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Volume Twenty
Chickasha, Oklahoma, , Wednesday, October 8, 1919
Number 239
FAKE SEWEN&M OF
SOX
SERIES
ACQUIT CAW
y
OUT SHORT Til
Negro Who Killed Brother-in-Law
Near Norge Year Ago Goes Free '
After Legal Battle In District
Court Here.
SAYS SELF DEFENSE
REASON FOR KILLING
Defendant on Stand Says Argument
Over War Started Trouble;
Claims Deceased Offered Pro
German Statements.
A jury In district court this morn
ing returned a verdict of not guilty
In the ease the State of Oklahoma vs
Isaiah Callins, negro, charged with
(he murder of his brother-in-law,
Karl Anderson.
The jury was out only a short
time when they returned the ver
dict acquitting the accused negro.
Trial of the case, consumed practi
cally the entire day yesterday. Ar
guments were concluded last night
and Callin's fate wasjrtaced in the
hands of the jury this morning.
The killing of Anderson, occurred
i' me uauins-Anaerson Homo near
Ncrge on September 17, 11 8. Since
tiiat time, Callins and his family
n.oved to Mangum,
Attorneys Alger and Adrian Mel
ton represented Callins in the case,
while William. Stany, county attorney
was the on'y prosecuting lawyer.
Defendant Says Self- Defense
The contention of the defense In
the case was that Callins killed An
derson in self defense, The state
contended that the killing was cold
blooded, premeditated murder and
was committed felonously and with
out cause. The testimony brought
cut that Anderson and family were
living in the same house with the
defendant and that the deceased was
employed by Callins as a cotton pick
er. It was testified to that the argu
ment between the men was over the
war question, and that Anderson
argued pro-Germanism. The argu
ment, according to the testimony of
one witness, reached a c'.Imax when
Callins s.iid he would report Ander
son to the council of defense.
Callins Testifies
Callins, on the stand, testified that
following the argument in the kitch
en of the defendant's home, the de
ceased thieatened to do him bodily
MUDO
injury with a knife and that he said .(raji wli i I a district court jury was
' 1 will kill you." At this moment, ' reaching a verdict declaring him
Callins stated on the stand, Ander- ' guilty of assault with Intent to kill
son left the kitchen and went into ana fixlng li3 punishment at five
his room. years imprisonment, has not been ap-
Presuming that Anderson was go- prehended, it was stated today at
lug after his gun to kill him., Callins tne sheriffs office,
asserted he picked up his gun and , Walter Jones, deputy sheriff, how
walked to the door loading into the ' ever, intimated at 1 o'clock today
room occupied by Anderson. The lhat t)ie whereabouts of the negro
defendant also testified that Ander- ( was known and that he would prob
;.on made an attempt to get his gun, UMy be placed under arrest some
aivJ that he killed him.. I (me today.
The gun used by Callins, a double ( Hightower lert the court room
barreled shot gun, was displayed at Monday at the conclusion of his trial.
the trial by the state.
Other Testimony Differs
Some of the testimony offered by
other witnesses, did not corroborate
the testimony that Anderson '
threatened to do bodily harm to Cal
lins and that the deceased owned or ( take him to a,. place fou' miles south
possessed a gun at the time of the of Anadarkov. jOfiieers 'and: .the "ne
ldlling. When the officers arrived gro's boudsruen started the search
at the home of Callins on f;e morn
ing, of September 19th, 1918, several
hours after the killing, a 39 calibre
pistol was found on the bed in An
derson's room. Several shells, made '
or a 32 calibre pistol, were found
laying in the center of the bed near ,
the pistol.
County Attorney Stacy contended
that the gun was placed on the bed
after the killing,, for the purpose of
creating evidence in favor of the de-
lendant. This fact was never es
tablished by testimony on the wit
ness stand. Neither did the defense
establish a fact that the gun wai
placed on the bed by Anderson
This was the mystery in the case,
(Continued on Paj E)
AERIAL RAGE ON
WITH PLANES TO
COUNTRY
70 Planes
of Kind
Entered In Greatest Race
in History; Course is
6,400 Miles Long; Frisco and
New York ";crrninals.
By United Press.
