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Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
SEARCHING FOR
MAD MURDERER
Supposed Maniac Suspected Of
killing Fourteen.
WESTERN POLICE 0AFFlEp
Rowing insane Man Believed 10 De Re
spcnsible For peashs IT, Thrs.
Widely Separated Cities.

sponsible For peaths IL Thrs.
Widely Separated Cities.
On the theory. supported By strons
circumstantial evidence, that q rowing
maniac Is responsible for the murders
Of fourteen persons In three widel.
separated cities within the last month.
appeals have been made by the au
thorities of these cities to tho Chicago
police to assist In the capture OF the
murderer
The mysterious trail OF death begab
ir Colorado Springs. Sept. II From
there II led to Monmouth. H., Oh Oct
/, and last Sunday II reached the ,o~r
Of Ellsworth. Kan.
The murders were all committed on
Sunday nights and each two weeks
apart. Oct. 20, II the schedule 10 main
thined will be marked by o repetition
OF the crime. Police In central and
western cities have been notified 20
keep a strict watch for the criminal
The murders ascribed to the maniac
are:
Colorado Springs. Sept. "a. Mrs. A
j. Burnham and two children and ].
c. Wayne. his wife and child. Families
murdered In their homes. their skulls
crushed by blunt instrument.
Monmouth. H.. Oct l. w. r. Daw
con, wife and thirteen-year-old daugh
ter. Clara. The Dawsons we're mur.
dered in the house as they slept. Their
skulls were crushed. as II an axe or
lead pipe had been the instrument Of
death
Ellsworth. Kan, Oct is. William
Snowman. wife and three children,
Lester. aged seven; Fern. aged four,
and Fenton. aged two. They were all
murdered In bed. and. as In the pre-
vious murders. their skulls had been
crushed by blunt weapon.
Not a clue has been obtained by the
police OF any OF the three cities. The
similarity of the crimes. the fact that
they occurred Sunday night, and the
two weeks interveiDg between each
murderous visit. alone give the author.
tiles a tangible working basis for the
clearing Of the mysteries.
A gas pipe and a small fiashlight
were found near the scene Of the Daw.
son murder In Monmouth. An inscrip'
tion on the searchlight read: Colo
RADIO Springs. Sept l." This date may
mark the time Of still another crime
as II Is two weeks prier to the first
murder now charged against the man.
lac in Solorado Springs on Sept. II.
II Is believed the murderer Is In.
sane and probably recently escaped
from an asylum. II is thought that the
peculiar method of killing his victims
and the choice Of Sunday and the hour
Of midnight as the time may reflect
back upon the original cause OF the
mans Incarceration In an asylum.
Asylums for the insane in the central
and western parts Of the country have
been notified and descriptions Of all
escaped persons are to be requested
and sent to the police OF all cities,
towns and villages.
Sunday night. Oct. 20. especially.
will be watch night. as the regular
chain OF the maniac's murderous
events would lead him. II the theory
Is correct. to commit on that night ah
other OF his crimes.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
woman's Relatives Nav Help.

Charles Marzyek. former convict,
Of Ellsworth. Kan. who Is wanted
In connection with the murder OF
the Snowman family. was convict
ed Of forgery in Colorado Springs
where the six members of the Wayne
and Burnham families were murdered
and was acquainted IN Monmouth. H..
where three persons were slain. &C
cording to statement mace by Mrs
Minnie vopat Marzyek'a divorced
wife.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
Woman Hanas Herself.

Becoming melancholy after an III
ness lasting several years. Miss Mel
lie Kiefer. aged forty years. commit
ted suicide by hanging herself in the
barn on the farm of her father. at
Nazareth. Pa. The body was found by
the woman's father. who. with a party
of neighbors. had been searching foi
her.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21

Over on the mainland the warm sea
breezes have brought out q second
crop OF spring flowers. Lilacs are In
full bloom in many parts OF Pleasant
Vile. Ave miles from Atlantic City. N.
J.. something that has never happened
before In October.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
How to Select Paint.

