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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
ACORN DIET PROVES FATAL
Seventy Head Of Cattle on One Estate
Killed by Eating Fruit of oak-
Pheasants Thrive on Them.

London.-During the past few days
10 cattle belonging to J. Bishop Of
Haughton. Shropshire, have died
through eating acorns The cattle
We're grazing in field in Aqualate
park, Staffordshire, belonging to Sir
William Boughey. whore acorns were
very plentiful. The loss to Mr.. Bishop
is estimated at nearly $1,000. Sew
eral cows belonging to other farmers
in the neighborhood have died from
the same cause.
From the Henley-on-Thames district.
where number of cattle died thEough
eating acorns, further cases were re-
ported One beast died, and three
were found dead In field some miles
distant. An examination of one of
them revealed two bushels OF acorns.
Many farmers in South Oxfordshire
and Buckinghamshire have cattle ly-
ing seriously III from the same cause.
while many cases Of cattle dying
have been reported recently, notably
from the Newbury district of Berk-
shire and the Market Drayton district
Of Shropshire.
Cattle in many districts have died
from eating acorns, which are exeep-
tionally plentiful this year. In few
districts sheep also have suffered, but,
on the other hand, many farmers have
found that both cattle and sheep have
fattened on daily rations of acorns.
1t has been found that the best
method is to let the cattle and sheer
have daily access to fields where there
are acorns, because the animals then
eat the acorns as they fall and cannot
devour too many or eat too quickly
On the other hand, IL there is already
store of acorns under the trees. oil
II excessive amounts Of collected
acorns are given to the cattle, diges
tive troubles are at once set up ant
in many cases the animals die.
II Is a curious fact in connection
with acorns as food for ducks, which
usually fatten rapidly on this food
that this year they will not eat aeorns
The reason probably is that thu
acorns are OF such an enormous size
and this fact may also have some infiu
ence in causing the trouble with th'
cattle Although ducks will not ca
acorns, pheasants are eating them
with unusual gusto, and early In tn,
morning one may see the spaces un
derneath the oaks quite thick will
| nhensants
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
Honor Society For Women.

The announcement was made public
this week of the organization in the
University of Oklahoma of a senior
honor society for women. The society
will be known as The Owl and Tri-
angle. the pin which the charter mem
bers are already wearing being an
'0wl within a triangle The order will
base its eligibility to membership up
on scholarship, popularity, and activ-
ity in college life, the aim being to in
clude each year from the on coming
senior class those girls who represent
the fruits of university education in
its fullest sense. The charter NOM
bers are Lora Rinehart, Clinton Cert
rude Buxton, Oklahoma City; Eva Cliff
ton, Norman; Eloise Eagleton, Paw
nee: Eva Messenger, Holdenville;
Myrtle Ellenberger, Norman; Beatrice
VonKeller, Ardmore; Frances Dor
chester Pauls Valley.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
Ruston peIeaates Return.

Enthusiastic over the success of the
conference the State University Y. NJ.
C. A. delegates returned from Ruston,
La, TUESDAY Those who attended the
big conference OF Christian Associa-
ton Of men from southern colleges
held at Ruston during the holidays
were Sam Smith, Rolf; A. n. Boatman,
NARROW: Claude Reeds, Norman; Frank
Howe, Weatherford; H. W. Impson,
Bokchito. Gilbert Dale. Norman, and
General Secretary J. j. Mcconnell. Jr.
The men report splendid time and
describe the conference as successful
beyond the anticipations of the most
sanguine. There were represented
thirty-seven institutions from the
states Of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Oklahoma. While the
mornings and evenings were taken up
with conference sessions, the after
Moons were given over entirely to re-
creation. and many interstate athletic
contests we're held among the dele
gates. Oklahoma won first honors IN
basket ball but lost to Texas in foot
ball by narrow margin. The open
ing hour of each session was spent IN
Bible study under the most renowned
leaders in the country The confer
ence was in charge of W. D. Weather
ford Of Nashville Among the prom
inent speakers were Chas D. Hurrey
of New York. former secretary for
South America; Dr. E. 0. Brown Of
| Vanderbilt University; c. D.. Houn-
she'll of the Student Volunteer Move
ment; Dr. Il. B. Ray of the Southern
Baptist Convention; President Bishon
Of Southwestern University, and 4 A,
Coulter, state secretary for Texas,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
HICKORY NUTS ARE SCARCE
Boy From Small Indiana Town Mar
wells at Chicago Prices and Re-
calls. Boyhood Experiences.

