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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11

The greatest thing about a man is
his ability TO promise.
Take as many as six girls together,
and you can bet 100 to 1 that within
half hour the discovery will be
made that one OF the girls recently
washed her head
A young wife talks beautifully
about her faith in her husband, but
an older wife can't work IN any
more eloQuence on the subject than
If she were talking about wash day
or the mumps.
A boy is natural born outlaw
when 1t comes to bathing. Unless
his mother stands over him with a
switch, he wont take a bath; and
after he is grown, and married, he
neglects bathing when his wife leaves
nome.
1t sometimes happens that a girl
gets the reputation OF having more
callers than anyone else in the neigh
borhood, because OF the location of
the only hitching post in the neigh
borhood in front Of her place.
An Atchison woman has such sue
cess with her breadmaking 1t is pre-
dicted she will eventually cause the
death of her family. When she puts
the bread to rise, 1t doesn't stop ris-
ing and unless quickly attended to,
overflows everything in the house.
1t recently covered everything in the
kitchen, and was rising into bed
room where several OF the family lay
sleeping, wheen the women returned
from town just in time, and worked
1t down having the lives of her fam
ily.--Atchison Clone.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
Mike Hollundor had the smile that

Mike Hollander had the smile that
just wouldn't come off.
At the close OF the fifth, ANA
rillo people began to sit up and take
notice, Sam Isaacs was even opti-
mistic enough to say, wen beat 'em
yet" Nobody could find Sam after
that inning.
Many in the crowd were reminded
OF boyhood townball game days when
all that was necessary to put out
runner was to throw the ball In front
OF him.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11

succeeded in getting In two more by
Clovis errors.
AT this point OF the game Umpire
Jeffrees, by the consent OF the cap
tains OF both teams and with the
unanimous assent OF the crowd in
the grandstand ana on the bleachers,
charItably drew a veil over the re-
mainder OF the errorfest, and called
the game with the score standing,
Clovis 81, p, V. 8.
Notes Of Game.
Some OF the crowd had the hardi-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
--S~~ Not Powerful.

Although people who haze had
abundant reason for knowing some
thing about the subject from costly
experience in other places say that
the unusual visitors were nothing
more than big whirlwinds and that
they would not have done much dam
age If they passed through town, the
scores OF watchers in the streets,
from housetops, and from upper
story windows Saturday afternoon
were greatly relieved to see the
twisters pass high in the air and
west Of the city. That the cyclones
were by no means harmless is
abundanty proved by the damage
done on the hill north Of town and
on the Ford place three miles north
Of town. A barn north of the lake
In the west part OF town was picked
up and scattered into fragments. On
the Ford place where the Floyd dali
ry Is located, small frame houses
was badly wrecked and short dis
lance further on a windmill was lit
orally up-rooted by the twister. No
damage to life has been reported.
During the storm a bolt of light
ming struck the residence OF Walter
Crosset on Buchanan street, south
of Twentieth and smashed a big hole
through the roof and ceiling in the
dining room. Mrs. Crossett was in
the house at the time but was not
harmed by the bolt.
In the storm Saturday night, the
small frame office building in Fam
GUS Heights Park was lifted from
its foundations and turned over In
the road several yards away.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
Goals TO Newcastle.

A benevolent Englishman one day
saw a rural looking man sitting On a
stone wall swinging his legs and gaz-
ing earnestly at the telegraph wires.
Going over the yokel he said
Waiting to see message go
long, eh?"
The man grinned and said aye"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
SQUAD RETURNS
TO ATLANTIC
Associated Press.

San Francisco, June S.-The bat
tlships Maine and Alabama, com
prising special service squadron
under the command of Captain Har-
Der, sailed this morning on its re-
turn to the Atlantic by way OF Homo
lulu, Manila and Suez. Secretary Of
the Interior Garfield, who is en- route
to Honolulu to investigate certain
matters under his jurisdiction, sailed
on the Maine as guest of Captain
Harder.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11

