Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. SEVENTEEN, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 22, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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News By Wire Daily
from the United Press
Association.
VOLUME SEVENTEEN.
CO. CLERK BRADLEY
IS SUSPENDED AND
TRIAL SET FOR JAN. 31
Six Charges are Alleged; Other Indict-
ments Returned But No Names An-
nounced; General Conditions Con-
cerning Crime County Build-
ings and Official Conduct
The grand Jury reccstlng today to
Thursday February 3 reported among
other proceedings an Indictment
against F. P. Bradley clerk of tro
county of Grady.
Thb Indictment charges the defend-
ant with having been "wilfully cor-
duptly and unlawfully guilty of mis-
conduct in office."
The indictment contains six count".
Tie first count alleges that the de-
fendant has "on many divers occas-
ions the time and date being to the
grand jurors unknown" been "malic-
iously corruptly and unlawfully an
while in office as aforesaid gui'iy of
drunkenness."
The second count of the Indictment
alleges the defendant to have been
repeatedly guilty of the "excessive
use of Intoxicating liquors."
The third count in the indictment
charges that the defendant "has wil-
fully maliciously corruptly and un-
lawfully been guilty of habitual drunk-
enness." The fourth count in the indictment
charges the. defendant P. P. Bradley
on a certain dnts with having absented
himself from his office for from five
to six days "therely neglecting thi
duties Involving upon him according
to law ps such county clerk of Grady
county Oklahoma."
The fifth count in the indictment
charges the defendant with being
guilty of corruption n ofifce and sets
forth as follows: "That on the
day of 1914 and prior to the
presentment hereof the exact date be-
ing to the grand Jury unknown the
com.ty commissioners of Grady
county Oklahoma leased and pur-
chased' certain real estate in the city
(f Chickasha Grady county Okla-
lioma as a court house and that
tald F. P. Bradley while said county
clerk of Grady co.inty Oklahoma and
ex-offleio clerk of the board of com
mlssioners of Grady county as afore-
said did wilfully corruptlv -fraudu
lently and unlawfully receive and ac-
cept the sum of about $200 the exact
amount thereof being to the grand
Jurors unknown as a commission for
the sale of the said above described
real estate to the board of count v
commissioners of Grady county Okla-
homa." The sixth count In the indictment
charges the defendant with having
been on a day and date unknown tot
the grand jury guilty of "gross ir.i-J
morality and condui t unbecoming a ;
public official" j
Immediately following the return of i
the indictment into court Mr. Bradley
was advised of the fact and immed-
iately appeared before the court
Suspension Ordered.
Judge Jones stated that he felt it
was incumbent upon him to treat the
defendant as any other man against
whom an Indictment had been return-
ed would be treated. Pursuant to this
remark by the court tho order was
made that F. P. Bradley be removed
fVom offico pending a thorough Jnves
tigation of the charges against him.
Judge Jones stated that in making
this order Jio did not do so wllh any
intention of seeking to cast a reflec-
tion upon the innocence of the ac-
cused. Monday January 31 was Bet as tli3
day for hearing the case. Immediate-
ly following those remarks Judge
Jones thanked the grand jury for the
manner in which they hud worked ac-
cepted the partial report filed and
discharged them until the time the
members of the jury had agreed upon
as the date when the body will reas-
semble to complete its labors.
AVhen seen In his office by an Ex-
press reporter this afternoon Mr.
Bradley stated ho had nothing to say.
"I have no statement whatever to give
out at the present time. I have em-
ployed the firms of Bond Melton and
Melton and Holding and Herr as my
attorneys and until after I shall have
taken all matters up with them I posi-
tively have nothing to say "
County commissioners all being in
the dty at the time the indictment
was' returned into court a called meet-
ing of that body was held fcr (he pur-1
pose of appointing a clerk to act dur-
ing such time ai Mr. Bradley may he
suspended.
Hart It Appointed.
The commissioners after a short se&-
bionamiounced the appointment of D.