Mineola. N. Y.,Oet. 8 Benedict
Crowell, assistant secretary of tlio
navy narrowly escaped death this
afternoon when the plane In .which
lie was riding rell 50 feet and turned
over. Both Crowell and the pilot
were buried beneath the machine
but were only shaken.
Racers on Way
By United Press.
Reno, Nev. Oct. 8 Five airplanes
entered in the trans-continental race
ai rived here on the second lap of
the journey. The first two arrived
at 9:10 this morning,
ny uuueu iiesa.
New York, Oct. 8 The greatest
aerial race in history began at 9:13
this morning when 70 planes started
in
the trans-continental flight from
"
New York to San Francisco and re
turn. Fifty-five of the machines are
scheduled to leave Mineola, N. Y.,
and the others are to get away from
San Francisco. It is expected to
take twelve day3 to make the trip
as only the net flying time counts.,
There are twenty-one stops sched
uled at control stations along the
route and there will be no night fly
ing. The course is 5100 miles long.
Planes Leave Frisco
By United Press.
San Francisco, Oct. 8 The first
airplane in the trans-continental
flight left the ground this morning
at 6:50, from Presido field.
The plane was a DeHaviland. Four
teen others were to leave for New
York at two minute intervals.
MAY BE LOCATED
Lon Hightower, nero, who hit the
The negro's bond was in effect and
he was, therefore, at liberty to leave
the court room. Hightower disap
peared soon alter the jury had left
the court room to decide his fate.
It was reported Monday night that
Hightower engaged a service car to
for the man at this place.
LABOR HAS PROGRAM
FOR "PEACE PARLEY"
By United Press.
Washington, Oct. 8 Organized la
bor has finished framing the pro
gram for presentation to the indus
trial "peace conference" which
op-
ened its third session this morning.
The profit sharing and short week
were not included.
,
Mrs. Clint G. Steinberger and bro
ther, T. H. Cheairs will leave this
evening foi an extended visit in
Clarkdale, Miss., Memphis, Tenn.,
and other points in -the south.
NEGRO AT LARGE
OFFICERS
I
SCORE BY INNINGS:
CHICAGO: . .
CINCINNATI! . .
PILGRIM CASE IS
CONTINUED TILL
Charge Is Murder Against Rush
Springs Farmer; Witnesses Ab
sent; Jury Dismissed Until
Friday; Docket Goes On.
The cas'i of the State of Oklahoma
vs. J. P. Pilgrim, Rush Springs far
mer, charged with the murder of his
neighbor, L. T. Grahum, was con
tinued in district court this morning
until the January, 1919, term. Reason
for continuance was the absence of
several of
the witnesses for the de
u is all(ig0(, ,n the i,lfonilaUon
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, dered Graham on or about Septein-
her 17, 1918.
Jury Is Dismissed.
District Judge Linn this morning
dismissed the jury until 8 o'clock Fri
day morning, at which time the trial
of jury cases will le j-esun e ' Ttoro
will bo no cases disposed of until Frl-
day, exclusive of those who want to '
enter pleas of guilty, and the civil
cases that are arbitrarily settled.
Yesterday, W. O. Ellington entered
a plea of guilty to the charge of
playing in a game of poker. He was
fined $100.
Action was taken on the following
cases yesterday:
State of Oklahoma vs. Clarence
Whitener, charged with assault with
a deadly weapon, continued by agree
ment. State of Oklahoma vs. Clifford
Gray, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, continued by agree-
nent.
State of Oklahoma vs. Susie Gur
ach, charged with grand larceny.
Pleaded guilty to petty larceny and
William Stacey, county -attorney,
asked, that the case be dismissed.
SILK HAT GIVES
By United Press.
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 8 Thousands
of workers poured in at the gates of
steel mills In this district today.
The operators claimed gains of hun
dreds. By United Press.
Gary, Ind., Oct. 8 Silk hat offi
cialdom yielded to the steel helmet
ta make Gary the "model city" un
der military control. It was a kindly
rule though the army officers called
it martial.
City officials were permitted to
continue their duties, that were call-
ed military. However, in case ot
further disturbances army officers
will assume entire control, withdraw-
lng the privileges that are now left
to the city authorities.