Chicago IL tried to buy some hick-
ory nuts the other day and what do
you suppose they wanted for them?
Five dollars bushel Goodnessl
They ought to be as plentiful in some
parts of the country as ever, and as
1t used to be you couldn't sell them :
A south side resident expressed his
opinion of the annual fall nut crop
recently. He has not lived in Chi
cago long. having come here about
eight years ago from a small Indiana
town.
why. we used to 90 out every fall "
he continued. and we would get all
the nuts we could carry home. Shell
bark hickories. walnuts, hazel nuts
chestnuts and 'cbinkapins used to be
so plentiful in my locality that we had
good store of them every year But
ternuts were not so thick. and VIC
priced them more than all on that ac
count Southwest OF my home town
there was a grove known as "Hinck
leys woods. and the boys from town
would tramp out there after the first
frost and carry back grain bags filled
with the fruit Of the big trees.
Il like walnuts best of those We
could get easiest, and my brother and
would take a small wagon out tc
the woods and bring it back loaded
with the green barked goodies. Their
would come the hulling.
There, is only one way to hull wal
nuts and that is to lay the nut dowr
on brick, hit It with mallet or ham
mer and then peel off the hull will
bare hands, We did not deign Il
wear gloves. as only 'sfsies' did that
and we gloried in the beautiful hlacl
stain our hands used TO have until al
most Christmas. The boys would se'
who could have the blacklist hand
during nutting time"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
DEATH OF ONE OF vINITGS
MOST ESTIMABLE WOMEN

Following an illness of about four
days, Mrs. Seymour Riddle, wife Of
one of the most prominent attorneys
in Vinita, died about three o'clock this
afternoon, at the family home-~on
South Miller street. Thernature of
the fatal illness has not yet been made
known, as even the most intimate
friends of the family had not suspect
ed that the deceased was seriously i'll
and the death came as severe shock
to her many friends in this city. The
deceased came to this city from In
diana with her husband and family
about eight years ago and during her
residence here had won the friendship
of many of the most prominent fam
lilies of the city, whose sympathies are
extended to the bereaved husband and
children. There are four children, the
oldest of which is about fourteen
years. None of the funeral arrange
ments have yet been announced, ex-
cept that Funeral Director E. M. Hen.
derson will have charge of the under
taking work.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
MANY YEARS m ONE HOTEL
Moving Picture Shows Is Chief Diver
sion Of old-Timer-Oecupied Ev-
cry Room In Structure.

New York.--Charles Preston, one of
Red Banks oldest residents, has j1st
celebrated his eighty-ninsh birthday at
the Globe hotel, where he holds the
worlds record in the number Of con
secutive years any one man has lived
in one hotel
For sixty-eight years Mr. Preston
has lived at the Globe. during whicb
time he has known all the travelling
men who have stopped at this hos
telry He has occupied about every
room in the hotel and has seen nine
changes in the proprietorsbiR.
At the hotel Mr. Presto is invar
iably the first man In the Ching room
at his meals He never misses a NOV
ing picture show
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
Excellent Musical Comedy at the Grand
Next Tuesday.

