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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Dr. w. W. Keen, the Noted Surgeon, Sets Forth for'
The Tribune His Reasons for Considering the In
Auence of nti-Vivisection Not Wholly Enrolling
and Says That the "Barbariy Of Vri-
section Is Almost Entire y Imaginary.

know how greatly il has helped me during
all my professional life in saving life and
iessening suffering"
In the event that two letters might fail
To convince. third is here reproduced
This. from Baltimore also the result of
the same article. is from a writer who
had the courage to sign her name and ad-
dress. II reads as follows:
You would appear even the more fiend-
sh on account of your superior intelli-
cence. The future of vivisection-
st is veritable hell. You. l understand
are a man advanced in years, soon to go
before the bar Of justice. Can you meet
your God with the terrible cries ringing in
your ears of these creatures. our helpless
brothers. made by His hand, that you have
drawn and quartered?
How they must haunt you,
When your time comes to die every cry
OF pain and anguish that you have been
the cause of producing in these helpless
creatures will follow you to the depths of
hell"
yet T have drawn and quartered' not
even so much as a mouse" said DR.. Keen
But this same lady tells me that she had
survived one Of the most serious abdom-
inal operations that could he done-a
hystercctomy. This operation was so
perilous that until Lister had devised the
antiseptic method il was never even
thought possible. and its success at the
present day is due chiefly 10 experiment
on animals.
The writer OF the letter. therefore is
herself a witness to the benefit of vivi-
section.
Perhaps. it was suggested, the minds
of the writer's were weak.
The surgeon replied:
Il would willingly accept the suppo-
sition of unbalanced minds as an eXpla-
nation and palhation for such letters but
for their number and for the fact that
they so entirely coincide with almost all
the 'repulsive literature Ito use Lord
Coleridges words published by the var1-
Gus antivivisection societies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

the cost OF the animals. and OF their FOOD
and care, man to look after them--ior
all modern surgical work on animals must
he done with the same strict antiseptic
care as on man or the experiment "''i
surely fail and discredit me 9uthof-a
total expense amounting to 4 very large
sum-"
He offered the following rules which
he said, are in force in practically all
American laboratories Of research:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THE INFLUENCE OF ANTLVNSECTION ON CHARACTER"
Scientist Details Tremendous Strides Of Surgery and Med-
cine in the Last Fifty Years Owing to Experl-
ments on Animals and Asserts That Opponents
Have Expended Vast Sums on Cam
paign Of Abuse and Misrepresentation
escence as in hospital for human be-

valescence as ir hospital for human 30
ings. (Sisned). 49,. 49, ......'''
Director of the Laboratory.
And / may add" said DR.. Keen, that
at the Rockefeller Institute regular nurses
are employed and are on duty, not only
during the day. but at night, when nee
essary."
His second reason for believing that anti
vivisection Injuries character is that, by
putting a greater value on the wellbeing
and the lives of monkeys, guinea pigs,
rabbits, dogs, cats, mice and frogs than
on the lives of human beings, spirit OF
cruelty to human beings is fostered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
MISGUIDED WRITERS.

The surgeon asserted with much eHl-
unasis Il AZ anti-sivisection writers nearly
always state, assume or imply that all
governments are "torturcs"; that is. that
aesthetics are not used. Or. Keen added
that this was wholly erroneous.
IN Great Britain. where according to
him. all experiments are returned to the
government. a table for l906-the latest
he happened to have-would, he said,
show how utterly indefensble was sucn
an assumption. He added that II was
fair presumption that about the same
average exists in the United States.
The table follows:
NEGOTIATIONS. etc, not involving any
operation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...-.-.' 'S'5p
Animals killed under anRsthetics. .... S.i4
Animals allowed TO recover from
ansesthetic but nothing likely TO
cause pain and no furthSr opera
ton allowed without anasthetic... 25)
1000
"In other words explained Dr. Keen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

Continued ON seventh page.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Training Children.

Some facts brought out In the Year
Book Of the Playground and Recrea-
ton Association OF America are Of
much more than passing interest Dur
Ing 1911. s2.750.000 were expended ir
this country for establishment and
fitting up OF public Fairgrounds. More
than 1900 such grounds are main
tanned. Nineteen cities have author
lied the issuing OF bonds to the ex-
tent OF $4,000 900 for playground pur-
poses; and in ~ cities acreage to the
value Of $4,000 has been given in
aid OF the cause. SO systematized
has become this playground work"
and so great and rapid it's extension
that special schools or classes have
been instituted in upward OF so cities
for training OF competent instructors
and managers. "As the twig Is bent
the tree Is inclined" The practical
spirit of the times seeks to prevent
the bending of the twig OF childhood.
so that the tree Of citizenship may
grow as straight and strong as possi-
BILE.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
me cockroaeh and consumptIon.