C. Hart a deputy in the county clerk s
office to serve as clerk during the
time Mr. Bradley shall be suspended
or until Mich time as his successor
bhall be elected.
In addition to the Bradley Indict
ment tho grand jury returned true
bills against fourteen others for alleg-
ed violations of the law. The names
of the persons Indicted and the ot-
fenses with which they are charged
were not given out but will bo held
until the defendants may be arrested.
Finding of Jury.
Tho finding as reported today by the
grand jury are in substance as fel-
lows :
1. Regarding prisoners In the county
jail none are unjustly or improperly
held all having been duly convicted
or being held for trial.
2. Various suggestions for making
the county jail safer and more sani-
tarv. 3. Suggestions "for Improvement of
court hous.
4. "V'e have made diligent inquirj
into the method of conducting the af-
fairs of the county and find that tha
commit-isoners have not at all times
rsed business precaution In the expen
diture of county funds for road and
bridge purposes; and in the purchase
of supplies for the county; and we
recommend that they adopt a more
competent audit system in this partic-
ular connection; and that all contracts
for public works and supplies of con
siderable amounts should be let only
by competitive biddins and always
with proper contracts and specifica-
tions." " Sale of Liquor.
5. "We have made a careful and
diligent inquiry into the salo of Intoxi
eating liquors and while wo believe
that the unlawful sale and deposition
of intoxicating liquors exists in Grady
county we find it impossible to Ee-
cure sufficient evdence to convict
mc law violators. We find that there
are many citizens who purchase Intoxi
cating liquors from law violators; but
such citizens will not give the proper
testimony to secure convictions; and
(Continued On Page Four.)
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WEATHER FORECAST.
For Oklahoma. '
For Oklahoma tonight and Sunday
fair colder In east portion.
Local Temperature.
During twenty-four hours ending 8
a. m. today:
Maximlm 'iii decrees.
ASHA
BAD NEWS
BROUGHTBY
REFUGEES
By United Press. " -
EL PASO Tex. Jan. 22. Wide-
spread destruction disease and an-
archy in certain parts of Mexico weto
described by refugees who arrived
here today bringing the first news
report of the dynamiting of a passen-
ger train atj Pueblo by Zapatistas re-
cently with tne loss of twenty-three
lives.
The body of Bert Akers a ranch
man who crossed the ri.'er into Mexi
co near Ysleta last night to track cat-
tle that had been stolen by bandits
was brought here today.
Governor Enn'quez of Chihuahua de
nies the report that eighteen bandits
were executed in Chihuahua yester
day. He says they are being held till
It is established that they participated
in the Santa Ysabe massacre.
SKATERS
DROWNED
By United Press.
LA TOBE Pa. Jan. 22. The bodies
of James and Edward Malone Lizzie
Mino ilencil Spiiiella and Janrta
Shacnefelt were recovered this morn-
ing from the Eradcnville reservoir.
Shanncfelt was passing the reser-
voir when the others broke through
the ice while they were skating. He
tried to rescue them and all were
drowned.
CARS TARE
BIG PLUNGE
By United Press.
SEATTLE Wash. Jan. 22.r-The
dining car and a day coach on a Great
Northern train were caught by anava-
lanche and carried over an embank-
ment near Scenic.
At the place where the disaster oc-
curred the embankment is over four
hundred feet high and the cars
plunged to the bottom. It is reported
that several persons were killed.
MADE GENERAL BY RUSSIA
Ir. P. Newton an American phy-
sician who returned from Europe re-
cently has received high honors from
Russia having been made a brigadier
general and given the cross of BU
Andrew.
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CHICKASHA. OKLAHOMA SATURDAY JANUARY 22 1916.