"The Girl the Man and the Game,
the bright new musical fantasy in two
acts. which comes to the Grand The
atre, Tuesday, January 18th, is de-
scribed as one of those effervescent
entertainments in which farce and
music is mixed in just the proper pro-
portions. Billy (Single) Clifford, who
is starred in the piece is provided with
a rollicking role, in which his well
known comic methods are seen at
their very best. The story has to do,
in brief with a young man, who has
an eccentric uncle, who is always
travelling about. The old man sees
the pictures of Dorothy, young Amer
lean girl, and he falls desperately in
love with her. He sends home to his
nephew, and asks him to go and court
her for him. The young man falls in
love with the girl on his own hook,
and writes a letter telling his uncle
that the girl is homely, drings, smokes
and has other peculiarities. and thus
the old mans love story ends at once.
The uncle has always been very anx-
ious that his son should marry and
settle down, so he offers him $4,000
when he Shall marry. Getting pressed
for ready cash the young man writes
his uncle that he is married and has
a child, and the old man is very gener-
GUS and all goes well enough until the
uncle writes that he is coming home
Then the young man gets the wife OF
his friend, DR.. Merry, to pose as his
wife, borrows a child, and the decep
ton is kept up for some time, much
to the amusement of every one, as
many exeruciatingly funny situations
develop. Finally the tangle is solved
the young man weds Dorothy anC
every one is happy. This role gives
Mr.. Clifford ample opportunity fol
| high class fun-making, and he has
numerous songs that are full OIL the
catchiest melody imaginable. Among
the songs are: "On The First DARK
Night Next Week." Billy" Home
Run Bill" "Mine,,' Hands Up
Beautiful Love-" q Want Girl JUS
Like The Girl That Married Dear OLE
Dad" "Mamas Shuffling Dance" "Clif
ford Waltz" Sing Me an Irish Com'
4 All Ye,n Winnie From Winnipeg,
"The Famous Billy Song and seyefa
others.
| Mr.. Clifford is supported by the fol
flowing metropolitan cast. Mae Col
llins, Jack Treinor, Ida May, Bud Bra
Iman, Clyde E. Clifford, and Lol Maj
lowe. The production is bright an
new and costly, and the offering ha
given satisfaction wherever it has bee
presented.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
Indian Cases Advanced.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 10.-Argu
ments before the supreme court in the
Moses Whitmore case involving the
right of enrolment of fifteen hundred
freedmen in the Cherokee nation were
concluded today Cherokee National
Attorney w. W. Hastings, of Table
quah, represented the nation in oppos
ition to the enrolment of the Freed
man while Attorneys Putnam and Poe
of this city. represented the Freed
men, who, if they win. will get land
worth $1,50O,O00.
Arguments in the Too Late" Cher
okee baby cases will follow the Whit
more case.
1t is expected decision in the thirty
thousand land suits will be handed
down next Monday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
OUTPUT OF IRON
ORE FOR PAST YEAR
Estimated Production According to
United States Geological Survey.

Preliminary estimates Of iron ore
sold in 1911 were sent to the Geologl-
cal Survey by 26 of the largest iron
mining companies in the United States
at the close of the year. The combined
output of these companies represents
more than so per cent of the total pro
daetion Of the United States. From
these returns it is estimated by q. f.
Burehard, Of the survey that the total
quantity of iron ore marketed in the
United States in 1911. not including
stocks left at the mines, was between
100000 and 4e,O0O,0OO long tons.
This quantity represents decrease Of
% to "a per cent of the sales for 1910.
which aggregate 56,SS9, ,7S4 long tons.
The output for 1910 was the largest
quantity of iron ore ever marketed In
a single year in the United States, and
according to the present estimate the
quantity produced in the year 1911
will take fifth place. being exceeded
by that of 1910, 1907, 1909 and 1906 in
the order named. 1t is estimated that
Of the ore produced in 1911 between
39, 250, 900 and 100000 long tons was
lred hematite, the remainder consist
ling Of brown hematite. magnetic, and
iron carbonate ores. According to the
returns received the Lake Superior dis
trict, in Minnesota, Michigan. and Wis
consin, apparaatlg produced between
S3.OOO,OOO and S5,0OO,OOO long tons of
red and specular hematite, which rep
resents decrease of 23 to % per cent
compared with the production of 1910
-46.S2S,743 long tons.
In the Birmingham district, Ala
bama the second largest iron-mining
center. the production of iron ore ap-
lparently decreased IS to 20 per cent
from that of 1910, the estimated pro
duction for 1911 being between 1885,
600 and 3,125,000 long tons, compared
with S,S02,115 long tons in the pre-
tStuiu6 ycdI. lHt OIc lHlHcu III tue
Birmingham district consists of red
and brown hematite in the proportion
of about "A to /.
The production of iron ore in Ten
nessee and Virginia apparently de.
creased only about 16 per cent, ac'
cording to reports from the principal
producers in those states.
AS the production of pig iron for
1911 may exceed 2S,5O0,000 tons. a
larger production of iron ore might
appear to be required than has been
estimated above, but it must be con
sidered that at the close Of 1910 there
was 9,40S,2 ,235 long tons of iron ore in
stock at the mines in the United
States, and that of this total SAT-, 10S
long tons was at the mines in the Lake
Superior district lust how heavily
this surplus stock Of ore was drawn
upon in 1911 it is impossible to state
at present, but owing to the increased
activity in the manufacture OF pie
iron toward the close OF 1911 It Is
probable that the 1910 surplus was II
|, part cleaned up and that at the enc
of 1911 only a relatively small quan
tity of iron ore remained at the mines
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11

tinuous excess of exports over i'm
ports. In 1875 the excess Of exports
over imports was S4O7 265i in 1880,
6 million dollars; in 1901. l-3 mil.
lion; and in 1911, l4l2 million. I'M
ports haVe increased from 2-S mil
lion dollars in 1875 to 2S million in
1911; exports. from million to AZ %
million dollars, the figures for 1917
including % million dollars worth OF
merchandise received from, and Al mil
lion dollars worth shipped TO the Unit
ed States.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
wallen is Slated For Butler Berth.