Take the one that contains only Pure
Lead. Pure Zinc, Pure Linseed Oil and
Pure Turpentine-Japan, and shows this
On the label the same as
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
$500 Diamond In Dead Letter Office

An unset diamond. said to be worth
$500. has found its way into the dead
letter ONCE In Washington The stone
was discovered loose In the mails At
Philadelphia and Is supposed 10 have
been lost out OF ring or some other
piece Of jewelry Anybody who thinks
he owns II Is at liberty to write to
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
L. PAUL EWELL,

Attorney-at-Law. Pocomokc City. Md. win BE-
Snow Hill every Tuesday al. the Office OF John
W station.
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21

Raymond Moore. one Of the most
famous song writer's OF America, and
composer n the world famous song.
Sweet Marie" is at the Massachu
setts General hospital at Boston,
physical wreck and without money. Il
e A-M-..a A- -.itt -. -..-..i...
Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
BoIgiano's S Fall Bulbs

Our beautiful illustrated 24-page
Fall Flower and Poultry Supply
Catalogue will be cheerfully sent
you. II you will drop US a postal
to-day.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14

cord a failure to remove this
objection to soil culture, and the
expense, where it is necessary to
do it at all, is but a fractional
part of the expense for irrigation,
and the laws governing both
irrigation and drainage districts,
in practically all of the arid
states are so wisely drawn that
when availed of, the farmer gets
his land redeemed and secures
his profits, ere he is called upon
to contribute toward the cost.
The producing value of reclalm-
ed land in the San Luis Valley
makes it intrinsically worth two
hundred dollars an acre and when
its present selling price is con
sidered, it is inevitable that a
vast number of people will soon
appreciate the Importance of di-
recting their attention to an agri-
cultural section containing posi-
bilities of profit, the equal, if
indeed not the superior, of any
section of country in process Of
settlement.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14

None but old vessels that can be
destroyed or kept for this use
alone should be used. On the
other hand, there is much need
less fear ON the part of many
people who are familiar with this
kind of work. The cases of poi
soning on record are exceedingly
rare. No cases have been report
ed of injury to stock grazing on
the fields where the dogs were
being poisoned, nor of injury to
work. Still, the utmost care must
be used, for the substances are
deadly in nature.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least ore dreaded di ease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
the medical frateI nifty. Catarrh being = con.
stitutional disease, rcqu res . constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
formally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby
Destroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constit ut ion and asststing nature in doing Its
work. The proprietors have SO much faitn in
its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to
cure. Send for list OF test IN onials.
Address: r. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by D,u 'gi-ts 75c.
Take Hall . Family Pills for constipation.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
A SOIL CONDITION

Soil conditions. are the prime
requisites to successful agricul-
ture, and the proper conditions
are not all the same for all kinds
of crops. A soil particularly
adapted to one kind of crop may
be wholly inadequate for others.
The soil in proper condition for
whatever crop to be grown must
contain the absolutely necessary
ingredient, moisture.
The moisture of the soil which
is available for plant growth is
known as free moisture, or that
which is apparent. This moisture
or water dissolves the salts of
the soil and is taken into the
plant roots to be used in the
growth of the plant. This moist
ure is absorbed from the soil and
along the minute tube that ex-
tends up the stem of the plant
and out to the leaves where the
moisture is evaporated. This pro
cess is continuous and at the
same time the growth of the
plant is increased. We see that
there must be some ratio between
the amount of moisture absorbed
by the plant and the increased
growth produced.
Many experiments have been
made upon different kinds of farm
crops and the amount of water
required to produce a pound Of
dry matter varies between wide
limits. These tests indicate that
200 pounds of water are neces-
sary to produce a pound of dry
matter, while in other cases as
high as 800 or 900 pounds will be
necessary.
This great variation is due to
the climatic conditions, locality,
kind of crop, and kind of soil.
In the humid regions less water
is required than in the arid coun-
try, and this fact partly explains
why a greater amount of water
must be held in the soil in our IT.
rigated districts of the West.
Wheat in all probability, will
require less water, per pound of
dry matter, than oats, and alfalfa
will require more than oats.
If we assume that the average
crop requires 400 pounds of water
to produce one pound of dry mat
ter and in the case of alfalfa,
which produced 4 tons per acre
for the season, will require for
the above average about 51,-
200 cubic feet of water, or a
depth of little over IA inches
over the entire acre, or 1.175
acre feet. This amount of water
must be held in the soil par
ticles as free water available for
the plant growth. A good soil
mus be of such a nature as to
act as a reservoir and at the
same time supply the necessary
chemical constituents to the
plant. R. l.. PARSIALL.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14