TEACHERS
TRAINED IN
H. SCHOOL
New Normal Department Has Thirty Stu
dents Enrolled and Eleven Will Re-
ceive Two-Year State Certifi-
cates at Close of Term
STATE SUPT. WILSON
SPENDS BUSY DAY
Delivers Four Addresses During Visit
Students Board Members Teachers
and Citizens; Praises Junior
Hih School Move '
When State Superintendent Wilson
officially Inspected the new normal
department of tho Chickasha high
school Friday he found thirly
thrifty students enrolled in it receiv-
iig the training that will equip them
for tho teaching profession. Of this
number eleven are scheduled to com-
plete the course at the close of the
year receiving as a reward for their
efforts state certificates which wiK
entitle them to teach in the common
schools of Oklahoma for two years i
Teacher-training in the high schools
is a new idea that was worked out
by the present state superintendent
having been launched only this year.
Mr. Wilson discovered from statistics
that the normal schools of the state
even when running at full capacity
w ere by no means able to meet the de-
mand for trained teachers and he
therefore conceived the plan of es
tablishing normal departments in the
various high schools of the state. De
tails of the plans were worked out by
.Mr. Wilson in conference with city
superintendents and other educators
und the matter was put up to the
school board for their acceptance.
The Chickasha board upon the recom
mendation of Supt. Itamey decided to
establish the department and placed
in charge of it C. L. Honnold a man
of much experience in school work.
In the" course of his talks to stu-
dents teachers and members of the
board and citizens yesterday Supt.
Wilson explained the plan of the new
department in detail show ing how It
is not only calculated to be of im
men-;e value in recruiting the ranks of
'.'ic teaching forces in the state but
nlso to render practical service in
equiping the graduates of the high
schools for a profession. During their
high school careers the. students in
addition to the ordinary prescribed
studies receive courses of instruction
in pedagogy and psychology take re-
views in til the common school
branches and are given an opportunity
to study the teaching art by visitins
the various grades taking notes and
afterwards discussing the work with
their instructors. The last year's
work inciudes thorough courses of six
weeks each in reading writing or-
thography arithmetic grammar
geography and physiology and tho
regular high school course includes'
agriculture domestic art and manual
training. Under the regulations
adopted Mr. Wilson explained the
young teachers who receive two years'
certificates can have the same ex
tended another year provided they
upend a year in a normal school be-
fore their expiration.
Mr. Wilson stated that' he found
the normal department in the Chicka-
iha school fully abreast with the besi
in Uiq state. In the course of his
busy day In Chickasha he delivered
four addresses speaking first to the
students at the chapel exercises giv-
ing them many practical suggestions
on thrift and other topics und again
at a luncheon given by the members
of the domestic science class at which
members of the board of education
and a few citizens were guests. A'.
2 o'clock he talked to the normal stu-
dents and later In the afternoon he
s.poke to the teachers and ctizens. In
addition to discussing the normal
work in detail Mr. Wilson took oc-
casion to strongly commend the junior
high school movement which Chicka-
sha has taken up declaring it would
I put the local schools in lino with the
most advanced educational Ideas re-
sulting in greater efficiency and in-
creasing the number of pupils who
would complete the course and event-
ually find their way into higher in-
(Continued on-. Page Four.)
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KAISER INSPECTS
yl;"r$:uf H&v& ''l'SXV''-
Duiing one of his recent flying trips to the various fronts the kaiser in-
spected guns which were captured from the Russians. The kaiser can be
teen (third man from left) surrounded by his staff. Ia the background the
autos are waiting to speed the party off to another point along the front.
CARNIVAL
OF SENIORS
IS SUCCESS
Girls Make a Big Hit With Show at Hich
School and Proceeds Amount to $115;
Minstrel and Other Stunts
are Stellar Features
beniors juniors freshmen and
sophs teachers and all sympathizers
with the ambitious students of the
Chickasha high school are elated over
the success of the carnival given last
i'ijkt by the seniors with the assist-
ance of the other classes. The net
proceeds amounted to $113 of which
$100 was Cleared over the expense-3.
The money is to te used to buy sweat-
ers for the football boys and they were
ordered this morning.
