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The Detroit times., 1912-08-17

Mems and Ladies' S25
and $50 English Slip
ons. Nothing finer
made. Only G10 OK
a few left at OlA.JO
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Mrs. W. 3. crswford's Recital at
Chelsea

OuCloCds
All Chelsea yesterday Wed with one
another in making the afternoon and
evening one continuous round of pleas
ure for Mrs. Crawford and her pupils.
They were met at the train by the
Ladies of the Home Missionary Society
lin twenty-six automobiles with the
brass band Each automobile was
decorated with the colors of the Home
Mission, yellow and white. After
which they paraded the streets and
adjourned to the fair grounds where a
ball game was in progress. After the
ball game Mrs Crawford and her
pupils we're taken charge of by the
big Four" of hospitality Mesdames
Paulger, Strange, McSpadden and her
sister, Mrs. Lane. The hospitality of
these ladies' was so free and spontan-
eous that it reminded one of the old
southern hospitality which is always
remembered after having been once
the recipient of it, The pupils sur
passed themselves as usual and some
of them were called back three and
four times. Mrs. Crawford had one
of the largest, most appreciatiye and
most enthusiastic audiences she has
had since coming to Oklahoma, They
all expressed themselves as highly de-
lighted, and amazed at the progress
of some of the pupils who had studied
SO short a time The ladies in saying
to Mrs. Crawford insisted that she
would come back some time in near
future with her pupils which she will
lcertainly do.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

To think you could expect, or that
You ought to receive anything but the
most contemptous consideration after
maligning the preachers and eongre-
cations of the town in which You are
living, is more wonderful than any
mistake you ascribe to Moses.
There are men in vinita who have
read Tom Paines Age of Reason. /
will assert that if quoting his writ
ings, or repeating his criticisms
doesn't put you in the line of a copy
list can't understand plain English
OF course your desire is to pose as a
myrtar. You can't do it in this CON
troversy so far as am concerned. God
gave you the power to choose for
yourself. You can accept Christ or
reject him But the same Book has
said that every knee should bow to
him in the end of time.
Another falsehood is where YOU state
that precipitated this controversy.
An article came out in the Chieftain
denying that the Bib'e was the most
read book among books.
And gave some reasaas why could
not accept that statement Then OBJ
server ct al. jumped out in all their
glory; and if Observer had had any
business it would surely suffered
since. As matter of fact II he has
had much business in his professional
line since he arrived in vinita | have
never heard of It, and am impressed
that his patronage was small where he
came from, or at his time of life he
would not have been here Possibly
former communities did not care to
patronage one who calls God liar,
Jesus Christ a bastard, his mother a
lewd woman, Christians hypocritical
dupes, preachers open deceiyers, and
more dastardly than thieves A man
who denies he has soul, who has no
hope of future rewards, nor fear of
final punishment. A man who could
have no restraint thrown round him
but the strong arm of the law to pre-
vent his passions from running riot.
Its hard to believe that any man
can drive himself into any such a con-
dition of character. In view Of all the
facts, If had hundred lives would
cast them all with the Christian re.
jligion which has demonstrated its
power to make men better, which has
given usual the morality, all the honor
all the honest love that ever existed
on earth in preference to one life OF
the infidel. who has not one ray Of
hope in this life other than the fill oi
This passions, and no hope of life here
after
| SO don't think strange Mr. Observer
that still stand pat
However, appeal to you to come
out into the open Mr.. Observer, where
the public can judge you in the light
of reason. You ought to do this be
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

