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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
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, y. Y, July 17.-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, Z
X. Davis, one of Senator Dixon's aids.
1--WE came to talk over the trip"
said Mr.. Davis, and agreed that il
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 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 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-
ton 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 We're launching the new
party movement here. At mass
meeting last night the Roosevelt Pro-
gressive Club of Oyster Bay was or
ganized.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
GUTHRIE PETITIONS
ARE BEING SIGNED
over Fifty Thousand Voters Signify
Their Wish to Return the State
Capital

Oklahoma City, July Petitions
containing 81 400 signatures in sup
port Of the initiated bill to move the
capitol from Oklahoma City back to
Guthrie We're filed here today with Sec
rotary of State Ben Harrison by Il
committee from Guthrie. Every name
has been checked and double-ehecked
and those in charge disclaim the dis
carded petitions containing several
thousand names for fear that they
might be a little irregular Unless
protests are lodged against the petit
tions and sustained which is hardly
probable, the bin viii be voted on at
the November election. Among the
signatures were PA from Oklahoma
county of which Oklahoma City the
present capital is the county seat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

Washington, July 12.-The plentiful
harvests of important crops of the
country indicated by the July crop re-
port of the departmes of agricult ,1e
will extend also to the minor crops to
great extent,
Conditions of all crops were mater
tally better on July / than on the
same date last year. The crop report
ing board estimates they are SO per
cent better Comparing their condi-
tion with the average Of recent years,
it is somewhat lower-about one-half
per cent.
The area planted to the important
erops-eorn, wheat, oats, barley. po-
tatoes. tobacco fax. rice and cotton
is estimated at 241, ,155. 900 acres. While
this aggregate area is is per cent
less than the area of the same crop
last year, it is 1.9 per cent greater
than in 1910 and per cent greater
than in 1909.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
Ernosition School For eoys.

Columbia, s. c., July 16.-one Of the
most interesting features OF the Ma
tional Corn Exposition. to be held In
Columbia next January. is the first
exposition school for boys. which will
be composed of the prize-winners In
the Boys Corn Clubs in every county
in the southern states. The attend
ance upon the school is expected to
reach at least one thousand, and pre-
parations are being laid on broad
scale.
J. B. Hobby Of Alabama has been
selected as superintendent of the
school. Mr. Hobby is the assistant in
charge Of the Boys Corn Club work
in Alabama, with headquarters at the
state agricultural college at Auburn.
Later on he viii make his headquar.
ters in the National Corn Exposition
Offices at Columbia Mr.. Hobby stands
exceedingly high among agricultural
educators OF the country, and his ex-
.perience fits him for the management
of the unique school, The boys will
be divided into companies and squads,
and through the cooperation of Pres
ident Riggs of Clemson Agricultural
college, cadets of the first class will
be placed in command Of the boys, who
will be under semi-military discipline
during their stay in Columbia. They
will be comfortably quartered on the
state fair grounds near the exposition
buildings, and will be given daily in
structions along agricultural lines by
some OF the foremost agriculturists OF
the country who will be in attendance
at the exposition. But the boys will
not have all work, the City of Column
bia, through its council, has made an
appropriation for a banquet TO be given
the boys on the last night of the school
The trip to South Carolina will of it.
self be quite an incentive to any of
the boys living in distant states. There
are enrolled in Boys Corn Clubs this
year seyenty.five thousand boys in the
various Southern States, and the pupils
at the school will be the selected boys
out of this great aggregation.
As tribute to Or. Seaman A. Knapp
whose work for the agricultural de-
velopment of the south makes il pc
culiarly appropriate that his memory
be honored in connection with the
Boys Corn Club work, South Carolina
will offer handsome bronze bust, as
the prize for the state making the best
showing each year in the boys and
girls club work. The award of this
bust of DR.. Knapp will be made during
the exposition school, probably at the
boys banquet. Several notable men
have already promised TO be present
on this occasion and participate in the
issuing of diplomas to the boys and
awarding of the bust
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

