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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

Peace Day is May Is. 1t is observed
annually by the schools of all nations.
Suitable exercises are easily arranged,
including hymns to peace. quotations
from standard writer's. and pictures of
heroes of peace.
A Peace Flag is made by sewing a
wide white border around a national
flag. Each nation makes its own
peace flag from its national flag and
white. which is the symbol of peace.
The use of the peace flag in schools
teaches the new patriotism, loyalty to
the ideals of peace and good citizen
ship.
War costs too much. Many people
pay direct taxes, and all people pay
indirect taxes. So all the people, poor
as we'll as rich. women as well as men,
and child laborers also, help to pay
for soldiers, battleships and powder.
In 1910, II per cent of the national
income was spent for war purposes,
leaving less than 80 per cent for all
other government expenses.
One battleship costs as much as
any one of our largest universities,
land, building, and equipment. The
average life of battleship is IL years.
EACH time one of the big guns is fired
the shot costs more than theiaveraga
salary paid to school teachers in the
United. States for one year. ni
siiS6e 1900 over so International dis
putes have been Settled by arbitra-
ton.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

Indian Commissioner Valentine has
promulgated a set of rules regarding
the Indian service that ought to be
read by every Indian in the domain
of the United States. Ii the same prae-
tical methods had been followed from
the beginning the Indian race would
not now be so near extinction, The
remnant OF the race however is well
worth the effort the government is so
tardily putting forth. The circular
sent out is as follows:
To Every Indian and to Every Indian
Service Employee
OUR TASK
/. 10000 Indian families 100000
acres. $6S0.o0o.OoO property
Average OF each family, Ice. $lor
600 plus
Inform ourselves of every case
where a family has no means or made
quate means for a start.
?. Reform allotment work 70 the
family basis.
3. Leave no stone unturned to get
every family sanitarily housed Fresh
air.
A. Take immediate emergency
measures to greatly reduce infant NOR
tality. Save the babies.
5. Improve the food supply; quality
and quantity
6. Establish industrial loan funds
so that every family may have at once
adequate tools.
Z. Start voluntary Indian home i'm
proyement organizations among Indian
women. to supplement the work Of
field matrons. There should be more
appeal to Indian women to help their
race
s. Push Industrial training in every
Indian school,
9. In every school rigidly segregate
children with trachoma tuberculosis,
or any other Infections or contagious
disease. and run the school in com
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10
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There is no sound reason for sus-
pecting that Colonel Roosevelt will
bolt the nominee of the Chicago con-
vention. The colonel has frankly stat
ed that he will support the candidate
selected by his party at the Chicago
convention. And that ought to be
sufficient In the long years of his
public career, has the colonel ever been
known to change his plans, once those
plans had been decided upon and an
nounced? AS compared with the col
onel the 'fixed and constant North
Star" is as cariable and fiickering as
the flame OF the wax candle He is I'M
alterable, immutable, static and adam
ant. As well expect a marble figure
to brush fly off its nose as that the
colonel, once having said he would do
a thing. would fail that thing to do.
Besides, to whom would the colonel
bolt, or whittier? The Globe-Democrat
makes point of the fact that the
to the sins, defects and blemishes of
the republican party And that paper
sees an ominous portent in the same
silence. But it should be understood
that the colonel has been busy enumer-
ating the derelictions of the republi-
can party. He has stayed Industrious
ly on the job. But he's only been at
it short time. AS prolific and fluent
an enumerator even as the colonel
could hardly be expected in month
or two to complete an inventory of the
republican partyss errors and blunders
and malevolent designs.
/ Give the colonel time He'll get
around to assailing the democratic
party after a. while. And the colonel
is privileged to do anything he wants
to the democratic party except join it.
! Joplin Globe.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10
uNogssrupY PRESIDENTS.