In area, this valley is undoubt-
edly the greatest basin in the
world.
From north to south its length
approXimates one hundred and
thirty miles, and from east to
west its width is from forty to
sixty miles.
Comparatively stated it is equal
in area to the state of Connec-
ticut.
On the east it is bounded by
the Sangre De Cristo range, the
most notable of the. Rocky Noun
tain section, on the north and
west by the Saguache range, on
the southwest by the Cum
bres range, and on the south by
the mountains in the northern
borders of New Mexico.
From geological data it is OBJ
vious that this valley was in for
mer ages an inland sea, and due
to some unusual disturbance was
rapidly drained, otherwise its uni
formly level surface could not
be accounted for.
The disappearance of the Great
Saltan sea in the southwest, re-
moved another large body of wat
CT, the necessary consequence OF
which was to make the country
to the east of it arid, by reason
of the fact that the prevailing
winds from west to east as they
passed inland from the Pacific
ocean, encountered no great bod
les of water from which moist
ure could be gathered to be dis
tributed elsewhere as rain.
In the providence of nature,
however, this deficit was other
wise provided for in the immense
snow fall that is natural to the
entire mountain ranges that sur
round the San Luis Valley, and
these melting SHOWS course their
way into the valley through many
natural streams, furnishing ade-
quate water when so employed,
for til proper irrigation of every
acre that can be put to cultivation
in the valley, which, when con-
cretely expressed, means its en-
tire acreage.
This never ending supply of
water that annually flows into
the valley through its numerous
streams, many of which sink
shortly after leaving the foot
hills, has resulted in establishing
an enormous deposit of subtera-
mean water under the valley, max
ing an artesian belt, the equal
of which has yet to be discovered,
so that below as well as above,
water is available for all who
wish to use it on this highly pro-
ductive ground, and the under
ground flow is so strong that nat
ural pressure alone forces it to
lllG lOT d. tilN
thousands of wells that have
been in service for years can bear
daily witness.
The reclamation of arid sections
has proceeded only so fast as
mankind has progressed with the
science of agriculture, and it is
no criticism of any arid section,
to say that it's acres are still bar
rem, as public attention has only
been recently directed to the pos
sibilities that surround the re-
demption of all such lands.
The agricultural settlement of
the west is, and has been, by peo-
pie who are only familiar with
the tillage of soil that has been
watered by natural precipitation,
therefore they have had to
learn, through expensive exper-
SIO0 PEwARn S1OO
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
TEXTILES

The textile problem is becom-
ing one of vital interest and i'm
portance because of the many i'm
itations o. standard goods that
are constantly being put on the
market at a reasonable price. Be
cause of the desire of women for
rich, expensive looking materials,
at moderate prices, manufacturers
have striven to produce goods to
meet the demand by combining
textile fibres of different origin,
or inferior fibre with good, pro-
ducing rich and effective fabrics
which are often so well finished
that it takes a shrewd shopper to
detect the imitation before the
material is used or laundered, as
the case may be.
Women, as whole, are not
good judges of values and de-
pend largely upon the prices
asked for goods rather than up
on their ability to judge quality.
If we had laws governing textile
purity, as we have food, the shop
per would know for what she was
paying and could govern herself
accordingly.
ANNIE L. ROBINSON.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
ANNIE L. ROBINSON

When buying cough medicine for chill
dren bear in mind that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ia m2,t ,efiectunl for colds, Group
and vhooping cough and that it contains no
harmful drug. For sale by all dealers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
TO RID LAND
OF PRAIRIE DOGS

