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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
7HEkTER IN CRN
Playhouse IS the Great Natio,
Amusement.
English Writer Attends p.rso,.
and Tells of His Experience wI,s
Celestials-PIay Lasts Ga,
erai Days.

Pekfn, China.-The tbeato,
China is the great national amn
ment, and the Chinese will attan s'
play that lasts for several DAYS w;.1
out getting the least tired of II s.l
an English writer.
Figure to yourself a huge din,
barn crammed full of Chinese mOas
Of the coolie class, the men oil
one side and the women on the otbo.
attendants go round selling saucor0
fruit, melon seeds, sweetmeats ana
cups of green unstewed tea ~
above is huge gallery, also crammas
with tier upon tier of men,. womsa
and children, smoking, eating and gos
ticulating, but, as a rule, uerfectlv
well behaved. In the last respect tbav
could give many of our own mu0io
hall audiences points, and they never
applaud.
Some have taken their shoes on and
sit with their bare feet up on, thu
edge in front of them, where also 4
placed the program Tin Chinese and
written from the bottom of the uasa
up to, the top), and the saucers al
fruit and other "chow" purchased
from the half-naked attendants. The
odor from this unwashed mass of K,.
mainly is appalling.
AS you push your way through the
crowd to your reserved pew, because,
that is exactly what it Is like, Won
hear the beating of tomtoms and the
strident squeak of fiddles completely
oRt of tune, mingled with a sound az
though all the fireirons in Christeu.
dom were being thrown downstairs,
This is the orchestra, and it PLAYS
throughout the performance; there is
no escape from it, even for moment.
and the crash of cymbals and bang.
ings of gongs never give you one mo-
ment's respite.
Through the dim, cloudy atmos.
phere you catch sight of what is hap
pening on the stage. There is no
scenery, no drop curtain, no wings
and no footlights. The actors make
their entrance from doors at the back
of the stage, one Of which is to the
left and the other on the right.
No actresses appear. Although
not actually forbidden, it is consid
cred extremely bad form for woman
to appear on the stage in China All
the women's parts have to be taken
by men, and the impersonation is
absolutely perfect as to department.
gesture, dress and figure, and, above
all, voice. The shrill falsetto twitter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
MILESTONES ON WAY
TO THE SOUTH POLE

Feb. 10, 1911-Start to south from Bay
of Whales. Work Of building depots
begun.
April 22-Sun disappeared to be gone
four months; party entered winter
quarters. Whole outfit rebuilt
Aug. 24-Sun returned and prepare
tions for dash were renewed.
Sept. Eight men with seven sledges,
ninety dogs and four months pro
visions started. Date too early and
return to winter quarters was made.
Oct. 20-Five men with four sledges,
fifty-two dogs and provisions for four
months made second start.
Oct. 23-Depot in 80 degrees south
reached where three days stay was
made; depot at 81 degrees reached
on Oct. 81.
Nov. 9-South Victoria Land sighted;
s4th degree passed on 18th; climb
to top of polar plateau begun on
18th.
Nov 26-Party overtaken by great
gale which lasted two days. Faces
of explorers frozen.
Dec. 14-PoIe reached; three days
stay made, return starting on
Dec. II
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
BY RoALp AMuNpsEN.

copyright, 1912, by the New YORK
Times company-AII rights re-
served. Published by special ar
engagements.
Hobart, Tasmania, March Son
the 10th Of February, 1911, we COM
menced to work our way toward the
south, from that day to the 18th of
in all contained quantity of pro-
visions of about 5000 kilos. One
thousand six hundred kilos, including
LOO kilos of seal meat, were cached
In 80 degrees, 700 kilos in 81 degrees
and 500 kilos in 80 degrees south
latitude
AS no landmarks were to be seen,
these depots were marked with flags,
seven kilometers on each side in the
easterly and westerly directions.
The ground and the state Of the
barrier were Of the best, and speci-
ally we'll adapted to driving with
dogs. On February Is, we had thus
travelled about 100 kilometers. The
weight of the sledges was 800 kilos,
and the number of dogs was six for
each sledge. The surface of the bar
rier was smooth and fine with no sas-
trugi. The crevices were very local
and were found dangerous in only
two places. For the rest-long,
smooth undulations.
The weather was excellent, calm or
a light breeze. The lowest tempera-
ture on these depot trips was minus
IS celsius or centigrade. Gao degrees
below zero. FahrenheiD. On the
4th of March, on our return from the
first trip beginning on the 18th OF
February, we found out that the
Fran had already left us. With pride
and delight we heard that her smart
captain had succeeded in sailing her
furthest south and there hosting the
colors of his country-a glorious mo-
ment for him and his comrades-the
furthest north and the furthest south
good old Fran.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15

