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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
PR|ESTLY BUYS
W|FES OLD HOME
Oil King Saves the Home Where He
Wooed And Won His Help
mate.

Philadelphia, Pa. July 25.--George
G. Priestley, multi-millianaire and re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahoma, has purchased the small
farm near Corey, Pa, in Warren coun-
ty where his wife lived when a girl.
Ten years ago Priestley was a resi-
dent of Warren. He went to Okla
homa during oil excitement, struck a
gusher and today is estimated to be
worth $10,O00O0O.
He met his wife when she, as a girl
was coasting down hill on the old
place just purchased The farm is
small and has not been worked for
years. Pritestley was in Warren ar
ranging to build a mansion. By chance
he heard the old farm was being sold
at the courthouse. Jumping into an
automobile he arrived in time to raise
the last bid and buy the farm. An
old dilapidated mill is still there. On
the quaint wheel he as boy and she
as a girl built air castles. The mill
will be rebuilt and preserved by the
millionaire
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
QUORUM IN HOUSE
TO Be MAINTAINED
Democratic Leader Asserts He viii
Block Plans to Excuse
Members.

Washington, July Undetermined
at all costs to maintain a quorum in
the house, Majority Leader Underwood
today served notice that he will block
hereafter all attempts of members to
be excused on account of private bus
mess. His purpose was revealed when
he objected to consent being given to
Representative Switzer of Ohio. re-
publican, to absent himself for ten
days. He later withdrew his objection
but gave warning that he would show
no leniency in the future.
Mr.. Underwood's objection to Mr..
Switzers request came as complete
surprise. The majority leader, how
ever, made his position clear.
Il give notice." he said with en-
phasis, chat so far as l am concerned.
on account of the condition of busi-
ness in the house and the necessity Of
a quorum being present, 1 propose to
object to any request for unanimous
consent for leave of absence on ac-
count of business.
IF a man is sick or there is sick
ness in his family, that may be legit-
innate excuse. But the important bus
mess for a man who holds commits
sion from a constituency to represent
them on the floor of this house is for.
him to attend here and to be present
at this time"
A general call for such members as
are absent in their home districts
either attending to their political
fences or upon personal business has
been sent out. 1t is believed that with
in the next few days sufficient of the
absentees will have returned to re-
store q working attendance.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
TRAVIS FAILED
TO GUST BROWN

Oklahoma City, July 25.-The Grim
inal court of appeals frankly told
County Attorney Thrayes of Nowata
Wednesday afternoon, that it was
without jurisdiction to entertain his
application for a writ of mandamus
compelling District Judge T. L. Brown
to vocate the bench and disqualify
himself from presiding at the trial of
H. c. Jeffries, charged with the MUIR
der of Mrs. Irene Goheen, April s.
Judge Doyle made the announcement
in an informal manner, and not as a
final decision and Thrayes declined to
consider the ruling as binding, but
continued with his argument. Judge
Browns disqualification was sought
by the state on the ground that he was
biased in Jeffries favor, and the case
was the first in the state where the
prosecution had sought change of
judge.
The court expressed doubt wheth-
er there was any provision for dis
qualification of judge by the state
and added that it was without juris-
diction to entertain original proceed
ings such as Thraves' application. 1t
has often exercised Jurisdiction of an
appellate nature, where defendants
have appealed from orders refusing
them change of Judge
Thraves' application charged that
Judge Brown permitted Jeffries to re-
main outside of Jail, under guard; that
he was inspired by hatred and extreme
dislike for the county attorney and
had said on several occasions that he
would never let Jeffries be hanged.
Brown denied all charges.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Death Of S. 3. Iaokson

s. B. Jackson died at his home on
North Fourth street at 11:45 O'Clock
this morning after several months of
terrible agony and suffering from a
cancer.
Mr.. Jackson is an old resident of
this community and has been a high
ly respected business citizen of Vinita
with an innumerable number of friends
who receive the news of his death
with sorrow, though they have long
expected It.
Mr.. Jackson is fifty-eight years of
age and leaves wife and two sons.
The funeral will be held from the
residence at four o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Interment will be at AS
Ill. The remains will be
taken to that place Saturday night.
Prominent Actresses Here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
CARL MORRIS WILL
FIGHT CHAS. MILLER
Oklahoma Man viii Fight The Boxer
Who Conquered Al Kaufman
To Fight Out in Frisco.

