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The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
CHICKENS ARE NOT LIVE
STOCK, so "CARETAKER"
OWES BIG RAILROAD FARE

Chickens are not live stock, and
Charles Ream. OF Los Angeles, owes
transcontinentaI railroads money for his
fare from Richmond, Va, to California.
This was the gist of an opinion given
yesterday by the Interstate Commerce
Commission on one of the strangest
cases ever appealed before 1t. Ream read
up the law and found that railroads were
required to permit free transportation of
caretakers for live stock In transporta-
ton. He shipped twelve chickens ana
started on his journey as 'caretaker TO
that live stock from Richmond, Va, to
Los Angeles. Ream got as far as FL
Paso before he was held up and required
to pay full passage.
He demanded that the commission up-
hold him and force the railroads to dis
gorge his fare. but that body, while ad-
miring his ingenuity, declined to support
him.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
The Uplift.

I'VE all feel the yearning for better
things sometimes" remarked Mr.. Wom-
bat
I'm glad to hear you say that" re-
sponded Mrs. Wombat Now you will
understand me when I tell you that 1
positively must have a willow plume"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
LARz ANDERs0NS SUCCESSOR
AS MINISTER TO BELGIUM
WILL BE KNOWN TO-DAY

Announcement probably will be made
to-day of the name of the new Minister
to Belgium succeeding Larz Anderson,
recently promoted to be Ambassador to
Japan. Ambassador Anderson has sub
mitted to the Belgian government the
name OF his successor, and the State
Department is awaiting the reply OF that
government as to whether the appoint
ment is agreeable to them.
II is understood that the man chosen
TO succeed Ambassador Anderson at
Brussels is not new in the diplomatic
service. The name OF John Hays Ham
mond has been mentioned as one to
whom President Taft would like to give
some diplomatic post for the few months
remaining to his administration.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20

Richmond, Va. Nov 1s.-The Atlantic
Coast Line directors to-day reelected its
old officers and directors. Afterward they
declared dividend OF 3i-2 per cent upon
the common capital stock. payable jan
uary TO- 1913, and Interest at the rate Of 8
per cent upon the Brunswick and West
ern Railroad Company income bonds for
the year ended December q. 1872
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
PURCHASE MOTOR TRUCKS.
b. & o. Extends Free Delivery Zone
by Buying wilcox Machines.

The extension OF the free delivery
zones of the Blue Line Transfer Com
pany, recently authorized by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, necessi-
tated the replacement OF the old horse
drawn equipment by motor trucks
The machines purchased by the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad, who controls
the Blue Line Transfer Company, are
Wilcox Trux.
This particular make Of machine was
selected after an exhaustive compari.
son of the qualifications Of many makes
of motor trucks. The free delivery
service is consequently better, much to
the benefit Of the business establish
ments in Columbia Heights, George
town and the southwestern and south
eastern sections.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
BUY LONDON TUBES.
New York interests Acquire Under
ground Railways.

London. Nov. 1s.-Financial interests Of
New York have acquired complete con-
troll of the underground railways of
London An announcement TO tbs effect
was made to-day and was received with
keen interest in financial circles The
purchase includes the original Central
London tubes and the city and South
London tubes. The combined capitaliza-
ton of these two companies is S36 as, 600.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
Funeral Of J. d. schoneId.

Funeral services for John D. Schofield,
a member of the Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association, who died Saturday at
the residence OF his daughter, Mrs.
George z. Howard, mos N Street North
west, were held yesterday afternoon at
Mrs. Towards residence. The interment
was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr.. Scho-
field was a native Of Washington and
was seventy-seven years old.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
Architectural Club Meets.

The November meeting of the Wash
ington Architectural Club was held last
night at the cluhrooms, 1871 II Street
Northwest. Routine business was attend
ed to, after which the members partici-
pated in a social hour. Plans were dis
cussed regarding the winters work of
the club and reports of some of the
standing committees were submitted.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-20
Search for British steamer.