ing is perfectly produced, and the ~
tie half shuttle, half run, the ezpres'
sion, ETC., are all faithfully portrayeu..
I was lucky In seeing two dis'inss
plays with a fresh set OF acoOr7 -, -
each. Some of the dresses, are reah'
gorgeous, and the makeup Is parIicu,
LARRY good. In. the first play we WEI
shown a reproduction Of g. real Cnr
nese criminal court, in which, az an,
trial, in true Oriental fashion, sno.
torture and punish the prisoner iOno ne
before they decide whether or nOt ~
is guilty, and in the second play wv W..
mighty warriors, twins and rivals iOl
the same maiden's hand, fought ions
and most realistic duel, first win uae
gers, then with long swords @n an.
eventually they INDUCED in SPIT W..
ed wrestling match, quite acroOa.lI
in it's movements, until one poor ~ :.
low whirled madly in the air, 'uin ,so.
a trick somersault and expired uo.n s,
a cartwheel. It was really funny, D.s
the audience took it all quite serlOu ,n
~. Many of the women broke oV IVA
and wept at the woes the heroine n aan
to go through, while to the Europ ,',ai.
eye the whole thing was Simply i"
crous.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
our FIrat Tea.

The first cup of tea made in this
country was brewed on the Shapleigh
estate in Eliot. N. H., 1t is said. early
in the seventeenth century Nicholas
Shapleigh of England, a rich tea deal.
er, fitted out an expedition in 1923,
placed his son-in-law in command and
directed him to explore portion OF
the new world The son-in-law land
ed at Kittery Point and two years
later Nicholas settled in xhat is now
Eliot. The estate Is still owned BY
his descendants.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
Bio price for Arm.

Pendleton, Ore.-Attorney Dan .,ai
Smythe, president of the CONNIE o ors
association and secretary OF rne ~ n
gon wool Growers association Is - -
Portland to prosecute damage ~
against the Northern Pacific w "
pany for 100000. While accolnpauy a
ing a train load Of sheep to IacOI n.
eighteen months ago he received ~ -
juries which resulted in the loss :. .-oI
arm and caused him to spend sew"
months in the hospital.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
To Make work a Pleasure.

Mothers wives make the home
Honorable. Let Gods air in. Start
your boys and girls, your husbands.
out fresh and clean In the morning.
Send them of with kiss and smile.
1t makes all the difference in the
world. You can accomplish more, and
so can they; because a body that is
fresh and clean and wholesome, and
q heart that is happy and glad, give
physical strength and endurance, SO
that work is not merely a grind, but
q pleasure Suburban Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
CAPT. AMUNDSEN'S OWN STORY
OF ATTAINMENT OF SOUTH POLE
Norwegian Explorer Gives to Civilized World Details of His
Marvellous Journey and the Struggles Incident Thereto
/ in Graphic and Interesting Manner.
NARRATIVE CONTAINS MANY THINGS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE

Suffering In Making
H.
1s-Hlstory Making
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15

