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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
WORK WILL START
ON HIGH SCHOOL
Will Call Election to Change Location
of Ward School to First or
Fourth Ward.

If no further hitch arises in the plans
of the school board, dirt will be fly
ing January 1, on the excavation for
Vinita's handsome new high school
building.
Such was the announcement made
to the board last night by represent
ative of the Mckee Construction com
pany, which holds the contract for the
erection of the high school, The con-
tractors have arranged to take the
bond issue in payment and have also
arranged with the Vinita National
Bank to obtain par and accrued in.
Iterest in cash for the bonds. This is
the best prospect for immediate work
on the buildings the city has yet had
and the board feels that at last the
promise to build high school is about
to be realized.
According to the contractors work
will be started on the high school by
the first of the year and the building
will be completed by August IS, 1911,
which will be in ample time for the
beginning of the fall semester.
Work will not be started yet on the
ward school owning to the general
dissatisfaction over the location at the
corner of Sequoyah avenue and Scrap
er street fixed by the people at the
bond election two years ago. The
school built at this place would be in
the Fourth ward and yet would ac-
commodate very few children in that
ward and would block the building of
school in the First ward. Another
election probably will be called to
change the location, so that the board
can build either in the First or Fourth
ward at this time and later build in
the other ward. This the board re.
CARDS as only justice to the children
in the two wards.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
WARRANT CHARGING MURDER
ISSUED AGAINST FEAGLE
BY Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. ia war
rant, charging murder in the first de
gree, was issued today for John Feagle
held in connection with the quadruple
murder on the Bernhard farm. This
action followed a statement by Sam
Bailey, also held in connection with
the murders, to the effect that Feagle
had threatened to kill George Bern.
hardt, and once had threatened Bern.
hardt with an epithet The sheriff OF
Steel county came to Kansas City,
Kans., in an automobile and took
Feagle out of Jail, through the. base,
ment and hastened to Olathe. Both
Feagle and Bailey were subjected to
thorough examination this morning by
for Johnson county.
Sheriff Steed and c. B. Little, prosecut.
ing attorney for Johnson county
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP
BANK AND GETS $4,000
By Associated Press.

Salina Kans., Dec. ia lone ban
dit today held up the State Bank at
Paradise, Kans., and secured twenty
five hundred dollars. He forced the
cashier to unlock the safe and then
securely tied the cashier and four other
men with clothes line before he left
The robber stepped into the bank,
drew two revolyers and ordered the
cashier, Berry Obrien, and four other
men in the bank to throw up their
hands After the cashier unlocked the
safe the robber marched the men to
the rear. After tying them he stuffed
rags in their mouths and said he would
kill the first man who attempted to
cry for help. The robber took all the
cash in the safe, then went to a hard
ware store where he bought a rifle and
big supply of ammunition. He then
hurriedly left the store and mounting
horse galloped off to the north.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
WIFE SAYS FEAGLE
BECAME Ratified
No New Developments Brought BY
Examination of John FeagIe-Po-
lice Looking for Farm Hand.
By Associated Press.


Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 13. - John
Feagle who is being held by the Kan
sas City, Kans., police as suspect in
the case of quadruple murder at the
Bernhard farm Saturday, was exam
ined by the police this morning but
added nothing to the story of yester.
day
The officers are trying to find farm
hand who worked for Bernhardt, and
of whom Bernhardt is said to have
been afraid.
Mrs. John Feagle and J. D. Feagle
father of the accused, declare him in
nocent The elder Feagle says his son
at the age of ten showed signs of in
sanity The stains on the clothing
found in the house, he said were due
to red paint with which his son paint
ed his house some time ago. MY hus
band is innocent" said Mrs. Feagle
He is easily ratified and I guess that's
what happened when the police ques
toned him"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
1R. A. K. .WRAY CALLED TO
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

