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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12
CHAMP CLARK
IS NO BOLTER
Speaker Opposes Reported Formation
Of Taft And Teddy Clubs.

Washington, July 7.-Stirred by ru-
mors that democratic Taft and Roose-
welt clubs were being formed in Ten
nessee and Missouri, Speaker Clark
held a conference with the Missouri
congressman in order to check the re-
ported movement
AT the conclusion of the conference.
Speaker Clark gave out the following
statement
1T is my earnest wish that my
friends in Missouri and elsewhere shall
give their loyal and earnest support
to the democratic ticket nominated at
Baltimore. | already have pledged my
personal support to Governor Wilson
and Governor Marshall, and l want
my friends to devote themselves from
now until election day to the success
.of the democratic ticket, county, state,
congressional and nation. A triumph
of progressive principles of democracy
for which we have fought so long will
result in the highest good to our coun-
try and will crown with success my
own labors in behalf of the party.
-Four years ago we took upon our
selves q vow of harmony and sub
ordination of person interests to party
principles and with aggressive party
we aroused public opinion, exposed the
iniQuitous Payne-Aldrich tariff bill,
Ioyerthrew Cannonism and elected in
1910 democratic house of representa-
tives-the first national victory for the
party in twenty years. 1t has written
brilliant page in American political
history and commanded the confidence
of all good citizens.
1T is a glorious record of progress
sive achievements before which the
empty words of a disappointed dema-
gogue fall meaningless to the ground.
| call upon my friends everywhere to
rally to Governor Wilson and insure
the continuance of this splendid pro-
gram"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12
A Good Proposition.
CIaremore. Okla.. July Z. I9l

@AAA NAhOANJ OfAAtlsf JAAy - III
Editor Vinita Chieftain
Have been looking over CIaremore
and noticing the benefits derived to
the town from the promoting of the
Radium water. find that the new
people who have come to Claremore
from other parts Of the country came
to take the baths and they are the
Jones who have done the building Of the
town That is. they have put thou
sands Of dollars in buildings and prop
|erty. This has been done notwith-
standing the face that the different
bath house promoters have been knock
ing each other all the time and none
of them spending money to help adver-
tise the water
The town itself, is not helping to
harmonize these conditions and yet
the hotels and boarding houses are
full of patients who spend their money
for the baths and the town gets the
money whic his nearly all clear profit.
All the patient gets is his returned
health. The citizens are sleepy and
expect the other fellow to spend his
money and promote the town. I find
the weeds in the residence part of
town very high and look like an unkept
cemetery.
The patients who come here have
no way to amuse themselves and as
Claremore is built in a valley with
hills surrounding makes it one of the
hottest places on earth. Now, If our
little city Of Vinita would wake up
and join hands with me will promote
a bath house proposition at my park
and will move the best portion of
Claremore to Vinita and will fill your
hotels and vacant buildings with pro
gressive people from the different
parts of the country
We have the same water at Vinita
as at Claremore besides our own water
which | have named the Vinita Sulpho
Magnatic water The cost of the prop
er buildings to start with will not ex-
ceed s6000OO Now / will agree to
manage and boost this proposition
which is the cheapest and best propos-
ition to any town. The advertisement
will be great am in a position to
get the Katy and the Frisco to assist
in advertising the water The new
interurban line will be help and
with the Porter railroad the success
of Vinita is assured.
An up-to-date bath house at the park
with plenty of room for tents and cot
tages, with plenty of water distributed
for watering the flowers and the trees,
amusements and fishing to keep their
minds busy will go a long ways IN
promoting their health
want every business man in vinita
to come to the meeting at the Com
mercial club Monday evening at 7;30,
and help devise means to put Vinita
on the map.
Very truly,
w. G. WILLIAMS.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