Monday night received a practically
complete list of entries which shows
that high school students are planning
to attend from every nook and corner
of the state and nearly half a hundred
of the prominent high schools will
have teams competing in the great
athletic carnival Indications are that
the crowd of 5000 which attended the
meet last year will be easily exceeded
and preparations are being made TO
entertain a much larger number. 1t
is believed that the uniform success
of the meet last year and close com
petition in the various events has
done much TO stimulate interest. while
the growing interest in physical de-
velopment as an adjunct to proper
mental development has also played
its part Thousands of high school
students. patrons and teachers will
take advantage of the big meet to
visit the states leading educational
Institution and inspect the equipment
and advantages it possesses.
The program will begin at two
o'clock Friday when some of the pre-
liminaries in baseball, basketball and
tennis will be played, and the Soon
ers will meet the Oklahoma A. & NJ.
College in baseball. Friday night will
witness the debate ON the recall of
judges between Norman and Oklaho-
ma City high schools at the Framing
opera house in Norman. On Thursday
and Friday the high school teachers
of the state will meet in Oklahoma
City. Saturday morning the finals in
basketball, tennis and baseball will be
played At one o'clock sharp Satur-
day afternoon the pistol will crack
for the start in the first preliminary
of the hundred yard dash and the big
high school track and field contest will
be under way. At night the medals
will be awarded and the juniors of the
university will stage their annual
faculty burlesque at the Framing.
The annual scholastic track and field
meet vas of very modest proportions
when inaugurated by the state univer-
sity eight years ago. The event at
once met with popular favor because
lit afforded a means of bringing to-
gether and co-ordinating the high
schools of the state, and at the same
time gave the youthful athletes goal
toward which to labor in their local
contests. Thus it has grown year by
year until this spring all the railroads
in the state are Offering a special rate
of one and one third fare, the Santa
Fe is running a special train, and in
dications on the eve, of the meet are
that the record of 1913 entries and 5000
spectators made last year will be the
first of the many to be broken.
| Among the athletic stars entered
are nearly all those who sprang into
prominence with record breaking per-
formances last spring. That the strug-
gle for the cup will be closely fought
and exciting one is evident from the
list of entrants. The schools hus far
entered are Carnegie, Lexington, New
kirk, Fairview, Wellston, Ardmore,
Pryor, Purcell, Bartlesville. Hobart,
Marietta, Anadarko, Tecumseh, Nor
man, Kingfisher, Watonga, Mulhall,
Blackwell Pauls Valley El Reno, Oke-
NAH, Mangum, Oklahoma City, Logan
County, Shawnee. Chandler. Sapulpa,
Checotah. Cherokee Altus and Creek
County
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
NO MONEY
FOR FREEDMEN

The Cherokee nation through W. w.
Hastings, national attorney has
brought suit to enioin the Indian agent
from paying Cherokee freedmen the
SIS per capita now being made to
members of the sherokee tribe of In
dians.
The Union Agency at Muskogee and
all the sub-agents in the Cherokee
country have been notified to stop pay
ment to negroes until the case is heard
in court.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Liquor Decision at Minneapolis Exact
iy Contrary to the One in the
Friedman Case.


Judge c. A. Willard of the United
States court sitting at Minneapolis
has just handed down an important
decision which may have direct bear
ing ON the effort now being made by
the government to prohibit the intro
duction of liquor into the eastern part
of Oklahoma. The court held that the
effect of all Indian treaties had been
wiped out by the admission of Min
nesota into the union and a perma-
nent injunction was issued against w.
e. fPussyfoot) Johnson from closing
or interfering with the saloons of
Bemidjii, MINI.
Johnson and other government
agents worked in northern Minnesota
in the fall and winter of 1910 and 1911
and after securing evidence that H.
quor was being sold on government
reservations application was made for
a temporary injunction and the same
was granted The government con
tended in its right to keep liquor off
Indian lands under treaties contain
ing an anti-liquor clause. The court
by its recent decision permanently en-
joins Johnson and his associates from
interfering with these saloons. The
case win be appealed by the govern
ment at the September term OF the
circuit court Of appeals IN Denver
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

cause you have cast your all ON your
reason. And wondeful to tell your
reason has convinced you that your
origin was either tad-pole or mon
key. or both. and if could disconnect
you distinctly from other people
would readily believe the money has
you bested yet.
Respectfully.
CAPT. G. S. WHITE
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
A MotorIna TrIn.

