold four spans of
mules at auction on the street Satur-
day that brought s1,O30.00
Miss Susan Smart returned Satur-
day night from New York and Chicago.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
J. H. Hallum was here from Cen
tralia last night
George Kapp made a business trip to
Alto nthis morning.
Sidney NJ. Brown of independence,
Kans., is in the city,
Seymour Riddle and Lee Barrett
have business in Miami today.
Mrs. w Houk entertained the
Ladies Bridge Club Wednesday after
noon.
Seymour Hunt and wife went to
Alton this morning for a visit with
friends.
Uncle Tom Webb will leave for Ard.
more tonight to the Confederate Home
at that place.
Rev j. e. Wolfe will preach at West
Point school house on Saturday night
and Sunday morning and Sunday even
ing.
The infant daughter of Irley E. Nix
on North Brown street died at an early
hour this morning and was buried at
noon today.
The Episcopal tea to have been Civ,
en- Friday afternoon at the home OF
C. o. Berry has been postponed until
Monday afternoon.
Garland Marrs, Adds A. Brawn and
Forest Tarlton returned from Nowata
this morning where they had been on
business for the Elks lodge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16
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KANSAS CITY STOCK
MARKET
]. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " " " " " "
Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. r.
With nothing to interfere with the
movement of stock last week, receipts
dropped little below the supply OF
the previous week in cattle, and were
five thousand head less than same
week year ago. The price list was
lifted 10 to % cents during the week,
prime heavy steers reaching and pass.
ing the eight dollar mark during the
week, tops selling at SS.15 Wednes-
day, Car load lots of heavy native
COWS were bought for New York at an
average cost of $3.50, against $3.50
for similar cows the previous week
Stockers and feeders exhibited their
customary strength tht fore part of
the week, but prices sagged little at
the close, and the holdover of that
class increased 200 head, over the
close of the previous week. Today
eleven thousand cattle were estimated
but actual receipts fell a thousand
short Other markets received a
plenty, and prices today are steady
to 10 lower. Buyers sieze every
chance to secure a reduction in prices
as their superior officers keep pound
ing them constantly to that end. Only
occasionally is there any too many
cattle TO go round, and with feeder
buyers competing with packers for
half fat steers most of the time, sell
lers hold the whip hand as a rule
Sixty cars of quarantine cattle came
in today, the steers selling in line with
natives, at S5.25 to $500 A number
of car loads of bulls We're included in
the quarantine division, at $425 to
$4.S5. Feeders bring $500 to $3.50
and stock steers $3.50 to $500 a
shipment of yearlings, from Springer
Newk Mexico, 500 lbs, sold here today
at $3.50
Hog supplies are running consider
ably under the runs of few weeks
ago, sixty thousand here last week
only a few more than during the cor
responding week a year ago Aver
age price of hogs last week was $6.15
with top for the week $6.40, which
means that the market is about q
cents higher than it was the frs
week this year. The run is 1000 to
day, prices to 10 lower, top $3.50
bulk of sales $5.95 to 1925. Average
weights are growing, now running
slightly above 200 lbs, though still q
lbs, lighter than at this time las
year.
All the props have apparently beer
knocked from under the sheep ant
lamb market, and it is gradually sink
ing today after a drop of Is to 81
cents last week The runis $4,000 to
day and the best that lambs could dc
was $625 Feeders say that they are
getting very little for the feed they
have put into the stuff, in some cases
nothing Either there was an abnor
NAL number on feed to start with this
season, and greatly underestimated
or feeders are pushing them forward
faster than usual. Receipts so far thi:
year at the five leading markets are
100000 head more than same perioC
last year, nearly 20 per cent. Year
lings are worth up to $3.50, wethers
$3.50, ewes $3.50
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16

Choice farm loans now made at a
7la per cent interest rate. without
commission. Money ready. F. NJ.
Gwinnup & Son.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-16

press it. Reilly bill II. r. introduced
last session provides for this.
AS American postal employees are
paid about twice the salaries of en-
ployes of the express companies, twice
the salaries of postal employees in
England and three times as much as in
some countries, and as the average
haul would be at least ten times as
long as in England, it is estimated
that the deficit from parcels post
would amount to at least $l50,0O0 900
yearly. Such corporations at Mont
gomery Ward & Co, and others have
mad their representatives in behalf of
this Legislation before the senate post
once committee. This is causing
some of those who want to avoid the
impending deficit again to point TO
what it said in the democratic plat
form about "favor-seeking corpora-
tions.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
already recommended government
ownership and operation of the tele-
graph systems. These would cost
about $3.50 .000. 900 and add about 100,-
900 employees under direction of the
postmaster general. The New York
Times says that the English govern
ment's operation of telegraphs is los
ing the English government much
money. A business may be operated
as private enterprise successfully
and yet be grtat loser through more
extravagant government operation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
DOBBS' TEAM PEACEFUL!
YES, LIKE A HURRICANE

MONTGOMERY. ALA. June 10
The Montgomery ball club is "alI shot
to pieces" For some time it has been
know that McElveen, who was traded
TO Atlanta was a disturbing element
and Manager Dobbs made a ten-strike
here when he palmed off Humpty on
the Crackers.
After McElveen was exchanged it
was thought harmony would be restor-
ed, but again reports are circulated that
there was one man on the team acting
as stool pigeon" and giving informa-
ton as to the movements of the players
off the field. This made matters again
murky in the baseball armament
More trouble developed when Bill
Stickney. secretary of the team an
nounced that he had enough Of the
game here and had decided to retire.
Following this, came the announce
ment that Right Fielder Williams had
jumped the team, after drawing his
pay.
Dobbs will have to get another out
fielder. Ashe is in no condition to play
the game. His arm is not in any kind
of shape and anyone hitting the ball
out his way could keep on running and
Dobbs knows this 1t has been notice
able that there are cliquess on the ball
field. When the men come into the
bench they will separate in groups Of
three ands tours and hold communion
with each other.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
FRANK IS AF TER
CRACKER TEAM.
SAYS A RUMOR

+ MONTGOMERY. ALA, June 10
Charlie Frank. the New Orleans man
'ager, is trying to secure the Atlanta
franchise, not for the purpose of NOV
ing the team, but for the purpose of
running baseball in Atlanta That is a
rumor started here today.
Frank will not discuss the situation.
but it is known he would look favor
ably upon proposition to take charge
of the Atlanta club. He considers it
one of the best paying teams in the
South In the event he would get con-
troll of the Atlanta team, it is not
known what plans Frank would have
for the New Orleans club
At baseball headquarters this report
of the sale of the club was denied alb
solutely Charles NunnallY, one of the
directors. said: Il do not believe there
is a word of truth in it. lie believe that
the Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany intends to hang on to the fran
chise think the story is a dream"
1t is known, however. that almost a
year ago Charley FRANC strongly con-
sidered buying the franchise. At that
time he considered that the price
asked. which was $4,000. was too stiff
and passed it up.
Frank owns only trif1ing amount
of stock in the New Orleans franchise,
and as there haven't been any divi-
dends to speak OF recently he would be
willing to pull out 1t is doubtless his
intention to retire soon as baseball
manager and to become a club presi-
dent