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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
OKLAHOMA COAWCTS
PLAY BASE BALL
In Game With a MeAlester Negro
Team the convicts Won.

McAlester, Okla, July 1.-TWO
hundred and fifty convicts from the
Oklahoma state penitentiary watched
a team composed of their fellow pris-
oners play game of ball last Sunday.
At the penitentiary here there are
four ball teams, two composed of
white and two of negro convicts. The
farm and grounds about the prison
comprise nearly two thousand acres
and there is plenty of room for ball
grounds A team of negro players
who have defeated everything in sur
rounding cities for three seasons,
played against one of the negro teams
from the prison. The convicts won a
fast game by a score Of 8 to 2.
The day of the game Warden R. w,
Dick obtained three special cars,
which carried the ball team and $50
convict rooters four miles to the league
park. There was no disorder and
there We're a few guards.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
OLD INDIAN HISTORY.
Rev. A. Grant Evans Has One From
Library of King George III.

Oklahoma City, July 17.-Rev. A.
Grant Evans, former president of the
state university has in his library a
rare copy of history of the Ameri-
can Indians, written in 1776, and which
once rested on the shelves of the royal
library of King George III of England.
In the 1856 years but four people have
possessed the book The author was
William Adair, one of the ancestors of
the present-day Adair family found in
the Cherokee nation. The book which
Dr. Evans prizes highly, was present
ed to King George and bears his auto
graph, consisting of &c. g." When the
book left the royal library it fell into
possession Of the Duke of Cambridge
and bears his literary stamp, and when
the dukes shelves were emptied. Clar-
cnce Bement of Philadelphia secured
the volume Six years ago the Bement
library was sold and Dr. Evans got
the book for $50.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
Showing Them How.

Bartlesville. Okla, July While
two hundred members of the Washing
ton County Anti-Horse Thief associa-
tion wehe holding picnic at Copan
Tuesday, thieves got away with two
teams of horses and one of mules
hitched to the publis tie-rack in the
town Sheriff Jordan was in the act
Of delivering a political speech when
the thieves made their haul. Word
has been received here that the mules
were recovered at Cany, Kans but
there is no trace Of the horses. 1t is
believed the thieves have escaped into
Kansas.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18

original map, together with much new
material, is an index of the gold, sill
YER copper, lead, zinc, quicksilver,
iron, and rare-metal mining districts
of the western states.
A geologic introduction to this re-
port, by Chief Geologist Waldemar
Lindgren, not only gives a general
summary of the geology of the states,
but also describes in some detail the
economic geology of the more import
ant camps as well as some of the less
widely known mining regions. This
part of the report includes small
map of the western United States
showing the general distribution of
the mining districts.
The report contains two plates show
ing the areas covered by the topo-
graphic and geologic work of the Unit
ed States Geological Survey-plates
adapted from the Thirty-seeond An
nual Report of the Director-and q
separate map of each state except
California (Which is represented on
two maps), showing the location Of
the mining districts and by appropri-
ate symbols the principal metals pro-
duced in each. The report contains IA
Iof these state maps, which show the
location and area of over 1,400 mining
districts. The map includes the larg-
est number of districts is that of the
northern counties of California, which
contain 222 districts; the smallest is
the map containing that of trans
Pecos Texas, which shows only III dis
tricts.
With every mining district symbol
on each of these maps is number
which refers to it's name in an accom-
panying list. A photography of the
publications of the u. S. Geological
Survey o neach district is included in
the text, as well as condensed state
AiVhI VI INC 5CVlO6J anu hdCuiC VI IhS
ore deposits, list of the metals pro-
dueed, and the shipping point of the
camp.
The bulletin contains the latest
available information, but the director
of the Geological Survey desires that
any mistakes or omissions be brought
to his attention by men in the field
who are in a position to aid in this
work.
Bulletin 5O7, Mining Districts of
the Western United States, by James
M. Hill. with a Geologic Introduction
by Waldemar Lindgren," may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the di.
rector of the u S. Geological Survey
Washington, d. c.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
A GRANDFATHER
CLAUSE OPINION
Says Election Judge Must Have suffi-
cient Cause to Prevent Negro
Voting.

