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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
Scorpions FaIntlno Ell.

The scorpion that Is placed In the
center OF ring of Goals does not com
NIT suicide by stinging himself to
death, as has been claimed. In lands
where The scorpion abounds It is a
regular pastime among countrymen to
ring a scorpion with fire and watch
him commit, as Is believed, the happy
despatch. Nevertheless, the scorpion
mas the last laugh, as 1t were.
The scorpion. though an inhabitant
OF torrid regions, is so delicately or
ganized that a very slight increase
above the normal temperature pro-
duces condition In him analogous to
a fainting fit. Driven desperate by
the heat, he lashes his tail wildly,
giving the impression that he is plung-
Ing his sting into his own body. Then
he falls motionless. AS a presumably
dead scorpion has no further interest
for the spectators, he is usually left
where he has fallen, and after the
fire has died down, he RECEIVERS and
crawls away.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
Peacock Throne Of Persia.

The throne, itself, which now graces
the audience hall of the Persian Sha-
han-Shah, or King of Kings" is a
magnificent work of art, sumptuous in
the extreme. 1t is a jeweled platform,
sometimes compareds to a field bed
about four feet high and FIVE feet by
eight feet In area, resting on six mas
sive legs. with four additional sup
ports, and mounted by double step.
A heavy railing, decorated with metal
knobs and finals. emboxes the rug
bedecked seat, and rises at the rear
to form an elevated back, against
which the shah sits In Oriental fash
Ion, supported by a bolster-cushion
and surrounded by pillows. The rich
incrustations Of jewels, the highly or
nate character Of the lacquer work,
and the delicacy of the traceries and
arabesque designs impart to the
throne an exquisiteness OF finish and
beauty that is quite its own.-From
Constantinople to Persia. by A. v. w.
Jackson.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
Mothers, DAY at the MethodIst Church

Mothers Day at the Methodist churcI
Emblem: The carnation, white an,
pink. If mother is living the pink car
nation will be worn; if mother is deat
the emblem will be the white carna
ton.
All mothers will be seated in the cen
ter section of the church.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY.
8: 45 a. m, Sunday school,
1900 a. m., preaching. Subject
"Voices of the Dead"
2:3O p. M Junior League.
800 p. m, Boys Brigade.
700 p. m, Senior League.
500 p. m, preaching Subject, MY
Mothers Bible"
Musie-The old songs our mothers
sang.
Friends of the church and strangers
in the city are cordially invited TO at
ted these services All fathers and
mothers are very specially invited Let
all the children come.
w, II, ROPER, Pastor.
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laying Steel on M. o. & G.


Fairland, okla, May 11.-Fairlant
can show a part of the M. 0. & G
railroad at least. The Frisco people
finished up the connection last Mon
day morning, and in the afternoon the
army of colored men that is camped
near town, flew to laying steel and
when night came on they had a quar-
ter of a mile of track built and a
string of M. o. & c. cars set in on
their own tracks.
The unloading of these cars Of rail-
road equipment has almost covered a
wheat field and great crowds of sigh
seers visit the grounds daily.
Grading is now going on all along
the line, there being about fifteen diff
ferent camps between here and Grand
river.
The steel gang will hop on to these
grades as fast as they get to them, as
the company is anxious to get the
track land to the river so they can
haul their bridging out and begin
bridge work.
Everything is now moving at a live
ly rate and the next few weeks sire
going to produce some radical changes
along the route.
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Must Conceal Personal cruso.

