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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-27

Score by innings: n. Fl. E.
High School $50 12O OOO- 8 Is z
Kelso 900 SO5 OOO-- II 5
Batteries: High school, Chouteau
and Scott; Kelso, Hall and Chouteau.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Conservation as a Watchword.

II there Is one word by which the
commonest trend OF thought and &C
tiyity In this country today may be
defined, that word is conservation
At once the mind turns to forests
and natural soil resources, above and
beneath the ground. But that is only
very small part Of the spirit OF the
movement. That spirit has taken
hold Of business men everywhere, of
the worker for wages, OF the social
reformer and even of the private
household. and is manlfesting itself
10 the practical determination to get
nearer to the maximum possibility OF
our resources, our assets, whether
they be in tangible property or in
tangible. or an invisible influence.
Even the church, TO a eommendable
extent. is attempting to conserve its
powers, as has Just been exemplifled
in New York, where the conservation
congress OF the Men and Religion
Forward movement held forth for
several days.
Industry is where tremendous re-
suits are to be achieved through the
process OF conservation. See what
immense efficiency and economy will
be eventually accomplished by doing
away with strikes, for instance. The
Immediate financial cost OF a strike
to large industry is measured In
the millions. though it be OF com
paratively brief duration. That does
not comprehend the enormous losses
on the other side. to the men and
their families and those directly ant
indirectly dependent upon them. Be
fore ever We shall attain anything
that We may intelligently call indus
trial conservation, We shall have t
do away with strikes and substitute
judicial settling Of such disputes
There is nothing modern or scientlfl,
about strikes; they are totally in
compatible with the first principle o
conservation. This is only one OF I
hundred ways industry is to find al
outlet TO its full possibilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Traffieking in Human Woes.

1t seems like trafflcklng In human
emotions for wireless operators de-
liberately to hold up news of such
catastrophies as the Titanic tragedy
for q price, to refuse the information
to a world waiting in the agony OF
awful suspense until It can be doled
out for a money consideration. Yet
Marconi. himself, testifies before the
senate investigating committee as to
his knowledge and approval of such
proceedings and that he did not see
the harm In them.
This monstrous commerclalism
now explains why even the president
OF the United States was unable to
get an answer to message he d.
rected TO the rescue ship for informa-
ton as to Major Butt. Everybody 1t
appears, from the head OF the nation
down, had 10 stand aside while the
operators waited for a bid I'm four
figures" for the precious news. which
the whole country and other coun-
tries anxiously craved.
The poor operators who sat ana
worked the instruments are not alone
culpable in this matter. They are
paid beggarly wage at best. and It
Is not surprising that they might
yield TO the impulse for gain under
such circumstances. but no such ex.
tenuatlon 10 to be offered for the
masters Of the business, who have
reaped and are reaping fortunes Out
OF their splendid device. which. in.
deed. comes as a legacy to the world
Under conditions as extreme as thos,
surrounding this frightful disaster
they are not to be condoned the
pursuance OF avaricious greed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
The Works Of Religion.

Most men agree that religion is in
stinctiye with the human race. There
is undoubtedly more OF religion, at
least the seed from which the works
OF religion spring, within the average
man than he gets credit for. Crises
are often required to draw It forth,
but as sordid as the world supposes
men to be, let q test come aud the
majority OF men rise TO the occasion,
whatever II may be.
That thought will lInger In the re-
tentive mind as long as does the
memory Of the Titanic tragedy. The
scriptures tell US that Greater love
hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends. 9"
What more is 1t possible for one to
dot What Is religion1 Not the faint
lisping Of hollow professions, not the
espousal OF disputed dogmas, not the
confession OF this faith or that creed,
not even membership, and that only,
In some church organization. These
are the signs. rather the outward
evidences that = man considers him
self religious and has committed
himself TO certain religious activity.
And they are good only where some
thing more tangible is back OF them.
But inasmuch as ye have done Il
unto one OF the least OF these, my
brethren. ye have done It unto me. "
Into that puny insisrificance the mere
evidences" OF mans professions
dwarf when hurled against the back.
ground Of one OF these transcendent
formulas-"Greater love hath nc
man than this. that a man lay down
his life for his friends"
What everlasting works Of religion
were those wrought upon the deck:
Of the doomed Titanic! There was nj
time TO ask what sect or creed a mar
espoused. II was innate religion o.
the kind that antedsted sects anC
creeds. a veritable democracy Of tn,
fruits Of the spirit. Jew and Gentle
Catholic, Protestant, all united IL
erecting q sublime monument IL
] human sacrifice and enduring hero
ism to the faith that teaches men Il
die for others. Not even the world
richest material gifts. We see. by tn,
: last log Of this fateful ship, can con
lquer that instinct OF religion within
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Inries and Perjury.