Guthrie, Okls., July II. - The re-
fusal in some sections of Oklahoma to
register negroes as voters led L. L.
Cowley Perry county attorney, to ask
an opinion of Isaac d. Taylor of Guth-
rie, United States district attorney,
relative to registration and election
matters involving he application of
the so-called grandfather clause"
law.
In an opinion given last night Judge
Taylor said:
Since the federal court has passed
upon this question, holding the law to
be in contact with the constitution and
the laws of the United States, we are
OF the opinion that neither regstra-
ton nor election officers can claim
that they act in good faith in enforc-
ing the said granfather clause law
against negroes contrary to and in di-
rect contravention of the decision of
the federal courts on the subject"
Judge Taylor calls attention to the
recent conviction in the federal court
at Enid of ]. J. Beall and Jack Quinn,
election officers of Kingfisher county,
on charges of conspiracy to prevent
negroes from voting for congressman.
During the trial of this case, Federal
Judge Cotteral held the grandfather
clause law unconstitutional.
"The application of such laws to
negroes" says Judge Taylor, raises
a federal question, the decision of
which by federal court is to be pre-
ferred to a decision by a state court
and where the election officers act in
good faith in enforcing the law they
are not criminally liable for their con-
duct, but this question of good faith
must be determined with reference to
the decisions upon this subject. In the
application of such laws to negroes,
the registration and election officers
cannot claim their acts to be in good
faith unless they act according to the
decisions Of the federal courts on the
subject" E
Beall and Quinn, who were convict
ed, have appealed to the United States
circuit court of appeals, where the
question of the validity of the law is
now pending. TAYLOR holds that in
the meantime the federal courts de-
cision has preference.
Attorney General Charles j. West
gave an opinion last Friday that reg
istration and election officers can en-
force the provisions of the grandfather
clause law, so long as they act in good
faith and can require negroes to quail.
ify under it. Taylor says good faith
can be shown only by following court
decisions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
WON'T LET THE PRoeREssIvEs
REGISTER.
A Test Case to Be Made Under the
oklaiom Law.
REGISTER.

Chickasha, Okla, July IT, j. X.
Schow, wealthy furniture dealer in
this city and one of the organizers Of
the Progressives in Oklahoma, was re-
fused permission to register as a Pro
gressive by the election inspector in
his home ward yesterday. The election
inspector said that the Oklahoma law
recognized only four parties, Republi-
can, Democrat Socialist and Prohibi-
zionist, and that members of no other
party could register. Unless a voter
is allowed to register now he cannot
vote in November Sehow has en-
ployed an attorney to fight his case.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
Want Homestead List.

County Assessor Shelton has been
notified by the state board to prepare
a land list of Craig county showing
non-taxable homesteads under the re-
cent supreme court decision exempt
ing certain Indian homesteads from
taxation. Mr.. Shelton says it will be
big job to NJ, = %, list and so
far as he knows there available
funds to pay for the work.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
BOY SCOUTS REACH
THEIR FIRST CAMP
The Boys Eat Their First Meal Dur
ing Downpour Of Rain--WIII
Reach River by Night.

Word was received this morning
from VIM. Simms who left at eleven
O'Clock yesterday with the Vinita Boy
Scouts. stating that the boys had
reached the Landrum Spring at 1890
O'Clock, a distance of six miles. and
had stopped there for dinner, which
was eaten during down-pour of rain
The boys we're again on the road ut
three o'clock and were expecting to
reach the river by might where a num-
Der of drills and contests will take
place. They will receive instruction
today on First aid to the sick and
injured" and will be told what to 10
in all cases of emergency.
All the Scouts are in good condition
and are having great time
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
WESTERN MINING DISTRICTS.

