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

labored and is heavy laden, but if at
this instant she were to kneel down
before us all and confess her Redeemer
and beseech His tender meries, where
is the church that would receive her?
And even if they accepted her when
she passed the portals to worship and
to claim her rest, scorn and mockery
would greet her and those she met
would gather around them their skirts
the more closely to avoid the pollu-
tion of her touch. Would you tell me
a single employment where she can
lrealize, Give us this day our daily
bread?' Our sex wrecked the once
pure life. Her own sex shrink from
her as they would the pestilence. So
ciety has reared its relentless walls
against her, and only in the friendly
shelter of the grave can her betrayed
and broken heart find the Redeemer's
promised rest. They told you OF her
assumed names, as fieeting as the
shadows on the walls, of her sins, her
habits, but they did not tell you of
her sorrows, and who shall tell what
her heart sinful thought it may be,
now feels. When the remembered
voices of mother and sisters, whom
she must see no more on this earth.
fall again like music on her erring soul
and she prays God that she could only
return, and must not-no, not in this
life, for the seducer has destroyed the
soul
You know the story of the prodigaI
SON, but be was son He was one of
US, like her destroyers; but for the
prodigal daughter there is no return.
Were she. with her waisted form and
bleeding feet, to drag herself back to
home. she, the fallen and the lost,
what would be her welcome? Oh.
consider this when you come to de-
eide her guilt, for she is before us and
we must judge her They sneer and
scoff at her One should respect her
grief, and tell you that there reigns
over her penitent and chastened spirit
a desolation now that none, no. none
but the searcher of all hearts can ever
know.
Nore Of ms are utterly evil ard | re-
member that when the saffron sconrge
swept over the city of Memphis in
1878 a courtesan there opened wide
the doors Of her gilded palace Of sin 10
admit the sufferers; and when the
scythe OF the Reaper swung fast and
pitiless she was angelic In the minis.
tering, Death called her In the midst
OF her mercles and she went to ioin
those she tried TO save, She like those
the Lord forgaye, was sinner and
yet believe that In the das Of reckon.
ing her judgment win be Iighter than
those who prosecute and seek 10 drive
on The earth such poor unfortnnates
rs she whcm you are 70 Judge
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04
TEMPLE HousToN's FAMOUS
SPEECH.

The following is an Oklahoma classic
Z delivered by Temple Houston, of Wood
ward. a son Of the famous General
Sam Houston. of Texas. Temple was a
unique frontier character who plays a
/ conspicuous part in the early history
of Oklahoma. The story of his life is
a rare romance and few such charac-
ters are today alive. He represented
an age and with the passing OF his
kind the age passed. The following
with the explanation, was furnished
us by Col. Jack Love, old time friend
of Houston's and we print it as a mat
ter of history.
One of the women of the town,
Minnie Stacey, was prosecuted for ply
ing her vocation and running bawdy
house. Something about the case
aroused the indignation of Temple
Houston, who instantly undertook her
defense. Exposure had impaired his
voice and he only addressed the court
and jury in a calm conversational
tone. After referring to the legal
questions involved and discussing the
evidence he bent over toward the jury
so he could almost have laid his hands
on the shoulders of each. and in a
clear low voice began his address
with these words
Gentlemen: You heard with what
cold cruelty the prosecution referred
to the sins of this woman, os if her
condition were of her own preference.
The evidence has painted you pic
ture of her life and surroundings. DO
you think that they we're of her own
choosing? Do yo uthink she willingly
embraced a life so revolving and hor-
rible? Ah no, Gentlemen. one of our
|own sex was the author of her ruin.
more to blame than she, then let us
Judge her gently. What could be more
pathetic than the spectacle she pre-
sents. An immortal soul in ruin.
Where the star of purity once glittered
on her girlish brow burning shame has
set its seal and forever. And only
moment ago they reproached her for
the depth to which she had SINK. the
company she kept and the life she led.
Now. what is left her? Where car
she go that her sin does not pursue
herr Gentlemen, the very promises
Of God are denied her, He said:
Come unto he, all ye that labor and
WI give you rest. she hqs indeed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04
HUNTING TIE ALIEN OUTLAWS

