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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
THE COLD MORNING.

1t is a nipping, eager air, that comes
kerwhooping from the north. | hear
my bluenosed neighbors swear as city
wards they sally forth. THAT wind"
they say, has been on ice for fifty
years in Labrador; to spring it on us
isn't nice-we don't see what they
send it for And thus my neighbors
advertise to all the world that they
are old; they'd sing and dance, if they
were wise, and say how much they like
the cold, There is a tonic in the
breeze that icebergs in its whiskers
wears; that comes straight down from
arctic seas, and smells of seals and
polar bears. 1t ought to make you
skip and jump, and if you greet that
breeze with groans, it shows you're
ready for the dump where people take
their wornout bones. On torrid days
the fat man sighs and for relief he
vainly gropes, but on cold days he'd
like to rise and whip a bunch of white
mans hopes.-Walt Mason.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Apropos of the terrible cold weather
of January and its narrowing trag-
edies in the greater cities, The Chi
|cago Tribune printed this poignant ed
|itorial-brief but mighty in its mean
ng: rs it visionary to believe that
there will come time in this city
when it cannot be said a little child
died of the cod today? Is it foolish
to believe that some day in this city
of warm hearts and clear brains and
strong hands, when the bitter cold
comes out of the north, no starved
mother with death at her breast will
huddle half-clad children in dark, foul
rooms? 1t isn't Christianity to let
such things be. 1t isn't even selfish
economy to let the slums tester and
poverty recruit for crime and disease
and DEATH
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Graham Leader Men will sneer at
women as gossips and scandal mongers
While the fact is that the great ma
jority of our own sex take as much
pleasure in gossip and scandal as any
woman living. We will not admit it,
possibly we are blin dto our own fail-
ings but nevertheless the man Who
has something to reiate to the Garri-
r.en' OF his neighbor viii never want
for an audience of the very kind of
men who are so ready to rail at gos-
|sip.
And don't you ever doubt it. For a
fact nine-tenths of the scandalous gos-
sip in every neighborhood starts with
the men, Women may retail it with
considerable relish. for in truth they
|riers. But they don't start it. The
men start it, for it is among men that
mean things are first whispered. There
are some men who are so erotic in
their temperament that their minds
thrive on sub rosa condolences and
their close conversations riot in topics
which are taboo in mixed company.
This is peculiarly discreditable to men,
for man has so much that is differtnt
and better to talk about Women are
more restricted in subject matters of
converse. They can not talk politics,
they can not talk baseball or poker or
fish or big game stories They are
limited to books and house work and
children and servants and husbands
for general topics, which topics they
share with men, Women would be
more justified in loose talk than men
are for the reason that they have less
to talk about but it is to their credit
and glory that about all the scandal
they disseminate comes to them sec
Ond-hand ifthey are married, and third |
hand if not married.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
lILLlAN,s ENGAGEMENT.

When but child | saw bride
stand blushing at the altar. sustained
by high and noble pride. she did not
shrink or falter. Fair orange blooms
were on her head. she wore a veil and
hustle. She is a peach" the verger
said her name is Lillian Russell" "
And when came to mans estate.
saw another marriage; the blushing
bride was simply great, of high and
queenly carriage. She leaned upon
the bridegrooms arm-an arm of
Drawn and muscle. What gracel" the
verger said; what charm, Her name
is Lillian Russell" Years passed. and
manhood's prime was gone. and | was
worn and jaded when TO the church,
one summer dawn. wedding troupe
paraded The yerger. old and heavy
eyed. and bent by worldly tussle. said
Here We nave the deathless bride
my dear old Lillian RUSSELL" Before
| leave this world OF grief it's little
that ask il; I'm in the sere and vel.
low leaf and waiting for a casket, but
ere I've curled myself and died once
more Id like, to hustle and see again
that blushing bride. the star eyed Lii
lian Russell,-Walt Mason.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