Bulletin Containing New Series of
Maps Showing Their Location Issued
by the United States Geological Sur
vey.
The United States west of the 103d
meridian. comprising the Rocky Noun
tain, Plateau, Desert, and Sierra Ne
vada regions, is one of the most i'm.
portant producers of precious and
allied metals in the world In this
area are many mining regions or
camps which are known as mining
districts In most of the states the
boundaries of these districts are well
recognized and some of them are legal
ly recorded and nearly all can be
plotted on state maps with a fair de-
gree of accuracy In the Mother Lode
country of California, however. there
are no mining districts" in the sense
that the term is used in the other
states.
The output of the mines in the
United States is reported yearly to the
division of mineral resources of the
United States Geological Survey. and
by study of the district reports for
a number of years the values of the
most important metals produced in
each district can be fairly well deter
mined. In some districts, notably
those in Colorado, the values of sew
eral products are nearly equal, but in
most of the districts the output of one
metal has greater value than that of
the rest
The United States Geological Survey
has published reports on the economic
geology of large number of the miu-
ing districts of the country. In 1908
the survey published in its annual vol
ume Mineral Resources Of the United
States a map of the Western States
showing the location of the mining
districts Bulletin 5O7, Mininb dis
iricts of the western United States,
which contains revised edition Of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
TEDDY WILL NOT
MAKE TRIP WEST
Colonel And His Aids Agree There is
Too Much to Do in New York
To Chicago August 3.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July l7.-Colonel
Roosevelt announced late last night
he decided to abandon his trip into
the middle west This sudden change
in plans was made after conference
with Senator Dixon, his campaign
manager; George W. Perkins, and o.
X Davis, one of Senator Dixons aids.
I'VE came to talk over the trip"
said Mr. Davis, "and agreed that it
must be given up. So many questions
are coming up at our headquarters in
New York which require Colonel
Roosevelt's personal attention he
found it to be virtually impossible to
get away at this time"
Won't Miss Convention.
Mr.. Davis said Colonel Roosevelt
would remain in Oyster Bay until
August 2 or 8, when he will depart for
Chicago to attend the convention of
the new party After the convention
he may make a few speeches in the
central west. 1t was his intention until
tonight to go into Kansas, Iowa and
Michigan to take part in the campaign
preceding the primaries at which can
didates for electors are to be chosen.
Colonel Roosevelt would add moth
ing to Mr.. Davis statement. He said
earlier in the day that he was hard at
work with the preparations of a state
ment of his position, which will be
issued shortly before the Chicago con
vention. During the last fortnight he
has held many consultations with his
leaders from large number Of states
regarding the organization of the new
party.
An oyster Bay Boost.
So much remains to be done in the
effort to put the party on its feet as
firmly as possible before the conven-
tion that it was the opinion of both
the colonel and his advisers. he should
remain here and devote himself to
that task.
While Colonel Roosevelt was con-
ferring with his leaders his neighbors
in Oyster Bay were launching the new
party movement here At a mass
meeting last night the Roosevelt Pro
gressive Club of Oyster Bay was or
ganized.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
Death Of Mrs. jenkins.

Mrs. Henry jenkins died at about
four o'clock this morning at her home
eight miles west of this city, after
several days illness and an operation
for peritonitis. She leaves husband
and several children besides a host of
friends in and about vinita to mourn
her death.
The funeral services will be in
charge of the Rogers Undertaking Co.,
at the residence this afternoon. Inter
meat will be made in the Woody Gem
etery.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18
WOODROW WILSON
INVITED TO TULSA
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Expresses Desire to Address Throno
Here During the Dunbar.

Tulsa, Okla, July 1S-Word was re-
ceived here yesterday that Woodrow
Wilson, democratic candidate for pres
ident, will in all probability speak in
Tulsa during the annual Tulsa Dur
bar and Fair, the week of September
16. Governor Wilson was invited to
come to Tulsa by J. Burr Gibbons,
publicity manager for the Tulsa Coun-
ty Fair, who sent the invitation
through United States Senator Robert
l.. Owen, with whom Mr.. Gibbons re-
Gently made a trip through Oklahoma.
Upon receipt of the telegraphic in
vitation from the Tulsa man, Cover
nor Wilson personally wrote the fol-
lowing letter to J. w. Baller, Wash
ington. d. G.. private secretary to SEN
ator Owen, which is self-explanatory
State of New Jersey, Executive De-
partment
July 8, 1912
Dear Mr.. Baller: Thank you for
forwarding the telegram from Senator
Owen. / will take great pleasure in
laying the suggestion before my cam
paign committee, when It is formed.
and you may be sure tnat I shall have
a very strong inclination to accent
1t. Cordially yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Senator Owen will probably speak
here simultaneously with the appear
ance of Governor Wilson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-07-18