Few persons can be showing better
spirit this week than the sheriffs and
deputies who are tracking the Allen
gang through the Virginia and North
Carolina mountains.
Hunting the Appalachian noun
taineer has been called stalking the
biggest of big game 1t is Always
doubtful whether the sportsman gets
his man, or the man gets the sports
man.
The difficulties of life in these vir-
ginia SUBMITS are Illustrated in the
experiences of Arehdeacon r. W. Neve
of the Blue Ridge He tells of young
clergyman who was fired at several
times. and finally warned that GER
tain mountaineer had threatened to
shoot him at sight
lie went Immediately to the mans
house. and called out. q understand
you are going to shoot me" The
mountaineer was so taken abaek that
he dropped his weapon and engaged
in pleasant chat
The posse who are tracing the Aliens
are armed with something more often
sive than hymn books. and IL they find
their men, win meet with rougher re-
ception
In spite of the aloofness of these
hill people, they are scientific adopts
at gun play. said to excel the western
frontiersmen in Quickness The latest
models of revolvers often find their
way into the highlands two months
after they are first issued from the
factory
\ government surveyor gave in Out
ing a few years ago an account o. the
craftsmanship OF the Appalachian
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04
SOME FRIVOLOUS ASPECTS OF
EASTER.

in tie minds of many people, Easter
suggests mostly spring millinery,
colored eggs. rabbits, post cards, and
other illogical methods of telling the
world that tie Lord has risen
Even the anthem tsaht the choir
is practising may not have the wor-
shipful spirit. Sometimes You could
shut your eyes, and if you did not
catch the words, you could dream
yourself at comic opera
The chorus of men has perfect
two step rhythm. You could imagine
it sung by tie camp of bandits who
are about to seize the soprano for a
ransom Then comes the haunting
love song of the tenor. You could
fancy him making eyes at the heroine
through the stage shubbery.
AS for clothes. it is customary to
study spring styles Easter day by post
ing yourself at the door of large and
fashionable church.
But freakishness often cures itself
aud fashion is tickle. In the large
cities such jostling mob has turned
out to see the Easter parade, that the
higher ups have fed to more exclu-
sive scenes.
When Miss Sophie Czemsnaik,
boarding house waitress fresh from
Poland, appears with $s tropical
foliage hat surmounting her snub nose
older residents are apt to retire from
the game. leaving new finery in the
seclusion of the hat box.
Nevertheless. the Easter thought
has two sides. 1t not merely brings
the sweet and solemn confidence that
the grave has lost its sting. and that
death is an illusion, but it stands for
the renewal OF all life, in large things
and small
All the mirth of the springtide finds
natural expression. 1t tells of the
greening of the fields, of the rise OF the
budding plant from scared Mother
Earth. OF the frolicsome lamb beside
It's mother.
You car no more prevert wonaniy
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04

mountaineers. A half dollar was
tipped in the air at distance of 80
feet. The mountaineer shot twice,
pulling the gun SO quickly that no one
saw him move. Picking up the coin
he showed the hole clean through the
center, and another furrowing the
milling on the edge. The first shot
must have detected the coin, and how
he hit it again was marvel.
This is the kind of thing the Allen
gang pursuers are up against. These
are called bloodless times, but our
officers of the law must often take
about the risks involved by going to
war
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04
THAT SAME OLD FEELING.

| do not care who found the Pole,
Or whether England's short of coal.
Or il that fighting suffrage band
Breaks all the windows in the land:
do not care to hear or know
What's going on in Mexico
This morn heard robin sing
A song of spring.
No interest in that Chinese muss
For Knox's trip don't care cuss;
Won't go to look when Coffyn flies.
Don't care who's mailing campaign lies,
And worry, am sure sha'nt,
About the hapless case of Brandt
The grass around my house ween,
Is getting green.
Don't care one straw for politics,
Don't care who's licked. don't care
who licks;
Don't care who's right or who is
wrong;
Don't care about that houn' dawg
song
Don't care what happens. what may
be-
There's nothing makes hit with me
Except the charm of softening breeze
And budding trees.
Don't care il Wickersham shall bust
Each robbing. law-defying trust;
There isn't any kind OF news
Can get rise out os my Muse
1t isn't any use to try,
She cares not any more than I,
And we feel Just alike each year
When spring is near
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04

beauty from blossoming Easter day
or the choir from singing music with
rhythm and sparkle. than you can go
out in the fields and tell the flowers
they would better not bloom. But let
the blooming proceed from pure joy
BUSINESS, not from the desire of the
crocus to outshine the daffodill
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-04

The time of year is coming when all
Vinita should have cheap water. Make
the rate so low that everybody can
afford Il lawn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-31