The sideshows were in the gymnas
ium and the schedule called for the
main show to open in the auditorium
et 10 o'clock. Soon after 8 the gym
was so crowded however that the
auditorium was opened and the bU'
performance of the evening started
about 9. A silent portryal of "The
Curfew Shall Not Fiing Tonight" was
the first number and was followed by
a Scottii.h sketch. Living pictures
fn charge of Miss Zella Stoddard then
thowed fourteen belles of past pres-
ent and future years and a reading
by Miss Thelma Rose was enjoyed.
The negro minstrel was probably
the "scream" of the evening Charles I
Hill Johns taking the part of interlo-
cutor. Some original and timely jokes
were sprung by Dewey Luster and
Charles McGehee causing much fun.
Fancy dances by Miss Frances Riddle
and whistling solo by Miss Joy Ringer
were the attractive specialties bc-
double-header
tween the acts and a
boxing match concluded the evening's
performance.
Misses Graham and Byers who were
in charge of the carnival are de-
serving of much credit for its success
as Is each student who participated in
the Various entertainments.
GAS MAIN
IS BROKEN
A break in the eight-inch main near
Eighth street and Colorado put the.
gas service on the bum in that neigh
borhood and knocked out some eight
or ten families in point of servico
during the nisht ai'.d for the sreatet
part of today.
The break proved bard to locate and
necessitated the cutting off of a por
lion of the consumers in that section
until the trouble could be located and
repaired. Some boys with an idea
well developed along the lines of "in-
nocent" deviltry and youthful mis
chief applied the business end of a
match to the gas impregnated air
about the manhole at Figlith and
Colorado with the result that the file
department was notified and respond-
ed wilh chemical firo e;t:iu;nishers.
. Chief Gattis and 0!ie or two asi.-t-
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CAPTURED GUNS
JUDGE LINN
TO PRESIDE
NEXT WEEK
Another Jury is Coming Monday and
Criminal Docket Vill Be Taken Up;
Closing Work of Judge Jones
in Civil Cases
With the convennig of the district
court this morning the jurors who
have served for the past two weeks
were discharged -ror the term their
duties having been completed.
Another jury will be on hand Mon-
day morning January 24 at which
time the trial of the criminal docket
will be taken up.
Judge Will Linn who has been serv
ing on the supreme court commission
will preside during the coming week
while Judge Cham Jones who has sup-
plied Judge Linn's place on the bench
for the past week will return to Wau-
rika and take up the trial of the non-
jury docket in Jefferson county.
Following the discharge of the reg-
ular panel of jurors this morning
Judge Jones took up the matters of
a number of de-nurrers filed and the
hearing in arguments in motions for
enw trials.
In the matters of the Farmers' State
Bank of Tuttle vs. II. S. Henely and
the same vs. Hoblett motions for new
trials were over-ruled. Motions for
new trials in all railroad cases tried
during the past week have been filed
and will come up for argument this
afternoon.
In the district court following th
rfiturn of the verdict !n the Martin
damage suit the next case called wan
that of Hooper State bank (Colorado)
vs. Irviu KJeenian. S. C. Durbin and
' Welhorne & Bailey were attorneys
i for plaintiff and defendant respective-
!iy.
The following jurcrs were empar-
nelled for the trial of this case: J. A.
Dickson J. E Major T. Jj King I. B
Horn Lewis Benda Lee Hart J. R
Burleson R K L. McClain Dan Beet
S. A. Prince Tom McGraw G. D. Mc
Grannahan.
The above matter seems from the
petition to be a suit to recover Judg-
ment In the sum of $3000. The tes
timony in this case during the after
noon hours of yesterday was sensa-
tional in that it told of the possible
manipulations of abstracts of titles
together with possible changes of mat
tors of record. A bundle of checks
and other papers vere introduced
separately in evidence over SO "ex-
hibits" being marked identified l7
different witnesses and introduced in
evidence.