superintendent's chief clerk, general
managers chief clerk. general book
keeper, chief clerk TO auditor, and
auditor. He was appointed to the
latter position on January lst, 1892,
and on June ist, 1899, left the com
pany TO accept the position of assist
ant comptroller of the Great Northern
railway with headquarters in st. Paul,
MINI. On January 1st, 1902, he was
made comptroller Of the Great North
ern, remaining in that position until
June 1st, 1911, when B. F. Bush, who
had just taken hold of the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain System a month
previous as its president, engaged him
as general auditor for that company
He has held that position until his pro-
motion to the vice presidency.
J. G. Livengoof, the new general
auditor of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain, was born at Rockville, Ind,
October 2S, 1873. He began his rail.
road career as freight handler on the
Milwaukee & Northern at Marinette
Wis. in April, 1899. He served as yard
clerk on the Chicago, Milwaukee '&
st. Paul at Minneapolis, and was also
freight and ticket clerk, and for a
short time in the freight train service
on the 500 Line. Next he was em.
ployed by the Great Northern at Min
neapolis as way-bill clerk, and later
at Superior, Wis, successfully as bill
clerk, chief clerk and cashier. In 1906
he was made auditor of the Erie &
Wyoming Valley railroad at Dunmore
Pa. In March, 1901, when that road
was taken over by the Erie, Mr.. Liven
good was made chief clerk in the dis
bursement department of the latter
railroad. Later he was appointed audi
tor of disbursements, and was made
auditor of the Erie in 1911. On July
II, 1911, he resigned to take the posi-
tion of auditor of disbursements Oh
the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain. He
has held that Office until his promotion
to general auditor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
4 GRANDFATHER
CLAUSE OPINION
Says Election Judge Must Have suffi-
cient Cause to Prevent Negro
Voting.

Guthrie, Okla, 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 registra-
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 contrayention of the decision of
the federal courts on the subject"
Judge Taylor calls atteEtion 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 a federal court is to be pre-
ferred to decision by 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"
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
IN
the meantime the federal courts de-
cision has preference.
Attorney General Charles ]. 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 weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
Missouri Pacific Elects officers.

At meetings of the directors of the
Missouri Pacific and the Saint Louis.
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
companies held July s. Mr. j. G. Drew,
general auditor of the systems, was
elected yice-president in charge of ac-
counts. J G. Liyengood, auditor of
disbursements. was chosen as Mr..
Drew's successor in the position of
general auditor
John Graham Drew was born at
Hammondsport N. Z, February y.
1864. On January 18th, 1881, he en-
tered the railway service as station
clerk at Seneca, Kansas, on the Saint
Joseph & Western Railroad. now the
st. Joseph and Grand Island railroad
He remained with that railroad until
June lst, 1899. filling consecutively the
positions of telegraph operator, agent,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
SENATOR WORKS
OPPOSES PLAN
Says Attempt to Retain Republican
Control in Progressive States
Would Be Dishonorahle.

Washington. July 16. = Senator
Works of California. a progressive re-
publican, in a statement issued today,
declared the promoters of the new
party" would be guilty of dishonorable
dealings if they should attempt to re-
tain control of the republican machin-
cry in states where the progressive
faction controls the republican party.
Senator Works declared neither Taft
nor Roosevelt had been legally nomi-
mated; that the republican party had
no legal nominee, and that voters we're
free to vote for whom they choose. He
said that this was no time to form
new party
That he said, must come later
Senator Works reviewed the Chi
cago convention, and said in part;
so it became fight to finish. Just
as malicious and just as disagreeable
as the campaign that preceded it. The
Roosevelt forces practically bolted.
Taft received the vote of those who
remained The delegates who voted
for the resolution nominating Roose-
welt were wholly without authority to
act in any such way, being duly elected
and accredited delegates to the ma
tional republican convention.
so the republican party has no can
didate for president Its members may
vote for the democratic nominee or any
independent candidate without leay-
ing or breaking faith with their own
party, because it has no candidate.
But the Roosevelt followers are so
indignant, and wild with passion that
they are not content with this inde-
pendent course. Nothing but a brand
new party will satisfy their wrath.
If, in the progressive states, new
party is formed, it must of necessity
be made up in whole or in part of the
men now composing the republican
party in those states. They cannot
remain on committees in state or coun-
ty of the republican party, and at the
same time act with the new party.
This would be treachery of the worst
kind. 1t would dishonor the new party
at the very beginning
sIf they attempt by direct or indirect
means to hold onto the machinery or
Offices of the old party while working
with or for the new one, or its estab-
lishment, they can no longer cry
thief to the men they charge with
stealing delegates at Chicago, and no
man OF right political principles can
consistently support their new party
Senator Works said the alternative
for republicans was to rebuke corrupt
politics" IL they did not believe Taft
was honestly nominated, by refrain
ing from voting for him. by voting for
the democratic candidate or by voting
for Roosevelt or someone else, as an
independent candidate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
LOST DEMURRER TO
SUITS IS ARGUED
Where Demurrers Were overruled,
Defendants eisen Until Novem
Der to File Answer.

