Pawhuska Daily Journal from Pawhuska, Oklahoma • 1

THE DAiliVi JOURffAL VISITS MORE PAWHUSKA AND OSAGE COUNTY HOMES THAN ANY OTHER DAILY PUBLISHED PAWHUSKA DAILY JOURNAL Tffl REDUCTION -NOT TAX REFORM House Wants To Adjourn Saturday June 7th President Coolidge Denounces the Measure but Approves It Regardless to Its Deficiency 50 PERCENT REDUCTION IN 1925 LEGION AUXILIARY MET MONDAY NIGHT FRED LOOKOUT ELECTED CHIEF PREMIUMS FOR FLOWER SHOW One-fourth is Lopped off in Case on Income Tax for Current Year Will be Held June 21 in Arcade Building on Kihekah (By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. June 2 President Coolidge signed the tax reduction bill, but, declaring it unsatisfactory, announced he would bend all bis energies to obtain enactment of a better measure at the next session of congress. The bill, which decreases tax rates in most instances to the lowest level since 1917, and which was the basis of the hottest executive fight of the present session of congress was declared by the president in 2500 word statement, issued coincident with his approval of the measure, to represent merely, "tax reduction, not tax reform. "The bill does not represent a sound permanent tax policy and in its passage has been subject to unfortunate influence which ought not to control fiscal questions, the executive said. "Still in spite of its obvious defects, its advantages as a temporary relief and as temporary adjustment of business conditions, in view of the uncertainty of a better law within a reasonable time, leads me to believe that the best interest of the country would he subserved if this bill became a law.

A correction of its defects may be left to the next session of the congress. I trust a bill less political and more truly economic may be passed at that time. To that end I shall bend all my energies. The bill, as approved by the president, reduces the taxes of almost ev-(Continued on page 4) The Annual Flower and Garden Show will be held on Saturday, June 21, in the Arcade building on Kihekah avenue under the auspices of the local Lions club. The committee working connection with Mrs.

Sara D. Atwood, county home demonstration agent, and the Womans Club, consists of Dr. R. L. Hall, J.

D. Atkin and W. S. Hamilton. Below is given a full list of the flowers and vegetables for which prizes will be offered.

In the junior department, the cash prizes will be 75 cents for first, 50 cents for second and 25 cents for third prizes. A sweepstakes prize of $5 will be given for the largest and best exhibit of vegetables. Prizes are offered for, green beans, one gallon; peas, one gallon; beets, bunch of six; carrots, bunch of six; corn, six ears; six cucumbers; turnips, bunch of six; onions bunch of six; tomatoes, plate of six; green peppers, plate of six; potatoes, plate of six; radishes, bunch of six; lettuce, one head or stalk; cabbage, one head. Sweepstakes for largest and best exhibit of flowers, sweepstakes for largest and best exhibit of flowers brought longest distance, first, second and third prizes for flowers as 1 south in the matter of membership in noted above for vegetables. Prizes for the Auxiliary.

Bartlesville is said to following flowers: roses, cornflow- have the largest membership of any rooms good attendance. A complete report of the sale of poppies last week was made and the total found to be slightly over $200. Of this amount, $20.69 will go to pay for the poppies, $40 will be devoted to welfare work in the state while the balance will be applied to the work of the units in this city. The ladies were well pleased over their poppy sale and over the successful carrying-out of the Decoration Day program. Six or seven of the ladies have pledged themselves to attend the district meeting of the Auxiliary at Pawnee Friday, June 13.

They will leave here Friday morning, driving through to Pawnee. A food sale was planned and also a membership drive but definite plans and dates for starting these have not been set, Mrs. Button and Mrs. McCartney, both gold star mothers, were elected to honorary membership in the Auxiliary. Both Mrs.

Button and Mrs. McCartney take an active interest in the affairs of the Auxiliary and are regular attendants at the meetings. It is a fact worthy of note that Oklahoma leads all the states in the Complete Report of Peppy Sale Show Good Result The American Legion womans auxiliary met in the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening with a Auxiliary in the state. The Pawhus-ka ladies expect to show Bartlesville of the liveliest in the state and its membership has grown the past few months at a phenominal rate. The Auxiliary is expecting to do just as well as the Legion has done.

CITY COMMISSIONERS IN A LIGHT SESSION The city commissioners met in a short session Monday evening at the regular hour but little business other than the passing of bills and allowing of claims was transacted. There was a little discussion on the matter of the advisability of a street sweeper for the city and some talk on the matter of parks but nothing official vas done about either. ers, mangolds, 12; nasturtiums, 25; cannas, 12; pansies, 25; snapdrag ons, 25; gladioli, Shasta daisies, 25 and all other places in the stale a sweet peas, 25; petunias, 12; phlox, strong competition when they get un-12; verbenas, 12; zinnias, 12; dahlia Jer wav with their drjve for new zinnias, 12; best collection of wild members. Pawhuskas Legion is one Entire PrOgreive Ticket goe over with Exception of E. C.