piled by the Bureau of Railway Eco
nomics from the reports filed month
by month by the railways with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, for
the twenty-five months from July 1910
to April. 1912, the latest month for
which returns are available. Net
operating revenue per mile of line for
the railways as whole in comparison
with the corresponding months of the
previous year decreased in eighteen of
these months, and increased in but
four The decrease per mile of line
per month was as great in amount as
$5S and as great in ratio as 10 per
cent The greatest increase for any
one of the four months showing in
creases was $31, or 14.1 per cent. This
was in February, 1912, and was ex-
ceptional as this month contained one
more day than February, 1911. The
highest average net operating revenue
per mile of line for any one month of
this period was $4O9, the lowest 1908.
Seven of the ten months from July,
1911 to April, 1912, show decreases in
net operating revenue per mile of line
as compared with the corresponding
months of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1911; and eleven of the months
of the fiscal year which ended June 80,
1911, showed decreases in comparison
with the respective corresponding
months of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1910. 1t is therefore evident that
the trend of railway net revenue has
been downward for the past two years.
The summary for April, 1912, shows
that net operating revenue was less
than for April, 1911, by $6,026, 440,
equivalent per mile of line to $33, or
lila per cent This net operating rev.
enue, which in the aggregate amounted
to 1862, ,945, averaged 1857 for each
mile of line for each day in April, less
by Sill than for each day of April of
last year. This is the gross income
per mile of line per day before any
thing has been taken out for taxes,
rentals, interest on bonds, appropria-
tions for betterments or dividends.
Taxes for April amounted to $44 per
mile of line, an increase of "a per
cent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

Washington, July S.-Two planks OF
the platform adopted by the national
democrat convention at Baltimore
were supplied by the Southern Com
mercial Congress.
The adoption of the planks, one of
them on rural agricultural systems
and the other on vocational education.
shows the constructive and immensely
influential work the Southern CONNER
cial Congress is doing in the agricul-
Itural and industrial upbuilding of the
sixteen southern states and the ma
tion.
Both planks were prepared by Sen
ator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida,
and Dr. C. j. Owens. president and
managing director respectively of the
congress, and were presented to the
resolutions committee in Baltimore.
They were incorporated in the plat
form. verbatim, as follows:
"Of equal Importance with the ques-
tion of currency reform is the ques-
tion of rural credits or agricultural fl
nance. Therefore, We recommend
that an investigation of agricultural
credit societies in foreign countries be
made so that it may be ascertained
whether a system of rural credits may
be devised suitable to conditions in
the United States.
I'VE recognize the value of voea-
tional education, and urge federal ap-
propriations for such training and ex.
tension teaching in agriculture in CO.
operation with the several states"
Two other planks were submitted by
the congress. One OF these provided
for federal control Of improvements
and leyees of the Mississippi river and
the other for reclamation of the swamp
lands of the country. While not adopt
ed by the resolutions committee YER
batim the substance of both resolu-
tions was Incorporated in the plat.
form.
The Southern Commercial Congress
believes that system of agricultural
finance, and vocational education are
two of the most important problems
confronting, not only the south, but
the nation. A bill by Senator Carroll
S. Page, of Vermont, providing for ma
tional vocational education, is now
pending in congress. This bill has
the backing of the Southern CONNER
eial Congress. The congress is now
organizing a national commission, COM
prising two leading men of each of
the states in the Union, who viii go
abroad next May to study European
systems of rural finance. David Lubin,
American delegate to the International
of Agriculture, at Rome, will accom-
pany this commission on its tour .
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12
sHiNe RAILWAY RETURNS.

#CFttiNS
ence in the ability of a rail-
|apany properly to continue its
ms anG adv quately to ma'ntain
lend is facilities depends ii
/ m aasurs ypon its net oper.
|venue. This is what is lefc q:
|sipts from traffic constitptiog
i operating rsvenue, aftsf the
: expenses have been me-, As
.age OF the railways tends to
year by year, an accurate
Is obtained of the operating
operating expenses, and net
Il revenue by ascertaining
lay have amounted to for each
may be, for example, as was
i in March, that while in the
Ie net operating revenue has
Ii. it has decreased when
ID per mile of line.
Ily summaries Of the revenues
lenses 0 fthe steam railways
United states have been com
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

upon the business done, which will ef-
feet in any way the hazard to employees.
The passes will not be limited to any
class of employees, but will apply to
every employe on the division
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