0ld-time enmities such as existed be.
tween Blaine and Gonkling have been
unknown in late years at Washington
A public man passing another without
a word of greeting is a rare spectacle
in the Washington of today. Public
opinion has little patience with the
man who holds grudge, and the Old.
time cutting at social functions will
not be tolerated. The most pronounced
political enemies maintain social
poise and courtesy. and this marks .
change in the intercourse Of political
life. Even leadership lacks much OF
the personal characteristics of former
years. Issues today are predominant
and the political leader must keep his
title personal grudge hatchet well con-
eealed.
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| perienced a wonderful growth and stu
dents and faculty are loath to see hin
leave, but he feels that the post In
Calcutta offers a greater field of use
fulness.
The university track team is in ex.
cellent condition for the intercollegi.
ate meet to be held at Kingfisher May
II. 1t will go into the contest en-
deavoring to retrieve the defeat of last
week at the hands of the fast A. e NJ.
college team. Coach Wantland says
his protegees are in much better shape
than at the time of the dual contest
and should show to advantage.
Frank Buttram, 10, chemist for the
Oklahoma Geological Survey, returned
recently from a ten days trip through
the eastern part of the state He visit
ed the six glass factories of Oklahoma
and inspected the glass sand ledges in
the Kiamachi mountains Mr.. Buttram
reports the sand easily accessible and
of much better quality than that the
Oklahoma manufacturers are import
ing from st. Louis.
Rev. r. Il. Goodrich of Saint Luke's
church of Oklahoma city, addressed
the girls of the University Monday aft
ernoon.
The Sooners defeated Baker univer-
sity in both singles and doubles in 2 !
dual match played on the Oklahoma
courts Saturday. Edwin Minteer of
Norman played the singles and Orthell
Jones Of Oklahoma City and Paul Oar
rough of Hugo the doubles. Darrough
also played two matches in singles.
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STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.

Or. Turley has returned from q
weeks stay at Chicago University
where he has been in the interest OF
the medical department of Oklahoma
University.
Miss Helen Knox, state secretary OF
the Young Womens Christian Associa
tions of Texas, gave series of talks
before the women of the uniyerai!y
last week. Aside from the four pub.
lie meetings, Miss Knox met the girls
in private conferences. Large crowds
were in attendance and much interest
was shown in the splendid addresses.
A large delegation of university stu.
dents went to Oklahoma City Wednes-
day night to hear Victor Herbert and
his famous orchestra
Mr. Hobart Houston, assistant to
Miss Kate Barnard in the state depart
ment of charities and corrections, ad.
dressed Prof Dowds class in Grim.
inology Monday morning. He took as
his theme, Prisons and the Reform in
Prison Management
Earl Christmas of Pond Creek has
been chosen associate editor of the
college paper for next year. Jack
Myers is the new circulation manager.
The faculty and seniors win play
their annual ball game next Friday if
present prospects materalize The en-.
tire student body always attends this |
burlesque of the national pastime.
w r. Molinard of Oklahoma City
will address the Engineers. Club of the |
univ 4rsity May Is, Mr.. Molinard grad.
uated from Johns Hopkins when elec-
trical engineering was yet in its in.
fancy. He came to Oklahoma from
Canada little over year ago as rep
resentative of large engineering and
operating company.
The annual baseball games between
the classes, schools and departments
for the championship of the university
began last week. The teams entered
the from the freshman, sophomore,
junior and senior classes of the col.
lege of arts and sciences. the college
of engineering, the school of law, and
the schools of medicine and pharmacs.
Joseph J. Mcconnell, Jr., the popu. +,
lar general Y. M. C. A. secretary, locat- .
ed at the university, has resigned his
position here, the same to take effect
With the close of the regular college
term in June. He leaves to take a
position as Y. NJ. c. A. secretary Of the
of Calcutta in Calcutta, In
dia. During Mr.. Mceonnell's stay at
Oklahoma the Y. NJ. c. A. has ex-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
No Boxing for washInoton eIr,,

NO Boxing for Washington Girls.
Teach girls In the high and normal
schools boxing? Well, hardly think
So"
That expresses the general attitude
OF the school officials when asked
whether they thought it would be a
good plan to introduce the manly art
among the young women of Washing.
ton. Yes, they were in favor Of
physical culture, and wanted to see
the girls courageous. but--yes, it was
a good idea, an excellent one. in fact.
but And there the matter stood.
A dispatch recently received here
from Les Angeles. CAL, told how the
girls Of the schools there had been in
the habit OF donning boxing gloves i'm
spare moments. The dispatch was
the cause OF the discussion at school
headquarters.
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WARD or GOVERNMENT
LONG AND ARDUous SERVICE OF
MULE RECOGNIZED.
II Has Beer Said That Republics Were
Ever ungrateful, but This Incl.
dent Seems to Dlsproye
the Statement.