Washington, d. c.. JAM 10. ~ The
long drawn out fight over the post
mastership fight at Vinita, Okla, is
coming to a head and it is understood
that If the objections of Postmaster
General Frank Hitchcock can be over
come that Ed Wallen will be named to
succeed Joseph Butler, the incumbent
who has held the Office for two terms.
If Wallen is appointed it will oTerturn
the former rule of the department
that no changes in postmasterships
shall be made where the record of a
postmaster has been good
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
SOONER STUDENTS
SUPPORTING

The causual observer of college life
looks upon it as round of golden
days, made delightful by athletic, so
cial gayety and undergraduate com
radeship, with an occasional hour of
study which goes to heighten the pleas
ure by contrast. While college days
have a pleasant side which fingers
long in the memory. and there is much
that is fascinating about college life
the golden days are the exception rath-
er than the rule. More often than not
the way of the undergraduate is rough
with overmuch work and study if in
deed his horizon is not frequently dark
and lowering. By far the larger num-
Der of the male students at the uni
versity of Oklahoma are in whole or
part self-supporting. The latter are
greatly in the majority since the low
wages paid for work in a college town
and the limited time left the under.
graduate for outside work will permit
only a few to earn all their expenses.
With pluck and determination to ac.
quire a college education as their chief
assets, hundreds of boys are working
their way through the state university
every year The work ranges from the
seVerest physical drudgery late at
night or in the gray dawn of morning
to service where fine skill or artistic
talent is necessary. A few of the
makeshift employments which are as
sisting young Oklahomans to acquire
the coveted university degree taken
at random from long list are, work
| ing on nearby farms at picking cotton
ploughing, milking cows and doing
chores, collecting and delivering stu
dent laundry before breakfast, taking
pictures of class scraps, night-shirt
lparades, football rallies, etc, tending
furnaces, waiting tables and washing
dishes at boarding clubs and Frat
houses, making beds and caring fol
l
rooms at Frat" and other roomins
houses, doing janitor work at univer
sity, working at university in library
working at stenographer or office clerk
acting as agent for tailoring companies
barberins, playing for dances, CORES
lponding for newspapers, working OF
college paper. editing college maya
Izine, teaching in university, tutoring
teaching private classes in Russian
italian and Esperanto, selling insur
lance, digging sewer ditches laying con
lcrete. These are only a few of th'
Imany student employments. Th'
school differs from eastern institu
ltions in that there is very little em
lployment for private tutors In the sub
Ijectstaught in the university. A bette
Testimonial to the scholastic standing
of the student body could not be found
Those who work their way through
say that they prefer manual labo
lsince it does not tend to distract thei
minds from their studies as does worl
requiring much mental effort. TIL
self-suppoTting students in general Sc
cure the best grades and in man
cases are among the most popular i
the social activities OF the undergrad
uate world.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-11
The Correct Way.

sht-speaking correctly. darling
should / say. 81 will have a new bon
net" or q shall have new honnet?a
He-Speaking correctly absoluteh
correctly my love, You should sGy. 2
won't have a new bonnet.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-02

