Nowata Daily Star (Nowata, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 277, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 25, 1925 Page: 4 of 6
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NOWATA DAILY STAR
NOWATA. OKLA.
I. T. NORTON-------------------------------------Editor-Manager
Published every week day except Saturday—also Sunday morning—
at 16-16 North Maple Street, by
THE STAR PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
Publishers of Nowata Daily Star and The Nowata Star-Times (Weekly)
SAM F. WILKINSON____________________________________President
J. T. NORTON________________________________Vice-Pres.—Treasurer
THOS. E. ELLIOTT________________________________ Secretary
MISS ETHEL WILKINSON_______1.---------------Assistant Secretary
Entered as second class mail matter February 19, 1913, at the Post
Office at Nowata, Oklahoma, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the columns of the
Nowata Daily Star or the Nowata Star-Times will be gladly corrected upon
its being brought to the attention of the manager,
THE AMERICAN’S CREED
“I believe in the United States of America as a government of the
people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign na
tion of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and inseparable, estal
lished upon those principles of freedom, equnlity, justice and humanity
for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
“I therefore believe it is my duty to rny country to love it; to sup-
port its constitution; to obey it laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it
against all enemies.”
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.
Nowata county citizens are evidently well satisfied with
the manner in which the prohibitory and other laws are be-
ing enforced in this county, as a reading of the grand jury
report submitted to Judge Baskin Tuesday night would indi-
cate. Although numerous witnesses were examined by the
grand jury, very few were willing to state positively that
they knew of any law violations in this county.
According to J. Berry King, assistant attorney general,
the attitude of Nowata county citizens in testifying before a
grand jury is no different than in other counties of this state.
Mr. King stated that he has conducted a number of grand
jury examinations and in each instance the securing of evi-
dence from witnesses has been the hardest task imaginable.
While many will admit that they have purchased whiskey,
when it comes to naming the party from whom it was pur-
chased. the date and place, the memory of the witness sud-
denly fails and all he knows is that lie “bought it from a man
in the middle of the road, but I just can’t remember the date.
This is a sample of the testimony given before the grand
jury which has just adjourned. Despite the efforts of the
twelve men to get witnesses to divulge the names of law vio-
lators. in order that indictments might be returned, few were
willing to go on record with enough information which would
justify the return of an indictment.
Grand juries cannot return indictments on hearsay evi-
dence and when the citizens themselves refuse to testify, it
is little wonder that no indictments are returned. People gen-
erally get the kind of government they want and they evi-
dently want the kind they are now getting in Nowata county.
While the jury failed to uncover any gross irregularities
in law enforcement, the official life of Nowata* county was
given a “shaking up” and the investigation will no doubt
have its effect in the future. A grand jury every year
two would not be a bad thing for Nowata county, in the opin
ion of this paper, as it would let the officers and citizens
general know that their official acts were due for an investi-
gation and it might have a tendency to make the officers
hew a little more closely to the “straight and narrow path.”
SHOULD DEMAND INVESTIGATION.
When the officers and directors of the defunct Nowata
National Bank read the report the grand jury in this issue
of the Daily Star, they should immediately request an inves
tigation by the federal government of the affairs of the bank
at the time of its closing. The grand jury report states that
“it was evident from the testimony presented to us that
there had been numerous irregularities in the administration
of the affairs of the Nowata National Bank. That numer-
ous deposits were received by officials of the bank at times
when every circumstance indicated that such officials must,
have had knowledge of the failling condition of that institu-
tion, cannot be questioned after reviewing the testimony
brought before our body. It was further apparent from the
testimony adduced that certain officials of this institution,
upon frequent occasions, used the bank and its several cus-
tomers to their individual purposes and profit.”
Continuing, the grand jury says it “has no authority un-
der the statute laws of Oklahoma for our body to indict or
institute prosecutions for the various acts which in our judg-
ment constitute public offenses,” and ‘‘these acts of the var-
ious officials of this bank should properly challenge investi-
gation and prosecution by federal authorities.”
Again the jury says, “in view ot the fact that we are
without authority under our state law to indict or present for
prosecution those whom it is apparent have violated confi-
dences, betrayed trusts, and offended justice, yet we sincerely
hope that upon a thorough investigation and an honest pros-
ecution by those federal authorities charged with prosecu-
tion in such cases, actual justice may be done.”
Judging from the excerpts of the grand jury report given
above, evidence was brought out before that body with which
the people of Nowata county are not familiar. “ The accusa-
tion is made that the affairs of the bank were not conducted
legally and lawfully, and the only way in which the officers
of the bank can now convince the people of this county that
the accusation is false is to demand a thorough investigation
of the affairs of the bank at the time of its closing. This is
due the 3098 depositors of the hank, it is due the officers and
directors of the bank, it is due the general public—and the
investigation should be made. If the charges are substan-
tiated, let the guilty ones be punished; if not, let them be
exonerated. But let the examination be full and complete
in order that the public may know.
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Norton, J. T. Nowata Daily Star (Nowata, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 277, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 25, 1925, newspaper, February 25, 1925; Nowata, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1321321/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.