The Golden Rule store donated the
twenty-five dollars awarded them as a
premium in the Fourth Of July parade
to the support and Improvement of the
Vinita band
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

w. G, WILLIAMS

The Odd Fellows will confer the ini-
tiatory degree. and install officers to-
night Members and visiting brothers
are requested to attend.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-12

The Weekly chieftsIn until January
fst. 1918. for so cents.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

In speaking on the sdvisability of using the narrow gauge machinery Of the Panama canal railroads for construction Of railroad lines in AL aska, Col. Goethals, who is con structing the canal. says of the scheme:
 Its advisability must be deter mined by two things: The cost of transfer and the character of roads to be built. IT what are contemplat- ed are comparatively short isolated lines running from the coast to the coal fields, then our five foot gauge equipment would probably do we'll enough. But if the Government is going In for railroad building there on a large scale, there would be no economy in anything but new and standard gauge equipment AS for transferring the organization from Panama to Alaska, there win be none left to transfer
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

So far as we have been able to ugure 1t out. there haint no hell %
 Hell was officially abolished at Washington. D. C., on July Sth when four thousand International Bible Students declared against the doctrine. We presume the weather had much to do with influencing the decision Of the budding theologians. It was in July. and anyone who has been iu Washington during July must agree with the students that hell fire is not an acceptable doc urine Had the convention been held in December, we might still console ourselves with the comfort able belief that an those who do not think as we do are headed straight for an endless roasting in the Satanic shelter.
 But, seriously the doctrine of literal roasting has no place in a religion of love. It is contrary Co the spirit Of Christ, and was intro duced, as the resolution of the Bi- ble Students declare, at the time or the formation of the creeds Of the middle ages. Pastor Russell ot the Brooklyn Tabernacle is one Of the most outspoken elergymen against the moustrous doctrine. From man. speeches or his we take the follow Ing excerpt
 Our fathers during the Dark Ages got away from the Bible, Grad uauy the Creeds usurped the Bi- ble's place under the supposltion that they agreed. Now having out grown those Creeds, in rejecting them many are rejecting the Bible also. This Is mistake! The Bible is the most wonderful book In the world when allowed to interpret it- self It furnishes the only rally ] ing ground for human brotherhood and Christian brotherhood. The world otherwise is facing anarchy. A lost religion will soon mean d lost God, and lost future hope, and a selfish strife for the present life only. The hell-torture theory IS uauseating people. They are re- 1 jeCtlug the Bible because they CT rOneously think that it teaches it,"
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

enough sometimes to make all the saints in the calendar swear That is the way 1t affected those who were stuug by having their win- dows soaped or their loose maehin- cry carted or to decorate the roofs Of abandoned buildings It is said that husbands may be found for the blushing maidens on Halloween nights, but we think that tipping over buildings In back alleys is a mighty poor way Of landing future husbands.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01
EDITORIAL PAGE

you vote for a single man yho Is tied up with the enemies Of Home Rule for Alaska
 Don't be jobbed, and don't con tribute to the iObbing of Alaska by taking chances with the enemy, even if you have friend running for of flee. It is Alaska first and your personal friends afterwards.
 Ny Country, lis Of Thee should stir us today as it did the patriots Of the Revolution, for we are beginning things as they did.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