Wheeler Fred Lookout, was elected principal chief of the Osages at the tribal election held Monday and the entire Progressive ticket was chosen with the exception of E. C. Wheeler for member of the council who received 93 votes against 99 for John Abbott, of the bull-blood ticket, who was declared elected. Outside of the Progressive ticket Pierce St. John with 93 votes and Edward Cox with 91, both on the full-blood ticket, ran the highest next to those on the Progressive ticket.

The final vote in detail follows: Progreive Ticket, No. 1 Principal Chief, Fred Lookout, 98. Assistant Chief, Charles Whitehorn, 104. Members of Council. Elmer C.

Wheeler, 93. Clement De Nova, 125. George Alberty, 102. Rogers Leahy, 97. Francis Revard, 119.

Anthony Charlton, 103. John Oberly, 107. Fred Lookout, 97. Full-Blood, No. 2.

Principal Chief, Simon Henderson, A Assistant Chief, Edgar McCarthy, 75. Members of Council. Joseph Shun-ka-mo-lah, 70. Ki-he-kah-sah-she, 67. Clarence Gray, 62.

Ne-son-tah-she Wah-tsa-ah hah 72. Roscoe Conklin. 48. George Trumblev, 84. Franklin N.

Revard, 92. Full-Blood Ticket No. 3. Principal Chief. Paul Red Eagle, 73.

Assistant Chief, William Pryor, 67. Members of Council. Kah-wah-ho-tsa, 69 Pierce St. John, 93. Edward Cox, 91.

John Abbott, 99. Frank Lessert, 69. Charles Brown, 81. James Tayrien, 47. Long Bow, 42.

boy, found in a south side swamp had been identified, they made a second call to the father who had the money waiting, telling him to go to a nearby to Mr. Crowe, had been carefully rehearsed the boys having made the trip themselves and tossed a bundle of paper representing the money from the delivered the money. The accused youths spent a busy day, being rushed from the police sta Fight La Follette In Senate Is Forecast MEET IN JULY Agriculture Seeking Relief (By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. June 1 A concurrent resolution, aproved by the house, 221 to 157, providing for adjournment of congress at 7 p. m.

next Saturday was placed before the senate today but with the promises of a fight to prevent its adoption through the introduction of a substitute resolution by Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, the republican insurgent leader providing for recess of one month. The Wisconsin senator offered his substitute after he had conferred with republican and democratic leaders who were said to have given him little encouragement, but conditions in the agricultural states impelled him to offer the resolution he explained, his propos al being for congress to reconvene July 7 to take up a legislative relief program covering agricultural reclamation and transportation questions. Similar motives lead to the opposi-iton vote in the house to the adjournment resolution which was offered by Representative Longworth the republican leader. Indications in the senate were however, that in the house, where 136 republicans and 85 democrats supported the resolution, a nonpartisan vote would give sufficient strength for the adoption of the adjournment proposal. OLD TIMER VISITS PAWHUSKA MONDAY Came With Osage from Silver Lake Fifty two Year Ago George B.

Keller was in Pawhuska Monday from his home at Bartlesville. Mr. Keller paid the Journal office a friendly call and while here stated that he first came to Pawhuska with the Osages fifty-two years ago. lie came with Isaack T. Gibson who was Osage agent at that time and brought the tribe from Silver Lake to this point.

Mr. Keeler was in the employee of Lewis P. Choteau the St. Louis trader and was stationed at Silver Lake one year before the tribe moved from that location. He continued ni the employe of Mr.

Choteau and was for three years cn the plains west of Pawhuska trafficing with the Indians, buying buffalo robes and selling them the necessities of their early day life, etc. Mr. Keeler has been in this section of the country ever since that time. He built the first store in Bartlesville which was known as the Johnston and Keeler store for a number of years. Later he conducted business by himself and has maintained his residence in Bartlesville ever since it was a town.

He still maintains a home there and his son Fred, is engaged in the motor busi ness having the agency for the White truck for the three counties, Washington, Osage and Nowata. WOMAN WHILE ASLEEP SHOOTS HER HUSBAND Somnambulist Moke Plea that She was Awakened by Report of Gun SUPERIOR, June 2 While she slept Mrs. James Howard, a somnambulist, last night -ached under Tier pillow, seized a 38 caliber revolver and fired a shot into her husbands back as he lay sleeping beside her. He is not expected to live. Mrs.