The cockroaeh and Consumption.
Experiments have been made which
tsnd to show that the common cock
roach is able BY contamination with
fits faces to bring about the souring Of
milk. to infect food and milk with In
testinal bacilli. 70 transmit the con-
sumption bacillus. and to spread and
transmit other germs and molds.
These facts. taken In conjunction
with the life habits OF the insect. lead
TO the conclusion that the eockroach
is able to. and may possibly. play a
small part in the spreading OF con-
sumption and in the transmission Of
pus producing organisms; that the in
sect is in all probability an active
agent in the souring OF milk kept in
kitchens and larders; and that It is
undoubtedly an important factor In
the distribution Of molds to food and
to numerous other articles. especially
when they are kept In dark cup
boards and cellars where cockrosches
abound.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Measuring a RIver's Flow.

In its work of stream gauglng-
measuring the flow and volume of riv.
ers by up-to-date methods-the United
States Geological Survey co-operated
during the past fiscal year with thir-
teen states. the states contributing
ever $4,000 and the survey doing the
work. The geological survey also CO.
operated in this work with the reclaim
atiou service. the Office of Indian af.
ftirs and the forest service. Ninety
e1 gauging stations were maintained
In cooperation with the reclamation
service 19 in cooperation with the In
dian Office and 1874 in cooperation
with the forest service on streams
draining national forests. In all, l.
I0a causing stations were in operation
at the close of the last fiscal year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Not Enough "Best People.

A fashionable suburb of San Fran
cisco was In the throes of a social
scandal which resulted in feud
among the residents as to whether a
certain woman should be invited to
any more afternoon teas or bridge
parties. The struggle ragged for sew
eral days. the woman in the case con-
tinuing to be received and entertain
ed. Il don't understand how she
does It," remarked one of those who
were against her. why, it's simple
enough" cooed one of her supporters.
"All of the best people are against
her, Of course; but In this case, as In
many others, the best people are in
a hopeless minority"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Women and World Progress.

Miss Harriet L. Keeler. the new su-
perintendent Of Cleveland schools,
holds that "the world has gone as far
as man can take 1t alone. II 1t pro-
crosses further It will have to be with
the help of women. We are sufficient
ly civilized now to recognize the value
of the women's point of view and
after all 1t is that point OF view. rath-
er than the woman herself. that Is
valuable" Two years ago, at the
age OF SO, and after teaching SS years.
Miss Keeler resigned. She was
brought from retirement as a nom
partisan to settle a disturbed state Of
affairs In Cleyeland's public school
system.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Trade In Human Hair.

A little while ago mention was
made of the stir caused In the Euro
pean hair markets by the Chinese
edict abolishing the pigtaiI. II was
prophesied that the importation OF
vast numbers OF Chinese pigtails
would cause a slump. but there has as
yet been little effect on the prices Of
hair in France. The annual hair fair
opened at Limoges on December 20,
and prices were on a level with those
OF recent years A Paris merchant
bought nearly two hundred pounds
weight at an average price of between
$40 and $11 pound. This was not an
exceptional average, as the eight
tenths of ton of hair which was the
estimated weight of the whole market
was priced at this figure. Bids of
from $50 to $40 a pound were made
for white hair. and of rather less for
the rarer qualities of red hair. This
hair fair at Limoges is the most I'M
portant In western Europe. and is at
tended by dealers from every capital
In the world.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

that If you can get command Of bread
you can compel other people TO work
for you or starve. This desire and
circumstance are defined and named
value. and the god. value, resides in
bread. meat and other things that peo-
pie struggle for, but not in people
This god named value" is very
cruel He viii burn alive thousands
OF miners in coal mines. annually.
rather than TO add five cents a ton to
the price Of coal for putting in safety
devices The infdel and other wor-
shippers Of this god struggle to buy
coal not at FIVE cents more a ton. but
at a stiIi less price so that the owners
Of mines must either burn some of
their work speople alive occasionally
or quit business and throw all of their
employees out of work to either starve,
or beg, or steal.
There is no way out Oh this horrible
darkness. but one way We will see
that way when we see that UNIVERSAL
beneyolence should be preferred to-
money and happiness in this world or
an yother. Seek first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness, and all
these things shall be added unto you
BY adjusting business to the principle
of universal benevolence, poverty
would be abolished and production and
distribution would be increased "one
hundred fold in this present time" In
tellectually the false gods would van
ish, and the old problem of physical
evil would be seen in new light
So it seems to lGNORAMUS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Gable. Of the World.