Sapulpa, Okla, July 26-Carl Morris
will soon meet Charlie Miller of San
Francisco the heavyweight who beat
AL Kaufman in the third round last
month. DR. Frampton, his match
maker, has been offered date with
Miller at Frisco September 10 and a
match with either Soldier Elder or
Jim Horn early in October. The last
named are to fight in Frisco in a few
days and Morris will meet the winner
of the bout
Do Frampton said today
Carl is ready to meet any of them
and in all probability viii meet Char
lie Miller in San Francisco. Septem-
ber 13. We are offered a sood purse
but Carl would rather fight men like
Miller without a guarantee Miller is
really legitimate white hope" since
he bested kaufman. The Elder-Fiorn
match will decide the superiority %
these men and Morris VIII settle the
winners claim in short order, | am
sure. believe Carl Morris is the bast
white nan alive today. am not sure
but what he can whip the big smoke.
7 predict that Morris will make
cleanup on every man they trot o..
during the next year He is truly
great fighter Kansas City Jack John
son. his trainer is not only capable
traieer. but Carl believes he has
learned more about the boxing game
from the colored man than he ever
hoped to know. All Morris asks is a
chance to show his prowess.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
DISTRICT JUDGE
GETS REAL ACTIVE
W. s. stanheld Sought to Compel Reg
istration of 5lacks-At okmuL
gee Again.

Oklahoma City July 27.--Although
a federal judge refused to take juris-
diction in the matter of registering
negroes under the provisions of the
grandfather clause" District Judge
Wade S. stanfield, republican, has
ventured to compel the election Off
cials of the city of 0kmulgee to regis
ter negroes regardless of the pro
visions of the grandfather clause"
A writ of prohibition issued by the
state supreme court Friday afternoon
will put stop to Judge Stanfeld's ac-
tivity temporarily at least b. C.
Hodges, the same election official who
figured in the proceedings which were
brought before Federal Judge Camp
bell in Muskogee, is the one whom
Judge Stanfeld sought to compel to
register negroes without applying the
educational test The first writ is-
sued by Judge Stanfeld Thursday
night compelled Hodges to register r.
S. Gamble. a negro, regardless of
whether or not he could pass the quail
fication test. 1t was then intimated
that wholesale issuance of such
writs would follow but Hodges, ac-
companied by his attorney, come to
Oklahoma City to seek writ of pro-
hibition from the supreme court. In
doing so, Hodges placed himself in
contempt of the Okmulgee county dis
trict court.
In his application for the writ of
prohibition, Hodges alleges that
Judge Staufield is without jurisdiction
to require him to use his discretion In
the matter of registering voters. The
arguments were heard by Acting Chief
Justice Hayes and Justices Kane and
Williams. In the writ of prohibition
which was issued late Friday after
noon, Judge Stanfield is directed to
show cause on Tuesday, July 80, why
he should not be restrained from pro.
ceeding by mandamus or otherwise
against Election Inspector Hodges and
restrains him from granting writs of
mandamus or similar proceedings In
any other matters which might forbid
Hodges as an election inspector from
acting ON the applications of persons
desiring to register.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Norton Appeals From Sentence.

Muskogee, Okla, July 26.-wllIiam
L. Norton, formerly an Oklahoma
banker, sentenced to seven years in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven.
worth, Kans charged with violation
of the national banking laws. filed an
appeal from the decision of the fed
eral district court to the United States
court of appeals here Friday. Norton
failed to obtain new trial last Feb.
ruary, but gave bond for $4,000
pending an appeal He was found
guilty last February ON three indict-
ments after trial of more than three
weeks. Eleven indictments contain
ing forty counts have been filed
against him, but eight of the indict-
ments were dropped by the court be-
fore the trial. The convicted banker
formerly was president of a bank and
trust company in Oklahoma City. He
was also connected with the Ameri-
can National bank at Bartlesville at
one time.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
5Iuejacket News.