How dear to my heart are the
scenes OF my childhood. when fond
recollection presents them to view!
The grindstone / turned for my faith
Ell to grind his aXe--and he threw
al his weight on 1t too. The strength
of a farm boy has no limitations; at
least that's the way they impressed
1t on me; so when turn back to the
days of my boyhood, my father, his
axe and that grindstone ! see. The
stone was lobsided; its bearings were
rusty; 1t turned with a grating, a
squawk and a rasp; the handle had
split; aud the iron 1t went on made
callouses under my unwilling grasp;
And pa kept me busy; he urged me
TO hasten in order to get through the
job before night, And when he got
through he would do II all over, in
order to feel we had done it Just
right II ever I'm lost in the last
day of Judgment. I'm morally sure
| will not have to burn; ah, no,
there'll be imps with pitchforks to
sharpen and will be given the grind
stone to turn.-Dallas News.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
STORM WAS
STARTLING
Small Cyclone Formed In Clouds
Saturday Afternoon and
Passed The City,
(From Mondays Daily)

A rain and hailstorm which came
nearer being accompanied by a real
cyclone than any other which has yet
gone on record here, passed over
Randall and Potter counties satur-
day afternoon. AS the storm in
cluded something over an inch Of rain
with no small amount OF hail to do
damage, and as the cyclones did little
more than furnish a very unusual
sensation for people here the storm
can be credited to the good OF the
country instead OF against It.
Cyclones Formed Southwest.
The storm began about $3.50 in
the afternoon with a heavy rainfall
Tor few minutes accompanied by
high wind from the southeast and by
a slight fall OF hail. The storm
passed rapidly from south or south
west to north or northeast and before
its close a number OF people had
noticed a peculiar funnel-shaped for
nation in the clouds in the direction
OF Canyon City. The whirlng coll
umn OF smoky brown clouds came
north fast and before 1t had come
parallel with Amarillo, spectators
could easily see that the formation
was real twister. Fortunately the
point OF whirl was too far above the
earth most OF the time to affect any
thing o" the gr0upI, but the power
with wnvca II sucked clIL,,s into II
and whipped them into its whirl left
no doubt as to the latent mischief
in It, Going further north with the
bank OF cloud Of Whicn It was part,
the cyclone seemed to divide, or to
be followed by anoths" The Two,
assuming water spout forms, we're
last seen hanging over the Canadian
country and disappearing in the
northeast.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
Argue Self Defense.

Argue Self Defense.
In presenting their case before the
court Saturday evening, the defense
argued that the killing was purely
one in self defense. The statement
repeated in coGrt by various wit
nesses, who saw and heard the shoot.
ing of Freeze to SHADY Bill" to the
effect that "Yo1 beat me over the
head with a six shooter once, but you
won't do 1t now" was taken by the
defense to indicate that Warren was
advancing upon Freeze and had
threatened him again, and that
Freeze was stanAing him off. 1t will
he remembered that Warren some
time ago In brawl at a dsorderly
resort beat Freeze severely with, 1t
has been alleged, six shooter. Fur
ther, the defense argued that the
ducking motion made by Warren Just
as Freeze fired was made in an at
tempt to rush him and take the gun
away from him. AS proof that
Freeze had attempted 10 stave off
the attack OF Warren, the defense cit
ed the peculiar wounds on the neck
and throat OF the dead man. II had
been the hypothesis Of Others who ex-
amined the body thhat these wounds
were caused by bits of the shattered
bone from the mans arm. The de-
tense, however, alleged them to be
bayonet wounds where the defend
ant had resisted the attacks of N<uEs
rem.
These arguments the state rejected
as being unwarranted by the testi-
uoDy because of the condition of
Freezes mind as shown by his va
rous threats, his words according to
Officer Robinsons and others testi-
mony, "l'ye got you now, Shady
Bill when the two first met, and
their relative positions which, &C
cording to most OF the testimony,
were ten or more feet apart. The
ducking motion described by officer
Robinson and Others as being made
by Warren just as Freeze fired, the
state argued was but the natural
attempt Of the man to dodge and to
protect himself from the shot which
he saw the defendant was going to
lire. The bayonet hypothesis the
state rejected, as being impossible
in view OF the distance apart of the
two men.
May Try Case This Term.
The grand jury which met today
will take up the case and will prob
ably return an indictment at once in
accordance with the evidence sub
mitted. An effort will probably be
made to bring the case to trial at the
present term OF court.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11