Howard, awakened at the report of the gun, was horrified at what she had done. She called an ambulance and is hysterical. She was not arrested. Perhaps the worst jcb on earth is being a diplomat and having to smile when you feel like cussing. WEATHER Tuesday and Wednesday gener- ally fair, somewhat warmerfl PAL OF OSCAR RHODES KILLED IN ILLINOIS Believed Implicated with Oklahoma Man in Rock Bank Robbery According to infrrmation furnished by the Associated Press Bill Haney, wanted at Winfield, for alleged implication in the robbery of the Rock, Kansas, bank a few months ago, was shot by police officers in Peoria, 111., late Sunday afternoon.

Haney was killed almost instantly in a gun battle. The robbery of the Rock bank occurred in January of this year. The bandits secured $1850 and shortly afterwards, Oscar Rhodes and Mrs. Chris Haney, widow of the bandit slain Sunday, were captured not far from Winfield. Part of the loot was recovered.

Mrs. Haney was tried in district court at Winfield hut a hung jury was the result. Rhodes was tried and received an indeterminate sentence of from 10 to 25 years in the state penitentiary at Lansing. Mrs. Haney will be tried at the coming term cf court.

Pawhuska people will recall young Rhodes who is the man who drove the Hudson car at the time of the first Burbank robbery in November, 1922, following which he was captured along with his brother, Ivan, who was fatally shot, and Buck Collingsworth who is serving a sentence of ten years in the state penitentiary. Oscar Rhodes was convicted of the robbery at Burbank was sentenced to five years at Granite in district court here, paroled by J. C. Walton and was next heard of in the Rock affair. According to Kansas State Laws, Rhodes must serve ten years of his sentence before he will be eligible for either a pardon or a parole.

As far as is known by local officers, Haney had no connection with the robbery of the Shidler bank and the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Smith Leahy some months ago. Statement of officers Monday was to the effect that the identity of the man who shot Leahy is not known. FIVE MENTOPEN TUESDAY MORNING All But One are to Spend Long Term In Prion Deputy Sheriffs Doc Maines and Smith Leahy and Court Bailiff S. L. Harris this morning for McAl-ester with five men in custody who will begin terms at the state institution.

They are John Brannon, Posey Mitchell, A. Overstreet, R. T. Owens and Carl Sanders. The terms vary from two years to life.

Brannon was convicted in district court of the killing at Webb City of Pomp Middlebrook and the jury gave him a life sentence. Posey Mitchell was convicted of the robbery of the First National Bank at Shidler and received a sentence of thirty-five yens Overstreet confessed to the killmg of Harry Knsey, an aged storekeeper, nar Shidler and was given a if life. Carl Sanders is going to thi penitnetiary to serve two yea- for an alleged bogus check deal. R. T.

Owens has been sentenced to a term of forty years for first degree manslaughter. in the killing at Ilcmniy March 23 of C. J. Vandruff. He is said by the jailers to be the only one of the five who is taking his predicament to heart and seems to be downcast in spirit most of the time.

Ilis attorney asked for a privilege of giving bond and Judge Worten fixed the amount at $25,000 which Owens was unable to raise. It is unlikely that the appeal will ever be taken. LIBRARY BOARD TO MEET The monthly meeting of the me'ni-bers of the board of the Pawhuska Public Library will be held today in the library rooms' in the city-building. The meeting will be at 2 o'clock. Millions Of Daddies To Defend Confessors Of Crime (By the Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 2 The legal of millions to free Nathan Jr.

and Richard Loeb, scholarly COUNTY ASKED TO HELP ON BRIDGE Pawnee County Commiioner Viit to Pawhuska Monday P-y Commissioners Skinner, Levinsky and Gordon, of Pawnee County, met with the county commissioners of Osage county Monday at the regular session of the board with the especial end in view of securing the county to help in the building of a bridge over the Arkansas River in the Belford neighborhood. Commissioner Tate in whose district the proposed bridge would be erected, is out of the county on business at the present and no action was taken until he should return. The proposed bridge across the river would cost $60,000 according to a letter from J. M. Page, state highway commissioner, which was written to County Engineer Will Clark.

Pawnee county has voted bonds for the new bridge and is asking for federal aid in the matter. While no action was taken, it was indicated at the meeting Monday that Osage county commissioners feel that the money could be better expended on road matters than on a bridge project; and in any event Commissioners Adams and Lillard pre ferred to await the meeting of a full board after Mr. Tate returns to the county. The regular routine business of passing on bills and claims was about all that occupied a busy session of the commissioners Monday. The resignation of te justice of the peace was received and accepted but no successor was appointed.