| AFUnuf JOHnSOn Oh ule dSTlCul-
trral college has worked out the
following formula for ridding the
land of the destructive prairie
dog pest. The instructions given
in regard to the use of poison
are the results of carefully work
ed out experiments:
To the man who wishes to rid
his fields or pastures of prai-
rie dogs, the winter months are
golden. The natural habits of the
animal, food conditions and man S
own occupations make this the
best opportunity to carry out such
a campaign.
The following formula is an ex-
cellent one. The poison may be
prepared in any quantity desired,
the only requirement being that
the ingredients be used in the
proportions given:
Strychnia sulphate .....2 OF
Potassium cyanide. ..2 OF
Anise seed 2 OF
Syrup ................. at
wheat ............. Il bu
Dissolve the strychnia sulphate
in one pint of boiling water. Dis
solve the potassium cyanide in a
little hot water in a different
vessel. Pour the syrup in the
mixing vessel and add the potas-
suim cyanide. Stir thoroughly.
Then pour in the solution of
strychnia sulphate, stirring mean
while. Add the anise seed.
The poisons will not dissolve to-
gether and when they are mixed
the cyanide tends to make the
strychnia go to the bottom. This
makes it necessary to keep the
mixture thoroughly stirred be-
fore pouring it over the wheat.
The wheat should be put into
a tight metal tub and the mixed
poisons poured over it. Stir the
wheat thoroughly until every
grain is wet. Then sprinkle on
very slowly few pounds of fine
corn meal, stirring the wheat at
the same time, so that each kernel
receives light coating. Only suf-
ficient meal should be used to
exactly take up the extra moist
ure.
The kind of syrup used is I'M
material. Its chief office is to
make the poison stick to the
wheat.
The poison should be used the
day after it is mixed as it loses
strength with age. A bright warm
day after a storm or cold spell is
best, because the dogs come out
at this time and are hungry. Win
ter is much better than summer
because other food is more scarce
at this time.
The wheat can be most readily
handled in an old pail and dis
tributed with an old spoon. Put
about teaspoon in three or four
heaps in and around the mouth
of each hole that is occupied by
the dogs. To aid in the work and
prevent the omission of holes,
the ground may be marked off
in strips or blocks by the use of
sticks with pieces of muslin tied
to them for markers.
1t will not be possible to kill
all the dogs with one application,
and the ground should be gone
over again in about two weeks.
The poisons used are among
the most powerful known to man
kind, and every precaution possi-
bile should he taken TO prevent
The La Jara chronicle., 1911-04-14
AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT

Directed by Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collius. Colo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
THEY WILL RESIST
ANY INVESTIGATION
Texas Oil Companies Question
Jurisdiction of Commerce
Commission.

Houston. Tex. July 15.-on the
ground mat they are wholly under
state control. the greater number OF
OIL companies in Texas. into whose
methods OF operation Federal In
vestiSation has been ordered. Will con
test the right of the Interstate Com
meree Commission to inquire into their
affairs.
This was indicated to-day in state
ments issued from the Offices or the
different companies named The in
quiry order followed allega lions that
pipe Inc rates and regulations were
unreasonable. discriminatory and 9th
erwise in violation OF regulated com
mcrce
Only two of those named in the list
or Texas companies proposed to be in
vestisated-the Texas Company and
the Cult Pipe Line Conpany-are in
terstate carriers The others are
wholly Interstate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16

soliciting and dis,rioutins FUNDS. how.
ever, Followed the custom OF Hon
John S Barbour and Hon. Basil b.
Gordon. under both oil whom both Mir
Jones and /. If / mistake not served
together as members OF tho state
Executive COMMITTEES AS chairman OF
the State Committee. have always
given especial attention 10 the Fast
Congressional District. and recall
with great pleasure my many visi1
and conferences with tho party Lead
ers in that section. Tor when they
have often Kindly expressed their
grateful appreciation
Jones aud Campaign Fund.
Mr.. Jones erred in relying upon his
memory Tor the implication that I
never consulted him about the dis
before me in private memorandum
book which ] preserved tor other pur-
poses in the handwriting Of Mr Jones.
an estimate of the needs of his dis
trict. furnished at nay request This
contains the names oil all the counties
in MS district and OF the city of Fred
ericksburs the names OF Andividuals
IN Fredericksburg aud in these coun-
ties TO whom ne wished the money
sent, and indicates the amount he
wishes sent to each person Why
should he seek to make the impress
sion thst he has never been consulted
concerning the disbursement Of fumes?
81 have now been i member of the
state Democratic Committee since
1879. and Chairman (yyith tho eXcep
ton Of one ycaD since 1890 OF
course these positions have brought
great responsibility ana great labor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
PROBE is BEGUN
OF RECENT WRECK
Towerman Says He Expected
Train to Meet With Disaster
and Jumped.