Muskogee, Okla, July 1S-The last
of the demurrers in the thirty thol-
sand land suits before the United
States district court were argued yes
terday afternoon. All the cases that
have not been decided either accord
ing TO the adjudged cases handed down
by the United States supreme court
or by decisions handed down by Ralph
s. Campbell this week, were taken
under advisement
All the questions involved in the
cases will be covered by written opin-
ions by Judge Campbell he announced
at the close of the arguments. Thest
opinions will cover the general propo-
sitions before the court These ques-
tions concern the right Of whole
blood, half-blood, mixed-blood allottees
and their heirs of the five civilized ma
tions to ALLEVIATE their lands. and the
bearing of acts of congress of 1896.
1903 and 1906 upon these rights.
The cases We're brought by the
United States to recover the lands.
This was the way the government
took to settle the question of title. All
persons affected by the suits as de-
PENDANTS entered demurrers to the
pleadings of the government. These
demurrers brought the cases before
the court this week. In the cases
where the court overruled the demur-
rers, the defendants were given until
November to file their answers to
the governments contentious The
majority of the cases were groubed in
several classes and the questions in
volyed settled by classes. A few of
the cases which permit of n& classi-
fication will probably have teb be set
tied on separate. Arguments.
The litigation in some essses prob
ably worked an Injustice Iupon per-
sons who had purchased their lands
in good faith; but it was practically
the only method the COVE knment had
for clearing up the titles, lsince many
of the Indians attempted d dispose of
their lands before the il hme expired
which gave them the righrt to sell. The
settlement of these cases is EXPECTED
to preclude any other ktigat;on on
these lands for some time ITO ebme.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
Allen VIII Answer BRYAN.

Wichita. Kans., July 17.-Henry j.
Allen of Wichita agreed yesterday to
make a free address at the Wellington
Chautauqua Thursday afternoon to of
set statements w. ]. Bryan made Mon
day when he was at Wellington that
have made progressive party adher
ents fearful that some damage was
done. Bryan stated that the rspubh.
can and democratic national commit.
tees abused their power and he was
not sure that Roosevelt supporters
would not have done the same thing
had they the power. To Bryan's mind
new party would in no way rectify
the practice, but that national COM
mitteemen must be seated so soon as
they are elected.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
OLD INDIAN HISTORY.
Rev. A. Grant Evans Has One From
Library of King George ~.

Oklahoma City, July l7.-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 1915, and which
once rested on the shelves of the royal
library of King George III of England.
In the 1876 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.
ence Bement of Philadelphia secured
the volume. Six years ago the Bement
library was sold and Or. Evans got
the book for $50.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

Notice is hereby given that thirty
days from this day the undersigned,
M. v. Mcdaniel will make application
to the Board of Pardons of the State
of Oklahoma for a pardon in the case
of No. A-10s1, NJ V. Mcdaniel, plain
tiff in error, vs.. State of Oklahoma.
defendant in error
62-4w NJ. v. MCDANIEL.
Dated this sth day of July, 1912.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

The new railroad crossing has been
put in over the Frisco on Seventh
street This opens valuable road
into town and more plainly shows the
urgent need of a new bridge over Bull
creek.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-07
ENTRFME TEMPER INJURIES
REGISTERED IN SOUTHWEST

Kansas CITY Jan. g. The cxtXreme
cold and snow badly demoralized rail
road traffic i'm Kansas today, Trains
IN both directions were from one 'o
twelve hours late through Topeka. To
ion Pacific train No. 10 due in To-
peka an 7.25 O'Clock this morning. was
tied 40 all duv west of borrance.
Russell county tv 20 heavy snow drif'.
The train is still stalled tonight NJ
trains from tine west reached Salin1
on the Union Pacific today The tenn
perature there was thirteen below
this morning.
one hundred tons of coal given hy
a man who Withheld his name from
publication. were distributed to poor
families here tonight. The cheap
lodging houses OF the uurih end en-
gan 10 nl with zhivering men tonight.
MANY of the houses gave 'ref-nlgni
iodein- go those who had mo- money.
At s. o'clock 90 was seven below r'
here. P Connpr weather observer.
said t would reach eighteen degrees
below zero before morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-07