WANTED-You to visit our hot
weather bargain sale mall lines, June
6 to 16. Phone 40S. Greer G. Sons
corner Fourth and Taylor streets.
272 d1 vi C
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
The inquisltlve Beaumont Journal

The inquisltive Beaumont Journal
asks; sa@At dSEtSI@
Does rice farming pay? Ask the
farmer. Does fig raising pay? Ask
the man with the orchard. Does it
pay to live in Jefferson county? Ask
the entire citizenship. Then let us
get together and build more good
roads, which means more rice
farmers, more fig raisers, more truck
farmers and more everything in the
agricultural line"
Haven't time to go round asking
all these questions, Print a few fig
ures and let 'em talk for themselves.
Fort Worth Telegram.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
FREEZE is
REFUSED BAIL
Must Remain In jail 10 Await
Trial for killing Of "Shady
Bill" Warren.
(From Mondays Daily)

After the exhaustive hearing in the
ease against George Freeze for kill
ing OF SHADY Bill" Warren Friday
morning, Justics OF the Peace Hol-
man Saturday evening held the
charge against the defendant to be
murder in the first degree and &C
Uordingly remanAed him to Jail with
out bail.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-11
DAILY PANHANDLE'S
POPULARITY CONTEST

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will be made to old and newsubscri'
bers to both the DAILY PAN
HANDLE and the WEEKLY
HERALD. No ballots will be al.
lowed on subscriptions to the Daily
Panhandle for less than one month
and to the Weekly Herald for less
than oneyear;no ballots will be issued
to any subscription not accompanied
by the full amount in cash.
DAILY PANHANDLE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscription Votes allowed
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Two months, 81. us
Three months, $l.25 $50
Six months, $3.50 -'.'- 1000
One year, SIS. 5000
Two years, $40. 10000
Three years, SIS. 10000
-Four years, $40. $4,000
Five wears, $25. 10000
Ten years, $50 100000
WEEKLY HERALD SUBSCRIPTIONS
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. Four years, 81 1850
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
STANDS BY OLD BIBLE.
Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Ameri-
can Revised Edition.

Kansas City. May 28.-An attempt to
secure a record Endorsement of the
Standard American revised edition of
the Bible as the best version before
the American public and commencing
it's widest usage among Presbyterians
aroused the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America to one of the most
spirited discussions since the assembly
met, and the attempt failed by a very
narrow margin, 217 to 211
A spirit of unrest again manifested
itself when a resolution was introduced
providing that a committee consisting
of four ministers and four elders be
appointed to make report at the next
general assembly on the entire subject
of 1.-The General Assembly" in an ef-
fort to make the general assembly a
more deliberative body. Although the
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on policy it is known that many of
the commissioners feel that the general
assembly is too great bur-
den on the churches and that the pro-
ceedings of the assembly do not permit
of that general participation by men,
bers which is always desired in DELHI
erative bodies. Rev. DR.. VIM. H. Rob-
erts, stated clerk OF the general assem-
bly,, said that the general assembly cost
each communicate of the church only
seven cents a year. He said that the
assembly had twice gone to the Pacific
coast. but was free from debt, and he
commended the administration of its
officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
aADRIFT IN A LAUNCH.
E. E. Easton and Family Narrowly
Escape Perils of the Sea.