e. The congregational meeting of the
Congregational church voted last night
fto accept the resignation of the Rev.
~. E. Pershing, and to call the Rev. A.
sK. Wray, D. D., of Carthage, Mo-
Y DR.. Wray was originally lawyer.
sAfter entering the ministry, he served
sseveral churches, and finally accepted
missionary appointment which made
fhim a sort of bishop in the young Con-
! Ygregational churches in this whole Sec
ton of the country. Probably no liv-
ing man, it is said, knows Congrega-
tionalism in Missouri, Oklahoma and
! Arkansas better than Dr. Wray does,
and he has many old friends in the
/ Vinita church.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
REVOLUT|ON|STS
ARE PUT TO ROUT
Instance of Barbarous Custom DiscIos-
ed in Execution of Thirty Citi-
zens of Mexican Hamlet.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Dec. IA. - The
Mexican federal troops have completely
routed the revolutionists in Chichauhau
and captured the city of Guror, accord.
ing to kilograms received today by the
state department, from Ambassador
Wilson, in Mexico City.
At the front, Rancho San Tiago, near
Padernales, December 12, Via Ell Paso
December IA. In yesterdays battle
here the revolutionists fought General
Navarro to a standstill. Svenety-four
persons are known to have been kill.
ed and many. wounded Navarro took
no prisoners Where there were
wounded nthe other side bayonet
completed the bullets work. An in
stance of barbary occurred after the
battle when every man in the hamlet
of Cerro Prieto were brought before
the mayor to prove their innocence OF
any part in the revolt Thirty couldn't
and were taken out and shot
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
Starved in New York.

New York, Dec 15.-After spending
his last nickel Cor a ride toward his
room in Harlem, Emil Emilando, a
West Indian youth, II years old, drop
ped dying of hunger on a subway ex-
press Tuesday night. He was taken
to a hospital, but physicians do not be-
lieve he can recover. He had tramped
the streets for a fortnight in search
of work. He had not eaten anything
for five days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
DEADLOCK OVER LOCATION
MAY CAUSE ADJOURNMENT

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 15.-An
absolute deadlock was apparently
created over the capital question yes
terday when the senate by vote of 35
to accepted the Culbertson Heights
proposition and the house, with the
courtesy of discussing the matter,
tabled the resolution practically un-
animously 1t seems that sine die
adjournment within few days will be
the outcome.
The deadlock between the house and
senate apparently was sealed late yes
terday afternoon when the senate
adopted a concurrent resolution by
Redwine to adjourn the special session
sine die Immediately following the
action of the lower house in tabling
the senate committees concurrent res
olution, which had passed the senate
earlier in the day, providing for the
acceptance of the Northeast site prop
.osition. The action of the senate in
passing the resolution and that of the
house in talbling it, shows little
chance of getting together on a site
proposition.
When the senate took up the resolu
ton accepting the east side offer yes
terday, Senator Roddie introduced the
Putnam proposition as substitute
The capital committee was assigned tc
report on the substitute at p. m. and
did so, coming out openly against the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

Putnam site. The committee con-
demned the offer as a scheme to put
the state in the real estate business
behind a quantity of land that neither
the citizens of Oklahoma City nor the
people of Oklahoma would buy
Roddie made half-hearted defense
of the Putnam proposition but was
completely overwhelmed Four sena-
tors voted against the northeast site,
Berkley, Coffey, Cloonan and Roddie.
Before the resolution reached the
house, Jayne, of Seminole Tabor of
Garvin, and Lenox of Okmulkee in
troduced bill providing for the tenn
porary location of the capital in Guth-
rite until the completing of the cap
itol building elsewhere. Barrett of
Shawnee also introduced a bill paving
the way for the re-submission of the
capital location to the people.
Wild cheers and a prolonged demon
stration followed the vote of the house
to kill the senate resolution. The
democrats were against the northeast
site because they were pledged by
Haskell to the Putnam site and the
republicans voted with them because
a deadlock would result and probably
make capital legislation impossible at
the special session.
Governor Haskell is still hopeful
that the Putnam site can be whipped
into shape and will be successful in
the end.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL

Guthrie, Okla, Dee. 15.--The Grim
inal court of appeals has affirmed the
of the law creating
the Office of enforcement attorney to
assist in the enforcement of the pro-
.hibition law and held that the Office
did not interfere with any constitu-
tional rights of county attorneys.
The provision authorizing the gov
ernor to fix the enforcement attorneys
salary was held to be unconstitutional
but this did not invaHdate the entire
law.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
HATTIE lie BLANCE
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 14.-Hattie
Leblanc was acquitted today of the
charge of numbering Lawrence E.
Glover on November 20, 1910. Con-
tinuing his charge to the jury this
morning, Judge Bond said: you will
be safer to err in acquitting than to
err in convicting."
When the charge ended the clerk of
the court turned to the diminutive
prisoner and said Hattie you now
have an opportunity to say anything
you desire"
Pale and frightened, the girl arose
crossed her arms on her breast and
said in fant tremulous voice, the
jury could scarcely hear, Il did not
do it; want to go home with father. -
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

With the laying of the first brick at
10:47 o'clock Wednesday morning, act
ual, visible construction work on the
buildings for the eastern Oklahoma
hospital for the insane, began For
more than a year Vinita has lived in
anticipation of the building of this
asylum. For several weeks a gang of
men have been at work on the founda-
ton, and yesterday, the first brick was
put in place.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
officers Raid Bucket Shop.
iy Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-The secret
service officials today raided the Of
fees of the Capital Investment COM
pany, a bucket shop. The main office
and four branches were visited and
the books and papers confiscated.
A warrant is out for the president,
who is believed to be in Florida. The
firm is said to have thirty-three
branches in the middle west.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
TARIFF REVISION AGAIN
DISCUSSED IN SENATE
BY Associated Press.

b4 AoSONldlIu 1859
Washington, D. c., Dec. 19.-Con-
tending that the present tariff imposes
excessive duties and that the country
demands amendment, Senator Cum
minis spoke in the senate today in ad.
vocation of revision, limiting the power
of amendment He said under exist.
ing conditions an amendment was i'm.
possible, and that the first step should
be a modification of the rules so the
individual provisions of the law might
be amended, without taking up the en-
tire tariff question. Senators Aldrich
Hale and others interrupted and there
was a lively debate.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
Mrs. Browns Death Reported.

Claremore, Okla, Dec. 14.-Judge
poe in the district court of Rogers
county, in night session Monday night,
adjourned court until December 10,
and dismissed the grand jury until De-
tcember 26. This was occasioned by
the absence of Judge Brown, who was
caVed to Kansas City Sunday night by
f6s serious illness of his wife. The
death of Mrs. Brown has been reported.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
DETECTIVES DECLARE THEY
WILL YET FIND MURDERER
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. IA. = Sam
Bailey, Ike Whitsett and John Feagle
who were arrested in connection with
the Bernhard murders, were question
ed this morning by the police and all
denied any connection with the crime
Whitsett was released.
Another arrest is expected within
twenty four hours. 1--WE haven't the
right man yet" said Inspector Boyle
of the Kansas City detective depart
ment, today Il believe the murderer
was a man who left the employe OF
the Bernhardt farm about November
1st. We have strong evidence and are
on his trail"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
TWELVE MINERS ENTOMBED
IN BURNING COAL MINE
BY Associated Press.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 15.-Twelye men
we're entombed in shaft No 3 of the
Leyden Coal company mine, at Ley.
den, Colo, last night The workings
were set afire following an explosion
The men in shaft No. l are working
valiantly to rescue the others by dig.
ging through the walls, until driven
back by fire. The imprisoned men
could be heard toiling madly to dig
their way out The attempt at rescue
was given up and efforts turned toward
stopping the fire.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
May Settle Strike.
By Associated Press.

st. Louis, Mo, Dec. Thames
lO'Connell, president of the Machinists
Union, arrived today to participate in
the conference with the Missouri Pa
citic officials, late this afternoon, look,
ing to a settlement of the strike on the
company's lines.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
SIX NEW CAPITOL
SITES OFFERED
Announcement of Committee That
Culhertson Heights Has Been
Chosen.