Wheat is turning out far beyond all
expectations w. A. Tilets crop made
twenty bushels to the acre. J. M.
VOLTS made 10 bushels. Most of the
crops SO far threshed have averaged
about Is bushels to the acre. Who Is
it that can now say that Craig county
is not a good wheat countrv This
average will equal Z not I'D the
crop of eastern Ka..s and no one
presumes to say that karsas is not
a wheat state.
Walter Shoe and wife will leave in
the near future for visit to Alabama.
From there they will take ship for
Panama and view Uncle Sans big
ditch. From Panama they will pos
sibly return home via San Francisco.
They expect to be gone several
months. ~
The young people of Bluejacket en-
joyed a nice fishing and camping pic
mic on the 25th and 2*th on the Little
Cabin creek at the Shoe well The
parties were Emmett Henely, Clifton
Hicks, Owen Cash. Marvin Henley,
Floyd Sprangler and Prentice Henley.
The ladies composing the party were
the Misses Lucille McInz, Idras Cask,
Ornole Layton, Vera Macy, of Blue
jacket, Alma Hayes, Cement, Vivian
Scott and Della Gaffney of yinita.
Miss Hattie Gore acted as chaperon
for the party. The finny tribe does
not appear to have suffered to any
extent AS usual the big
fish were unable to be landed, solely
on account of size. The amount Of
eatables consumed in comparison to
the number in the party was some
what out of proportion. The annual
outing win be in July, 1918. at which
all who composed this party hope to
again have as enjoyable an occasion.
J. c. BUNCH.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
4 DOUBLE MURDER
SLAYER CAPTURED
Tragedy occurs at Picnic And Many
clamor That Slayer Be Lynched
Children See Murder


Canadian, Okla. July 25.--The wall
ings of little eight-year-old Marie
Owens for her mamma" at the Anti.
Horse Thief association picnic eight
miles east of here late this afternoon
caused the murder of Myron kitchens
and the fatal wounding of the child's
mother.
The little girl lost her way in the
crowds, She was found, crying, by
an officer who brought her to the
announcer before the grandstand
where roping contest was in pro.
gress. Through his megaphone the
announcer called the child's name de-
claring that she was lost. Her father.
c. Willis Owens. showed his way
through the crowd and taking his
daughter by the hand led her to the
spot where she said she had left her
mother. Coming suddenly upon a
buggy in which Mrs. Owens was sit
ting he found her in the arms of
Kitchen who was pressing kisses to
her lips Without word he drew a
revolver and fired kitchens fell dead
in the woman's arms. She is wounded
through the breast and cannot live.
The two little Owens children, aged 5
and 8, Witnessed the tragedy.
AS soon as he had fired the fatal
shots Owens turned and ran. Many
people gave pursuit but he was out
distancing all of them when Doug
Caesar, cowboy, mounted his pony
and joined the chase. He fired two
shots at Owens but the latter did not
stop until Caesar, gaining rapidly up
on him began to swing his lariat. Then
Owens dropped his revolver and threw
his hands in the air.
He was Immediately placed under
arrest by Sheriff Tatum of Pittsburg
county who was attending the picnic.
The officers hurried their prisoner to
an empty coach standing on the rail-
road tracks nearby. Guards were sta
toned on all side to resist any effort
that might be made to take Owens
from the hands of the officers. MANY
threats of lynching were made. Tatum
telephoned to the penitentiary at Nc
Alester asking that armed guards be
rushed to the scene in an automobile
So threatening did the crowd become
however, that he and his deputies
started for McAlester with their pris-
oner in buggy hoping to meet the
auto rushing to their aid before they
had travelled far.
a petition for divorce, brought by
Mrs. Owens, is pending in the courts,
t is understood.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Admits He Killed His step-Mother.