Avalon, Island of Santa Catalina,
May 28.-Captain A. Crist, of the
launch Zeus of Avalon and c. E.
Hooline, ordinary seaman on the u.
8. converted cruiser, Buffalo. were
drowned and E. E. Easton, wife, two
small children and colored nurse have
been rescued by the Buffalo, on the
high seas after drifting helplessly for
two days in a small launch. Captain
Crist was lost from the launch Sunday
night several miles off Avalon in a
mysterious manner. A small row
boat is missing from the launch and
search is being continued for the
captain in the hope that he may be
found alive. Seaman Hooline was lost
overheard from the Buffalo in effect
ing the rescue of Mr.. Easton and his
party from the launch while a heavy
sea was running off the western coast
of the island. Another sailor Owed
overheard in an unsuccessful attempt
to rescue Hooline and was himself
barely saved.
Easton is former war cores
pendent of Harpers Weekly, an
author of considerable reputation.
and was formerly secretary to
| Webster Davis, assistant secretary of
| the interior under Mckinley. Easton
| and his family were brought to
Avalon by the Buffalo. After landing
Easton the Buffalo returned to the
| SCeI6 Ol Tie QIOWHiHk duu 10 u ulSlil6
about hoping to pick up Captain Crist
or the body of the drowned sailor.
EaSton came to Catalina from Los
| Angeles with his family several days
| ago. On May 1, they engaged Cap
| tain Crist and his launch, Zeus, for a
,, campaign trip of several days at San
| Clemente island, 80 miles south of
| Santa Catalina island. The party re-
turned to the uninhabited western
shore of Catalina a few days later and
camping trip of several days at San
| in the afternoon of that day they
| boarded the Zeus and started to re-
turn to Avalon. The craft en-
countered heavy sea that night and
! when day dawned Monday morning
| Mr.. Easton found that Captain Crist
was missing from the launch together
with the small row boat lowed at the
stern. The gasoline engine of the
launch was still running but Easton
knew nothing Of its mechanism. A
heavy fog set in which totally
| obscured the island shore and al
bearings were soon completely lost.
l. A heavy storm came up which
| tossed the craft about and threatened
| to swamp it every moment. Mr.
Easton kept the engine going until the
gasoline was exhausted. when the
boat drifted. All day Monday. Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
TRUSTS Defense
The International Harvester
Company Endeavors to Prove
That the Price of Its Product
Has Not Been Raised.
EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT
Was Abandoned in the Year
1906, It Is Alleged.
Hopes to Influence Action. of
Kansas Supreme Court.
EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT

Chicago, May 28.-The International
Harvester Company of America began
its final fight for existence in the state
of Kansas today, when a dozen or more
witnesses attempted to show Special
Commissioner Henry E. Ganse, sitting
in Chicago. that it is mot restraining
trade
BY this hearing the Harvester COM
pany endeavors to prove these three
things:
That the price of harvesting imple
ments has not been raised. That the
prices were a great deal higher before
the formation of the combination than
they have been since.
That it abandoned exclusive contracts
prohibiting it's agents from handling
other goods) in 1905.
of these three contentious means VIC
tory and that such a verdict might in
f1uence the Kansas state supreme court
in its decision on the criminal action
appealed from the district court at To-
peka, which assessed the corporation
$12, 900 on the same charges involved in
these proceedings. It also declares that
age other states from similar prosecu-
tions.
Defeat for the company is said to
mean a continuance of the business
| through interstate commerce-estab-
| fishing agencies outside the state lines
| and receiving the cash before -imple-
ments are sent to customers. 1t would
! the discharge of 300 regular salaried re-
| pair men and warehouse men, and the
| abandonment of numerous repair shops
| at cross roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
DISCOUNT RATE LOWER.
Bank of England Cuts 1t From to
21A Per Cent.

London. May 2s.-As anticipated, the
rate of discount of the Bank of Eng
land was reduced today from 8 to 21s
per cent. The authorities have been
retaining the rates at per cent. ow-
ing to the absorption of gold by France
and Germany, but the local monetary
position had become so easy with funds
at IN per cent and discounts at IL
per cent, below the bank rate, that the
authorities had little choice but to give
the trade of the country the benefit of
the lower rate, as we'll as being the
minimum rate nearer the market dis
count level
The reduction in the discount rate
was largely discounted on the stock
exchange yesterday when consols rose
Is, but they advanced another quarter
this morning and the markets general.
~ were harder with a cheerful tenden.
cy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, May 2.-WHEAT-The wheat
market was active and irregular at the
opening today, the May option being
strong while the distant deliveries were
weak Good weather in the southwest was
a depressing factor. May wheat opened
NC higher, at $1.07, and sold at $lO61z. Ju-
iy wheat opened A@ssc lower. at $50
913kc. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts of 1,523 cars.
The market continued as it opened, May
being strong and the other deliveries
weak During the session May sold up to
81 .O9X and July to 92c. The close was firm
for MAY ard weak for July; with May PIC
higher, at $L09, and July 1AQ11xc lower,
at 905x0eOssc
CORN-May corn was strong and active,
while the distant deliveries were weak.
realizing sales were the chief bearish In
July corn opened a shade to 1s@Hc lower.
at SS11@63Ac, and sold at 67kc. May corn
onened unchanged to 1c higher. at S0@61c,
sold up to size, and then declined to Bic
The high point for May corn was S2Ac,
and IT closed strong and PIC higher. at
Sa9Sc. July corn closed weak, 1sQzc low
OATS.The oats market was duh and
weak chiefly because OF profit taking
les in July and September. July oats
onened unchanged to 3sc higher, at $3.50
4SAc and sold at EHsc
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
WAS EASY in sympathy with grain July
nork opened PIC lower. at u.s. Lard
was unchanged to PIC higher, at $Sof1xV
$50. Ribs were unchanged, at N.46
RY0Cash: 79@6Oc.
P1Rd EY-Cash: 6O@65c-
sTfMOTHY@Sept. 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