Tokyo, Nov. 1e.-The British cruiser
Mineotur was to-day ordered to put to
sea and search for the English steamer
Lord Curzon, forty-fve days out from
Seattle, which is believed to have been
wrecked or to be helpless at sea.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
Track Meet at Chelsea.

The high school track team win go
to Chelsea tomorrow to take part in
the field meet to be held there tomor-
row afternoon. The meet this year
promises to be bigger and better than
ever. as both the Tulsa and Muslogee
high schools will be entered for the
first time. and all the other schools
will have stronger teams than ever
before The Vinita school will be
among the best represented schools
present as there are ten men entered
in the meet and about fifty students
will accompany the team.
The representative from Muskogee,
Pryor, Welch and Miami will arrive in
Vinita tomorrow morning and will go
to Chelsea on the train leaving here
at 9:24 o'clock The Vinita boys will
greatly appreciate the presence Of all
friends of the school and number
have signified their intention Of at
tending the meet.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
RATHVON LECTURE
OKLAHOMA CITY
what the Preachers And Bishops in
the Church Say About the 6ibIe.p

The tendency of good Christian peo-
pie to lie for the glory Of God, and
sometimes manufacture whole stories,
may be learned from the following
from Bishop Heliodorns. "A false
hood is a good thing when it aids the
speaker and does no injury to the
hearers" Our Christian writer's
strengthen our faith in the record they
have handed us, in the following man
ner:
Bishop Marsh says 1T is GER
tain fact, that several readings of our
common printed text are mere altera-
tions made by Origen. whose author
ity was so great in the Christian
church, that emendations which he
proposed, though. as he himself ack-
Inowledged, they We're supported bv
the evidence of no manuscript, were
very generally received And Origeu
himself, speaking Of the gospels. says:
There are things contained therein.
which. taken in their literal sense.
are. mere falsities and lies HON. 6,
in Isaiah, fol. 1O7, d.
Gregory Nazianzen says, "A little
jargon is all that is necessary to Inn
pose on the people They less they
comprehend, the more they admirelT
Not only has the Bible and its history
passed through great many hands,
and thus been subject to the mistakes
Of transcribers and translators, but ii
has been in bad hands. The following
testimonies from eminent Christians
will let the reader somewhat into the
light as to how far those who have
handed us the stories we are expected
to believe can be trusted: IgnatiuS
CA. D. 107) says. Now the sirginity
Of Mary, and he who was born of her,
was kept in secret from the prince
OF the world. as was also the death
of our Lord; three OF the mysteries
most spoken OF throughout the world.
lyet done in secret by God tt this
historical fact, stated by an apostolic
father, can be believed, il is doubtful
whether Mary was a virgin, or any Of
1.-THE miracles of esus were ever
wrought.
| Eusebius heads the thirty-tirst chap
tier of his Evangelical Preparation,
with the following query; How far
| CONTINUED on Last Pagel
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
Respectfully,
GEORGE NJ. RAINES.
aThe Kilties.p

A band that has travelled over 400,
600 miles in eleven years of its exist
ence, making one complete circle Of
the globe. must be Of superior quality
or it would not be in such demand
This is true of the "globe-trotting
Kilties, Canada's greatest concert
band, under the conductorship of Mr.
Carroll w Rhodes, anw if Carnegie
was to give medal to the most widely
travelled organization in existence the
Kilties would undoubtedly weas II
During this time they have it is said
visited twenty different countries and
have played over 5000 concerts, two
of which were before his late majesty
King Edward VII, by royal command
The .'Kilties' come to the Grand Tues
day. April 2srd. for two performances
matinee and night.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
.PORUM FEUD|STS
BURN HOMES
Bitter Factions at Porum, Okla.
Follow Series of Killings With
the Torch.