CARPENTIER REFUSES
TERM
IN ANUAR
WW TO
HELMET
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By United Press.
Paris, Oct. 8 Georges Car
pentler, Trench heavy weight
champion is reportei to have
refused an offer of $S0,COO
from American promoters for
a mill with Jack Dmpsey,
heavyweight champion of the
world. The proposed match
was to have been a six round
no-decision affair.
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Cincinnati, Oct. 8 Bright weather
greeted the Cincinnati Reds and the
Chicago White Sox for the seventh
game of the world series today.
There was a slight breeze with only
a touch of crlspness In the air. H
was almost ideal base ball weatluV
The Sox had their backs to the wall
and were determined to make a last
stand. If Cincinnati wins today's
game, the championship of the world
is theirs.
Announce batteries
The batteries were announced at
the park as follows: For Chicago,
Cieotte and Schalk, for Cincinnati,
Sallee and Rariden.
First Inning
Sox: John Collins, the first mai;
up greeted Sallee with single. Ed
Collins laid down a bunt and sierl
ficed J. CoLins to second. -Weaver
flied out to center field. Jackson
with two stilke called on him, sing
led to left fie'd and J. Collins scored.
Felsch hit the first ball pitched for
a single und Jackson went to sec
ond. Gandil hit to short and was
out at first. Three hits, one run,
no errors.
Reds: Rath hit to Eddie Collins.
The Sox changed their defensive
front. John Collins went to center
field and Felsch swit lied, to right.
I Cicotle tightened up ii Dv aruck Groh
I out. Rousch grounded V'-r.ni mul
iRath was forced at' second, t'Jd Col
lins to Risberg. No . lilt, i no runs, no
error.
Second,. Inning
Sox: Risberg, grounded out Kopf
, to Daubert. Schalk flied , to right.
4..1COUO grounded to Kopr and was
out at first. No hits, ihk runs, no
errors. t
Reds: Duncan hit a long fly to cen
ter and the offering was smothered
by John Collins. Kopf singled to left
Neale flied out to Weaver at third.
Kopf was out stealing second. Ona
hit, no runs, no errors.
Third Inning
Sox: John Collins came up for the
second time and again po'eda single.
Eddie Collins beat out a Blow ground
er to short for a safe hit, J. Collins
going to second. Weaver grounded
to second and John Collins was ad
vanced to t'.iird. Rath to Groh. Weav
er was called out when Ed Collins
interfered with the throw. Jackson
singled to left and John Collins scor
ed. Felsch forced Jackson at sec
ond base. Two hits, one run, no
errors.
Reds: Wingo, first up drew a pass
on four balls. Sallee flied out to
left field. Rath grounded to second
and Wingo was forced at second,
Rath to Kopf. Daubert grounded tj
pitcher and was out at first. No hits
no runs, no errors.
Fourth Inning
Sox: Gandil flied to right field
for the first out. Risi.erg grounded
to Daubert and was out, unassisted.
Sclialk bunted to third and beat it
out for a safe hit. Cieotte flied to
center for the third. One hit, no
runs, no errors.
Reds: Grdh hit a hot grounder to
second and was thrown out Collins
to Gandil. Rousch hit the first ball
pitched at Eddie Collins and was the
second out to Gandil. Duncan groun
ded to Buck Weaver and was thrown
out. to Gandil. No hits, no runs, no
errors,
, . -, , r fifth Inning
I , Sox: .John Collins hit a high fly
to left field and was out. With the
call three-two on Ed Collins, he sin
gled to right field. Weaver hit to
third base and Groh fumbled. Weaver
was safe at first. Jackson grounded
(Ccntinued on pago 8.)
WEATHER FORECAST
For Oklahoma.
Tonight and Thursday part
ly cloudy to cloudy.
Local Temperature.
Maximum 73; minimum 67.
Rain, .40.
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PROVE BIG HELP
WHEAT GROWERS
Sowing Is Stopped Temporarily; Also
Last Fields Not Threshed Out;
uch Cotton In Field; Little
Damage Feared.
