The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-06-18

learn better after the ballots are
counted.
The following letters froW Jerry
Randi formerly night editor of the
Phoenix and now of Oklahoma City,
and Mrs. Martha B. Adams, society
editor of the Phoenix, are self-explan-
atory:
Jerry Rand's Letter.
Mr.. H. L. Bolen,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Sir:
Oklahoma City, Okla, June 1, 1912.
In reply to your inquiry, these are
the facts in connection with the pub
lication of a picture of Mrs. Owen in
the Muskogee Phoenix several months
ago
1t was used as Sunday womans
page feature. Pictures of prominent
society women had been used for sew
eral Sundays preceding and on follow
ing Sundays There was no more rea-
son why it should have been used on
that Sunday than on any other except
that it was new picture which no
newspaper had used before. Conse-
quently we were anxious to get it first
Mrs. Owens picture never appeared
in more than one issue of the Phoenix
wrote the reading matter that ac-
companied the picture and no one die
tated it to me. / had written similar
articles about other society women for
several weeks before that, and | had
helped to make up the pages upon
which they appeared just as did the
page upon which Mrs owens picture
appeared. | had no idea that any poll
tical capital would be made out of this
feature. This item was one which
was supposed to be of interest only to
the women readers of the Phoenix
Senator Owen had absolutely moth
ing to do with the publication of the
picture or the article that appeared
with it. l know, because my position
with the Phoenix at that time was
such that | couldn't help knowing. 1t
was nothing more than a woman's
page feature.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) JERRY RAND.
Mrs. Adams Letter.
Sunday, June End, 1912
Senator Owen
am truly sorry and very much
astonished to think any one would
bring into political campaign the
name of woman who had been in
nocently complimented through the
papers.
The beautiful picture of Mrs. Owen
| borrowed of Mrs Hester | even
begged, before obtaining it to run in
the series of Nationally Known Wo
men of Our State,' to appear on the
womans page of the Sunday Phoenix.
| can't see why Ex-Governor Has
kell would take Mrs. Owens picture
in preference to any of the others
that were used in the series, for
think there were fifteen in all; aud
the pretty complimentary things said
of Mrs. Owen, were notes | sent in
accompanying the picture, that We're
made into story by Mr.. w. ]. Rand,
who wasat that time on the Phoenix
| q believe he is now with the Okla
homan). The reference | made to
Senator and Mrs. Owen being the
handsomest couple that graced Wash
ington society" | remember reading
that in some magazine some eighteen
months or two years ago. Sorry |
can't remember the name of the pub.
lication, but head it and | know hun
dreds of other people that read it,
too.
| feel as though | must write you
after reading Mr.. Haskell's speech,
and say how very sorry am to have
had the beautiful picture | was 50
proud to use in my series spoken of
: in such a manner. You know | have
| a splendid article clipped from the
Times-Democrat that accompanied
picture of Mrs owen they published
on their society page Strange Mr..
Haskell didn't use that
Sincerely,
(Signed) MARTHA B. ADAMS.
Society Editor,
Muskogee Daily Phoenix