NMuskogee. Okla, April 1S-Reports
of the burning of homes ever the
southern part of the county are com
ing into the sheriff's office here. The
home OF Mrs. sallie Starr, friend and
relative of the Davis boys alleged
feudists, was burned near Porum last
night Mrs. Starr says the house was
set on fire.
Bloodhounds were sent TO Porum to-
day, but failed to take the trail. The
home of Ben Mccall, who is said to be
an anti-Davis partisan, was burned at
Porum the night before. Monday
might the farmhouse of ack Davis was
burned to the ground near Texanna.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
Merton Raines Quits.
Vinita, Okla. April Is, 1912

- lf-t- -
Hon. J. c. Starr,
Mayor Of the City of vinita, Okla.
Dear Sir: herewith tender you my
resignation as a member of the Fire
Department of the City Of vinita, Ok
lahoma, and ask that the same be ac.
cepted at once. for the following rea.
sons:
That ! feel that remaining longer
with the Fire Department under the
circumstances which now exist would
be only an imposition upon the tax
payers of Vinita, as the manner in
which the Department is now managed
| is inefficient and affords practically no
protection against fire to the property
of the City of Vinita, Oklahoma. The
present administration seems to have
taken the view that the Fire Depart
ment of Vinita is maintained solely
for the benefit of a certain political
machine in Vinita, and has not now
nor has it had during this administra-
tion a legally appointed and acting
Chief of the Fire Department.
For the further reason that the pres
ent incumbent and so-called Chief of
the Fire Department has promulgated
rules which | believe are intended
solely for the purpose of having me
displaced with someone of different
political faith. The rules | refer to
are to the effect that no Fireman shall
leave the Fire Station at any time,
day or night except by leave of the
present incumbent of the office of
Chief of the Fire Department, thereby
practically requiring the Firemen to
be on duty twenty-four hours each
day, which requirement is in direct
conflict with the labor laws of the
State of Oklahoma, and cannot help
but feel that this rule will be repealed
as soon as | am replaced by someone
who is of the same political faith as
tuc plcScul SO-Cdiitu Oulci VI tue FIRE
Department.
For the further reason that | could
not consistently be party to allow
ling politician to use the Fire Horses
for carrying on his campaign as has
been done In the past
For the further reason that my in.
formation is that these rules have
gone into effect since the son of the
present so-ealled Fire Chief has been
discharged. and the rules have been
promulgated without the knowledge
or consent of the Fire Committee cf
the City Council of Vinita, Oklahoma
For the reasons above given, | feel
| that the efficiency of the Fire Depart
ment has been destroyed and my rec
ord in the past is such that | could
not afford to be connected with this
Department of the City when as | be.
lieve it is at present organized and
maintained solely for political pur-
poses.
Respectfully,
GEORGE M. RAINES.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

Citizens of Pauls Valley have sub
scribed $4,000 to explore that vicinity
for oil and gas, and have awarded a
contract to a well driller to go down
$500 feet. The first well will be put
on the southern city limits. According
to experts. indications are that the
Glenn pool and the Electra and Ponca
fields are supplied from basin, and
it is thought that Pauls Valley is with
in the territory
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
How 10 Get a Chance.

When 1t is impossible to move .
eonvalescent into different surround
lngs for the sake Of a change. move
the furniture and pictures of the room
into different places. An invalid often
tires of seeing the same pictures and
ornaments In the same places week
after week. Change the position OF the
furnishings, and it will seem almost
like moving into another room.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
STATE NEWS
ALL OVER STATE

Oklahoma City.-The state board of
education announced the following ap-
pointments for, the edmond Normal
school: b. f. Nihart, superintendent
of the training school; NJ NJ A. Sim
mons. professor Of mathematics; S. J.
Payne. first assistant in mathematics;
W. c. French of Wagner. professor
of history
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
Professional Bomb Throwers.

The Chinese corps OF trained bomb
throwers reminds US that our own
regiment of Grenadler guards takes
Its name from the grenades or small
bombs which in early days they
hurled at the enemy in an assault.
And this primitive duty is also COM
memorated In a flaming grenade EN-
broidered on the collars OF their
tunics.--London Chronicle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

Governor Cruce has issued com
mission to NJ. NJ Ryan of Poteau as
county assessor for lie Flore county
to succeed S. A. Hamilton, resigned.
Ryan was elected by the county com
missioners prior to the supreme court
decision holding that the appointive
power rested with the governor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