While taking Fred J. Watson, a
drunken prisoner. to the city iall
shortly after o'clock Yesterday after
noon, Policeman Alex Knapp was
shot and perhaps mortally wounded.
The shooting occurred In front OF the
Cor blacksmith shop on copper ave-
nue. between Second and Iniru streets.
The officer had proceeded several
blocks with Watson when suddenly
the man resisted. In the struggle be-
tween officer and prisoner. the latter
used revolver which he had conceal
cd In his right ovcreoat pocket. Tho
bullet from this weapon, colts .25-
calibrc automatic. pierced Patroman
.knapp's left breast Just above the
heart.
Though desperately wounded, tho
officer engaged in death struggle
with his prisoner lie got vice.
like grip on his assailants right wrist.
which hand held the revolver, and
with his right hand Knapp grabbed
Watson bv the throat a terrific
struggle lasting several minutes then
followed. the prisoner attempting To
free his gun hand and shoot the Off
Ger again. while the latter fought To
overpower his prisoner
The struggle drew the attention of
pedestrians who at first showed hesi-
fancy In interfering, not knowing AT
the time that officer Knapp had
been shot. when finally they lent as
sistancc, Knapp had choked watson
into insensibility and himself was on
the verge of collapse from weakness
ii was necessary To cut open the
pocket of Watson's oVercoat TO eNtri-
cate the hand and take from 1t the
revolver with which he had done the
shooting. az In the struggle oitlcef
Knapp had twisted Watson's arm ih
such manner that IL had become
wedged In the pocket. officer knapp
by this time had been assisted To tho
Side of the walk where he sat on the
curb Despite his wound and cN'
haustion due TO the struggle, the pa
trolman was fully conscious. lie ala
not believe himself seriously wound
ed In few minutes "a mack hhu
been summoned ANA in this Knapp
was taken 20 his home on Central
avenue. while OFFICER J. G. Martin.
who had iu the meantime arrived ON
the scene. assisted hy ~. H. stern,
took charge OF the unconscious pris-
oner, who was half carried and half
dragged To jail half "A block distant
on being searched By Policeman
Martin a boX of L.. NJ, g. cartridges
from which had been taken the lonn9
for his rcN NulNer. WAS found. The onlN
was Wells Fargo re-
ceipt ISSUED to T.. J. Watson for
suitcase hr had shipped TO }. Gaulet.
at Minneapolis. MINI, the value OF
which was given at $50. The receipt
was tor 82.25 charges prepaid on ths
package. Iu addition $3.50 IN money
some of II in Canadian coins, ana hu-
mcrous saloon checks were found 'h
the mans person. Ills hat band bore
the name of kingman. Arlz. ilm.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-07
ARRANGING TO EXTEND
ARNISIICE FIFTEEN DAY :

Shanghai. Jan. G.-Thcrc is reason
to believe that the armistice will D.,
extended for fifteen DAYS. Premirt
Yuan Shi kai has requested tho cNtcn-
sion and President sun Vat Sen l-
willing to agree to ~ conditionall'.
Terms are now being arranged.
The republicans today assumed con-
troll of the Tien Tsin-Pukow railway
They notified officials representa-;
British and German bondholders that
the headquarteT Of the road la e
been removed from Pekln to NankinE.
Foreigners are beng employed.
By order of fne president prom
nent contractor was shot this eve
ming f1r est rtirg FUNDS in the nam.
OF sun Nat Sen.
General Homer Lea. the American
officer who Hteurupantcd Dr. sun Hf
Sen 60 china it was said for th' pur-
pose of tukinr FOL- responsible puslil'u
with the rrtnIH'l lnnnrier af milltata
adviser haf received official uouhs
cation thnf fhDfr Is penalty 90 dfntli
attached fn tNt participation hF 90
American In f.. Inaurrsfiinn ln fhin i.
frrffaI o.. .sHr ffns HFn nr Iinfd
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