tion. 1t finally met defeat in the SEN
ate, which was Republican. Personal
ly, / am Republican and 1 believe in
true Republican policies, but I am no>
blind to a condition which is sure to
exist. The Democrats now have 100
majority in the house and with the
great Republican party divided this
Republicans. Great opportunities await
Southern California, due to the preser :
splendid fruit condition and the Pana-
ma canal Every possible effort must
be made to continue this condition Con- :
gressman Needham, who gave us the
1-cent tariff on oranges and the " =
cent tariff on lemons, will be returned
and perchance the Republicans sh ould
be successful, our present protective
condition will continue. Even Califor-
MIA is not a unit in the coming presi
Dental election, but you hold the power
to elect a friend at court in the per-
son of william Kettner
Great water systems must be devel-
oped. The investment of the needed
capital is based upon the growing of
citrus fruits, which again suggest TAX
ing advantage of the present situa-
ton.
Remember, we must consider all
questions from a business standpoint.
1t will be folly for us to send Bull
Moose congressman to a Democratic
house RUFUS CHOATE,
Cha bar Of Com
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-02
MARKET REPORTS
Los ANGELES PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Nov. 2.-Business
was in better condition on the pro-
duce market yesterday and both fruit
and vegetables moved well. A record
number of farmers, for this late in
the seasoI0 came to the marx ket in the
morning. Dealers say steady condI..
tioo will prevail in all departments of
the market for the next two weeks and
that no material change will oe made
in prices.
Australian Brown and Yellow Dan
Yer onions declined to 75c a $1.o0 a box
Silver onions were steady. The toma-
toes received yesterday were of a bet
ter quality, but the price was un-
what easier at SOa S5c a dozen punches.
Celery was more plentiful but the i'm
proved quality increased the demand
accordingly.
The receipts of local grapes are be-
ginning TO drop below the average and
dealers are drawing on the cold stor-
age stock. The Salway peaches that
were put in storage are not holding up
market was easier and several changes
in the prices are expected the first of
next week. No change was made in
Receipts of produce yesterday were:
Eggs, 3S cases; butter, 14,150 pounds;
cheese, ss2 pounds; potatoes, PA sacks;
onions. 2400 sacks; beans, 4S3 sacks;
sweet potatoes, 6S sacks; apples, s422
boxes.
Following are the quotations;
bulleT"fIlCeS 10 lHe oC dDoNc
quotations: California creamery, eX-
tras, Sec; creamery firsts, 3212c.
Eggs-Local ranch, doz., eandled. soc;
case count, 46c; seconds, &c; pullets',
sic; eastern, 36G3Sc.
Beans-No. l pink, S5.75 cwt.; No. 1
lima, S5.75 a 500; Lady Washington, No.
I, S5.10G5.25; small white, No. 1, S5.25
a $50; blackeye, S4.2 a. 4.50; GarvanZa,
$3.50; bayous, $3.50 a 500; Mexican reds,
$3.50; lentils, S6.50G700.
Onions-Australian Reds. 90c box;
Northern Yellow Danvers, soc q S1.00
per cwt.; Silverskin, S5@40c box,
White Wax, crate, S1.50; young onions,
20c dozen punches.
Potatoes-Local Burbanks, S0D90c;
cwt.; sweet potatoes, S1.5O@1.75; High
land, 9OcG S1.O0.
Poultry-Buying prices Qive)-Broil
ers, lb., 26c; fryers lie; roasters, lie;
young cocks, &c; old cocks. Sc; light
hens, Ice; heavy hens, 1Sc; young tur-
keys, 1S@ 22c; old turkeys, 20c; young
ducks, 14c; old ducks, 12c; geese, 12c;
squad pigeons, $3.50 doz.
Honey-EXtracted, water white, 10c
lb.; white, SC; light amber Sc; combs,
water white, Ice; white 15c; light am
Der, 15c; beesewaX, SOC.
Hay-New crop: Tame oats, SO 23
per ton; alfalfa, S16@17.50 per ton;
barley, S20q - per ton; wheat, $50 a IS;
straw IS per ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-02
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. Cotton opened
20 points higher in sympathy with the
cable and advice over night from Liv-
erpool This was great surprise to
sold out bulls and reactionistS and
there was a renewal of heavy coverina
during the first half hour. After this
trading quieted down and gradually
sa gged off on scattered liquidation for
over week end, as exchanges here will
be closed out of respect to the late
Vice President sherman. Week end
figures were considered bearish with
spinners, takings for the week about
100000 bales less than last year and
the into-sight about 100000 bales
more. These statistics We're, however,
without effect on values: While per
haps a little more reactionary, senti-
ment continues bullish with many
sold-out bulls only waiting for a re
sction to buy. Spot situation continues
strong.
Well informed spot merchants thinh
this demand will continue during the
whole of November and possibly long
er. Following is range of quotations
today:
January. 1850 4Oc; February, 11.47
a ACC; March, 11.57GD5Sc; May, 1850
6Oc; June, 11.606t 62c; July. 11.63 q 64c;
August, 1850; September, 1890 35c;
October, 1850 soc; November, 11.O7@
12c; December, 1880 SAC.
Spot closed steady; middling uplandS.
11.75c; do gulf, 12.OOc. Sales, 1897 bales