All steam and electric railroads
were advised today that the corpora
tion commission would give hearing
May IA ON proposed order requiring
new switching facilities. 1t is pro-
posed that the roads shall install a
system of standard foot guards for
frogs, switches and guard rails; also
there shall be suitable marker near
the end Of each switch track to desig-
nate the line OF clearance for the larg.
est cars in service, and that no car
or locomotive shall stand outside OF
the clearance line so designated.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

Brigadier General John M. Thread
gill, commanding the First brigade OF
the Oklahoma division of the United
Confederate Veterans, appointed Mrs.
r. E. Looney of Oklahoma City spon-
sor to the Confederate Veterans re-
union to be held in Macon, Ga. May
Z to g.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
Abner Davis. William II. Renkauf and
G. T. Davis. all of Oklahoma City.

Company b" Oklahoma National
Guard. the station OF which is Chand-
Ter, was given special order by Adju-
tant General Canton authorizing il to
attend the celebration at Guthrie April
2, commorating the opening Of okla
homa territory.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

J. w. corIey of Howe. republican
member of the state board of agricul-
ture, will be candidate for congress-
man at large on the republican ticket.
Prior to statehood Mr. Corley was
business agent for the Farmers Union
in the two territories and at other
times he was a member of the unions
executive committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

Because the court iand Of Blaine
county is down to $4S6, and the county
is being put to considerable expense,
County Judge George W Ferguson
and County Attorney A. l.. Emery Of
Natonga, wrote Governor Cruce to-
day requesting that he parole -four
bootleggers serving Jail sentences
there. In addition to maintaining the
prisoners the governor was told, fam
lilies of two of them were public
charges.
The governor declined to issue the
paroles, saying that the condition com
planned of was liable to result from
the enforcement of any criminal
statute
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

These states charters were issued
today
Interstate Pipe and Cordage com
pany. of Bartlesville; capital 10000;
incorporators: r. E. Henry j. d. Tai
bot and l. A. Rowland all of Bartles-
vile.
Pittsburg County Telephone com
pany, of Canada capital $1,000 in
corporators D. L. Roe, w 9 Belt, Z.
@ Gillock. T. p. Leeper, w. ? Lewal-
len, NJ w. Priddy. ]. y Wood, I p.
Fulton and WI A Byers, all Of can-
adian,
Davis Park company Of Oklahoma
city: capital $4,000: incorporators:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19
THE BAND PLAYED
NEARER MY GOD
(By Carlos f. Hurd, Post-Dispatch
Reporter, Who Arrived on the
Carpathia.)


New York. April 1S.-Seventeen
hundred and twenty-six lives were lost
on the Titanic. which struck an ice
berg at 11:45 p. m. Sunday. and We're
at the oceans bottom two hours and
thirty-five minutes after. OF the
Titanic's BAL first cabin passengers,
212 were saved; 154 of them were wo-
men and children, and of the 262 sec
ond cabin passengers 115 were saved
1902 of then women and children
OF the third class passengers. 500
in number. 1876 were saved, SO OF
whom were women and children. OF
s85 officers and crew 1879. including 22
women, were rescued.
No survivor can question the cour-
age of the crew, hundreds of whom
gave their lives with heroism which
equaled, but could not exceed that OF
John Jacob Astor Henry B. Harris,
Jacques Futrelle and others in the long
list of first cabin passengers.
The bulkhead system, though prob
ably working, prevailed only to de-
lay the ships sinking. The position
Of the ships wound on the starboard
quarter admitted icy water which
caused the boilers to explode and these
explosions broke the ship in two.
Boats Lowered.
The crash against the iceberg, which
had been sighted at only quarter Of
mile, came almost simultaneously
with the click of the levers operated
from the bridge which stopped the
engines and closed the air-tight doors.
Captain Smith was ON the bridge a
moment later. He summoned all on
/ board to put on life preservers and
ordered the life boats lowered. The
first boat had more male passengers,
as they We're the first to reach the
deck
When the rush of frightened men
and women and crying children to
the decks began, the women first
rule was enforced. officers drew re.
volvers, but in most cases there was
no use for them.
Revolver shots heard shortly before
the Titanic went down caused many
rumors, one that Captain Smith had
shot himself, another that First Off.
Ger Murdock had ended his life, but
members of the crew discredited these
rumors.
Captain Smith was last seen on the
bridge just before the ship sank, leap
ing only after the decks had been
washed away. What became of the
men with life preservers, was the
question asked by many since the dis,
aster. Many of those with life pre-
servers were seen to go down despite
the preservers, and dead bodies floated
on the surface as the last boats moved
away.
Ships Band Played.
1t is stated positively the ships
string band gathered in the saloon,
near the end. and played, Nearer, My
God, to Thee"
Mrs. Isidor Straus refused to leave
IL. 4
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