Elizabeth Fleming, 63, formerly
their servant, who saved consider
able money and willed it to An
tona family.
Hastings, Neb. w, Baker,
who disappeared IA years ago, re-
turned to find wife married to his
former chum, David Hyatt.
Baker and Hyatt came to
friendly agreement by which Hy-
att moved away while Baker paid
visit to his wife and E children.
Wife has 2 children by second
husband.
Gary, Ind.-5 dealers arrested
here for selling milk from infected
cows.
Oyster Bay.-Roosevelt an
nounced that he expected to start
for Chicago Sunday night.
Newark, O.-Alex Cessna and
John Boyer held to grand jury on
charge Of burning Farmers Show
Store to collect insurance, 81, 500
bail each.
Lincoln, Neb.-Roosevelt forces
rushed regulars off their feet at
yesterdays state convention and
secured control of most of state
machinery. Taft forces left hall
and started rump convention.
Progressives refused to with
draw Roosevelt electors.
New York.-David S. Barry
was given the job of head of
Taft's press agents.
Paris.-Fashionably DR. sed
4 (
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-31
Found at Last.

For several weeks Brown had
been missing coal from his coal ,
house, and now he was driven to
buy a lock and key. A short time
after fixing it on, neighbours lit
tie lad came running to him.
ooh, please, Mr.. Brown" he
painted, do unlock your coal
house door,
Brown at once conjectured that
here was the culprit.
NO." he said, Il shan't!''
"But you must, sobbed the boy.
my mothers in itP'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-31
"How do you like rum

'How do you like running your
restaurant on the no-tipping
plan?"
"First rate!" replied the propri-
etor. 1T enables me to raise the
prices ten per cent on the bill of
fare
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-31

and elected members of state
executive committee.
Neenai1, Wis.-Albert Parker,
.63, took overdose of headache
medicine. Dead.
Hamburg.-9 men drowned in
Einfelder sea when sailing vessel
collapsed.
Vielna.-M. Haas, who shot /,
and killed wife because she was
dying with consumption and then
tried suicide, acquitted by jury :
but fined $3.50 for carrying dead,
ly weapons.
gainesville, o. boys stopped
at his gate and frightened Will >
lie Carrig, 7, who ran into house :
and dropped dead on floor.
Washington.-Bust of Joe Can 3
non will soon be placed in Hall of .
Fame. 1t will not have a cheroot. B.,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
WRECK KILLS MANY
41 DIE WHEN TRAINS CRASH IN
roc THAT HIDES BLOCK
SIGNALS.
SIXTY SERIOUSLY INJURED
LaekaWanna Express Speeds Into Rear
Of String Of Coaches Filled With
Crowds Going Homo for the
Fourth.

Corning. N. Y, July 6.-West-bound
Lackawanna train No. IL, flying
through q dense fog at Go miles an
hour, at 5:25 o'clock Thursday morn
ing crashed into the rear Of passenger
train No. 8 at Gibson, three miles east
of here. killing Al persons and intur'
ing between fifty and sixty.
Thirty-four bodies have been taken
from the debris. The work OF identi-
ncation progressed slowly.
The fact that many Of the paseen-
gers were undressed greatly delayed
the Identification Of the dead and OF
the injured who were unconscious.
There was nothing upon many OF the
bodies to aid in the Identification.
One of the unidentified bodies was
that Of young bride. She had upon
her finger ring bearing within the
inscription "F. C. M. and A. B., July
8, 1912" On the body OF another
woman, unidentified. was found moth
ing but a pendant set with an anne
thyst and three pearls. The body OF
a little girl five or six years old was
among the unidentified.
The passenger train, which runs
from New York to Buffalo, had been
standing on the track for minutes
when the express train, which car
ried no passengers, struck 1t In the
rear at full speed. The two DAY
coaches attached to the rear Of No. y
|
and the express plunged half way
through the rear Pullman Of the
standing train before 1t came to q
stop.
Latrobe, Pa, July S.-Friday
heavy freight train crashed into
passenger train comprising an engine
and a coach one mile from Ligoniel
on the Ligonier Valley railroad. OVeI
twenty-five persons were killed and
more than thirty injured, severa
fatally.
The trains came together on sharT
curve, the freight, drawn by two loco
motives, completely demolishing the
passenger engine and coach, and hurl
ing the passengers in all directions
Many bodies were found a hundred
feet from the track. Every person II
the coach was either killed or In
jured.
The cause of the wreck is mo-
known, although It is supposed t.
have been Misunderstanding Of sig
nails. The engineer and fireman o.
the second engine hauling the freigh'
have made no statements. The crews
Of the passenger engine and the frs
freight locomotive were killed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
ACTION SAVES WOODS JOB
Army Bill ReIntrodueed In House
Without Restrictive Clause Which
Caused Taft's Veto.