Cherokee Okla, July 25.-Meek
Ralston, Jr.. aged 20 years, when taken
into custody today confessed before
any charge had been made against
him, to the murder Of his step-mother.
Mrs. Minnie Ralston, near Helena.
early Monday morning.
He said he hit her on the head with
piece of iron pipe and then struck
her with an axe and had to cut her
throat with . razor. Becoming frigh-
tened at the sight of blood, he fed to
neighbors house and gave the alarm.
declaring a burglar had killed Mrs.
Ralston- 1t appears that young Raj
ston is of an abnormal temperament,
with strong leaning to religious
mania.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
eLock OKLAHOMA MANDAMus

Oklahoma City, July 26.-Applica-
ton was made to the supreme court
today by Attorney General Charles
West on behalf of Bert C. Hedges, an
election inspector at Okmulgee, for a
writ of prohibition against District
Judge Wade s. Stanfield of the Twen-
ty-second judicial district to prevent
the enforcement of the peremptory
writ of mandamus issued Thursday at
Okmulgee by Judge Stanfield requir-
ing election officers to register ne
groes there without imposing the edu-
cational test required y the Grand
father clause" The court issued
rule to show cause returnable next
Tuesday in The meantime restraining
any attempt TO control by mandamus
the action of ELECTION officers.
This order does not prevent the fill
ing of additional mandamus suits. on
which writs could be issued, requiring
the registration of the applicants, even
after the close Of the regular registra-
tion period, if the court should hold
that Judge Stanfield had jurisdiction
to make such an order, but prevents
any action in the meantime.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Will VOTE
ON DIRECT ELECTION
Supreme Court Orders Clerk Camp
bell to Certify Record.

Oklahoma City, July 27.-If ,re
was any attempt to hold up vote n
the initiated bill providing for the
direct election of senators, the attempt
was nipped in the bud when Justice
Hayes in the supreme court issued an
order Friday morning directing w.
H. L. Campbell, clerk of the supreme
court, to Immediately transmit to the
secretary of state the records and pa
pers" in the appeal which was recent.
~ dismissed by Attorney c. d. Gibson,
who filed it,
Earlier in the day Governor Cruce
had expressed his intention of instruct
ing the state election board to make
all the necessary arrangements for the
printing of the ballots and for getting
them out to the voting precincts in
time to be voted on in the August
primary, The bill was not certified
back to the secretary of state until
nearly o'clock Friday afternoon and
at that time Governor Cruce had left
the statehouse for the day.
The governor said Friday night that
he would take up the matter the first
thing Saturday morning and would see
to it that the order is given for the
ballots before night. The printers will
be put to work on them at once and
it is believed that by Tuesday they
will be in the hands of the election
board and ready to send out.
The action of the supreme court was
taken after Dr. A. Grant Evans had
written a letter to Justice Hayes, cit
ing the alleged statements of Clerk
Campbell in which the latter said that
a day and half would be required to
check up all the papers in the case,
after which fifteen-day rule govern
ing the certifying of decisions was in
voked.
The supreme courts order to Clerk
Campbell reads as follows: "It is the
decision of this court that the rule of
this court providing fifteen days in
which defeated party may file petit
ton for rehearing here, has no applica-
tion in this cause wherein the action
has been dismissed upon motion of
the plaintiff in error, and that the |
effect of the order heretofore made by |
the court dismissing the cause upon
said motion is that the clerk of the
court shall Immediately transmit to |
the secretary of state the record of
papers in said cause for his further
actionfi and the clerk is hereby di- /
rected to comply with said order as
herein interpreted.
Friday and Friday evening a num-
oer of telephone calls were received
from prominent democrats throughout
The state, asking about prospects for
vote on the bill at the primary, and
all expressed satisfaction at the news
hat the bill will be voted upon, com
Governor Cruce heartily for
his action.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Horse Trader Suicides.

Westville, Okla, July Because
nobody cared for him." Newton
Choate, horse trader of Westyille,
shot himself through the heart with a
revolver late Saturday night. He had
been in low spirits for some time al
though his financial affairs are in
good shape. He stated just before dy-
ing that he was alone and ffiendless,
and desired to live no longer. He was
member of the Modern Woodmen
lodge and the order will take charge
of the body.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Pushing Work on Asylum.