A Judge In the city court OF New
York makes the melancholy obserya-
ton that grand iuries will not indict
for perjury on the witness stand and
that petit iuries will not convict for
1t. He goes on to cite a case of pal
pable perjury, substantially proved.
brought TO the attention Of a grand
jury aud urged upon its considera-
ton. In the minds Of the judges
presenting the evidence there was no
more question Of indictment than
there was OF guilt. the case being so
fragrant. Yet. to their Astonishment,
the grand jury found its way around
indictment.
Lawyers and judges admit that
perjury on the witness stand is prac-
ticed to an appalling extent and they
throw up their hands in despair at
stopping It, This is an arraignment
not Of our courts or our judges, but
OF those who give the evidence on
which the courts pass So long as
men will swear by solemn oath TO
tell the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, so help me
God" with the deliberate purpose OF
telling lies, not much improvement
can be had.
A good deal Of bombast goes to
waste over far less serious blows at
the fundamentals OF government, q"
and the bulwarks OF civil liberty
phrases that are almost outworn.
But what becomes OF civil liberty or
legal justice when wilful perjury
taints the fountain? 1t is impossi-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
nmaha's Assured Future.

When candidates seeking support
for municipal offices go out on the
hustings with the solemn assertion
that unless they are elected Omaha
is bound to stand still or go down
hill, do not let such talk arouse your
fears or shake your faith in this
city's future greatness.
Omaha has not passed its sixtieth
milestone. but from its start as a
frontier settlement it has gone stead
lily forward in moral, as well as ma
terial. progress. excepting possibly
the slight setback 1t encountered
during the drouth and panic years
Of the early 'sOs.
Omaha is builded upon sound
foundations that reach down to bed
rock, and is bound to expand and
grow irrespective Of changing occu-
pants OF its city hall
Omaha is bound to grow because
OF its superb geographical location
and the unusual richness of the ag-
ricultural territory which is tribu-
tary.
Omaha Is bound to grow because
OF Its unrivaled railway facilities,
being the terminal Of the greatest Of
all transcontlnental roads and the
center of a network OF rails reaching
in all directions.
Omaha is bound TO grow princi-
pally, however, because OF the intel
ligence. enterprise and sturdy char
scter OF It's people, who are on the
Job all the umo. and are constantly
taking advantage Of every opportu-
nifty for lettering their own condition
and educating their children. who
will constitute the next generation
up to higher level.
Omaha possesses the basic elements
Of a great inland metropolis. which
goal will be achieved through the
faith and works OF its inhabitants
faster than any OF US realize.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Twenty Years Ago

Sheriff Bennett was out on Cutoff
lake evieting a squatter on land claimed
BY the Byron Reed estate.
Tom Mulvihlll. aided by the police, was
looking for q former employe. who de-
parted with Mr.. Mulvihills vallse, con-
tanning a suit Of clothes and some other
valuables.
The Omaha Typothetae met at the
Paxton hotel and elected these officers:
President; Henry Gibson; vice president,
s. p. Brigham; secretary and treasurer,
julius Festner; executive committee. sam
Rees. C. II. Klopp and Frank Hammond
OF Fremont. These delegates and alter
mates were selected to the sixth annual
convention OF the United Typothetae at
Toronto. August ?: Delegates. Gibson.
Hammond. Festner: alternates. Brigham,
Harry Burnley and Willis Kimmel.
The Afro-American League Of Ne
braska met in Hartman's hall. Four
tenth and Dodge streets. with about lOl
delegates present. The convention was
called to order by the leagues president
DR.. NJ. o. Ricketts,. A committee on Gre
dent ais was appointed composed Of VIC
B. Walker, E. R overall, DR.. William
H. c. Stevenson. b. F, c. Alberts. Rev,
A. Moore. The committee on rules and
order was composed OF NJ. l. Wilson
Thomas P. Mahammitt. Y. l. Barnett
The program. which had to do with the
welfare OF the eolored race In Its varied
aspects. was enlivened by paper read
by Miss Jessie Merriam Of Omaha, or
What Can the Women Of the Race Do,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Ten Years Ago