The cable lines of the world amount
in grand total. to over two hundred
and sixty thousand miles, more than
enough to draw a gIrdle ten times
round the earth at the equator. This
work has all been accomplished since
1855. The longest line is from Eng
land to Australia by way OF the Cape
of Good Hope, 5000 miles. The bus
Test section of the sea bottom is, OF
course, the North Atlantic. seventeen
cables centering in the st. Lawrence
section and New York. The longest
stretch without a relay station is
from Vancouver to Tanning Island,
5000 miles, made necessary by the
rule Of the British government for
bidding landings on any save British
SOIL
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Fall Fatal for Both.

Two steeple jacks, who were work.
ing on the top of the North Broad
Street Presbyterian Church. at Phil.
adelphia. were hurled to death last
week, under tragic circumstances.
One Of the men. who was working on
the high steeple OF the church, sud
denly slipped and started to slide
down the steeple incline. As he
rushed past the other, who was stand
Ing on the ledge, the latter grasped
him, but was unable to check his mo-
mentum and was also dragged from
his perch. When passerby who had
witnessed their terrible fall reached
their bodies. he found the hand OF
one clutching the oyeralls of the 9TH
er. whose life he had yainly attempt.
ed to save.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Atrocities Of savaqes.

New South Wales government is
considering what action to take re-
garding a number of outrages report
ed from Rosel island. near British
New Guinea. The islanders are prob
ably the most savage cannibals In the
world Their special practice is
smothering When they have marked
victim they signal to their associ-
ates, and In an instant seven or eight
of them crowd round the doomed man
and In silence squeeze out his life.
One holds his mouth and nose, others
seize his limbs. and another kneels or
sxunps upon his chest.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Knew Them bv rhelr shana.

Willie Hoppe, the billiard cham
pion, who has recently taken over the
management of billiard parlor in
New York city, tells a good story of a
pool game he once played. He says:
THE worst pool table l ever played
on was in a little town Just outside of
st. Louis. The cloth was patchwork.
like Joseph's coat of many colors.
The cushions were SO dead that l
think they were stuffed with hay. The
table had as many bankers and haz-
ards In 1t as golf course in Scotland,
and the c0lors and the numbers had
been beaten OF all the balls" "But
how could you play pool" asked
scoffer, III the balls had no colors and
no numbers!" ''WelI, you see" re-
piled Hoppe. II was playing with the
proprietor OF the place and he knew
the different balls by their shapes"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
New Aviation Record.

An aviation record for the Southern
Hemisphere has been put up by Mr..
w. E. Hart, the Australian bird man,
with flight OF Al miles from Penrith
to Sydney in So minutes. At one time
Hart's biplane was 5000 feet up. He
encountered several air pockets, in
which his machine suddenly dropped
a couple OF fathoms, but his greatest
difficulty was in negotiating the high
fences and telegraph poles and lines
at the Agricultural Society's ground
In Sydney, where he alighted. He
accomplished this. however, with ad-
mirable nerve and skill.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Rer .dy for Snake Bite.

There is 20 known antidote for the
bite Of the Australian tiger-snake. Per
cons bitten by this reptile die almost
In antly, anl the government has a
sinading reward offered for anyone
who will discover a remedy. Some
few years ago a man actually discov-
cred an efficacious antidote. To prove
Is value he allowed himself TO be
Ih'iten repeatedly by snakes in full
possession OF the power to kill One
I5ay he gave an exhibition before some
government officials. but could not re-
collect wi At l;e had done with his an
tidote, and is died shortly after from
the effects Of the snake-bites, his Sc
eres per,shing with him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

A spanking machine, opegated by
sieetricity and warranted to cure un-
ruly Youngsters, was exhibited at New
York recently. The electric spanker
IS constructed somewhat similar to an
electric vibrator The preliminary
preparations for an electric spanking
ire the same as in the olden days.
When the child Is ready the hard rub
Der disk is applied to the area under
treatment and the current turned on.
Small disks are provided for the
founger offenders. To add to the other
advantages of the electric spanker, 1t
might be said It does not pain the
parent more than the child.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Stoves Of our ereat-eranddaddIe.

Stoves of Our Great-GranddaddIe
The stoves of hundred or so years
ago We're not things to be lightly
passed over by the human vision II
they were all like those advertised In
New York paper of the time in these
terms. "a few Piramidal Stoves,
shaped nearly as follows: Standing
six feet six inches nigh, with lions
feet, the bust Of General Washington
on top. the arms of the United States
on each side. with regulating doors.
The whole nodded. ornamented and
finished in mastery style; forming
an elegant stove for coal or wood; I;
appropriate for churches. public Of
fees, halls or large stores"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Rather cruaI.