Washington. July s.-opponents Of
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood met defeat
on Monday in their plan to legislate
him out Of office when Chairman Hay
Of the military affairs committee re-
introduced the army appropriations
bill without the clause restricting
those officers who may serve as chief
of-staff.
The former bill, which was vetoed
by President Taft. provided that no
officer should serve as chief-of-staff
who had not seen ten years active
service in the line. Besides eliminat-
Ing this proviso the new bill does
away with the joint commission OF
army officers to determine the advisa-
bility OF abolishing certain army posts.
The special joint resolution contin-
uing for month all appropriations
for government departments was In.
troduced by Representative Fitzgerald
and passed without opposition. 1t be.
came necessary to elect Representa-.
tive Alexander of Missouri, who was
selected by Speaker Clark to preside
In the house, speaker pro TEN. of that
body, that the bill might be signed
and go to the president.
Chairman Hay also introduced q
special resolution appropriating ST..
100000 for the army maneuvers this
month. This sum was originally pro
vided in the army appropriation bill.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
EIGHT DIE IN AIR
BALLOON EXPLoDES 1000 FEET
FROM EARTH; VANIMAN AND
CREW LOSE LIVES.
AMERICAN AvIATRICE KILLED
MTss Harriet QuImby and Passenger
In MoncpIare Plunge Into Bay at
Boston During Exhibition Flight
Spanish Flyer Suceumjs.

Atlantic City, N. J., July s.
Plunged 1000 feet to earth when the
dirigible balloon the Akron blew up
in mid-air, Melvin Vaniman. the IA
nous aerial navigator and the four
men of his crew were dashed to death
Tuesday. The Akron had been con
structed for trip across the At.
lantic and was the last word In bal
loon construction. The flight over
the meadows began at o'clock, and
1t was just a short time later that
the accident occurred.
Like a blazing meteorite the burn
ing balloon dashed earthward emit
ting clouds Of black smoke. 1t fell
upon Brigantine Beach and rescuert
who dashed two miles across the in
let were unable to give any help.
Besides Melvin Vaniman those or
the Akron were: Calvin Vaniman
brother o: the aeronaut; Fred Elmer
George Boultin and Alter Gest.
Mrs. Melvin Vaniman saw the dis
aster from the porch Of her home
She collapsed and Is in serious con
dition.
One theory was that leak in thu
fuel tank caused an explosion and tina
the flames from this set the bag afire
Boston, July 3.-Miss Harriet Quinn
by of New York, the first woman tt
win an aviator's license in Americ;
and the first woman 20 cross the Eng
lish channel in an aeroplane, was in
stantly killed with her passenger. W
A. P. Willard. manager Of the Bostol
aviation meet. at Atlantic City ol
Monday, when her Bleriot monoplan'
fell into Dorchester bay from heigh
Of a thousand feet
Madrid, July 3.-Captain Bayo, tn
first Spanish officer to fall a victim t
the perils of aviation died Tuesda,
from injuries sustained in his fall oI
June 29 when he was executing fgur
eights in mid-air.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
Railroad Fares Must Be Exact.

On and after July Is, ticket agents
of railroads all over the United States
will have to give extct change to pas
sengers as the result of an order is
sued by the interstate commerce COM
mission about year ago, compliance
with which has been several times
postponed. 1t has been the custom
of the railroads to make rates by
multiplying the number of miles by
the rate per mile and sufficient num-
ber of cents added to make the total
end in a cipher or five. Under the
rule of the commission the fare must
be figured exactly and ticqket sold
on that basis. In other words, if the
fare at the per-mile rate multiplied by
the number of miles equals "a cents
or 81 cents for example, it cannot be
made either 95 cents or 40 cents, as
is is done now.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
HOUSEWIVES" FOR
NATIONAL GUARD.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, AS TERM
SIMPLY MEANS UNIFORM RE-
PAIRING OUTFITS.
CONDUCTING SOCIAL SURVEY OF STATE
Or. w. II. Wilson Seeking Reason for
Large Number of Abandoned
Churches-High Court
Adjourns.