St. Louis Globe Democrat: Mr.. Bryan
is not precisely naming the demo
cratic presidential nominee, but there
is more than one way to reach this re-
suit. One is by elimination. Harmon
was disposed of by Bryan by direct
objection. and now Underwood, who
picked up three southern delegations,
with a prospect of more, must reckon
with Bryan's active hostilities. Within
q short time Bryan has held two long
conferences with Speaker Clark, and
it is clear that Underwood was chiefly
the subject. The Alabama candidate
is not as radica las Bryan desires and
is personally uncongenial to the latter.
Up to this time Bryan has not sue
ceeded in reaching the presidency him
self nor in naming substitute. But
liz he continues to mark out democratic
candidates so few will be left that tae
idea will present itself that the logical
plan is to head the ticket himself. Col
Roosevelt claims to have selected a
president, but so unsatisfaetorily to
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

deepest fact about man, for the new
religious consciousness, is not that hl
is a sinner, but that he is a son o
God. Sonship to God is bis nature
Sin is simply an accident of his his
tory. The whole man, body. soul AM
spirit; thought, desire and viii; al
recognized as the creation of God
That a desire or a deed is natural
is now a defense, and not an accuse
ton. 1t is confessed that We have
right to our hearts desire. so loni
as the attainment of it will not hard
right to work hard, and be successfll
We have a right to love, and to lov
with the whole nature. We have i
right to have pleasure in life Chris
tians enjoy the dance and the theate|
without any stain or strain on the
conscienees. Our whole Christie
thought and feeling has been hums
lied. The church trusts humanity
great deal more than its creed wouI
indicate that humanity could be tr1ls
ed.
2. And the reason for the chan :
is just this: That we have discovers
the meaning of love in human IL
God is Love-" said the Apostle b
he didn't stop there. Went on to q
inevitable conclusion. Love is
Cod Tolstoi went one step fartff
Saw and spoke the whole truf|
Where love is, there God is also'
Any kind of love. A child's love h
kitten. A mothers love for her D
or girl A mans love for a woma'
A patriots love for his country.
philanthropist' love for the wreck
and needy They are all sparks fra
the central fire which burns in a'
heart of God. And so is the phi 81
opher's love of truth. And the arti$ 81
love of beauty. Talk of total Id
pravity," when men on the Titan II
saw their loved ones safe in the III
boat, and faced death with SIN 81
One mother, wearing herself to wei
ness by the bedside of sick child
enough to, nail that "total deprayik
lie for ever. Love is the image of Ct
in which man was made; and love
still here. Humanity, then, is
last. Not "alienated from God
wicked works" 1t is weak. Ii laM
wisdom. 1t needs education and
spiration. But it is sound at the cl N
A young woman said to me the cd
night, 81 don't think | could hurt ~
thing that lives" She had spoken
herself as if she had no religion
said to her, my dear friend, you -
not know the creeds, but you
found the secret of the divine life, 81
have it planted in your heart"
humanity has been redeemed
ecclesiastical SANDER, and we
come to see that the history of ma Nj
the development of the kingdoN.
God.
CHARLES B. mitchell
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10
THE TRUSTS AND Roosevelt
AND TAFT,

In twenty-five years of political
struggle. have found the one great
issue overshadowing and including all
others-the encroachment of the pow
erful few on the rights of the many.
All the issues of today are but phases
OF this one great question. How shall
the individual the farmer, the worker,
and all those who pay tribute, be set
free from the unjust exactions of the
tariff, the railroads, the money power,
and other forms of oppression by spe-
cial interests?
The combinations have unlawfully
taken possession of the whole con-
try. They control transportation, man
ufaeturing, mining, capital and credit,
the market price of everything the far
mer sells, the market price of every
thing the consumer must buy. They
have achieved this control-except as
TO few of the older trusts-almost
entirely under the last two administra-
tions. Notwithstanding the prosecu-
tions for which so much has been
claimed
When Roosevelt became president,
the total amount of the stock and bond
issues of all combinations and trusts,
iucnding the railways then in com
bination. was only s3.ts4,000,OO0. When
be turned the country over to Taft,
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and soul, can love. Wrong for him to
enjoy pleasure Wrong for him to
seek amusement. A smiling face, in
the old Puritan days, was evidence OF
an knregenerate heart. In the eigh.
teenth century, the Methodists put a
ban on theater-going, dancing and
card-playing. Worldly amusements, >
these were The only legitimate
form of amusement was a prayer
meeting. All this was logical appli-
cation of the church doctrine of the
total de'prayity OF human nature. If
a mans nature was evil, and only evil,
and evil continually. of course his de-
sires were wrong; and the saints had
to see that he didn't get any more
chance to indulge them than the
church could help.
But humanity is coming to its own.
Our instructive attitude is Just the re-
vesse of the Puritan attitude The
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