Bridgeport Conn. July l5-Behind closed
Soors yesterday afternoon Coroner ClniOrd
wilson began hts Investigation into the
esuse OF the wreck OF the Federal Express
IN me city Tuesday Present. though not
permitted TO ask questions were Division
super!ntendent Woodward George A. be-
MORE. road master. and Attorney s w
baidwtn. OF the New Haven<foad Inspec-
Tors cash and Sweazey. OF the Interstate
commerce Commission. ana Theodore B.
fora. railroad commissioner. also attended
tho investigation
SET the sigha!s fot the wrecked train tesu-
hed ne saw the express coming at a rate OF
speed which he knew meant certain wreck
TVS nFet thought was 10 pull the lever ana
Keep the train on the straight track but
ne reahzed he would not have time Feel
ana crash Into the tower he jumped from
low. '' 'ee' NC
Condition Of the Injured
I'm the exception OF Conductor Michael
Furey. OF the Federal Express the con
S.,.On el me two score wounded in The two
"ospitais indicates their recovery Furey
tur,es e'"'' IL"
Apart from the Investigations BY the In.
'e's'ste Commerce Commission and the
coroner an inquiry into the cause Of the
wFeek mas been instituted by the War pc
paFimeht This action was taken when re.
ports of The death OF the wife and ba6y ..
sergeant Rogers, OF the Coast Artlilefy
ienohed the department Phys!clhns IN at
lthdanee upon ihe injured soldier and his
ION az 81 N!neenrs HospitaI have been re-
Seesteo 70 gather all available Information
ana forward II 10 Wssh!nrtor Tho rtIroos.
OF the investigation has not been outlined
~ the oHieers. but IL is under the direction
OF the surgeon general
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
DELAY PREVENTS
RESCUE OF NJ A N

Atlantic City. n. J.. July l5.-A
momentary delay. occasioned by wo-
man throw her arms ABOUT one OF
the volunteer rescuers. is believed TO
have prevented the saving OF James II
Boone. Of Philadelphia, who was
drowned In the surf this evening Oft
Grammercy Place. near the inlet
Boone, who was iifty-two years old
went in bathing after the life guards
left the beach. a strong current car
ried him out. and a number OF persons
perceiving his difficulty. set a bout TO
rescue him. Several men volunteered
to go out in boat. but as they were
launching il woman threw her arms
about one OF them and prevented him
from getting in IT. This caused a delay.
and Boone had disappeared from sight
when the rescuers reached the spot.
Boone's Wife and father are in a Sc
rious condition from the shock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
BRYAN TRAITOR,
SAY DEMOCRATS
A Nebraska Convention Censures
Leader for Boiling
Ticket.

Omaha, Neb., July ia Nebras ska
Democratic convention tonight de-
ciared William j. Bryan a traitor TO
the Democratic party. ana passed
strong resolutions denouncinx him rcr
having bolted the State Democrati
ticket and platform last year during
the gubernatorial elections.
The convention which so ccnsured
Bryan was that OF the Douglas County
Democrats. held in this city. In ao-
dition to denouncing Bryan. the con-
vention declared in favor of Harmon,
of Ohio. for President in 1912
To-nights convention was the first
meeting OF Democrats In Omaha since
the close of last years campaign. and
therefore the first opportunity o: the
party to get back" at Bryan for what
was termed his treachery The de.
nunciatlon was almost unanimous, as
only three delegates out OF 500 voted
against the resolution. I've % these
declared they opposed the resolutions
on the grounds of harmony
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
OF VALUE TO IIEywoop.
Attorneys for Convicted Man Repor,
OinCnGerN Of NrAN E,Ilencn

:, Denver Col, July i5.-Attorneys for
Harold T. Henwood. convicted of sec
ond degree murder for the killing OF
G5eorge e. Copeland the night of May
=. while shooting at S. !. Won Phui
The St Louis balloonist. believe they
nay aaYe -r nnearthed more evidence tina,
ne be granted another trial
John I. Carver. an employe for a
m9Hing antO storage concoifi made
aihdaYit that on the night OF thS Hem
wood shooting ARRAY he was standing
outside the Broadway entrance to the
hotei bar. when he heard one man saw
TO another y would have killed the
IN my room. but ne didn't nave
him vet" SCI
The other man, Carver declares.
wsnned tho speaker to be careful re,
ceiving the reply: I've got influence
enough to put Il over"
GaTyer says he followed tho men
into the bar and asked who the two
men men we're. He says he was told that
! me . man VINO had made the threat was
IouY Won Phul The other man he
says. was unknown to his in!ormant