oklahoma City, Okla, Dec 13.-The
senate capitol committee has prepared
a bill and contract for the location and
building of the capitol The Culbert-
son site bills have been printed and
distributed among the members. The
report is scheduled for this afternoons
session. The committee proposes a
joint capitol committee conference
with the house to locate the capitol.
The house members are opposed and
want the senate to act directly on
house bill number one, passed by it.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
cOffeyviiIe Has 2,6s7.
By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Dec, 13.-The
statistics of the present census were
issued today for the following: Hutch
inson, Kans., 1864, as against 9379
in 1900; Coffeyville, Kans., 1861 as
against 1853 in 1900
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
RENEWED ACTIVITY
| AMONG RAILROADS
Iumored That Wichita Falls & North
western is to Be Absorbed BY Katy
Build to Oklahoma City.

( Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 14.-Work on
eyhe Denver & Gulf, which was aban-
'ac .oned last summer, will be resumed,
,Ae ultimate intention being to build
from Denver across Colo
msAdo, Oklahoma and Texas to Dallas.
.ryrhe company was chartered in the
-orIhree states named, last year, with
opH. C. Ulmstead as president 1t is
row that Ulmstead has sold
beJall his inte rests in the project to a
that will push the construc-
,rmion. The route from Denver south
no yard to Texahoma, Okla, in the Pan
tNhandle country was completed last
and some construction was ac-
ors somplished all along the line. The
eyeitizens of Lamar, Col, gave bonus
ngN 100000 to secure the line.
md In connection with the announced
stlDtention of the Fort Smith & West
krn Railway company to seek an en-
,eotrance into Oklahoma City over either
tothe Frisco or Katy tracks, it is said
q line will be built from Piedmont, in
accanadian county, to Oklahoma City,
,bothus giving the Fort Smith & West
gdern direct connection with that city
q Sver its own lines. Piedmont is half
"Ifway between Guthrie and Ell Reno.
1T has been the intention of the Fort
anEmith & Western, for two years, to
,rebuild southwest from FL Reno to an
Orient connection in western Okla
lglhoma.
aA The Wichita Falls & Northwestern,
X raow building westward into the Texas
60 panhandle country from Altus and
dfollis, Okla, is contemplating an ex-
b.ension also northeast to Oklahoma
neity. The company now has direct
-slne. of $50 miles west from Wichita
an EalTs, Texas, across Oklahoma and into
. The Panhandle country.
~ The survey has been completed from
coalton into Okmulgee of the proposed
extension of the Missouri, Oklahoma
Il Gulf, and the city council of Okmul-
zee has authorized an issue of 5000
IN bonds for creek Improvements that
: will be OF material value to the COM
lGany in building its line.
The Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf be-
Ian regular train service, during the
EAST week, between Muskogee and
o7oenison, Texas, only recently com
-pleting the southern terminus in the
later city The distance is 212 miles.
" mixed train between Muskogee, Cal
yin and Denison is also being arrang-
ed.
Is the Wichita Falls & Northwest
.srn to become a portion of the Katy
system? This question arises from
q tour of inspection, made over the
1ormer company's lines during the past
| ssyyeek by Col. r. H. Baker, president of
Nhe Texas Central, and A. E. Allen,
kresident and general manager of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
The state corporation commission
: Yesterday denied the application of the
Citizens of Bennington to compel the
:, Frisco company to move its depot at
4hat place.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16
Twenty-six Miners Entombed.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Dec. 14.-An ex-
plosion of gas in the mine of the Bond
Coal company, in Wise county, Vir-
ginia, today, entombed twenty-six
miners
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 13.-En-
couraged by the squabble which is now
going on between rival real estate fac
tions of Oklahoma City over proposed
capitol sites, several other cities and
towns yesterday presented proposed
free sites and guarantees of a free cap
itol building in the form of the memo
rials offered to both branches of the
legislature.
The senate capital committee an
nounced yesterday that it win report
a bill this afternoon choosing the
northeast" site, or the Culbertson-
Howe Parker tract, for the capitol
buildings accompanying the bill with
joint resolution incorporating the
contract between the state and the
holding company backing the site.
Since the announcement Saturday that
the senate committee has decided upon
the northeast" site, the Putnam-Clas-
sen interests have again gotten busy
and have announced that. they will
back the old Putnam site proposition
with a guarantee bond of 100000 that
the state will realize $1,700000 from
the sale of lots there, or will back the
Linwood boulevard site, comprising
| 1000 acres of land three miles closer
in than the old Putnam site, with
bond of 100000, guaranteeing that the
state will be paid $f,50O,OOO from the
sale of lots for free capitol building.
AS the senate capftei committee has
decided on the Northeast" site and
framed bill to tf that proposition,
neither of the Putnam Classen PROPOSE
tions are likely to be considered by
the committee, but the hackers of these
sites will have them presented on the
floor of the senate in an attempt to
have one of them substituted for the
Culbertson-HOwe-Pa site This
will bring the fight squarely upon the
floor of the senate which, through the
developments of yesterday, will be fur
ther complicated by the site PROPOSE
tions of several other cities and towns
of the state
The following sites were offered by
other cities yesterday:
Shawnee-Three propositions, each
guaranteeing $1,700,00O for building
and furnishing a free capitol and the
expenses of removal supported by
$500, 600 bond and donating the site,
one of them presenting Woodland park,
comprising fifteen acres of land in the
heart of the city as the site, and 1900
acres of land to be sold for the benefit
of the capitol fund.
Eufaula-1, 900 acres of land within
one mile of the city and 100000 cash
bonus.
Enid-Choice of three sites within
mile of the city and guarantee of en-
ough money to build capitol buildings.
Granite-Forty acres for site, com
prising Sulphur Springs park, and $40
acres of land with granite building
stone in abundance for building the
capitol
Skiatook-500 acres of land, $500 900
bonus, free gas for five years and free
water for twenty years and free build
, ing stone.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-16