A good rain is reported all round
the city yesterday afternoon and last
night Considerable damage is re-
ported to have been done by the wind
in the northwest part Of the county
last night
Evening star., 1912-07-21
ROCKVILLE.
ecial Correspondence OF The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. July 20, 1912.
Misses Elizabeth Maddox and Helen
Brunett have returned to their homes
here from a stay of two weeks in st.
Marys county. Rev. and Mrs. Frank
B. Cowell Of Germantown are in Rhode
Island for the month OF July. Mrs. John
H. Gillis and daughter. Miss Olive ellis.
Of this vicinity have gone to Ohio to
spend some time with Mrs. Gillis' son.
Mr.. Morris Gillis. Miss Alice Cashell OF
Redland has been visiting Misses Eliza
beth and Katherine Maddox here. Mr..
Claude Owen of Gaithersburg has been
spending a few weeks in Florida. Mr..
returned few days ago from Atlantic
City, where they spent week. Prof.
and Mrs. W. w. Skinner and little
daughter Of Kensington are at Ocean
City. Md. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson w.
Eldredge Of Kensington left recently for
business for the government. Mrs. Regi-
nald Foster and little daughter and Miss
Edith Fisher of Baltimore are in Rock
vile for a few weeks.
Mrs. James T. Richerson and little son
Robert of Washington are visiting Mrs.
Richerson's aunt. Mrs. S. B. Haney.
here. Mrs. Morris Gillis has returned
to her home at Warren. Ohio, after visit
ing relatives in this vicinity. Rev. A. ID.
Winters Of Frederick is spending few
weeks at IeTIHdHlOWH, tHlS County. WI.
and Mrs: Henry Wells and Mr.. Largent
returned a few days ago from an auto
mobile trip through Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Mrs. Lee Offutt entertained the
Weekly Card Club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs Harvey Brown of Walbrook, Md.
spent several days during the week visit
ing her mother, Mrs. John E. Wilson.
near Rockville. Mr.. Harry Buck and
little daughter are at the Blue Mountain
House for a short stay. Mrs. George p.
Henderson entertained a few friends
early in the week in honor of Miss Bo-
land of Germantown, who is visiting in
Rockville. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Prettyman and Mr.. William +. Pretty
man returned to Rockville q few days
ago from an automobile trip of several
days through Virginia and western Mary
land. Mr.. Samuel Linthicum Of Balti-
more was q visitor during the week at
the home Of DR.. Otis M. Linthiicum here.
Evening star., 1912-07-21

Farm. the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
lex E. Saunders near here. Mrs. Benja-
min Viers White Is spending a week at
Harpswell. Me-, the guest of Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G. Scribner have
returned from Kineo. Me, where they
have been spending several weeks.
Mrs Talcott OF Richmond. Va. is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. Truman A.
Parker. at the latter's home In the
southern suburbs Of town. Miss Vir-
ginia Talcott of Richmond was the
weekend guest Of Mrs. Parker. Mr..
George Swinderton OF Radford. Me-. Is
visiting Mr.. John Hopkins at Cotton
Farm. near here Miss Elizabeth How
ard Of Washington is visiting at
Springwood. the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Lutz Mr.. Truman Post Of
Washington was the weekend guest
OF friends In Leesburg. Mr.. Julian
Rogers and Mr.. Andrews Of Baltimore
were weekend guests at Windover,
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B.
Wildman. Lieut.. William II. Gill, u S.
A.. left Friday for Fort Leavenworth.
Kans.. where. after three months in
he will join the 2lst Infantry at Van
couver, Wash. Lieut.. Gill was the guest
Of his brother. Mr.. T. l.. Gill of Wash
ington. d. c.. during the past week.
Miss Henrietta Benedict Harrison left
Thursday to Join Mrs. Harry Tazewell
will spend several weeks. Mrs. Fred
erick Louis Grammar and children left
Friday to spend some time at Cape
May. N J. Miss Margaret Wood Of
Hampton. Va, Is visiting at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Walter II. Burke Of
this town. Mrs. William Preston Glib
SON and small daughter. Elizabeth. left
Wednesday to spend the remainder OF
the summer at the home OF Mrs Eliza
Gibson at Upperville. Va. Mrs. Robert
Bentley W1ldman and Miss Christine
Wildman left Friday to spend a fortnight
at Cape May. N. J. Mr.. T. Blackwell
Smith OF Washington spent the weekend
with friends In Leesburg. DIR. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Elgin of Maryland are visiting
the formers sisters, the Misses Elgin, of
this town. Mrs. Walter Shipman and
small daughter. after spending three
weeks at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Shipman Of this town. returned to Wash
inston Wednesday. Mr.. Shipman was
the guest Of his parents during the past
week. Mr.. Walter H. Burke was called
to Hampton. Va. Wednesday by the
serious illness Of his mother.
Evening star., 1912-07-21
WARRENTON.
cial Correspondence OF The Star.