Inc highest south latitude attained
was Is degrees Al minutes.
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival Of winter we had
5000 kilos Of seal meat in the depots.
enough for ourselves and no dogs.
Eight dog houses, a combination of
tents and snow huts, were built.
Having cared for the dogs the turn
came to use our solid little hut. It
was almost entirely covered with
snow by the middle of April.
First we had to get light and air.
The Lux lamp, which had power of
200 standard candles gave us a bril-
liant light and kept the temperature
up to 20 degrees celsius (68 degrees
Fahrenheit) throughout the winter,
and our excellent ventilation system
gave us all the air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
hut and dug-out on the Barrier were
work shops, packing rooms, cellars
for provisions, coal, wood and oil, a
plain bath, a steam bath and observ-
atories. Thus we had everything
within doors if the weather should be
too cold and stormy.
The sun left us on the 22nd of April
and did not return until four months
later.
The winter was spent in changing
our whole outfit, which on the depot
trips was found to be too clumsy and
solid for the smooth surface of the
Barrier Besides this, as much scien-
tific work as possible was done, and
some astonishing meteorological OBJ
servations were taken.
Open Water All Winter.
There was very little snow, and
there was open water close by
throughout the winter. For the same
reason higher temperature had been
expected, but it remained very low
In five months there were observed
temperatures between minus so and
60 degrees celsius (5S and rs degrees
below zero Fahrenheit), the lowest
temperature on the 18th Of August
being minus SO degrees celsius. 1t
was then calm. On the 1st of August
the temperature was LINUS SO de
grees celsius, and there were six me-
tiers of wind. The mean temperature
for the year was minus 26 degrees
celsius GAS below zero Fahrenheit
had expected hurricane after hur.
ricane, but 1 observed only two mod.
crate storms and many excellent
auroras-australian- all directions.
The sanitary conditions were OF
the best all the winter and when the
sun returned on the oath of August
1t met the men sound in mind and
body ready to set about the task that
had to be solved.
Already, the day before, we had
brought our sledges to the starting
place for our search toward the south
Only in the beginning of September
did the temperature rise to such an
extent that there was any question OF
setting out then.
The First Start for the Pole.
On the 9Th Of September, eight men
with seven sledges. ninety dogs, and
provisions for four months, started
The ground was perfect. The temper
AZURE was not bad The next day II
appeared that we had started too early
as the temperature of the following
days fell and kept steadily between
minus so and go CELSIUS (5s degrees
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
Wonderful.

May went out west to see my ia
Their and mother the other day, Percy.
Percy-By Jove! And how did you
find them?
May-Oh. knew where they lived.
Percy-By Jove!-Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
Eeared the Rk,nx peer.

Gray Lady Odds bodkins, Sir Ugh
tied. did your moated grange stand
here?
Specter Knight-By my halidom,
yes; but millionaire bought it and
shipped it to America.
Gray Lady-Why didst not go with
it?
Specter Knight-In sooth, I'm such
bad sailor.-Punch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
Her Advantage.

First Little Girl-Your papa and
mamma are not your real parents.
They only adopted you.
Second Little Girl-All the better.
Ny parents picked me out; yours had
to take you just as you came.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
A Flnancler.

He is a Napoleon of finance"
why, didn't know he was
wealthy
HE isn't. But he is raising fam
lily Of nine children on $12 week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-03-15
The Natural Thinn.

Lawyers ought naturally to be
against prohibition"
why should they?"
isn't prohibition a direct menace
70 the barr"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
CARTER COUNTY I
HAS FINE EXHIBIT
CONCEDED THAT WE HAVE ONE
OF THE FINEST AT THE STATE
FAIR.

c E. Ringer, president of the Ard
more Commercial club who returned
yesterday from oklahoma City, says
that the agricultural exhibit which
Carter county has at the State Fair
is by long odds one of the best and
that it is attracting the attention OF
every visitor to the agricultural
buildings. Other counties, Mr.. Rim
ger says, have larger displays, but in
the Carter county display attention
is paid to variety and quality more
than to quantity
While in Oklahoma City Mr.. Rim
ger visited John Fields, President Of
the State Fair Association and editor
of one of the best agricultural papers
in the southwest While talking
with him their conversation natural
ly gravitated to the subject of Kaffir
corn. Mr. Fields commented upon
the fine displays of this county, said
to Mr. Ringer that the cotton OF
Carter county was as fine as any to
be seen in any section of the cotton
belt this great cotton state, that our
fruit display was par excellence, that
our Indian corn was of the best,
that our wheat stood well with the
grain from the great wheat belt OF
northeastern Oklahoma, but that 1t
seemed that not enough attention
had been paid to that greatest OF all
grain and forage crops - kaffir corn.
Mr. Ringer told Mr.. Fields that one
trouble with the kaffir corn industry
in this section was that the people OF
Carter county did not know whether
or no. they could find market for
the grain after they had raised and
threshed it. Mr.. Fields told him to
tell the people of Carter county to
90 ahead and raise, harvest and
thresh this grain in future and have
no fears of the sale of it. He said
that he had letters in his office from
leading grain dealers and commission
men in the cities of st. Louis, Kansas
City, Minneapolis and Chicago say
ing that they could place and sell
hundreds upon hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars worth of this grain every
year and the shortage has to be made
up by importation from European and
Asiatic countries.
Mr.. Ringer says that the agricultu-
raj exhibit at the state fair is one Of
the finest that he ever saw in any
state which he has ever visited and
that the comments which he heard
made, by out of the state visitors
would indicate that Oklahoma would
soon come into its own as the agri-
cultural state of the union.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
AFFORD ACQUITTED
OF COLLINS MURDER
CASE HAS BEEN ON TRIAL AT
TiSHOMINGO FOR THE PAST
TWO WEEKS.