Ten Years Ago
D. J. Lnsren. 1918 North Nineteenth
street. while driving across Twenty fourth
street, at Franklin. In a buggy, was
struck by a street car and thrown out
being painfully cut and bruised.
Harry Cockrell. a l2-year-old member
Of the Rooney Boys" arrived in Omaha
to visit his parents, Mr., and Mrs George
NJ Cockrell. 2To6 woOlworth avenue.
prior to resuming his stage work. The
little fellow had sung in twenty-eight
states during his absence from home.
Mrs. Cornelia Kiewit, II years, died al
her home, 1915 South Twentieth street.
She was an old resident.
John n. Baldwin as general attorney
for the Union Pacific addressed a let
ter TO the city council, replying to one
written to President Horace G. Burt
stating that the railroad company de-
clined the councils Invitation TO have a
representative appear before It and dis
cuss the matter OF the closing down Of
the local foundry. Former employees II
the foundry had appealed to the coun
ell for interposition in their behalf
II was announced from the postoffic'
that beginning the fiscal year. July !
Omaha would have twelve substation;
Of the postofice. to meet the growing
demands upon the service here.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
DR.. D. K. Pearsons.

The one multimilliOnaire philan-
thropist who has practically sue
ceeded in the ambition to die poor
is DIR. d. X. Pearsons. whose death
has just occurred a few DAYS after
his ninety-second birthday anniyer-
sary. To know how TO make
money" he Ire said, is one sci
ence, to know what 10 DO with it
when acquired is another Silence,
and the latter should be carefully
studied BY the possessor before he
divides his property"
DR.. Pearsons gave away in all
about sG,00O,O0O. When it is re
membered that he took thirty-four
years to complete this distribution,
II may be understood with what care
he directed his benefactions. II
would have been a simple matter to
throw away 100000 In one-thirty-
fourth of that time, but to place it
where It would seemingly do the
most good for deserving people was
quite another task.
When DR.. Pearsons had completed
lis self-imposed mission about a year
ago he recounted the long list OF
small western and southern colleges
he had endowed or helped. but 1t was
not given to this benevolent old man
to run his vision OF comprehension
down to the end OF his influence
through these great channels. That
Influence Is immeasurable because it
is largely the boys and girls from the
homes Of the common people who
benefit In these schools, and the ef-
feet may be expected in better men
and women, who, 1t is fair to hope
will beQueath to the world In return,
at least, worthy lives and examples
Such a life as that OF DR.. Pearsons
helps to teach lesson OF the nobil'
ity OF good deeds and to foster a
fellow feeling between rich and poor
those who have and those who have
not. And such a feeling as this is
needed to offset the sordid philos
ophy which seeks to array class an
mass In unfriendly lines of antas
onism.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
(Eookin{BacAwardI
(lhisDayy inOmaha
+ COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago
WMPlLED FROM
April %.