Almost thirty years ago, so the ar
cniyeE OF the war department dis
close, Lieutenant w. A. Kobbe of the
Third artillery, who was stationed at
Mount Vernon barracks. Alabama, re-
ported TO the war department that
there was at that post a white mule
named Mexique. which had been for
many years in the service OF the Unit
ed States. but which had at last been
ordered sold. The officers Of the post.
Lieutenant Kobbe said, desired per-
mission to purchase the animal and
Keep and care for 1t at their own ex-
pense.
Major F. L. Guenther Of the Second
artillery to whom the petition was
referred. reported that the mule in
question was originally left at Key
West barracks In 1S48 by portion of
the army returning from Mexico at
the cl2se Of the war with that coun-
During the time that / served at
Key West, from 1875 to 1880, the mule
did not miss days work from any
cause. He is very old and has been
worn out by his long service in the
quartermaster's department. If there
is any way to provide for him, l should
be glad to have 1t done, as the ex-
pense to the government would be
little or nothing"
The petition went through the regu.
lar channels until 1t reached the quar-
termaster general, who indorsed 1t as
follows:
ITO promote the sentiment of kind
ness toward animals that are 10 inti-
mately connected with military men,
1t is recommended in this special case
that this mule be kept in the depart
ment and left to the care of those
whose kindly feelings are SO deeply
enlisted in his behalf"
General Sherman submitted the case
70 the secretary of war, with the fol-
lowing report:
! have seen the mule, and whether
rue or not, the soldiers believe it was
cit at Big Spring, where Mount Ver-
ION barracks now are, at the time Gen.
'ral Jackson's army encamped there,
lpout lSl9-lS20. Tradition says that
I was once sorrel, but now It is
Vhite from age. The quartermaster's
department VIII be chargeable with
ngratitude II the mule Is sold. or the
are OF maintenance of 1t thrown on
ne charitable officers of the post. I
Idyise that 1t be kept In the depart
nent, fed and maintained until death
think the mule was at Fort Morgan.
lobile Point, when l was there in J
S42." I
The secretary OF war thereupon
1ade the following order:
Let this mule be kept and well
ared for as long as he lives" I
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vinita, Okla, May 10th, 1871.

Vinita, Okla, May 10th, 1912
Office of the County Treasurer,
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma
The following registered County
Warrants will be paid on presentation
Court Fund Warrants, Nos. 327 to
1856. inclusive.
Poor and Insane Fund Warrants
Nos. 106 to l07, inclusive.
Road and Bridge Fund Warrants,
Nos. 152 to 155, inclusive.
Supply Fund Warrants, Nos. 1855 to
176, inclusive.
Cattle Fund Warrants, Nos. So TO ~,
Inclusive.
Interest ceases 30 days from date of
call,
Very respectfully,
E. d. FICKLIN,
2t County Treasurer.
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Presbyterian Church.

Services both morning and evening
at II a. M, and s p. m. The Sunday
school will celebrate Mothers Day
and the morning service is planned
after the same purpose. Part of the
program prepared by the children for
Sunday school will be repeated at the
morning service, and appropriate music
will be rendered. Home, Sweet Home"
will be sung. The men, boys and girls
are asked to wear a white flower to
services tomorrow. Every mother in
attendance at Sunday school and morn
ing service will be presented with a
white carnation by the Sunday school,
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Christian Endeayor at Z p. N.
You are most cordially invited to
worship with us,
w. 0. DAVIS, Pastor
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COUNTY JUDGE