That the rains that have visited
Grady county this week have stopped
the sowing of wheat, as well as
some threshing machines is tho state
ment of farmers who were in Chick
asha today. The condition of drills
sowing wheat and threshers thresh -
lng out the hist fields at the same
time is ono that has not visited Gra
dy county In many years.
The Grady wheat crop that is now
being marketed was so great that
the threshers were unable to get it
out of the field before the fall plant
ing this year. Growers state how
ever, that the wheat that is still in
the shock i.i in fair condition and the
lant fields are now being threshed.
Much Cototn In Field.
Th.v Hi': ruiu ivili have no ma
terial effect on the cotton that is yet
In the field, with the exception of
tilightly lowering the grade, Is the
statement of cotton men here today.
They pointed out that the rains were
not accompanied by winds that would
blow the cotton out or lend to beut
the plant jto the earth. The rain
has practically stoppod the cotton
picking over the entire county, how
ever. '
The bulk of tho Grady county cot
ton crop is still in the field, cotton
men estimate. It Is stated that little
more than naif of the crop is picked
at this time. Little fear Is express-
eu uiai me wet weatner will ser
iously damage the crop that Is still
in tho field.
Farmers believe that the rain will
prove of the greatest benefit, as It
will put the wheat ground in the pink
of condition for planting and will
start the fall with the first moisture
for a "good season" in the ground.
DEFINITE STEPS TO
E
By United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 8 Definite steps to
bring out Major General Leonard
Wood as a candidate for president
were expected to be taken today.
John T. King, republican national
committeeman of Connecticut, is
credited with being the manager of
the Wood boom.
Mr. King arrived here today to
meet backers of Gen. Wood from the
middle west.
FOOT BALLER INJURED
By United Press.
Chicago, Oct. '8 Assistant Coach
Page of Chicago university is laid up
with a- broken leg aft?r scrimmage.
He was "Coach Stagg's first assistant
and siut.
YOUNG BOXER DIES
By United Press.
New York, Oct. 8 Myer
Ellis, aged 20, a preliminary
boxer died in a hospital here
following a match with Ray
Doyle last night. El'.is was
rendered unconscious when
his head struck the floor of
the ring after a blow from,
Doy'.e. Doyle Is charged with
manslaughter.
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HA NS OF WEEK
GET WOOD
PHYSICIANS HAVE
HARD Til KEEP
WILSON RESTING
President Improves Slowly Says Bui
letin; Big Problem Keep Chief's
Mind Off Topics of Govern
ment, Stated.
Uy United Press.
Washington, Oct. 8 "The presi
dent continues to Improve slowly,"
said a statement Issued by his phy
sicians at noon.
"Ho is stronger than at any tlmo
since his Illness began," the state
ment added. The statement was
Bigned "Grayson, Ruffln, Stltt."
The more perplexing problem that
the physicians are forced to face U
enforcing the rest cure without irri
tating the patient, it Is stated. The
president is continually thinking of
things pertaining to the government
and which are unnermost In hlx
1 mind.
Improvement Continues
Uy United Press.
Washington, Oct. 8 Continued Im
provement in tho condition of Pres
ident Wilson, who is suffering from
nervous exhaustion, was noted dur
ing the night at the White House,
according to unofficial informatloi
gathered at tho White Houso early
thia morning,
Tt the time tho report was made,
however, Dr. Grayson, the president's
personal physician with the other
physicians in consultation, had not
started their morning examination.
The president's keen interest in the
industrial conference in which the
president intended to participate,
makes it difficult for the physicians
to keep his mind off the subject and
l't rest, as they have prescribed.
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Registration for the first aid and
home nursing clas-ses being conduct
dd here under the auspices of the
Red Cross is in progress this week
at the high school for the classes
that are to start next Monday and
next Tuesday.
Thero will he classes lu the morn
ings at 9 o'clock, in the afternoon at
I o'clock and In the evenings at 7:3o
o'clock. The courf.es are being giv
en free through the co-operation of
local physicians and anyone who de
sires to become members of these
classes are requested to register in
the high school this week. The Ini
tial classes in thepe rubjects clas
this week.
It was announced that the class in
first aid that was-scheduled to have
been given at the high school last
night, but which was postponed, ow
ing to tho rain, will be held tonight
ct 7:30 In the office of Dr. A. B.