Well. Binks, see you've returned
from your thousand-mile tour in New
Eng and, said Bjones.
Yep" said Binks.
How did you find the hotels en-
rorte?" asked Bjones.
sliotels2" retorted Binks We didn't
stop at any hotels. We passed all our
pIents n The county iaiIs. -Harpers
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Gala Day at Interseholastic Meet.

The great day for the high school
students of Oklahoma is almost here.
The eighth annual interscholastic
track and field meet is to be held on
Boyd Field at Norman, under the aus
pices of the state university, April 26
and 27. The university authorities
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
ECHOS FROM
THE TITANIC
There is no such thing evidently as
an unsuitable ship" 1t sounds like
a boast that Neptune disliked."

Every lie on the Titanic could have
been saved If the splendid ship had
had boats sufficient. for the sea was
calm and help was near at hand.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

There seems conflict of testimony
as to whether the Titanic was on the
northern or southern course. Perhaps
she was crowding the line between to
save distance.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

The wireless telegraph has achieved
another great victory over death.
Probably all the passengers in the
small boats would have perished be-
fore ship happened to pass near en-
ough to discover them but for the in
yention of Marconi But this expert
ence of the operator on the Titanic
demonstrates the necessity of govern
ment control of wireless telegraphy.
And older men should be appointed as
operators. the youth at the instru-
ment on the ship was evidently off
his head when he wired you are a
fool. Keep out" to the ship asking
information, and in ignoring a tele-
gram on Sunday afternoon which
might have given another warning.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

After all, how few perish in cross
ing the Atlantic. 1t has been pointed
out that perhaps 100000 people
have crossed since the loss of the
Bourgoyne fifteen years ago, and no
great accident to liner has occurred
since.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

There were a hundred nameless
heroes on the Titanic, including the
common seamen who responded with
their lives to their captains admoni-
ton, Behave like Britons."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

For many years it was the practice
of railway authorities to give out no
more information as to wrecks than
could be avoided. A wiser policy OBJ
tains with most railway authorities
today If the White Star Steamship
is found guilty Of covering
any part of the truth regarding the
sinking of the Titanic the public will
be indignant.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

The Associated Press again distin-
gnished itself above its competing
news gatherers in reporting the I'll
tanic disaster. 1t made no bad breaks.
interviewed no hysterical men or wo-
men who told fanciful stories, but
gave the clear and graphic stories of
such men as Colonel Oracle and Mr..
Beasley.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
Natural Result.

Natural Result.
I'VE tried that new play on the
dog"
Had it good effects7s
@Gure licked It Into shape"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24
EDITOR ARRESTED
At NOWATA
Shoes Worn by Jeffries' Horse Fit
Imprints Found in Mud Near
Scene of Murder.