If the democrats of Oklahoma are to
have a primary for the selection of q
presidential candidate let it be real
primary election and not the straw
vote proposition offered by Chairman
Branson to be taken at the precinct
meetings called for February 10. The
rank and file will not attend those pre-
cinct meetings in sufficient numbers
to express in any considerable meas
ure the will of the democratic party
in Oklahoma Those precinct gather
ings will generally be dominated by
politicians and prospective candidates.
The democrats of this state should
rise and assert their rights to be heard
in a real primary oe none. The peo
Pile all over this union are in move
ment that will have the effect OF al
lowing them to say whom they prefer
as candidates. not only tor the presi-
dency but for all other Offices, The
political bosses will be slow in giving
back this right to the people and the
precinct vote proposition is a demsion
and snare.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The pastors of the different churches
in Vinita yesterday effected an or
ganization that has in it great possi-
bilities for good and in more ways
than one. The pulpits of this city are
all occupied by men of character and
ability and are the natural leaders in
the moral uplift of the city. When
these men indorse a movement along
any line, religious or civic, it will be
pretty safe to follow their lead and
influence.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The latest move of Mayor Starr is
to ask the district court to approve
the issuance of $4,000 worth of bonds
to meet the growing Indebtedness of
Vinita, Judge Davis has already turn
ed down a portion of the warrants in
question, but this time he is threaten
ed with mandamus proceedings to com
pei him to approve the bond issue.
Starr has rode booted and spurred over
the council and the people of the
town and run riot in the matter of ex-
penses and hopeless of getting the
people to vote bonds he now proposes
to mandamus the court.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
ELECTRICAL METER ACTS AS
TIME CLOCK.

A certain factory changed from
steam to electrical power with great
anticipation for better results and
greater production. The results We're
not up to the expectations that it was
|rightfully surmised that something
was at fault, but the most rigid in
spection failed to disclose the trouble
Finally a curve drawing meter was in
stalled on the electric lines to show
Just how much power was being used
throughout tho day. This meter draws
a red line on chart and registers the
amount Of power being used every
hour every minute of the day.
1t was Immediately noticed that in
stead of starting at full load at I oclock
when the factory opened. it took about
half an hour before the maximum
amount of power was being used. A
half hour before quitting time at noon
the power dropped down again. This
was also true of the afternoon. The
htStSt shoWtu bSyOhu Il uOuDI Inal
number of men stood around and visit
ed full half hour before starting to
work and that many of them laid off
after 1880 and 4:S0 to wash up. For
nearly two hours day the plant was
not running to full capacity because
OF lax discipline. This was corrected
and the meter showed that full power
Vas being used from a. nj. to p. M.
with the exception OF the hours noon
ing.
Now the electrically equipped plant
is turning out vastly better grade of
goods and the product has increased
more than ten per cent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The amount of corn. hay, coal. fat
stock and other farm products that is
finding market in Vinita these cold
days means that good deal of cash
is passing into the hands of the far
mers of Craig county. There is no
more hopeful sign of prosperity than
to see the town crowded with farm
wagons loaded with something to sell.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

One of the things Vinita don't want
to do in 1912 is to vote any more bonds
for any purpose. Our bonded indebt-
edness is large enough Another thing
Vinita does wont to do is to have
cheaper water rates, AS soon as spring
opens the people will need more water
to grow lawns and flower beds. We
have an abundance of fine water and
the rate ought to be SO low that every
body would use it in abundance
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
COURTESY.

| NOOR ESY.
Courtesy is the oil which makes the
machinery of an organization run
smoothly.
The lubdicant of courtesy is as nee
essary among the personnel of bus
mess organization, in the relations OF
its members one to the other, as it is
imperative that courtesy obtain be
tween the organization and the public
which it serves.
Every industrial or commercial or
ganization is nothing more or less than
a wheel, occupying its particular place
within the vast social and industrial
mechanism of society as whole. The
degree of smoothness, effectiveness,
and nicely with which it revolyes is
determined to great extent by the
lack of friction between it and society
as whole.
The wheel may be a perfect wheel,
each component pat set and adjusted
with precision and perfection And
lyet, if friction is caused by its revolu-
tions, it's value and effectiveness are
severely impaired Courtesy is the oil
which diminishes the evil effects of
| friction.
The value of courtesy as a business
asset is seldom appreciated nor it's
necessity fully comprehended.
The wear and tear of the daily grind
make many a human cog in industrial
organizations peevish, irritable, and
curt. The tendency arises to forget
that such a thing as courtesy exists.
This tendency must be fought from the
instant it appears.
Discourteous treatment affects the
recipient as nervous irrtant Dis
courtesy is slep to the nerves. 1t is
as severe a misdemeanor to wantonly
slap the nerves of another, as it would
be to slap another in the face.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath"
said Jesus. And thus he gave the
world the basis of the philosophy of
courtesy in nutshell
Courtesy is defined as politeness.
civili.y, urbanity, courtlmess, and good
breeding 1t is the outward symbol of
refinement, affability, generosity, kind
liness. and brotherly love.
Courtesy is one Of the hardest rules
of life TO live up to. And yet it pays
dividends far in excess of the capital
of effort invested
The reputation and success of any
business organization depend greatly
upon the attitude Of friendliness and
to serve which it maintains
toward the public. Courtesy is the
tangible, concrete evidence that the
attitude exists Gruff treatment of pa
irons of any business enterprise furn-
shes obvious evidence that the or
desire is to exploit and to
work" the public. rather than to serve
/.
On the other hand, every patron who
S eourteously served by the empIoye
# an organization. becomes a walking
advertisement for the service sold and
S of incalculable benefit to the or.
sanization.
Discourtesy makes for complaints
md justly so. complaints cost money
nd multiply correspondence and the
ost of postage money. And remem.
'er that railroad, for instance. has
0 haul ton of freight two and one ,
alf miles in order to pay for one two
ent stamp.
Courtesy makes friends and friends
make business
The railway service IN particular Is !
ne in which courtesy should be striv. f,
n for with earnest and persistent pur. !
ose OF every employe.
Travelling under even the most fav.
rable circumstances Is bard work. Ii Z
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