WARRENTON, Va, July 20. 1912.
Miss Ida NJ Pollard of St. Louis, Mo-.
who has been travelling for several
months through ALASKA, the Yellowstone
valley and the Canadian Rockies, arrived
in Warrenton Thursday last and is the
guest Of Mrs De Lancey Evans. Mr.. and
Mrs.. John S. Gibson and Mr.. B. f. Glib
son of Arkansas. who have been the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. De Lancey Evans,
will leave Monday for North Carolina
where they will spend some time. Miss
Mamie Rossell Of Staten Island. N T.,
will arrive In Warrenton Monday to pc
the guest for some time or MISS !da FOL
lard Evans Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wilbur and Mr.. James K. Maddux OF
Warrenton are among those VINO visited
the Manassas horse show WEDNESDAY ana
Thursday of the past week. Mr. Maddux
acted as a judge for the events MRS
Wood and Misses Lindsay and Virginia
Wood of Washington are the guests of
the Misses Lomax Mrs. Gotto and Mrs.
A. D. Graves of Washington are spending
some time at the home of Mrs Sarah
Hoge Miss Virginia Travers or Cam
bridge, Md, who has spent the past sew
eral months in Warrenton, returned Tues
day to her home. Mrs. q. w. Nelson and
Miss Mary Nelson have returned home
from visit to Clarke county, where they
were the guests of Mrs. Hugh Nelson.
Miss Courtnay Collins Of New York is
the guest Of Miss Mary Nelson. Mr.. c.
E. Jerries visited Culpeper the past week.
Rev. Nelson Barry OF New York has
joined Mrs. Barry and son at the home
of Mai. r. P. Barry and will spend some
time there Mr. Carroll p. Curtis. who
has been making his home in Norfolk,
Va, has reached Warrenton and will re-
main here having accepted a position in
the Fauquier National Bank. Miss Beach
Evening star., 1912-07-21
LEESBURG.
Special Correspondenoe of The Star.

Special Correspondents Of The Star
LEESBURG. Va. July 20, 1912
Miss Anna Snowden entertained in
formally Saturday evening last at Wind
over. her home In the suburbs of town.
Her guests were Miss Julia Minnigerode
Of Trenton. ". j.; Miss Mary Petcrkin
OF Parkersburg. w. Va: Miss Nelson of
New Jersey. Miss Orpen of Oatlands, Miss
Nina Powell of Woodburn. Misses Jean
Lee Penuel. Mabel Littig. Henrietta Ben
edict Harrison. Catherine Beaver. Nancy
Leo Janney. Margaret F1shburne, Anne
Mcdonald. Richard Edwards Wise, Ida
Lee Hempstone. Lillian Viers White and
Messrs. Truman Post Of Washington,
d. c.: Dodson Of Norfolk. Va: Andrews
OF Baltimore, Julian Rogers Of Baltimore
T. Blackwell Smith Of Washington. d. C. ;
II. T. Plaster. William l.. Tebbs, Jack
lish. Richard F1shburne, Robert. William
and McAllister Mcdonald and DR.. Harry
y. Gibson. A party composed of Mrs.
William Dade Hempstone, Mrs Alfred
Smith Of Washington. u. c.; Miss Kath-
arine Clasett. Miss Isadore Pike. Messrs
Charles Binns Tebbs. Samuel s. Luts and
William Dade Hempstone 10 camping on
the shenandoah river near Castlemans
Ferry. A delightful picnic was given at
the Pinnacle. near Point Of Rocks. Fri
Julia Minnigerode. Mary Peterkin, Isa-
dore Pike, Anne Mcdonald, Anne Gather
inc Beaver. Jean Lee Penuei, Mabel
Littig. Richard Edwards Wise. Violet
Alexander, Rebecca harrison. Maria Har-
rison. Mrs. Alfred Smith Of Washington
Mrs. Robert Mcdonald and Messrs. Wal
ter Harrison. Conrad p. Carter. II. r.
Plaster. Lieut.. w. H. gill and DR.. II. p.
Gibson. Mr.. Harry T. Harrison, accom-
panied by Misses Maria Harrison. Re-
becca Harrison. -aoselle Worsley OF Co.
lumbus, Ga. and Mrs. Louis Mckinley
of Fort Riley. Kan. motored to Frederick.
Md, Wednesday. where they were guests
Of friends. Mr.. and Mrs. James @. Littig.
jr.. and small son. Of Occur d'Alene.
idaho, are visiting at the home OF Mr..
Littig's parents. Mr. and Mrs. James G..
Littig Of this town. Mr.. John Lee Of st.
Louis is visiting his sister, Mrs. Henry
Harrison, at her home Essington, near
town. Mr.. and Mrs. William Saunders
and daughter. Miss Frances Saunders Of
Washipgton, are Visiting at Lombardy
Evening star., 1912-07-21
Poor Animal.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
81 thought would introduce a realj
cow into my comic opera"
How did 1t work."
Didn't work at all. The milkmaids
frightened the cow"
Evening star., 1912-07-21
the home Of Jefferson. Mrs. Hopkins will
not return to Washington till October.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Little Of Columbia
Heights and their children. Harry, Jessie
and Ruth, left Thursday for Colonial
Beach, where they have taken a cottage.
Evening star., 1912-07-21

II you want work read the want COL
umns os The Star.
Evening star., 1912-07-21

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis and their
daughter Miss Lewis, have gone to Chat
tanooga Tenn. where they are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Formen for some time.