Columbus.-The adjutant generals
department has made requisition on
the war department for 500 "house-
wives" for the soldiers of the Ohio
National Guard. This does not mean
that the state is making matrimonial
alliances for its citizen soldiery.
Every enlisted man in the guard is
furnished a housewife" 1t is a part
of his equipment. 1t is packen con-
tanning needles, pins, thread, buttons,
scissors and other things needed in
keeping his uniform in repair.
The department is also making re.
QUESTION for $3.50 pairs of russell
marching shoes, $500 olive drab uni.
forms, 300 khaki uniforms, 900 blan.
kets and a whole lot of other things
needed by the guard. The bill for
everything will come to 100000. Once
year such a requisition is made.
The government begins to send in
supplies to Columbus in July.
Lieutenant John S. Shelter of the
quartermaster's department makes up
the requisition and forwards it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. 2 red $1.12@1.14, No. 8
red $1.O6@1.11, No. 4 red 9Oc@$1.05.
Corn-No. 2 white S3@S4c, No. 8
white S2@S3c, No. white 10000,
No. yellow 79@SOc, No. 8 yellow
78@79Rc, No. 4 yellow 74@77c, No.
2 mixed 79@SOc, No. 8 mixed 7S@79c,
No. 4 mixed 74@77c, white ear $50
7Sc, yellow ear 77@SOc, mixed ear 75
@77c.
oats-No. 2 white 55@55kc, stand
ard white 551a@56c, No. 3 white 55@
5514c, No. 4 white 53@54c, No. 2
mixed 53h@54c, No. mixed $50
i31ac, No. 4 mixed 51@53c.
Hay-No. 1 timothy $21.50@22, No.
Q timothy $2O02O.50, No. timothy
S19@19.50, No. l clover mixed 1920
225O, No. 2 clover mixed s20.50@21,
No. clover $15@16, No. 2 clover $13
OLA.
Cattle-Slow; good to choice about
steady; others 10c to 15c lower. Ship
pers $6.50@8.1O, choice $815@8.25, 1
fancy steer 1880 lbs) 50; butcher
steers, extra $7.9C@S.15, good to choice
$7@775, common to fair $4.50@6.90;
heifers, extra $735Q750, good to
choice $6.50@7.25, common to fair
$3.25@6.35; COWS, extra $5.85@6.25,
good to choice $5@5.75, common to
fair $2@4.50; Gamers $2@3.
Bulls-Steady. Bologna $4@4.76,
extra $4.S505, fat bulls $5@5.75.
Calves-Active and steady. Extra
So, fair to good $6.50@7.75, common
and large $4@7.5O.
Hogs-Active and strong, &c to 10c
higher. Heavy hogs $7.70@Z75, good
to choice packers and butchers $40
@775, mixed packers $7.60@7.70,
stags $4@5.85, extra Sc, common to
choice heavy fat sows $5@6.7O, light
shippers $7.30@76O; pigs Clio lbs and
css) $5@725.
Sheep-Steady. Extra 1915, good
to choice $3.25@S65, common to fair
S1@3.
Lambs-Active and strong, 10c to
l5c higher. Extra $8.10@S15, good
% choice s625@8, common to fair
s4@6, yearlings $4@5.50, stock ewes
$3.25@425.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11

The taxation committee of the Ohio
Bankers association held a confer
ence here with representatives of sev-
eral of the larger banks of the state
relative to rulings of the Ohio tax
commission. AS a result of the con-
ference it was said that special SUBJ
committee may later be named to
meet with the state commission and
endeavor to reach conclusions on the
questions up. Some objections have
been raised by larger banks Of the
state to the requirement of the COM
mission that returns be made of the
profits on loans pending and which
profits have not been earned at the
time for reporting to the taxing au.
thorities. This amounts to a large
item in the business of large banks.
1t is pointed out that on the day for
making returns, or the day before, the
banks may make large loan the
revenue Of which is not returned to
the banks for some time after, yet
the tax commission has required re-
turn of such revenue for taxation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-07-11
WRECK ON /. C.

Jackson, Miss.-Steel coaches prob.
ably saved the lives of more than a
score of passengers when Illinois Cen
trail passenger train No. 3, south
bound, was wrecked two miles south
of Jackson. A number Of passengers
we're badly shaken up and bruised,
but only five required more than pass
ing medical attention. These were
brought to Jackson and placed in a
hospital, where it was said their in
juries were not serious. The wreck
was due to soft roadbed.