In the original Bible the same word
Is used for salt and for oil or asphalt
because both came from springs, and
both are obtained from the Dead Sea,
land when asphaltic oil is substituted
for salt in the well-known quotation,
'If the salt (oiD have lost his SAVIOR
volatile portionl wherewith shall it
be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing (asphaltl but to be cast out
and TO be trodden under foot of men" !"
This sounds phophetic in view of the
thousands of miles of asphalt pave
ments in modern cities. Far more i'm
portant, however, Is the use, now in
asphaltic oils for sprinkling over mac
adam roads to prevent dust and obvi-
ate the damage done by rapidly moy-
ing automobiles in tearing out the sur
face. The secretary of agriculture, in
his address to the first National Good
Roads Congress. mentioned this treat
ment as solving the important prob
lem of rapid automobiling over mae
adam roads.
Four kinds of asphaltic oils are now
prepared for this special purpose by
taking the volatile matter out of Texas
oils and other similar asphaltic oils,
until the residue contains 30 to so per
cent OF asphalt the product according
with the requirements.
Chiefly because of the demand for
oil tor this use the production of nat
ural asphalts as well as "oil asphalts"
is rapidly increasing, as is shown in
a pamphlet on production os asphalt,
related bitumens, and bituminous rock,
by David Il. Day, of the United States
Survey published as an adj
vance chapter of Mineral Resources
If the United States, 1910
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

1t is really amazing that a city of
more than five thousand, a county seat
and with unsurpassed railroad facili-
ties and withal the most important city
commercially and otherwise in north
eastern Oklahoma should be without a
commercial club. Are we to sit down
and rust out? To leave opportunities
unused?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

From all over the country comes the
story of helping the poor during the
cold weather that has prevailed over
the country. TO the optomist who be-
lieyes the world is growing better this
is much encouragement. When men
and women help the unfortunate ones
it is good sign. There is lots of
warm red blood in humanity yet
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Some boys who deserve well of their
country have been visiting Washing
ton. They are the champion corn
growers of the United States, and that
means of the world One boy produe-
ed two hundred and twenty-seven bush
els on his acre, and all of them greatly
surpassed the average yield of the far
mers who make business of raising
corn. 1t was fitting that they should
be the guests of the nation. as they
are.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Indiana has good pure food law
and, more important still, it has eff
cient and active officers to enforce it.
One of the valuable provisions of the
Indiana act was designed to protect
the public from the sale of impure
milk. The newspapers have recently
chronicled the fact that an Indiana
dairyman was found by the state in
spectors to be selling dirty milk. The
officers purchased some of this milk
for the purpose of securing evidence
against the dairyman. They found the
writ and the dairyman was prosecuted
for selling filthy product When the
the milk dealer maintained that their
client was not guilty of violating the
law because ii must be shown that the
milk was purchased for human food,
when, as a matter of fact, it was pur-
chased in this instance for purposes of
analysis The Judge before whom the
case came sustained the motion of the
defendants attorneys and held that the
dairyman was not guilty of an offense
under the Indiana food and drugs act
The Journal of the American Medical
Association reports this decision in a
recent issue and says that it refrains
from commenting on this example of
judicial wisdom for fear of violating
Ihe noSto, tau,o
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The story of the little homeless baby
printed in the Chieftain Tuesday
brought several inquiries and offers of
home for the little one. The great
heart of humanity is warm after all
and the world is just full of kind
hearted, charitable people.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Oklahoma is to have a capitol to
cost $1,OO0,OO0 and will not cost the
people Of Oklahoma a cent This has
been said so often that no one ought
to doubt it-but some people do doubt
IL
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