The case occupied the entire atten-
tion of the court for the remainder of
the day and necessitated an evening
session. The jury returned a verdict
for the defendant.
ants remained at the point of leakage
until after midnight last night guard-
ing against possible danger. The gas
people think taey will be able to lo-
cate and repair the trouble before
niplit in the meantime several fami-
lies of the neighborhood afi'octod are
patronizing the down-town restaurants
and actnsii i i!iili-""sl ion.
Yon will Find AH the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
NUMBER 19.
PEACE WITH
BELGIUM IS
PROPOSE
Influential Cerman Paper Suggests tba
Overtures Be Made; Austria Reported
to Have Suggested Terms to Serbia
for Separate Deal
QUEEN MILENA OF
MONTENEGRO MIFFED
Italian Charges that King Nicholas Entered
into Secret Agreement with Austria
Cannes Her to Decline Hospi-
tality of Royal Palace
By the United Press.
AMSTERDAM Jan. 22. The Frank
"urter Zeitung one of the most influ-
ential newspapers in Germany open-
iv proposes in an editorial that Ger-
many enter into negotiations with &
view to making a separate peace ar-
rangement with Belgium.
"Chancellor Bethmann von Hollweg
now considers Pelgium only as an ar-
ticle of exchange fcr territory seized
by tho allies" said the Zeitung. "Sen-
sible Belgians rhould be warned no:
to wait or Germany will regard Bel-
gium as too good a prize to be relin-
quished." Proposals to Serbia.
By United Press.
ROME Jan. 22 A dispatch from
Atbens to the Giornale d'ltalia a lo-
cal newspaper says Austria made a
new peace offer for the purpose of
making separate terms with Serbia
following tbe failure of negotiations
with Montenegro.
Quern la Peaied.
By United Press.
ROME. Jan. 22. It became Unowt
today that Queen Milena of Montene-
gro mother of the Italian queen wax
deeply offended became of Italian
charges that King Nicholas entered
into a secret agreement with Austria
two months ago and that she spert
the night in a sleeping car while pass-
ing through Rome en route to Lyons
the new seat of the Montenegrin gov-
ernment. It is said that the tiueen de-
clined to accept the hospitality o
the royal palace In Rome.
Reports received here today say
General Kartinovitch repulsed the
Austrians in a severe fight at Berani
jut later ordered the complete evacua-
tion of Montenegro and will unite his
forces with those of the Albanians un-
der Essad Pasha making a final
stand against the Austrians at Scut-
ari. British Sub Scores.
By United Press.
ROME Jan. 22. A " British subma-
rine sank an Austrian torpedo boat
and a avdroplaue in the Adriatic sea
'yesterday according to advices here
today.
1
Bigger Naval Guns. K '
By the United Press.
LONDOX Jan. 22 The naval critic
of the London Daily News reports that
the Gernnns are arming their new
tuper-dreadnaughts with seventeen-
inch guns that are capable of throw-
ing shells weighing a ton a diitano:
of twenty miles. He predicts that tho
new dreadnaughts will soon challenge
the British feet in the North sea.
British newspapers fay the new-
German battle plane forker destroyed
sixteen British biplanes during the
past month. It is believed that sev-
eral planes of this type will accom-
pany the German fleet on a sortie.
HUDSON MOTOR CAR CO.
HAS A CATASTROPHE
By United Press.
' DETROIT Mich. J..n. 22. Damage
to the amount of 4.000 was done to-
day when the stock department of ilio
Hudson Motor Car company co. lapsed.
A score of workmen narrow ly escaped
injury.
DEATH CLAIMS MINISTER.'
Rev. D. G. Murray father of Mrs. ('.
E. Plott of this city die I thi-i mornim;
in a hospital in Guthrie. Intormer.t
will take place In Oklahoma City Mon-
day. Mr. Murray had be n a Mcihodbt
minister in Okl ihoina for many yesn
i.-nd was one or the honored leader
( f his (l"!i(iii'lnu!'m It: the f'ttf.
Minimum 26 degrees.
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