The coming legislature for Alaska IS not an institution oi today, nor tomorrow. It Is something that is to continue with notifications as long as society lasts. The candi- dates that are Go be elected next Tuesday win De the ones Co in- uuence. not only our own lives but the lives oT our children and the uu- born generations. No man should cast "a ballot without considering its effects iu tbe coming years, Cast ing ballot is a sacred duty, for iu the performance o5 it you are either burdeainE thousands Of people with unjust laws. or are blessing them with the good things which perfect IeEisIatiou may bosJow
 Itfsa crime Co saddle off upon Jbc community, or upon pOsterity rbo duties Chat you should do now. A great American patriot once said when considering the pOstpOuement or the Rebellion: "It we must have war. Ict iy be iu my day, that my children may eujoy peace" What vc need I8 the present system Of politics is more men like those who framed tse Declaration Of Iude- re1deuoe Men who are willing not only to die for the right, but who sro brave and strong enough to vote tor Che right
 h this contest which is before as, tbe0e Is a sacred principle i'm yolysd the right Go govern our selves The mere granting Of a territorial legislature does not car ry that right in itself, it is not iu- he-eut In the enabling clause, it simply gives us the opportunity to govern ourselves. If we would re- aHze the fuH Intent ol the power. vc must elect men who are firm be- Iiever iu principles. men who would rather bc right than hold a politt- cal job. men who would believe in home rule whether they had a job or not. and men who are will ing Co work for the perpetuatiOu Of these principles rather than tC De elected themselves or Co elect a party man.
 Now. the only way to judge a mans future is by his past IT he has been shjCty or politically slip pery. if he has jumped from one party Co another for the sake Of political recognition, ig he has form cd combinations with enemies Co home rule. he is unsafe and should not be trusted.
 We want you to recall the past record Co E. valentine. n. B. Le- Fevre. and others on the Home Rule ticket For years past, when there was not the remotest possibility of these men getting an office on that declaration of principles. they were fighting for home rule. They have struggled for it when everyone knew. and when they knew, that by changing their political attitude they might have had any of the ap- poiutiye jobs that are bestowed for political zeal. They have never abandoned a principle and they have never formed a combination vith the enemies of home rule.
 If you consider the effect ot legts- lation upon society. and have a sincere belief in the principles oi Home Rule, you win be a traitor as despicable as Benedict Arnold Il
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

Last night witnessed the custo- mary Halloween pranks. Some of the jokes dedicated to All Saints are
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01
For Representatives.

For Representatives
 JOHN RICK of Juneau. MARTIN OLSON og Douglas. CAPT. A ". THOMAS, Eetehikan L.P. DAWES. of Wrangeu
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

FOR sALE-Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine. Inquire Daily Alas kan.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01
HoNE RUIE TICKET.

F,1r ncfTitoral Senators
 IT. R. LeCFVRE Ct Skagway. E VAIENTrNE or Juneau.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

WILLIS HOWELL. Mgr, JUNEAU
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01
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The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-01

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For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau, Hoonah, Teuekee and Way Ports
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

Woodrow Wilson was born at Staun-
ton, Va, December %, 1856, the son Of
Joseph R. and Jessie Woodrow Wilson.
After completing his preparatory
schooling the young man entered
Princeton university and was gradu-
ated there in 1879. Following a post
graduate course at Princeton he took
up the study Of law at the University
Of Virginia, received his degree In
1889 and began his practice at Atlanta,
Ga.
In 1885 he left his law practice to
become associate professor OF history
and political economy at Bryn Mawr.
From 1888 to 1890 he was professor
in the same subjects at Wesleyan uni
versity. For the next two years he &C.
cupied the chair of jurisprudence and
politics at Princeton university.
Chosen Head OF Princeton.
On August /, 1902, he was made
president Of Princeton and In the en-
suing eight years that he remained at
the head of that school he became q
national figure.
His career as a college president
was notable for his attempts to democ-
ratize the social system at Princeton.
In this he had to combat the exclusive
student clubs, which had exercised al
most autocratic power in social mat
ters. President Wilson introduced re-
forms In the undergraduate organiza-
lions which are said to have improved
to a marked degree the condition OF
the former outsiders"
Defeats Party 5osses.
Governor Wilson had written and
spoken much on public questions and
was we'll known as a political reform
advocate when he was nominated two
years ago for the governorship Of New
Jersey by the progressive Democrats
Of the state against the opposition or
the party bosses.
He was elected and inaugurated
January II. 1911, for a three year
term. He promptly opposed himself
to the forces that were seeking to re-
elect to the United States senate
James Smith, Jr., n of the leaders OF
the state Democratic machine, Gov
ernor Wilson accomplished Smiths
defeat and the election of a progress
sive. Since that occurred the gov
ernor has had the machine to fight at
every turn and the bosses he de-
throned have talked bitterly against
him. James p. Nugent, chairman of
the Democratic state committee, called
Wilson an migrate and liar" in a
toast" at a public dinner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