Thirty Years Ago
The letter plates of the Kitchen Bros
new house have been set on the pediments
of the Farnam and Fourteenth street
fronts. They are OF galvanized iron bear
ing the title, The Paxton Hotel, 1ss2"
James Menzies, a well known mechanic
in the Union Pacific shops, died at his
residence on Webster streets between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
Tickets for the last ball OF the season
by the Danish society may be had of
William Neve, corner Farnam and
Eleventh streets: S. Jorgensen, Tenth
and jackson streets; B F. Madsen, Sixth
and Pierce streets; P. Schmidt. Cunning
and Twenty-sixth streets, and D. Dorm,
Sixteenth and Chicago streets.
Until further notice all esstbound
freight from Omaha will go out over the
Chicago. Burlington s. Quincy as it is
behind in its pool tonnage.
Dewey & Stone are loading a car Of
furniture for Utah, long haul, which
shows the enterprise Of Omaha men who
can compete with San Francisco.
A most esthetic sign is that Just put up
in his window by Charles Kaufman. the
insurance man, a handsome fringed cur
tain lettered In gold with the name Of the
agent and the companies he represents.
Drexel & Mack. the stone contractors,
are building an elevated railway. 20 feet
long. from their yard to the railroad
track for the purpose Of loading and un-
loading heavy stones
Ladies serge cloth Esiters. front lace
and button. are advertised at A. D.
Morse's reliable shoe store. where a
child can buy as cheap as a man
A reception participated in by fifty
couples was given at the Standard club
rooms to Mtssis Julia and Lizzie Prince,
sisters Of Sol Prince, who have come
with their mother and father from Chi
cago to make this city their home.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Chicago Post: A clergyman has APP
piled for the position Of police chief at
Canton, H., proposing to retain his
charge as well. II would be difficult to
pick out a title for him.
Detroit Free Press: Baltimore min
lister is going to try furnishing free
lunch in his church. however. he'll no
doubt discover that churchgoing is mora
a matter Of habit than Of diet
Baltimore American: An Iowa minis
ter in giving a new decalogue TO wives
reminds them that men like best the
cIinglng variety OF women. He might
have added that the majority OF women
also like the oak type OF men. ready and
willing to do the supporting for the cling
ing.
Louisville courier-Journal: Louisville
ministers who have expressed themselves
on the subject were fully justified In
their Indignation at the proceeding OF
that PnTlaielphia fool whs a. clergy
man assumed to speak for the Almighty
and proclaimed that the sinking of tn"
Titanic and hundreds Of people was the
act Of God in punishment Of one Of the
passengers
Springfield Republican: The reports as
to what the hand Of the Titanic was
playing at the last are conflicting, which
is by no means surprising. but very
likely the testimony Of the wireless
operator, Harold Bride. is as Trustworthy
as any. He says It was Autumn an
Episcopalan hymn with a Spanish mel
ody. which Is. much sung in England and
is fairly well known in this country. The
hymn begins:
God Of mercy and compsssionl
Look with pity on my pan:
Hear a mournfUI broken spirit
PROSTATE At Thy feet complain.
All the members Of the band, it may be
noted, were English The leader, Hart
ley, who played the violin. had been
bandmaster on the Mauritania and was
about 30 years old. His friends say that
he was q great believer in the power Of
music to prevent panic
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
A SPRING ADVENTURE.
Detroit Free Press.


With spade and hoe l dug and toiled,
With mother earth my hands | soiled.
Until my muscles aChed.
I wheeled In dirt to make bed.
And after that though nearly dead,
An hour or two | raked.
That done. ! started in to sow
The seeds from which the posles grow
The aster bed I'd planned with care.
And had picked a corner where
The Gamma bulbs would thrive;
! had a place for every rose.
For cosmos two long stately rows
Id managed to contrive;
For peoples and the mignOnette
chose the best spots ! could get.
Then down l got upon the sod
And sowed each tiny seed and pod.
And marked each spot with care;
Then out came Genev!eve and said
As she viewed my nasturtlum bed:
Il wanted pansies there;
II seems to me that you could get
A better place for mignOnette."
Then In dismay she loudly cried
The while the cosmos rows she spied'
My dear. have you gone crazy?
You've planted ali the cosmos seed
Within the very space l need
And want for Shasta daisy"
Then with a wise and naughty air;
I'm sure that asters won't do there"
Though I'm a calm and peaceful man,
/ kicked my trusty watering can.
And flung my spade away.
And then / said: I've labored long
And spent my strength to do this wrong
I'm lust that sort OF jay
do this work for pure delight,
don't expect TO have It right"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.

Il hope you were polite TO dad"
u should say so, treated him like I
would king" I
no. but I hacked out of his presence"
Houston Post.
Msud-when you broke the engagement
Of course you returned the diamond ring
he gave you
Ethel-Certainly not! I don't care for
Jack any more but nv feelings have
not changed towards the ring.-Boston
Transcript.
Who says there are no woman humor-
ists?"
L don't know. Why"
My typewriter spells as Iunny as Josh
Billings in his palmiest days.
Courier-Journal.
She's an economical little woman
Which means. l suppose, that every
time her husband has his suit OF clothes
pressed she tells him that it looks Just
as good as new."-Detroit Free Press.
AT this point" said the narrator. she
broke down and wept scalding tears.
My goodness exclaimed the listener.
she must have been boiling over with
AdhIs ~4a-No5S -'NNr
Il wonder what those London suftra-
gettes were throwing att"
Why, the papers are full OF II.
Il haven't seen II mentioned"
why, every paper tells how they broke
the plateglass Windows
81 know II. but not a single paper tells
what they were throwing at"-Houston
| Post.
II think she will make a fine wife.
have been calling on her for several
months now. and nearly always md her
darning one OF her fathers socks"
That caught me. too, until l found
| out that II was the same SOCK. KANSAS
City Journal.
How could you send Jane, who. is
monotonous and undressing in the last
degree, to read to that poor. sick
somznf'
she Ia rust the reader for the sick
woman. The patient Is suffering from
ms oinnia, Baltimore American.
Bridegroom 1.-TWO DAYS after wedding) -
| haven't seen anything OF that 5000
check from your father
Bride-Well. you see. dear, papa heard
that your father had already given us
one, and he knows we shouldn't like TO
have duplicate presents.-Boston Tran
script
you've seen my new hat you simply can't
regret that got it, Isn't 1t just a poem"
well. II II is" replied John. II sup
pose a proper title for II would be Owed
TO Milllner. "-Cathollc Standard and
Times
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Safeguarding Public Health.

