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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10
ALTTTLE NONSENSE.
THE TRAMP.

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A tramp went up to Easy Street
And tried to work the rear.
He tried each house for bread or meat,
But always got a sneer.
Since Easy Street had naught to spare,
The tramp was prompt to go.
And later on he struck good fare
Way down on Poor Mans Row.
commencement Days.
Whats the matter. old man?''
Brain fag Been presiding at the
graduation exercises Of grammar
school. Had to listen to forty high
brow essays. But you seem played out.
too"
"Yes; Indigestion. took In a cooking
school, Had to taste forty different
messes."
Literary Hostilities.
will we have war;"
Don't see how IT can be avoided now.
The lingo Magazine has fired on the
Monthly Muckrake."
Historic Souvenirs.
Shakespeare once owned this chair"
II love old relics. Fine old chair, and
here is a wad Of chewing gum on its
under edge. Now, Queen Elizabeth may
have stuck that there"
The Sanitary Spider.
Il won't have you in my parlor,"
Said the spider TO the fly;
For you are covered with vile germs
And deadly bacilli."
OF Course Not.
The art of conversation is dying out"
I'VE. perhaps. might improve things"
But We don't feel like exchanging our
epigrams for other peoples platitudes.'
Rather.
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RRlher.

1t must be job to build a dolla
graduation gown for a dollar.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10

New York, June o. Miss Rosalie Jones,
the active young suffragist worker who
won fame by organizing parties to adver-
tise "the cause" by walking from New
York to Albany and from New York to
Washington, is now touring New YORK
State with number of her "fikers'' in
automobiles. They will spend the whole
of this month visiting every large town
in the State. preaching the gospel of the
suffragist movement, and distributing
literature.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10
OF Course Not.

The art of conversation is dying out"
I'VE, perhaps, might improve things"
But We don't feel like exchanging our
epigrams for other peoples platitudes."
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Historic Souvenirs.
The Sanitary Spider.

Il won't have you in my parlor,"
Said the spider to the fly:
For you are covered with vile germs
And deadly bacilli."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10

A tramp went up to Easy Street
And tried to work the rear.
He tried each house for bread or meat,
But always got a sneer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10
Commencement Days.
Literary Hostilities.

will we have war;"
Don't see how II can be avoided now.
The lingo Magazine has fired on the
Monthly Muckrake."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-10