Congressman Cook is Dead.
BY Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 15.--Congress
man Kiel Cook, of the Second Penn
sylvania district, died here today.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-06-25

OF the state with the result that drilling
was discontinued almost altogether and
the productive wells Of the state shut
down to the extent of at least Is per cent
Of their capacity. Several combinations OF
companies were made and a general move
ment for independence was inaugurated.
The result has been telling. 1t has prac-
tically driven the Standard from the fuel
business OF the state and it is stated, IN
good authoritk, that ii is experiencing the
greatest difficulty in securing sufficient
light oil to keep its refinery at Point Rich
mond in operation. The Associated, by
contract and by purchase OF land, has pro-
tected itself Tor its present requirements,
but is III the market for more oil at con-
etantly increasing prices.
The present status of the Coalinga field
shows a remarkably prosperous condition.
The few wells drilled during the last two
years extended the limits of the oil field
hey Ond the greatest expectation OF the
most anguint To the east more than
4 mile i'll width and Il strip over six miles
in length has been added. TO the proven
territory. While to the south practically
a township, or over $4,000 acres, has been
added to the probable productive field.
The company to which credit is due for
this latter addition is the Lucille. 1t was
started with a small capital by local oil
men, and is, beyond doubt, thhe record for
cheap drilling. Many OF the drilling crew
took their pay in stock in the company.
The officers devoted their time without
compensation, and many of t he bill, for
supplies were paid for in stock. Very few
of the shares were sold to the general
public. Three hundred feet OF very prolific
oil sand was encountered at $500 feet,
which proves COnclusively that the produc-
tive area i'll the locality is very extensive.
This we'll came in a gushcr and has pro
duced 700 barrels daily since ii was com,
picled, some four months ago. The credit
for the extension OF this territory goes to
K. w. Dallas, S. r. Bowen and @ Their local
oil men Of COalinga.
Notwithstanding the already enormous,
area of the Coalinga field, which. together
with the average thickness Of the oil sands.
makes it the greatest oil field in the San
Joaquin Valley, there is every reason to be