It has, been carefully figured out
that the amount spent for war in any
one year is about $S for each person
The war funds, if divided among all
the people, would give to each man
woman, and child, So.
Or reckon it the other way. Each
person must give up $S in money OF
labor, to make up the war fund. He
can't refuse and say he doesn't believe
In war funds-the government takes
the SO directly or indirectly.
Or try it this way. Count up how
much the city you live in is paying this
year for war expenses. Multiply 81
by the population. Are there 5000
people in your city? 5000 times IS is
$4,000. That would buy public i'm
provements that would last genera
ton The next year another $4,000
would be useful. And every year
another.
When will peace come?
On the day that we refuse to pay
for war
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

President Taft is progressive enough
to discover that Col. Roosevelt is the
most dangerous man in the United
States. but it took him great many
years to reach that conclusion. On
the other hand the colonel has at last
found out that Taft is lamentably
weak. Not long ago if any man in
the country had said the things about
Taft that he is now declaring from
the housetops he would have used that
short and ugly word with so much en-
phasis that it would have frozen the
blood of every traducer of the presi-
dent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

1t is not at all unlikely that there
will be strange and unlocked for
mixup in both national conventions
this summer. Taft and Roosevelt are
each day making it more and more inn
possible for the republicans to nomi-
nate either one of them. Clark and
Wilson on the democratic ticket on
the other hand are running so close
that a deadlock is in the range of pos
sibillties and in such an event the
democratic convention is almost sure
to turn to Bryan. Many democratic
leaders all over the country would like
to see Mr.. Bryan president and there
will be little disappointment if he is
nominated.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The Vinita printers union has taken
official notice of the fact that large
portion of the public printing is sent
outside the county The timeliness of
this action is too apparent to need
comment. But there are other institu-
tions that send away for vast amount
of printing that could and should be
done at home. The wages paid the
printers of Vinita is large item in the
trade of the city and is all spent in
Vinita This to say nothing of the
business that should come to the local
printing plants ought to be sufficient
excuse for the adoption of the resolu-
tion by the printers of yinita:
Resolution.
Whereas, it has come to the notice
of this union that public officials of
Craig county are ordering public print
ing from foreign houses, to the detri-
ment of Vinita and Craig county, and
contrary to the policy of Keeping
Northeastern Oklahoma Money in
Northeastern Oklahoma, and
Whereas, Craig County, having facil-
tiles sufficient to print any and all
blanks. stationery, etc, equal to any
and superior to many outside firms,
while prices here are no higher, saving
the. delay in receiving, freight, and
other expenses, at the same time. furn-
ishing additional employment to prin-
ters in this county.
Whereas, it is not in accord with
the general policy of keeping all money
at hon1e and among local people and
in local circulation, but detrimental to
the city, county aud state. Therefore
be it
Resolved. that yinita Typographical
Uunion No 4s4. respectfully ask that
the public officials give Craig county
printing concerns preference in all
public printing, where prices are not
excessive and detrimental to the tax
payers. That in SO doing they are not
only helping the individual printing
offices of the county. but indirectly
assisting the entire people by build
ing home institutions. Be it further
Resolved that this union does not
encourage candidates for public office
who are opposed to giving Craig county
concerns preference in all printing
that can be handled by such concerns.
This union invites the cooperation
of the press of Craig county in its eli
forts to have the public officials give
Craig county that which rightfully be-
longs to her in the matter of public
printing.
Adopted by yinita Typographical
Union, May 7th, 1912.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

partments. no matter at what loss to
the scholastic work
10. Bring at the earliest possible
date all the Indians property holdings
to bear on behalf of our two aims
Health and Industry.
IL Cooperate with state authori-
ties in every practicable way
12 We can accomplish these ends
only if We seek in every way the help
of the Indians themselves.
Respectfully,
R. G. VALENTINE,
Commissioner.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