Nowata, Okla, April 23.-Plaster of
paris casts of the imprints of horses
hoofs, fitted to the hoofs of an animal
owned by H. o. Jeffries, editor of a
local newspaper. led to the arrest of
Jeffries here today He is charged
with having murdered Mrs. Irene
Goheen, an advertising solicitor in his
employ. The dead body of Mrs. Goheen
was discov red on the afternoon of
April g. According to information filed
by detectives of the Burns and Hayes
agencies, shoes worn by the horse of
Jeffries exactly fit tracks found in the
mud in the vicinity of the alleged MUIR
der
The officers declare that the prints
OF horse hoofs found near where the
woman's dead body was discovered in
dicated that the animal was shodS with
regulation racing shoes. They assert,
furthermore. that Jeffries is the only
person in the community owning a
horse shod in such a manner. They
claim plaster cast of the prints found
in the mud exactly fitted those of
Jeffries' horse. Jeffries preliminary
hearing was continued today by JUS
tice Frank T. Hill until Thursday in
order that material witnesses can be
present. The editor, when arraigned.
refused to enter a plea.
Jeffries Not Suspected.
At the coroner's inquest held on the
1lth of this month, no thought of
Jeffries' connection with the case
seemingly came into the minds of any
Of the county or city officials. Mrs.
Goheen was an employe of the Daily
Advertiser, working as an advertising
solicitor.
Detectives from the two bureaus
who have been working on the case
Tor the past week think they have all
the evidence that would be needed to
bring about conviction. All evidence.
however, seems to be of the most cir
cumstantial sort.
The preliminary hearing of Jeffries
was set for this afternoon at 1880 but
owing to the fact that many witnesses
both for the state and the defense
were out of town the case was con-
tinued until 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. He will then be given full and
complete hearing.
The sentiment of the people of No
wata is rather divided, and the case
is being watched with an immense
amount of interest.
Tulsa, Okla. April 2S.-H. o.
.Ieffries, editor, arrested at Nowata
today for the murder Of Mrs. Irene
II. Goheen, is a first cousin of James
+ ]. Jeffries, former pubilist. It is un-
derstood he was soon to have been
appointed postmaster at Nowata. He
is prominent in the republican party
in the Third Oklahoma district
The murder of Mrs. Goheen was the
thirteenth in Nowata county since
statehood. Last week Nowata citi-
zens, after raising $1,000 cash re-
ward for the apprehension of Mrs.
Goheen's slayer, advised Governor
Cruce that conditions in Nowata coun-
ty were intolerable In the former
twelve killings. no one was convicted.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

We do not know whether the Gun
ard line still boasts that not single
life of passenger has been lost on
their boats. but they used to claim
that it was true. Ocean travel on a
transatlantic liner is safer than rail-
way travel on the best of roads.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

The wireless gossip over the sea
was cruel in effect. For example, that
the Titanic was running to Halifax
under her own steam; that she was
being towed in all right: that the
boats had all been swept away, etc.
Equally cruel the refusal of the Car
pathia to answer leading questions
hour after hour.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

The sacrifice of SO many lives will
not be tntirely in vain if from this
terrible accident shall come better
laws. saving thousands of lives in the
future. Few people knew that boats
and RATS are never provided for much
more than half the passengers and
crew Of the great liners. Those ves-
sells have room for gymnasiums. thea
ters, and other alluring Injuries, but
cannot spare space for more boats
than will hold half the number Of per-
sons on board!
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-24

A writer in the Baltimore Sun says
the rule of the sea, women and chill
dren first" is mistake. Mems lives
are more valuable, especially heads
of families and such men of talent as
Butt, Smith, Stead, Hays and Strauss.
But the rule Of the sea is the more
civilized and Christian code, not the
survival of the fittest but the protec-
tion of the weak and helpless.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-15
EPWORTH LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS

At the monthly business meeting
of the Epworth League held in the
League room of the Methodist Epis-
copal church last evening, the follow
ing officers were chosen:
President, w. L. Waters; first vice
president, Fannie Wylie; second vice
president, Ellen Gregory, third vice
president, Marie Snyder, fourth vice
president, Ida Hinderman; secretary,
Alfred Chistiansen; treasurer, Edna
Earl organist Edna wisdom; choir
lister, Doris Gregory
The reports stated that the present
membership of the league is 103, a
growth of more than $50 per cent
within one year. The average attend
ance at devotional meetings for the
past six months was rs. Many poor
and sick people have been visited and
helped. classes of students in both
Japan and Chinese have been taught
and seventy-five dollars was given to
missions.
new pulpit light, a beautiful in
dividual communion set and the new
lawn are among the things the
league has done to improve the
church.
The treasurer's report showed that
S432.10 has been raised for all pur-
poses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-15
PLAN FOR BIG TRIP
TO OLD BALTIMORE