c. Ross Hume. former justice of the
peace in Caddo county. has appealed
to the supreme court seeking TO re-
cover $421.50 as fees in liquor cases.
The lower court held Hume was en-
titled to nothing.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

afraid we are gone, Cotton sent word
of the coming Of the Carpathia. 10
further communication was had with
the doomed ship.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

w. l.. Dykes of Johnson county. Civ
en- fifteen years in the penitentiary for
mansIaughter, appealed to the Grim
inal court of appeals. Dykes killed
Campbell Henderson May 25, 1917
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-19

The parole of Horace Lindsey of
Murray county, convicted for viola
tion Of the prohibition law, was re-
yohed today. He was paroled in Jan
uary, 1911.
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Evening star., 1912-11-04
RIOTS AT FOOT BALL GAMES.
Welshmen Fail to Add to Prestige as
Good Sports.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON October ..

LONDON, October %, 1912
Scenes of a serious nature occurred at
foot ball matches In Wales last Saturday,
which will not go toward upholding the
prestige of Wales las a sporting nation"
The occurrences all happened at Rugby
matches.
Mr.. Freathy. the referee in the Treorky
VS.. Pontypridd match on the first-named
clubs ground, did not please the spec
tators, and at the. end Of the match he
was severely attacked. Large stones were
thrown at him. and one hit him on the
back Of the head, rendering him uncon-
scious. l.. Williams, Pontypridd for
ward. was also set upon by the crowd,
and was severely knocked about, while
Gwilym Jones. a Pontypridd three-quar-
ter, was struck OH the face as he was
leaving the field. Two men have been ar
rested i'm connection with the affair."
A similar incident-which, however, did
not have serious results--occurred In the
Meath Harlequins-Ammanfor match
Soon after the start the referee aroused
the ire Of the Ammanford players by
awarding Meath a try, and they surround
ed him in a threatening manner, while
some spectators rushed on to the ground
but the police interfered before the ref
cree had been seriously injured. The
feeling still remained. however, and to-
ward the close fisticuffs We're INDUCED In
by the opposing players. s.
Evening star., 1912-11-04
Physical Fitness for Business Men
RESULTS AWAY DOWN DEEP.
BY Frank A. Gotch, Worlds Wrestling Champion

General ideas of physiology are broad
er than they used TO be in the days
when our grandmothers were wont to
old weeds that the garden contained.
We find few fellows who don't believe
that foul stomachs can produce head
aches. because the head and the stom-
ach are some inches apart. But we
lind very few who look ahead far
enough to appreciate what their present
modes of life viii do for their declining
years.
The gay young blade who pours
liquids down his throat ard boasts that
he can be out all night and work all
day is simply walking up to the cashier
oil the Bank of Nature and affixing his
hand 10 a sight draft that's going 10 be
collected some time, unless IA merciful
brick drops on his head and cheats
nature,
Ii is the duty of each OF us to believe
that we shall live to he old BY taking
thss view OF life we are more apt TO do
chose things that will prolong our lives
Sud utility.
The bulgirg muscles. the superb form
aHd the blush of health are what physi-
fiaus would call symptoms They in
.tcate that the underlying condition is
good. Hence, III one has a liver that
operates properly. a stomach that is not
sbused and that performs its functions
properly. strong heart, good lungs,
excellent kidneys. and has organs.
nerves. tissues and blood generally
that are in right shape the external
signs will be apparent Exercise, then,