the bridge is washed out the city re-
fuses to rebuild it, The merchants OF
vinita are the real losers in the trans
action. The city council does not see
its way clear to rebuild the bridge.
1t saw it's way clear TO make the water
consumers pay an exorbitant price for
water meters. The sooner the present
council is gotten rid of the faster win
Vinita grow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The supreme court of Louisiana re-
Gently rendered a decision in the case
of Doyle v. Fuerst and Kaemer (56
So. 906) which is of interest to every
one who even occasionally dimes in a
public restaurant The plaintiff claim
ed that he was poisoned from having
eaten cakes and chocolate with whip
ped cream at the defendants confec-
tionery where refreshments were
served to the public. The court holds
that a seller of food, such as chocolate
and cakes sold at public eating place,
is presumed to know any unwhole-
some condition of the food, and is liza
BILE for damages to purchaser through
being made i'll on account of unwhole-
someness. 1t is common knowledge,
to which the keeper of public eating
place must be held, that food in which
the process of decomposition has be-
gun is liable to make the person who
eats it iii. The measure of damages
sustained by purchaser of food, who
is made i'll through its unwholesome-
ness, is not merely reimbursement of
the price, but all damages that were
foreseen or could have easily been
foreseen as likely to have resulted.
The court thinks that $100 was not
an excessive award to purchaser of
food for illness resulting from pto-
maine poisoning caused by uhwhole-
someness of the, food. where he suf-
fered intense pain. believed for two
hours that he was in danger of death
and suffered an attack of jaundice in
consequence.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The candidacy of J. b. Thompson of
Pauls Valley for congressman at large
is meeting with general favor by the
democrats throughout the state.
Thompson is we'll known, able and
popular and is pretty sure to win out
in the election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

In his speech at Boston MIR. TAFT in
timated that after all. Theodore Roose-
welt is mot necessary to the life of the
nation" 1t will occur to great many
people that the man who is important
enough to select his successor as pres
ident of the United States is not to
be sneered at-just because he is now
trying to name a successor to his suc-
eessor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

his own taste that he now feels it to
be an imperative duty to make fur
ious canvass for third term. On the
democratic side the leader in three
battles is the most influential man
now. Both parties it seems have an
Indispensable Individual.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10


The supreme court of Oklahoma has
reversed two cases this week on pc
culiar and altogether unusual grounds.
One case was reversed because the
Judge left the bench during the pro-
ress of the trial to take part in the
prosecution, and the other case was re-
yersed because the Judge left the beneh
during the argument of counsel and
walked to the back side OF the court
room. Both We're considered reversible
errors and not without good reason.
4 Judge on the bench is supposed to
have enough to do to hold the scales
so that equal and exact justice Will be
done. To go to sleep or take a jour
ney during the progress of a trial IS
standing a chance at least of looslng
control OF the proceedings. The most
unpardonable offense however is for
a Judge to undertake the prosecution
of case in which he is acting as
Judge.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

When the city council with the aid
of the mayor attempted to hold up the
town to the tune of $4,000 the Chief
tain stepped into the breach and saved
the taxpayers that amount The at
tempt nov to even up is to refuse to
rebuild the Bull creek bridge which
was built and donated to the city by
the property owners on the east side.
Tt Is simply shifting the merchants of
yinita. The present administration is
the smallest and the meanest Vinita
has had in its history
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

Up to date Col. Roosevelt has not
accepted the challenge to joint de-
bate in Oklahoma sent him by ex-Gov-
ernor G. n Haskell. With Taft on his
trail perhaps he hasn't the time, be-
sides he is hunter of big game.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

To all those who ask whom the
Chieftain Is supporting for Office in
Craig county we will state that the
entire democratic ticket nominated at
the August primaries may count on
the support of this paper.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

Two bridges ON Bull creek We're
washed out Saturday night, One one
East Sequoyah avenue in the city
limits and one outside Of town south
Of town. A vast amount of trade is
kept out of town on account of the de,
struction of these bridges. If these
bridges are not rebuilt Vinita Will
surely and swiftly feel the effects OF it.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The Chieftain has always insisted
and still insists that concrete bridges
and eulverts only should be built. They
will last forever and are consequently
the cheapest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The amount of trade DETECTED from
Vinita merchants by the loss of the
two bridges east of town by high
water recently would soon amount to
enough to pay for new bridges. Vinita
cannot afford to shat people out of
town for want OF roads and bridges.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

When Judge Alton b. Parker said
the Hartman syndicate had furnished
money to finance *the Roosevelt cam
.paign in 1904, the Colonel jumped up
and called him a liar Afterwards the
Hartman letters were made public
proving that Parker had not lied.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

The residents on the east side built
bridge over Bull creek and gave it
to the city. Now that the bridge is
washed out new one should be put
in.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10

live bunch of men can make Vinita
a town of 10000 within five years. We
have never lived UP to our oppor-
tunities