drawn just as the forty-sixth ballot
was being started. +
Memorable Convention.
The Democratic convention of 1912
will go down in history as being the
most remarkable held by the party
in the last fifty years. 1t was more
fruitful Of sensation and excitement
than my political gathering aver held
within the memory Of the Oldest dele
gate. 1t took seven days and thir-
teen sessions OF the hardest and most
strenuous fighting to pick the stand
ard bearer who is to lead the party
in the coming campaign. Forty-six
times was the roll Of states called
before a decision was reached.
The first ballot was taken early Fri
day morning after an all night session
devoted to oratory on the part of the
champions Of the different candidates
in which they set forth the reasons
why their particular man was the
man Of all men to lead the party's
battle for votes in November.
Starting the Balloting.
The first ballot resulted: Clark
440h: Wilson, 1924; Harmon, 148; I'm
derwood, lit; Marshall. 81; Baldwin
%; Bryan. 1.
At the session Friday afternoon fou
ballots were taken, the net result 0
which showed slight gains for boil
Clark and Wilson.
Friday night seven ballots wer
taken. Clark started out with AL
His strength fiuctuated during tn
night, but he wound up with an In
crease Of four votes. His hghes
vote Of the convention was reaches
on the tenth ballot when he got IS
votes. Wilson started with 354 AM
that was his figures at closing time.
Eight ballots were taken Saturda,
afternoon with Clark's strength grad
ually dwindling and Wilson's gaining
The six ballots of Saturday evenini
ended with Clark's vote down t
463k and Wilson's up to 407h.
Eight ballots were taken Monda
afternoon. Wilson's gains %increasin
steadily, while his chief opponent cor
tinued to drop.
Monday night brought the total c
ballots up to AZ, with the deadloc
still tight. The fo%rty-second ballo
gave Wilson 494 and Champ Clar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-11

4S0. The ratio OF increase and Do
crease in each case being gradual.
Full Of Excitement
In the matter Of noise-making and
tumultuous demonstrations the con-
vention equaled. II It did not actually
surpass, any political convention in
history.
William Jennings Bryan was the
storm center Of most Of the exciting
incidents. The first Of these was
when he made his bitter fight against
the election of Judge Parker as tenn
porary chairman and lost out.
Thursday night Colonel Bryan threw
Va bomb into the convention and start
ed the biggest uproar that had broken
loose up to that time when be intro
duced a resolution declaring Morgan.
Belmont and Ryan enemies Of the
party, and placing the convention
~squarely on record against the NOM
nation of any person who was in any
way connected with these men or
their interests or In any way UNDER
their influence. Bryan made a. re
markably fervid speech, denouncing
the predatory interests and Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan in particular.
The resolution was carried by a
vote of 500 to 1870.
Bryan at II Again.
Saturday Bryan again threw the
convention into disorder when, in
changing his vote from Clark to Will
son, he made an attack on Murphy of
New York and again roasted the so
called "Ryan-Morgan-B Belmont crowd"
He declared emphatically that he
would support no candidate who owed
his nomination to the vote Of the
New York delegation.
John B. S~tanchf1eld, a New York
delegate, got the floor Monday and
made a sensational attack on Bryan,
whom he denounced as a political
marplot who was attempting to dead
lock the convention in the hope OF
getting the nomination himself.
Monday night the Missouri delega
tion p~recipitated a riot when they
Haunted In Bryan's face a banner in
scribed with a quotation from 6
speech made by the Nebraskan II
1910 in which he spoke in ~laudatory
terms Of Champ Clark. Livid witt
rage Bryan mounted the platform tt
make reply, but was ruled out Of or
der by the chairman.