Since Easy Street had naught to spare,
The tramp was prompt to go.
And later on he struck good fare
Way down on Poor Mans Row.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
DESTROYED BY Fire.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Har.
grove, five miles south of town. was
totally destroyed by fire about . o'clock
Wednesday afternoon The fire was
first discovered by one of the little
boys, who called to his father who was
coming in from hauling hay. Driving
hurriedly up to the house Mr.. Har.
grove commenced shoveling snow on
the fire, which by this time had caught
the shingles. His efforts to put out
the fire in this way were unayailing
and seeing this he decided to try and
save such of their personal belongings
as he could Smashing out one of the
windows he tried to gain an entrance
but the flames beat upon him with such
fury that he had to abandon the at
tempt. Mr.. Hargrove states that not
more than ten minutes elapsed between
the time that the fire was first no.
ticed and when it fell.
The family lost their entire personal
belongings, Tom in fact, being without
a coat. Besides this some 150 bushels
of kafir corn, stored in a log house,
wa salso destroyed
The fire was caused by an over.
heated stove pipe. There was no in
surance.-Centralia Standard.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
UNION BILLS
INTRODUCED
Five of Six Oklahoma Measures Are
Started-compensation for In
jured Workmen Next.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-Five of the
six bills advocated by organized labol
have been introduced in the legisla
ture. The semi-monthly payday bill
was offered by Representative Hill oil
Pittsburg; the eight-hour workday fol
women, by Williams of Comanche
Wright, Whitman and Wyands; the
full crew for freight trains by Senator
Graham; the full crew for passenger
trains of more than three cars, by Sen
ator McAlister; and requiring the es
tablishment of railroad hospitals in
the state. by Senator Barrett.
The workingmen's compensation
bills, the sixth measure in which the
labor organizations have joined for en-
actment, have been prepared and prob.
ably will be offered this week.
The bill prepared by employers and
labor organizations is to create a state
insurance fund from which all liabili.
ties to injured employees has to be paid,
employers to contribute to this fund
an annual tax based on the payroll and
the classification in which their indus
try falls.
The maximum liability for accident
is $4,000. When the head of family
Is killed the widow is to get $50 a
month and S. for each child under 16
years of age, the maximum monthly
liability, however being $35.
Another bill provides a system under
which an employer voluntarily elects
to insure his workmen against loss of
life or accident, and thereby becomes
exempt fro insults in court to recover
damages except as provided in the act
itself. The state does not insure the
as in the other bill, nor is a
tax levied on the employer The latter
may adopt any plan he may see fit of
insuring his employees, but he must pay
in the amounts and ac-
cording to the schedule laid down in
the law in case of death or injury,
The exact amount to be paid for each
class of disability or injury is based
on a percentage of the wages received
by the workman; for example: in case
Of total disability so per cent of the
wages received at the time of the in
jury, subject to maximum of $40 per
week and minimum of S. per week
is to be paid, the maximum liability,
however, not to exceed $4,000. In case
Of disputes the controversy is to be
submitted by both sides to the district
court, which would have authority to
dispose of the case in summary man.
Ter.
The state insurance department
would have general supervision over
he enforcement of the act.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
CAMPBELL RUSSELL
SPRINGS SENSATION
Proposes That Legislature Shall Elect
Members of Board Of Az
ricuIture.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-Senatol
Campbell Russell sprung a sensation
before the house democratic caucus be
fore the house democratic caucus last
night when he urged the enactment OF
a law to amend a portion of the init
ated bill recalling the old board of ag
riculture, which the people adopted at
the last general election, in which law
he proposed that the legislature name
the ten board members to serve until
the gene Il election in 1914. The act
is intended to provide for future elec.
tions of the board by vote of all the
people, the same as other state officers
are chosen, in place of confning it to
votes of farmers cast through a state
institute.
The Russell plan, which may be said
TO be well under way, would relieve
the state institute, due to meet in Still
water Jan. 25 for the purpose of elect
ing new board, of its official duty, but
it is proposed to pay the institute mem.
bers mileage and per diem under the
call.
An alleged combination between
those of the recalled board seeking re-
election and their friends with the
twenty-six socialist members of the
state institute, whereby, as Senator
Russell explains it, the old board
would regain control, is said to be the
impetus behind the hoped-for legisla.
tive action. Members of the old board
spent the day strenuously denying the
charge Of combination, but lay the
movement to the fact that Russell has
been beaten in the new delegate cleo
ton"
The house caucus spent some time
in debating the question and is said to
have manifested a leaning to the Rus
sell idea. A committee was named
composed Of Messrs. Randall, Farrall,
Morgan of Mayes, Rutherford and
Brooks of Love county to act on part
of the house caucus with a committee
from the senate in selecting the ten
names to go in the bill The senate
committee has not been named. The
joint committee is to also report upon
the feasibility of the idea. The sub
ject was before the farmers caucus
tonight. If the house takes favorable
action the plan may be tackled to the
senate bill appropriating $4,000 to pay
per diem and mileage for the institute
of this month, which is pending on its
calendar, but if not it would go through
in a special bill
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
IlInAlIr louIIlAa
lN1ANE A1ILUM
TO OPEN SOON
Believed Change From Norman to
Vinita viii Be Economy.

Norman, Okla, Jan. 1.-THE whole
town of Norman is on the qui yive for
the special train that is to carry the
300 inmates of the state insane asylum
| of this place to the new institution at
Vinita. The date of the trains move
ment is being kept secret to prevent
congregation of sightseers en- route
and for other reasons of policy.
A similar train transported about
the same number to Fort Supply four
years ago and the trip was made with
out any serious trouble. The violent
patients were transported in especial
ly prepared coaches and were carefully
guarded throughout the journey. The
train to the Vinita institution will
carry only the best disposed patients,
and for that reason the trip will lack
somewhat in the excitement which
might accompany such journey with
more violent passengers.
The Vinita and Fort Supply asylums
are owned and managed by the state.
and it is thought that the removal of
the patients from the Norman institu-
tion will be great saving to the state.
The institution at Norman is owned
and controlled by the receiver of the
defunct Capitol National bank of Guth-
rie, as that bank owned a majority of
the stock of the Norman sanitarium.
The institution at Norman cares for
the patients of the state for 5000 per
head per annum. The population of
the sanitarium at present is about
1,l0O and is continually growing, 1t
has proved to be one of the best pay.
ing institutions of the state and the
commonwealth will save much in the
erection and maintenance of its new
institutions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
OKLAHOMA NEWS IN eRlgF.