] am candidate for reelection to
the Office of County Judge of Craig
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary to be held in
August | stand on my old platform
that of low taxes and law enforcement
ask the support of all voters who
view these matters as l do.
S. F. PARKS.
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"Philbrick, never have the slight.
est trouble In remembering your
name. ] think of jackpot and I've
got you at once
What's the Connection"
well, jackpot suggests bathroom:
bathroom reminds me of bath brick.
and from bath brick to Philbrick the
transition is easy"
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must continue the
use OF dynamite, but before perma.
nent barracks ard officers quarters
for the soldiers who are to guard the
big ditch can be constructed there,
the use of all high power explosives
must be discontinued. Hence 1t is
that there IS a good deal Of hurrying
On the part Of the constructors and a
good deal of grumbling by the SOL
diers, members of the Tenth infantry,
who are already scattered along the
new water course all the way from
Colon to the city of Panama, more
] than forty miles.
! The wives of the officers are par
! ticularly noisy in their attacks on the
government, which they say first
hustled the men from comfortable
quarters at Fort Harrison, Indian.
apolis, to San Antonio, Tex, and
thence, after eight months, to the
isthmus, where no preparation had
been made to house them. This atti.
tude OF the women of the regiment
isn't quite fair to the war department
The 1,200 men of Col. Henry A.
Green's command were, 1t is true. or
dered directly from the Mexican Dor
der to service along the Panama
canal Secretary Stimson. however,
took particular pains to get word to
the wives and children of the officers
that quarters had not been prepared |
FOR them and advising them to remain
at Fort Harrison or with friends else
where until buildings could be con.
structed for their use.
However, families had been widely /
separated. for several months. and
most of the women folks. somewhat
peeyish over the uncertainty of the
outlook, secured transportation tc
Newport News, and sailed thence BY
government transport to the strip of Ii
continent discovered some 400 years
ago by Balboa. On arrival. of course
they did not find steam-heated. velvet. /,
homes. In truth, they were
plunged into such gloom as the unini
tlated usually meet In equatorial fun
giles. They were not only houseless
but out in the rain, and everybody {
who has ever been in the tropics at |
mis- season Of the year knows what It /
means to be out in the rain there. |
But the women of the army did
lot turn around and run away from
he situation. They did the best they
'ould, some going to Panama, some
o Cuiebra, and others to small ham. :,
cts that had sprung up along the :
anal In the last half dozen years
art OF them are at hotels, some are
structures erected by the isthmian {
ommission, and some are, living
With the private citizens of the Pan.
manian republic.
AS soon as the last blast of nitro. G
iycerin Is set of by the ditch con. +
the work of bringing com. +,
ore to Uncle Sans khaki-clad war.
ors VIII be begun and rushed with
! possible speed to completion. All
Hcers' quarters and barracks will (
constructed of concrete and will
ave all modern convenienees, includ
q electric lights. OF course. If con. - !,
ruction of these buildings should be u
'gun while thousands OF tons of ex- IN
osives were being set off, the struo- 81
res would De cracked, thrown out of A
umb and in some cases tumbled
'wn 1t Is hoped to complete the
oFS OF blasting by May l next"
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FoR REGISTER OF DEEDS

| desire to announce myself as a
candidate for the office of Register Of
Deeds of Craig County, Okla, subject
to the action of the Democratic prj.
mary to be held in August, 1872
w. L. TROTT.
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FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce Mrs. II. w C. Shelton can
didate for the office of County Super.
lntendent of Schools of Craig County,
subject to the Democratic primary in
August.
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FOR sHERIFF.

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce Billy Friend a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Craig County, subject to August
primary.
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8 a ! d a United
States army Off.
Ger the other day
who recently re.
turned from Co
Ion. ITO finish
the great canal
connecting t h g
Atlantic and Pa
cifc oceans Col
onel Goethals
must continue the
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The Chieftain is authorized to an.
ounce the candidacy of e. N. William.
'on, to the office of Register Of Deeds
of Craig County, Oklahoma, subject
to the action of the Democratic
Primary of August, 1912.
p. N. WILLIAMSON.
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce j. Wes Harris candidate for
County Commissioner for the Third
District of Craig County, subject to
the Democratic primary.
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FOR COUNTY suPERlNrENpENT

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce Thomas w. Smith of Centralia
as candidate for Superintendent of
Schools of Craig County, subject to
the Democratic primary in August.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
. o 100000 ooooooooooc {
FOB COUNTY ATTORNEY.