Leeds, second floor of the First Nat
ional bank building.
Evers Predicts Win
For Reds in Battle
With Chicago Today
Bl JOHNMY EVERS
(Written for the United Press)
Cincinnati, Oct. 8 The world ser
ies should end with the playing of
the seventh game this afternoon with
the Reds being crowned champions
cf the world.
Slim Sa!ee is likely to be the se
lection of Pat Moran and it is ' al
together probable that he will be
opposed by Eddie Cieotte. Sallee
won his first game and I believe he
can win again by pitching the same
kind of base ball. On the other
hand Cieotte has nothing new to
show the Reds. They have beaten
him twice and I look for him to go '
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ANNOUNCED
down in
today.
defeat for the. third time
YEAR AGO TODAY
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INFANTRY
HIT ENEMY LINES
LocJr Man Who Was Chaplain of Fa-
mous Outfit Tails How Oklahoma
and Texas Boys Met and De
feated Picked Hun Troops.
FRENCH EVACUATION
LEAVES FLANK OPEN
Advancing Troops Swept by Wither
ing Cross Fire from Bocht Ma
chine Guns; Americans Cap
ture 520 Prisoners ,
How the 142nd regiment of the
3tith division, with which outfit were
many Chickasha and Gradv conntv
, boys, went over the top for the first
time one year ago this morning, was
recalled today by C. II. Barnes of
tho Walker refinery, who was a first
lieutenant and chaplain of that regi
ment. Mr. Barnes In relating the story of
thut first plunge of the H"nd, indi
cated the probable reason for the ei.
cessivo casualties of tho first At
declaring that tho evacuation of the
village of St. Etlenne by the French
on the night previous, without ad
vising the Americans, enabled the
Roche to take a terrific toll from
tho Texas and 'Oklahoma men as
they advanced.
They're Oft
"Zero hour was set at 6:13," said
Mr. Barnes.' "Previous to that time
our artillery laid down a heavy bar
rage, but the officers were not ad
vised of the evacuation of St. Etlenne
lty the French, with tho result that
the artillery fire went entirely over
the town and was, I presume, large
ly wasted. The Boche moved into
the town during tho night and the
place was literally alive with ma
chine guns.
"The lo2nd was ta advance, not
directly upon St. Etienne, but tho
eraveynrd, which was on the left of
the town, was our immediate left
flunk, Scores ot machine guns were
in place in the graveyard and when
our boys hopped off, a withering fire
from this graveyard swept us from
a flanking position. The farther we
advanced, the more of a flank fire
they poured in on us. Despite this
the boya once started, kept going.
Casualties Are Heavy
"We couldn't figure out where th
'ire was coming fr i:n. Tho m m
kept up a slow advance. We first
took a little rise In "at ground after
which the men went out onto a level
stretch of bround, dotted with scrub
cedars. It was here that the Boche
got In such deadly work. It was
abcut 800 yards wide and as the men
dodged from shell hole fo shell hole
or advanced, crawling to take some
machine gun nest, we got thnt hot
fire from the flank as well as from
the front. The boys went down by
the hundreds, but the outfit never
wavered. That night we hal 657
men killed and wounded out of 1713
and 34 officers killed and wounded
out of 58.
"It was possibly after 7 o'clock
when we discovered that St. Etieune
was not occupied by the French, but
by Germans. Runners were of course
dispatched at once with the Informa
tion, but it takes time to get word
back to headquarters and orders re
turned to the front, hence It wa
about 10, o'clock before our regimen;
received orders ta dig In. Through
all those hours our men battled fir
ward, regardless of casualties and
vc- were actually beating the bsst
of the German army, the Prussian
guards. That night we had capture.l
a total of 520 prisoners and 50 ma
chine guns, and God only knows how
many Germans our boys killed.
Fighting Continues
"After we dug in, there followed
three days and nights of the most
bitter fighting of the war. The Ger
mans sent over everything they hid.
For 48 hours the a-t!ry !.;!;. -.an-:
ment from the Germans was contin
uous. There was not an instant
when hundreds of she'ls were not
bursting lu or near our lines.
(Continued on paga E.)
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