Fifty-two officers and employees have
been selected for the Oklahoma house
of representatives. This is more than
one for every two members.
The farmers caucus Of the legisla-
ture perfected permanent organization
for the session by electing Randall of
Oklahoma county, chairman, and Lem
on of Grant county secretary. The
caucus has thirty-six members
Report filed by State Auditor Meyer
in response to a resolution of the SEN
ate passed at the special session,
shows his department spent for print
ing and advertising during 1911 and
1912, $S,132.46; for postage, $3,S39;
telegraphing, $6OS; telephone tolls,
S179; travelling expenses, $1,365.
The supreme court granted a tenn
porary writ of prohibition, returnable
January Ia, against court order of
John H. Pitchford, judge of the First
judicial district, ousting from the of
flee of county judge in Adair county
w. " Curley who was suspended De-
cember 16, on complaint of the county
commissioners.
DR.. J. G. Mahr has gone to Texas
where he will select the most sanitary
town in the Lone Star" state. The
contest for the distinction has now mar
rowed to Gainesville and Brownwood
and DR.. Mahr, Oklahoma commissioner
of health, has been selected by the
Texas sanitary commission to deter
mine which town is entitled to the
honor
The county assessors organization
of the state Saturday voted against
lobby during the pres
ent legislative session. Laws will be |
asked perfecting the statutes on valu-
alton of property in transit so as to
prevent Implications of asses nent and
of the land list' book.
The following officers were elected
J. w McCracken, Nowat9 president;
J. P Spaulding, Muskogee, vice presi-
lent; Harry Roberts, Lawton, secre-
AIRY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
theatre Sunday, January 10, matinee
and night.

theatre Sunday, January 10, matinee
and night.
To look at Harsh one would never
imagine that he has been a soldier, his
waist line of 100 inches or more, il
would seem, could never have fit into
one of Uncle Sans uniforms, but
Harsh explains that his corpulency de.
yeloped after his service in the Span
ish-American war. If he had remained
soldier he would not now be an ac-
tor fat man. And which is worse, he
asks?
Harsh, who has been playing comedy
roles for several years, says there is
difference between a fat man and
a man who is fat, The fat man, ac-
cording to his definition, is fat
headed slob who takes great pride and
pleasure in patting himself and gloat-
ing over his avoirdupois. On the con-
trary, the man who is merely fat feels
that he did not achieve it, but that ma
ture trust it upon him. The actor
says that his battle against flesh has
been much warmer than any fighting
he experienced against the Spaniards
Mr.. Harsh says, with grief in his
tones, that he has found the old
phrase, Nobody loves a fat man." lit
orally true.
Il have never married because /
have never found anyone who would
have me. If any nice girl wants to
propose she may drop me line, care
Of the above company"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
RHIVrM uGGaro
MAktI NAME5
COMMITTEES
Maxey Announces Roster Of Fifteen
Permanent Bodies of the
House Of Representatives