&. B. Howard, chairman of the state
board, of affairs blew into town this
morning from Oklahoma City, for an
inspection of the work on the state
hospital for the insane. After look.
ing over the work he expressed him.
self as well pleased with the work of
Contractor Holmboe, who is pushing
the work on the two colony buildings
and power plant. The two colony build
ings are nearly completed and it is
the intention to move about 300 patti
ents here within the next sixty days.
If nothing occurs to stop work on the
buildings. The plastering and inside
work is all that remains now to be
done to these buildings. The walls of
the power plant and laundry are half
way up and bunch Of men are rush
ing this work.
Mr.. Howard said 1t was the inten-
ton of the board to contract for more
buildings to the full amount of the ap
preparation for this place, as soon as
the bonds can be sold. He said the
board was determined to make this
hospital modern in every particular
and that it would be model when
While on this side of the state Mr..
Howard will also visit the orphans
home at Pryor. where four buildings
are under construction.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
vIh|TA GIRL WINS
FIRST HONORS

At the sixth annual commencement
exercises of the Springfield state nor
may school to be held next Thursday,
August 1, at which time class Of
will be graduated, the first
honors will be awarded to Miss Laura
Cox of this city, graduate of the
Vinita high school in the class of II.
Then, as now, with most enviab1e
record, Miss Cox will also have the
honor of delivering the class address
at her graduation next week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02

when he fought against the college
faculty.
Public politicians are mere anna
teurs compared with these school men,
he said once. You know what the
politician will do when you have a
given hypothesis. The method is al
ways the same. Not so with the theor-
list, who comes forth with most unex-
peeted developments.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
HELD FOR ROBBING
OKLAHOMA BANK

Susanyille, Cal, July 26.-A. Spangle
charged with having robbed bank at
Nowata, Okla, was arrested here to-
day The specific charge against him
is having obtained $500 from the
Bank of Nowata on forged mortgages.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Heat Record Broken.

Chiekasha, Okla, July 2S-All heat
records for 1912 were broken in this
city today. when the thermometer
rose to 10s. Corn is burning up ald
alfalfa is suffering.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Secretary Harrison Recoverlno,

Oklahoma City, July 2S.-Secretary
of State Benjamin Harrison submitted
to an operation Friday in a local hos
pital, from the effects of which he is
improving. Physicians announce that
without complications the secretary
should be at his desk again in a week
or two.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02

| wish to state that I did not With
draw from the race for the nomina-
ton for sheriff, in favor of any other
candidate. | was absent from the
county and failed to file in time to be
on the primary ticket. I wish to thank
my many friends for their support.
WM r. FRIEND.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
Democratic Meeting.

There will be democratic meeting
at West Cabin school house Saturday
night. August 3.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-02
WOODROW WILSON
A REAL DEMOCRAT
xstudsnt Declares Nation VIII Be
Proud of Next Presideut-Foe
of Aristocracy.

st Louis, Mo, July 26.-"After
Foodrow Wilson has been president" /"
lys George Cranmer, who has studied
american Government and Politics"
ader Wilson at Princeton, "the Amer
an people will see that it is a greater
'awback to the chief executive to
ave been mere politician than to
ave been mere school teacher.
II fully believe that if Wilson is
N1e president the country will feel
e force of greater influence upon
moral and spiritual existence than
has ever before felt. Think of the
lange that came over Princeton un-
sr his regime of ten years. He said,
lmself, when he arrived there: This
ace makes fair promise of being the
ost popular country club in Amer
a. With marvellous executive ability
made the college into one of the
ost democratic and useful of any seat
learning in the world.
Personally he is a charming man,
asily approachedfi simple in manner
I'D the soul of courtesy and good
reeding. When he would come into
class room he would say, Gentle
en- pleasantly, courteously, familiar
! and instantly every foot would
ave the desk in front of its owner
ad Mr.. Wilson had undivided atten-
on until his. lecture, never long, was