SENATE ARGEES ON AMENDMENT Provide Regulatian of Child Labor (By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 2-Approval was given by the senate tonight to a constitutional amendment which would empower the federal government to limit, regulate, or prohibit the labor of children under 18 years of age. It previously had been approved by the bureau and now goes to the state for ratification. The vote was 51 to 23 or five more than the necessary two-thirds. Under the amendment congress would have the power of regulation but the enforcing power would be vested in the federal government. The vote of three-fourth of the state is-nectssary for ratification.

flowers. Potted plants: best in following flow ers geranium, begonia, fern, fuchsia, cactus, coleus, palm, lantana, flowers not named. Sweepstakes for best collection of potted plants, not less than 6, $5. Adult Department First prize, blue ribbon second prize, red ribbon; third prize, white ribbon. Prizes offered for vase of six roses one veriety; vase of six dahlias; vase of 6 cannas; vase of 25 snapdragons; vase of 12 strawflowers vase of 6 gladioli; vase of 6 calendulas; vase of 25 hardy pinks; Shasta daisies; vase of 6 perennial phlox; vase of 12 zinnias; vase of 12 verbenas; vase of 12 phlox drummonds; best collection of flowers, not less than 6 kinds, flowers not mentioned.

Potted plants best in each of geranium, hydrangia, begonia, zinnia, fern, fuchsia, cactus, coleus, palm, lantana, pelargonium hanging basket; potted plant not named above; best collection of plants not named. Vegetables asparagus, 12 stalks rhubarb, 12 stalks beans, one gallon peas, one gallon beets, bunch of carrots, bunch of corn, bunch of turnips, bunch of onions, bunch of tomatoes, plate of potatoes, plate of peppers, plate of squash, one; lettuce, one head or stalk cabbage, one head or stalk (Continued on page 8) JOHN MCFALLlEO MONDAY AFTERNOON Funeral at Indian Village Wednesday Morning at 10 Oclock John McFall, a full-blood Osage Indian, died at his home, IOI4 Fast Thirteenth street, about, two o'clock Monday afternocn. He was about fifty-eight years old and had lived in this section of the country for the past fifty years, coming to the Osage Nation from Kansas when a small child. He had been a sufferer from various ailments for a year or more, stcmach diseases being the direct cause of death He was well Enow and highly respected by all old-time citizens, both white people and Indians. His wife, Mary, is equally well known and has the sympathy of all.

Funeral services will be held at the Missionary Baptist Church at the Indian Village, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. C. W. Burnett in charge. Interment will be in the city cemetery at noon at which time regular tribal services will be held.

sons of two Chicago millionaires, and drug store. He failed to understand confessed kidnappers and slayers of I4 the address and did not go. Had he year old Robert Franks, son of an proceded to the store the boys said, other Cliicagoian, opened today and; he would have been instructed to buy at the end of the legal skirmish the a Michigan Central ticket to Gary, Instate and defense attorneys each claim idiana, and to sit in a certain car seat ed victories. where the letter had been placed. The Hearing on a writ of habeas corpus letter instructed him to watch for a for release of the two youths was con large sign after passing a certain tinned to June 6th but the defense sue-J street street and to count 4 and then ceeded in obtaining an order taking toss the money out of the window the the hoys from the custody of the po-jboys said.

ice and remanding them to the care This part of their plot, according of the sheriff of Cook County. They were taken to the county jail tonight. The inquest into Young Franks death was reopened today with the con fessed slayers in attendance but was car window at the specified place, to again continued to June 27th Robert determine whether the plan was feasi-E. Crowe, states attorney, said he will hie. take the case before the June grand The hoys said according to Mr.

jury tomorrow and will probaldy take 1 Crowe that the elaborate plans were three days to present his evidence. He 1 taken so that Mr. Franks would have said he to ask for indict- no time to notify the authorities after ments for murder and for kidnapping receiving his final instructions and for ransom, each crime punishable by I could not get off the train when he death. The most important evidence tin earthed today was a letter which Mr. Crowe said was written to Jacob tion to the states attorneys office, Franks, father of the slain hoy, by 1 from there to the court hearing and Leopold and I.eob, and which was 'men to he inquest and back to the in a Michigan Central sleeper states attorneys office where confer- in New York.

Crowe caled thejence between the prisoners, states at- Franks home by telephone and noti-torney and relatives, lasting for 2 fied the parents their son was held for hours was held. The prisoners, law- ransom. Next day their confessions I r- lyers and relatives at the end ot their said thev sent Mr. Franks a letter a-k- ng $10,000 ransom and in the after-1 conference continued the new policy noon, shortly, before the body of the 0 saying nothing..