II there was one thing more than
another that he prided himself on, IL
was the fit of his clothes. Il can nev-
or get a dress-coat really to fit," he
said to his partner as he glanced down
at perfectly-made garment, with a
hope, Of course. that she would at
once disclaim the insinuation. Look
at this thing" Well. 1t is atrocious, .
she said coolly. But why not save
your money and buy one? It Is 80
much cheaper in the long run taan
hiring"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Reminders Of Old Rome.

An important archaeological dis
covery has been made at Brindisi
where the remains of ancient Roman
buildings have been found on the sea
shore In the locality known as St
Apollinare. The ruins have been iden.
titled as belonging to Roman wells
which collected the neighhoring hill
waters and were used as a fountain.
The adjacent remains of a Roman
villa have been identified as the ia
nous villa Of Lenio Flaccus, Cicero's
friend. Cicero occasionally visited the
villa
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
Remark.bIs ssrlea Of crImea.

A one-armed native, according to
the Pretoria (South Africa) newspa-
pers, has surrendered to the police.
after a series of fiendish crimes.
Quarreling with his fellows. he set
about two dozen huts allght and fed
to the hills. pursued by hundreds OF
men from his own district. They
could not capture him, and he re-
turned by stealth to his kraal, seized
two children of the man with whom
he had first quarreled. and dashed
their heads against a rock In the
sight Of two other children, whom he
bade return to their father and relate
what they had seen.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
A Suggestion to Infidels And Pollti
clans.

a Succession TO Infidels And PoIiti-
clans.
Those inildels and atheists who pro
fess to be too enlightened to accept
the cruel superstitions Of Moses,
Joshua, and of the Christian creeds
have gods of their own which are still
more cruel and immoral Thus saith
the Eyolver slay the Canaanite men.
women and infants" is accepted as
true BY sm when they regard the
Evolyer as person. When they re-
gard TIE Fyolver as a thing which does
the evolving, then that thing is won
derfuIlv art for mere thing; as
smart MS the idols OF the heathen and
not less immoral. destroying the weak
without mercy.
value" is one of their gods when
thel 10 politics and questions of
economics They never have seen
one. They have seen for example a
man eating bread But if chemist
should aualyze the bread and the body
of the man he would not find in them
a creoias element named value. The
value which these infidels and politi-
clans are talking about exists only
when bread become scarce enough SO
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

If Senator Owen is half as disloyal
10 the people of Oklahoma as ex-Goyer-
nor Haskell says he is, the democratic
party has made an egreglous blunder
in sendl0g him to the senate. But
there are those who think maybe Has
ke lnts his place This per
sonal abuse Of candidates is an un-
fortunate and disagreeable element in
politics The crazy Pole who attacked
Senator Gore with club is far less
dan Chan the man who seeks
through false statements to undermine
and destroy character.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
How'd You Like to .. III. Fireman,

The Paris actress has a supersti-
ton that her New Year cannot possi-
bly, be happy and good unless she sue
ceeds In kissing fireman on duty in
a theater at midnight on the last day
OF the old one. 1t has to be a real
fireman, says the Bystander. mind
you, not an amateur, and the man has
the time of his life. For he Is not only
kissed by every girl In the play, but
all the actresses who are resting" get
seats given them In some theater on a
New Years eve and rush on the stage
at the fall OF the curtain to kiss the
hlushing fireman.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
EoR REGISTER oE nEEns

| 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 .pri.
mary to be held in August 1912.
w. L. TROTT.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
COUNTY JUDGE.

] am a 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. l stand on my old platform
that of low taxes and law enforcement
ask the support of all voters who
view these matters as do
s. f. PARKS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

The Chieftain is authorized to an
ounce Charles Teenor as candidate
for County Commissioner for the Third
District of Craig County, Okla, subject
to the Democratic primary in August.
1912. CHAS. TEENoR
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce ]. Wes Harris candidate for
County Commissioner for the Third
District of Craig County. subject to
the Democratic primary
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
FoR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce Mrs. H. w. C. Shelton a can
didate for the Office OF County Super
intendent of Schools of Craig County.
subject to the Democratic primary in
August.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

The Chieftain is authorized to an
Inounce the candidacy of w. C. Woodal
or County Commissioner for the third
district of Craig County, subject to the
Democratic primary in August.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

Senator Bob Taylor is dead Good.
kindly old Bob who brought sunshine
and joy into the lives of millions.
While he fiddied his way into congress
he regaled his fellow men with mirth.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
s. F. PARKS.

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.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce f. J. Mcbride of Big Cabin as
candidate for the Office of County
Clerk of Craig County, subject to the
ction of the Democratic primary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01

The Chieftain is authorized to an
iounce L. P. Smart as candidate for
he office of Sheriff of Craig County.
oklahoma. subject to the Democratic
primary, August, 1912.