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Attorney
for Craig County, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary in August.
WILLARD H. VOYLES.
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FOR DISTRICT CLERK

hereby announce myself a candi.
ua'e Tor reelection to the Office of
District Clerk of Craig County, subject
TO the Democratic primary.
LEE R. MITCHELL.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
FRISCO.
North and East Bound.

Leave vinita
-. 4l4--k. G. Meteor .......1:40 a. IN.
10. i2-California Express. 8 AS a. m.
No. 416--Joplin Express. 49,. .9:43 a. m.
No. 4OS-St. Louis Limited ..7:05 p. m.
No 10--St. Louis Meteor. 11.44 p. m.
South and West Bound.
No. 2-Okla City & s. W.. 1906 a. m.
No. 413- Ok. City from X. C..3:3O a. IN.
No. 4O7-ok City fr K.C.-St.L.9:24 a. m.
No. 11-California Express. 1:20 p. m.
No. 415-Sapulpa Express .S:15 p. M.
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FOR COUNTY REPREsENTArIvI

The Chieftain is Authorized to an.
nounce Pete Coyne as a candidate for
Representative in the State Legisla.
ture from Craig County, subject to the
Democratic Primary, August 9th.
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FOR SUPREME JUDGE.

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce N. B. Maxey of Muskogee for
the office of Judge of the supreme
Court from district number one, sub
ject to the Democratic primary August
9th.
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| am a candidate for reelection, on
the Democratic ticket. to the Office of
County Attorney of Craig County, Ok
lahoma, subject to the action of the
Democratic voters at the primary to
be held in August, 1912.
O. CATDWET
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FOR CONSTABLE.

me chieftain is authorized to an
nounee Jake Smith a candidate for
constable for Vinita Township. subject
70 the Democratic primary August G.
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Life Not All Gene xet

u suppose you've been begging all
your life, haven't your" said the lady
to The tramp at the back door.
Not yit, was the wanderers reply.
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Money to Loan.

CE0ice farm loans now made at a
7h per cent interest rate, without
commission Money ready 3 X
Gwinnup & Son.
100000 100000 o
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The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce Robt. L. Chamberlin as can
didate for the office of Sheriff of Craig
County. subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary.
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The Chieftain is authorized to an
1ounce the candidacy of Claud S.
Shelton for the nomination for the
ofilce OF County Assessor OF Craig
5ounty, subject to the Democratic
rimary in August.
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The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce the name of r. L. Jackson for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
OF Craig County. subject to the August
primary election.
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ARMY WIVES GRUMBLE|
DO NOT LIKE DELAY IN Bull DING
oFFIcERs' QUARTERS.
Dynamlte ls Cause as Structures Can
not Be Put Up so Long as II is
Used In Ditch Blasting Along
Panama Canal.

IAN extraordinary situation has
arisen in the Panama canal zone"
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The Chieftain is authorized to an
iounce George w. Taylor as a candi-
date for County Commissioner Tor the
Second District of Craig County, sub
ect to the primary in August.
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The Chieftain is authorized to an.
nounee 3. ]. Mcbride of Big Cabin as
a candidate for the Office of County
Clerk of Craig County, subject to the
ction OF the Democratic primary.
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| am candidate for County Com
missioner of the Third Commissioners
District, Craig County, subject to the
democratic primary to be held in
august, 1912.
SAMUEL CHATTERToN,
Big Cabin. Okla.
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FOR COUNTY, AssEssas

desire to announce myself as a can
'ldate for the office of County Assessor
'or Craig County, subject to the action
u the Democratic Primary in August.
w. HOUK.