What the people of Oklahoma will
do to the Akin bill that proposes to
destroy fourteen of the state schools
will be plenty. The fact that it is
backed by Governor Cruce will not
save it, Shutting the doors of four
teen state schools is an unfortunate be-
ginning in the much needed work of
economy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

1t is principal of law that a court
cannot be mandamased to do a thing
that is illegal. When a court is asked
to do thing that the people refuse
TO do there is necessarily something
out of the ordinary.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The Chieitain is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of H. e. Riden-
hour for reelection to the Office of
Sheriff of Craig County. Oklahoma,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
Primary of August. 1912.
II. E. RIDENH0UR.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

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.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Chieftain is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of f. N. William
son, 20 the Office OF Register of Deeds
of Craig County, Oklahoma, subject
to the action of the Democratic
Primary of August. 1912
e. N. WILLIAMSON
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
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The republican party has a perfect
right to nominate whom it pleases for
president so long as Col. Roosevelt
does not object.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
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TO mandamus the court to perform
an illegal act is sometimes hard to
do. There is a principal of law to the
effect that you must go into court
with clean hands.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

One of the meanest inventions of
man is the X-Ray to tell the age of
women. A more diabolical scheme
was never conceived.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

A pathetic story comes from Kan
sas City to the effect that the meat
packers lost money in 1911.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

Henry Waterson is opposed to Wood
row Wilson's candidacy for president.
But Uncle Henri hasn't picked the
right man for winner since the war.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

The "self-seeking politicians" are
about to have an inning with Cover
nor Lee Cruce.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19
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the most despisable men in the c
community. He won't do any
thing himself or let any body c
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

% REVENGE.
o Revenge dwells in little
o minds. A noble and magnani-
o nous spirit is always superior
o to it. 1t suffers not, from the
o injuries or men, those severe
o shocks which others feel. Col
o lected within itself, it stands
o unmoved by their impotent as
0 saults. and with generous pity.
Q rather than with anger. looks
0 down on their unworthy con-
Q duct. 1t has been truly said
0 that the greatest man on earth
o can no sooner commit an in
o jury than good man can make
o himself greater by forgiving it.
o Blair.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

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} o His town comes first
} o And then his wife
Q He boosts and boosts {
o With words and cheer
o And words OF praise
} Q He starts things here. {
} 0 The booster boosts.
} Q He makes things grow. {
Q The working man
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o The hammer sings c
0 And business huns.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-01-23
ASKING BIDS
 FOR 7UNNEL|NG
Valdez Mining Company WiII Give Contract for 230 Feet of
 TunneIlng

The Valdez Mining company is asking for bids for the extension of a tunnel on it's property. The property is on the side of the gla- cier back of town and is easily reached at all times.
 The company has already driv- en 40 feet of tunnel and a good body of pay ore has been devel- oped. The work for which the company is now asking bids will be done on the lower tunnel, which is in a distance of i3O feet. The contract will be for the extension of this tunnel another 23O feet.
 In the upper workings a tun- mel was driven i90 feet and good ore in quantities blocked out. Seventy feet from the mouth of Inc tunnel shaft was sunk for d depth of 50 feet and another tun- mel driven 70 feet from the bottom or the shaft into the hill through good ore. The extension of the lower tunnel will give a depth of $50 feet at the point where it will intercept the body of org cX- posed by the work done in the upper tunnels and shaft.
 The company now has machin- cry and tools stored in the tun- ncl and no difficulty will be cx- pcrlrncrd by the cOniractorS in establishing camp. The side of the cliff has been blasted out near the mouth of the tunnel and af- lords a safe and convenient place for camping.
 The work of further dcvclop- ncnt has been under c0nsidera- ton by the local stockholders for some lime. Mr.. Frank Herman. the manager of the property and president of the company, is now in Seattle and has written the other officers here: advising the beginning of the work at an carly date to permit of it's being finish cd before spring.
 Those interested believe the completion of the tunnel will block out a big body of ore and should their deductions prove correct it is more than probable another mill will be grinding rich rock in this district next sumtner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-01-23
NEW PEvvS FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The interior of the. Congrega- tional church presented a busy scene last night. X number of the willing workers of the con- gregatiOn were engaged unpack- ing and putting together the new pews which were received some time ago from the states. The work is now fairly in hand and Rev. J. Bunting Johnson hopes to see the work continued for the rest of the week.
 The workers would apprcciat, the loan of few carpenter tools Go enable greater progress, as they desire to have the pews in their places for services next Sunday. The pews will add very greatly io the comfort and ap- Dcaranrc of the church.