Mr.. Murdoch had spent the winter
in lower California and intended to
come east by the usual railroad meth
DDS. but after thinking the matter
over he decided to make the attempt
to cover the distance in his car, in
which he had already toured some
$4,000 miles, and which he considered
able to make any journey of $3.50
miles more asked of it.
The party left Los Angeles on
April "a and have been travelling ever
since. They did not ride any on Sun
days and they stopped one and a half
days at Youngstown. They reported
the weather very rainy for about one
third of the trip, especially in Indiana
and Illinois They also found the
Murdoch party were the first to ever
reach Ogden, Utah, without the aid of
horses or any other assistance be-
sides their own engine. Mr.. Murdoch,
although having a mechanician with
him, drove all the way himself, which
is also a new record, he being the
nrst amateur to ever make this trip.
While endeavoring to make some city
every night, it was twice found i'm
possible to do so, and the party
camped by the wayside in a small
tent which they carried with them.
They had small camp stove and the
extra seats in the automobile had
been replaced with a large box in
which the commissary was carried and
which provided seating accommoda-
tons for the little folks. Mrs. Muir
docks cooking on the way is credited
in degree for the healthy and
happy appearance of the party, all of
whom looked Sun-burned and rugged.
Going through Nevada the party had
a run of 220 miles without seeing a
human being or habitation of any
kind.
There was little in the way of ex-
citement on the journey except in
crossing Death Valley, where the
| sand was 50 deep that it took 16 gall
Ions of gasoline to travel 80 miles.
| The car was shod with Continental
tires. and Mr.. Murdoch said that he
| had practically no tire trouble all the
| way to this city. One set was worn
| out and he is now using his second
set which were in good condition and
| capable of many miles more work
| He was loud in his praise of the en-
| CINE, which never lost an hour on the
| entire journey and which was running
! as sweetly down Broad street as il
| ran the day he left Los Angeles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
MILITIA BILL SIGNED.
II Appropriates $4,000 900 for Aiming
and Equipping.

Washington. May 2s.-The president
has signed the bill providing for the
reorganization of the militia of the
United States and it's arming and
equipment at a cost not to exceed ST.
OOO, OOO He gave the pen he used for
the purpose to General ]. A. Drain,
chairman of the executive committee
of the National Guard association, who
the legislation. -
Assistant Secretary Oliver, Of the war
department. who has been specially
charged with the execution of the pro-
visions of the new law said today that
one Of the first steps to be taken will
be the appointment Of g. board COM
posed of five representative officers of
the organized militia to consult with
the secretary of war, regarding the
condition and needs of that branch Of
the military establishment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
Ed ARNOLD SECRETARY.
Topeka Man Gets Important Position
at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, May 28.-The Kansas
Pharmaceutical association has elect
ed the following officers: Avon Reisen,
Marysville, president; H. Balen, Wich-
ita, first vice president; B. F. Emple,
Strong City, second vice president; A.
E. Topping, Overlook, secretary; E.
c. Arnold. Topeka, assistant secretary;
w. s. Henrion. Wichita, treasurer.
Today's session included the discus
sion of the pure food and pharmacy
laws of the state. 8. j.. Crumbine has
arrived in Wichita, also Professor L.
E. Sayre of Lawrence. They explained
points in the laws upon which the state
board of health will be more exacting
Mrs. r. A. Snow of Top~>a was
elected president and Mrs. M. Y : Fried
enburg of Winfield was elected secre-
tary to the ladies' auxiliary of the
State Pharmaceutical association. :