Eight states thus far have enacted
laws to abolish the public drinking
cups in various public and semi
public places. Some have substi-
tuted the individual cup, some the
bubble fountain and some other
methods. This is a part of general
movement today for the physical i'm
provement OF the race, and OF wise
conception, since it seeks to elimi-
nate one OF the common sources of
possible contsgion. The theory is
an old one that prevention is better
than cure. But aside from this pre-
caution on the part OF our law
makers, schools and other smaller
organizations are exercising their in
luence along the same lines. At
first it was thought that the intro
duction OF new methods Of taking q
drink of water would work great in
convenience to the individual. but In
practice they seem not to do 30, and
even II they did. II the safeguard to
health is to be conceded by the re-
form, that would compensate for in
convenience. II we are looking fol
signs OF progress and advance in so,
ciety, here, this movement on the
part of the government, state ant
national, in behalf OF the citizens
physical welfare, will commend itself
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

bic, Of course, TO hold the bench and
bar entirely responsible, but wit
nesses who perjure themselves and
iuries that countenance and condone
ueriury are not composed Of lawyers
and Judges. The New York judge
suggests that the court be given
power to commit summarily for per-
Jury and that perjury be classed as
contempt of court. That would be
a drastic remedy that might produce
worse abuses. The need Of a cure
for the evil, however, is imperative.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

According to the masters report,
nearly half million dollars still re
mains in dispute as between the
water company and the city. AS the
grand total, however, is within the
limits of the sS,5OO.OOO, presumably
We will not be asked to vote more
water bonds right away.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Decoration. of the Daughters.
Rnstnn Tranacrirf

The aggregate value Of the jewels worn
by the Daughters Of the American Reyo-
luton at a recent reception in Washing
ton Is said to have exceeded $4,000. Esti-
mates Of jewels are always liable TO large
deductions. but It may be said that II the
fathers Of the revolution could at certain
periods Of the struggle have had 5000
worth Of ammunition at their command
they could have shortened the war BY two
years or more
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

The spontaneous popular upris-
ing for a new deal in our city gov
eminent is not manifesting itself
strong enough to furnish overflow
audiences to listen to candidates
plead for votes. Our people will
sacrifice much for good government.
but they seem to balk on wasting
time on offlce-seekers' laments.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

II anyone had predicted at the
outset of the immediate and compul
sorry purchase nine years ago that
Omaha would be called upon to pay
s6,45S,S59.36 for the water works,
what do you think would have hap
pened TO him?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

The coroner's verdict on the IT.
tanic victims will be accidental
death" 1t would not be hard to
stretch It to suicide for the RESPONSE
BILE officers, and manslaughter for
the rest.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

II 10 q far cry from the talk Of
divine right rule" In 1904 to the
manly adjustment OF differences
with the coal miners Of 1919. The
Industrial world. too. do move"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Leaf From Experience.
s. Louis Glohe-pemocrat.

u LOUIS Ut-LrlllvNIHE-
Mr.. Bryan remarks that the more
speeches Governor Harmon makes the
fewer votes he will get. There is q weak
spot Of this kind in orstory that Mr.
come though allowed three trials
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

One Of our consuls in the tropics
says all books sent there should be
specially bound, as the bugs eat the
covers. Presumably they should be
written to withstand the heat, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

II must be conceded that Mr..
Bryan. as q candidate who has been
defeated three nonconsecutive times.
is in a position to get more fun out
of II than anyone else.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

The list OF Carnegie hero medal
awards fails to disclose the name OF
anyone in Nebraska among the re-
clplents. Take 1t from US, however,
that that does not prove that We
have no heroes out here.