Oklahoma City, Jan. Fifteen Of
the standing committees of the house
were named Saturday by Speaker ].
II. Maxey. Some of the important
committees are:
Judiciary No. Curtis, chairman;
Pinkham, Bishop, Bolen, Curry, Glasco,
Mitchell, Sharp, Smith of Pottowa-
tonne, Edmister and Mcclure.
Judiciary No. 2-Hill of Pittsburg,
chairman; Wyand, Williams of Tulsa,
Chase, Crawford, Teehee, Peery,
Lewis, Wright and King.
Legal Advisory-Edwards chair
man: Teehee, Bonds of Rogers, Wyand,
Smith Of Pottawatomie, Wright, Hill
of Pittsburg, Cook and MCGUIRE.
Criminal Jurisprudence = Spengler,
chairman; Carr Wolty, Pruett, Reece,
Crawford, Hunter, Randall, Durans,
Emanuel and Edmister.
Labor and Arbitration--Wi az
Tulsa, chairman; Coyne, Peery, Spen-
gled, Smith of Pottawatomie, Bolen,
Whitman, Christian, Stillwell, WEand,
Williams of Comanche, vossburg and
Jamison.
Prohibition Enforcement - Mitchell,
chairman; Dearing, Brown, Christian,
Whitman, Reece, Griggs, Morgan,
Jackson, Veatch, Williams of Co
manche, Cordell, Bonds, Childers, King
aud Parkhurst.
Banks and Banking Glasco, chair
man; Wyand, Bishop, Morgan OF
Mayes, Curtis, Harrison, McCrory, Mat
thews, Reece, Williams of Comanche,
Baker, Charles and Jamison.
Agriculture Randall, chairman.
Lenox, Brooks, Berry, Griggs, Searcy,
Ashby, Case, Hill of Washita, Lemon,
McMahan, Rider, Rutherford, Russell,
Woodard. Tener, Howe, Farrall, Baum,
OImsted and Ruby.
Appropriations - Durant, chairman;
Wyand, Bonds, Emanuel, Cummings,
Searcy. Peters, Tehee, Farrall, Nor
ris,. Wright, Cook, Dearing, IIill OF
Pittsburg, Mabon De Ford and Igoyt.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
Oklahoma Charters issued.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 12.-The fol
lowing state charters were issued Sat
urday:
Luther Gas and Oil company, OF
Luther capital $4,000; incorporators
George Il. Norman, e. S. Chamberlin
c. T. Dawson, o. M. Cole, w. e. Lowell
John Rinehart, M. w. Rogers, r. T
Canada and Watson Dana of Luther.
Southwestern Building company, Of
Hobart, capital $4,000; incorporators:
r. E. Ney, b. w. Cuppy, ]. L. Burker
of Hobart
Colonel Oil and Gas company, OF
Holdenville, capital $4,000; incorpora
tors: ]. R. Witty, C. NJ. Hamilton, ]. L.
Bruce and G. l.. Benson of Holden.
vile.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
"The Prince of Tonight"

Beautifully and extravagantly
mounted is The Prince of Tonight, "
the gorgeous musical fantasy coming
to the Grand theatre Sunday, January
l9, matinee and night 4 naughty
heiress treats college youth very
cruelty An old, old gardner, by the
spell of a century plant turns the
youth into prince for one night. rhe
prince has everything but a heart. The
cruel maiden falls in love with him
and he spurns her When the moon
sets he is about to die, but she saves
his life with kiss, and the prince
and his princess lively happily ever
after, of course. There are gowns of
exquisite make and colors for the
beauty chorus. Money has flowed like
water to mount this show and there is
no made" sparkle in it. Every CLEAN
is genuine. AS a production The
Prince of Tonight" wins.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
A Rose Shower.

Mrs Il. V. McSpadden and Miss Nell
Smith entertained in honor of Miss
Mable Bagby, whose wedding occurs
on Wednesday of this week at the
home of the former last Saturday night
with rose shower. The evening was
most delightfully."- spent in music and
cards.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
TO INVESTIGATE
ALL DEPARTMENTS
Doings of the State Legislature
Batch of New Bills Intro
duced.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 11-Mr Smith
of Pottawatomie county i'll a speech
before the house of Representatives to-
day outlined plan for investigation
OF all state departments and institu-
tions to be made after the legislature
adjourns, through which, he explained,
the rumors and stories of IRREGULAR
ties could be trailed to source and
developed true or false.
The house had under consideration
and finally adopted without dissenting
vote his resolution calling upon the
governor to send in information cover.
ing the purchase of coal for the state
during the last four years, from whom
bought and the price paid, and any in
formation which he or the attorney
general possessed regarding the pur-
chase of steel cages for the state peni
tentiary and state reformatory.
The resolution was preliminary, pc
said, to another he would offer for
complete investigation of every branch
of the state government by a joint
Legislative committee of five members
during the first ninety days following
final adjournment. 1t is contemplated
to give the committee authority to re-
move any official found incompetent
or unfit to serve, but if that was not
acceptable, then to appoint a general
committee of twenty members of the
Legislature to which the investigating
committee could report, and the gen.
eral committee would pass upon the
qualifications of the official reported
upon.
Might Lead to Economy.
Il have in mind two departments,
said Mr.. Smith, the state penitentiary
and the school land department, the
in vestigation of which would lead to
economy, at least We owe it to the
people to investigate thoroughly, and
the public charges should either be
sustained, or idle gossip cease. If ir-
regularities are found, then it is our
duty to clean house, if nothing is
found it would strengthen the faith of
the people in the fair and honest in
tention Of the democratic party"
The house followed its action by
adopting another resolution by Mr.
Smith calling upon the governor to
send in the names of those officials
whom he has continued from the Has
Continued on Last Page
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13

Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Nipp, stating that they
were on their way to Florida after a
visit in Nevada, Mo
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13

Fat Actor Laments; Nobody Loves Him
That a fat man is the most sensa-
tive creature in the world is the con.
tention of Frank Harsh, who weighs
300 pounds, and is playing the part of
Daniel Stuart, an eccentric comedian,
in the musical spectacle "The Prince
Of Tonight" coming to the Grand
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-03
PELLAGRA CAUSE
nMvvn
SAID TO Be FOUND
SCIENTIST At ROME SAYS DREAD
DISEASE Is RESULT OF
INFECTED WATER.

Rome, May s1.-Pellagra, the mys-
terious disease prevalent in semi
tropical regions which had bafled
medical authorities for nearly 200
years Is caused by infected waters, &C
cording to Professors Schala and Ales-
sandrinio Of the institute Of hygiene IN
Rome. The scourge has long been
ascribed to the consumption OF bad
corn, but according to the professors
announcement they have found that In
the districts of Italy where the
disease IL most prevalent, the water is
infected with flint stone In colloidal
solution. The professors declare that
the theory Of the maize ptomaine Is
altogether groundless. They are en-
deavorinx to induce the authorities to
proceed with a thorough examination
Of all the waters of the infected dis
tricts and rid 1t of all plague, which
claims $4,000 cases annually. The pro-
fessors have found that the infected
water may be easily made safe for
drinking purposes by putting into It q
quantity of carbonated chalk.
In the United States commission
whose work has been made possible
by a gift of $4,000 from Col. Robert
M. Thompson of New York and John
H. McFadden of Philadelphia, has been
at work for over year In a study OF
the cases OF pellagra in the southern
states. The commissions final report
Is yet to be issued.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-03
SOUTHERN TRACTION
co. BUILDS TRACK

Centerville, May 31.-For the pur-
pose of saving their franchise the
Southern Iowa Traction Co. Will by
this evening have their track from the
square to the depot in the west part
of town equipped with roiiey wire
and have cars running on the track
sunday. June /. When the franchise
was voted last August it was with the
stipulation that a half mile OF track
be in operation inside the city by
June /. The company has the track all
laid to the square, but there was delay
in the arrival of the gas-electrlc car
ordered, and the temporary overhead
equipment was put IN. peglnnlh 3
Thursday of this week. The Light e
Traction Co. will furnish a car and
the power to operate it until the new
car arrives. Then regular and fire.
quent service will be Installed from
here to Abba. ....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-03
PREPARE PLANS ... p
FOR 4TH In MT. AYR

Mt. Ayr, May 31.-At the meeting OF
the Commercial club recently the
committee appointed week ago 70
order oil with which to oil the prlncl.
nal streets of the town reported that
the order had been placed for one car
to be shipped Immediately upon notice
by telegram, and that another car VII!
be ordered as soon as the work OF
grading and preparing the streets IS
sufficiently advanced to insure their
being ready to receive the oil when 1t
arrives.
Rev. w. E. Darrow, chairman OF the
program committee for the good roads
picnic to be held in Mount Ayr on the
Fourth reported that the program had
been partially outlined. The matter or
having a display Of fire works IN the
evening was referred to the club and
it was decided to dispense with the
fire works and have full evenings
entertainment instead.