While in Portland during the past
few days attending a meeting of the
finance committee of the knights of
Pythias grand lodge, County Judge
Maloney, delegate-elect to the demo-
cratic national convention at Balti-
more conferred with other members
OF the delegation regarding the trip
to Baltimore in June. Owing to the
impossibility of getting the entire del
egation together no formal meeting
was held and no time has been set
for such a meeting.
1t is the intention of the delegation
however to make the trip to Balti-
more in body and to perfect the or
ganization and transact other busi-
ness enroute. At this time chief in.
terest centers in the selection of a
national committeeman from Oregon.
II Is understood that Sen. NJ. A. Mil
Ter, present committeeman, aspires to
succeed himself. 1t Is known how
ever that he will have opposition and
among those receiving mention for
his post are Judge A. S. Bennett, The
Dalles; Judge Will r, King and Fred
V. Holman of Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-15
MAY 29 NAMED AS
| COMMENCEMENT DAY
CLASS OF SEVENTEEN HIGH
STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE
Professor Ressler of Agricultural
College Will Deliver commencement
Address and Rev. Brooks of Walla
Walla Baccalaureate Sermon.

But two more weeks of school re-
main and the anticipation of the va
cation close at hand is all that modi-
fies the terrors of examinations,
which will commence next week. The
present week is being spent in re-
view work in preparation of the stu
dents for the ordeal which will show
whether or not they have profited by
the years study.
May %, two weeks from today, has
been set as commencement day for
the high school and on that day sew
enteen members of the class of 1912
will be given diplomas which will en-
title them to entrance to a university
or college. Those who have been
pronounced qualified to receive grad
uation honors are the following:
Karl Eaton, Chester Fee. Chester
Gordon. Claude Hampton. Leo Haw,
John Hinderman Hubert Hopper,
Clayton Strain, Bernice Dillon, Alice
Forshaw, Lenora Horn. Helen Johns,
Delta Morse, Myreu Parlett Claire
Raley Gladys Satterlee and Kather-
inc Stanfield
Prof. Z. D. Ressler of the oregon
agricultural college. one Of the best
known educators of the state and an
eloquent speaker, has been invited to
make the commencement address
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-15
ANIMALS PLAY SQUAT TAG"
SAYS CURATOR OF BRONX ZOO

New York.-Do animals play
games? Curator Ditmars of the
Bronx Geological park believes that
many animals do. and he has arrived
at that conclusion after much observa-
ton.
Three Peruvian chinchillas for ex-
ample were observed indulging in a
modification of a childish game call
ed squat tag The one who was
it would give a little squeak and at
the signal the other two would roll
over The third would try to nip the
tail of one of the other two if he
could reach one of them before the
animal he was tagging had got
completely on its back.
Squirrels have an organized game
which Mr.. Ditmars calls "hide the
nut" and some species of deer run
races, usually jumping races Badgers
at play. In time he says the little pigs
began to take notice, and after sew
eral days it was observed that they
were playing tag" in a very unsys-
tematic manner. The guinea pigs. al
though usually of gentle disposition,
seemed to quarrel more over their
game than did the others.
The sins we wink at today are the
ones we will embrace tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-15
FATHER SHOOTS SON WHO
CALLS UPON HIS OWN WIFE
Young Mans Spouse Is Stepdaughter
of Father, Who Declares He Shot
i'm Self-DefenSe


i'm Self-Defense.
Chicago, Ill.,-A fight between
father and son, because the latter in
sisted upon interviewing his wife,
who happens to be the stepdaughter
of the former resulted in shooting
affray The victim is Arthur Shell,
27 years old. He was shot twice by
his father, John Shell, who is locked
up at the Twenty Second street sta
ton.
The shooting occurred when Shell
called at the home of his father. 2426
La Sale streets, to see his wife, who
is the daughter of the elder Shell S
wife
When refused the interview the
young man became abusive, where
upon the father attempted to eject
him from the home. In the fight that
followed revolver was brought into
play by the father, who fired two
sots. both of which struck the son.
The wounded man was taken TO the
Peoples hospital Examination of
the wounds showed that one of the
bullets entered his left lung while
the other penetrated the left wrist.
Captain Ryan sent detectives to the
hospital to get statement from he
son, but the attending physicians
stated his condition was too serious
to all him to talk.
The father declared he fired in self
defense.