Tishomingo, Okla, Sept. 25.-The
case OF the State VS.. h. p. Afford,
charged with the murder of Ben
Collins, deputy United States mar
shal and indian policeman in 1906,
which has been on trial for TWO
weeks, came to a close today when
the Jury returned into court a YER
dict of not guilty The indictment
wa sfound in the United Etates court
before statehood. The Chickasaw
Legislature made an appropriation
for the prosecution of the case. The
case was hotly contested, the state
being represented by Attorney Gen
eral West, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Mathers and County attorney OF
Carter County; G. T. Lefties, County
Attorney of Johnston county, and II.
Il. Persons, Assistant County attor-
ney of Johnston county. The defend
ant was represented by Cornelius
Hardy, leading counsel, assisted by
John NJ. Scott of Fort Worth, Tex,
and Col. Colyer of Muskogee, Okla.
Afford was jointly indicted with Jim
Miller, b. B. Burwell, Henry Preuitt
and Clint Preuitt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
OTTO MenENNELLY, AGED Fl, IS
CHARGED WITH MURDeRlNG
HIS PARENTS.
He IS ONLY SURVIVOR
With the Death Of His Father,
Mother and Sister, All the Life
Insurance Would Revert TO the
Son.

Wellington, Kan, Sept. 26.-Otto
McKennelly, aged II, was arrested
here today charged with the murder
of his Gather, Theodore McKennelly
his mother, and isster Getta, whose
bodies were found in a tent yester-
day.
Young McKennelly, the police say
was absent from the shops for about
two hours near midnight Tuesday
night, about which time they say
the murders were committed.
Blood spots, it is said, were found
of the clothes in McKennelly's lock-
er at the shops.
The son showed no signs of emo'
tion when he was told of the crime.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKennelly each
carried one thousand dollars life in
surance payable to the other. With
the death of the father, mother and
sister, it is said that the insurance
would revert to the son.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
PROGRESS OF
SNEED HEARING
BROTHER OF DECEASED BOYCE
CALLED TO IDENTIFY HAND
WRITING OF LETTERS.

Amarillo, Texas, Sept. 25.-The
third days proceedings in the j. Beal
Sneed habeas corpus case were en-
livened by the calling of Len Boyce,
brother of the deceased Al G. Boyce
Jr., as a witness for the defense for
the purpose of identifying the hand
writing of certain letters introduced
in evidence and by a gruelling cross
examination of Mrs. l.. A. Rogers
of Dallas, who testified in direct
examination for the defense yes
terday.
Previous testimony for the state
had established the crime and tend
ed to show that it had been COM
mitted by the defendant, J. Beal
Sneed, in deliberate manner while
in disguise, after laying in wait for
his victim for several days. The
state had also endeayored to show
that the defendant had been in
formed of the relations OF the de-
ceased with his wife for a suffi-
cient time to preclude any plea OF
sudden passion, and that the defend
ant did act at all times in a cool
and deliberate manner during the
many days elapsing between the
time shown by the evidence that he
had again been informed of these
relations and the day of the homi-
eide.
The defense has directed it's tes-
timony to show that the homicide
was committed at the first meet
ing between ]. Beal Sneed, the de-
fendant. and Al G. Boyce, the de-
ceased, and that it was justified by
the interference of the deceased in
the family affairs of J. Beal Sneed
after he, the defendant. and his wife
had 50 far forgotten previous trou'
bles as to live together as man and
wife. The defense also introduced
testimony tending to show that Al
G.. Boyce, the deceased, and Mrs.
Sneed, the wife OF the defendant.
had plotted to bring about the de-
fendant's death, and that he was In
danger and believed himself to be
in danger Of his life at all times.
States Line Of cross-Examination.
In cross examination the state
made an effort 20 draw from de-
PENDANTS witnesses admissions tend
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26

Hugh Suggs, a leading merchant
and large farmer of Berwyn is ~
the city today. Mr.. Suggs says th'.
the people of his city are greatly
interested in the matter of building
of the Ardmore G. Western and it is
thought by many that an effort will
be made to induce the promoters OF
that line to change their plans so that
the road will tap the main line of the
Santa Fe at Berwyn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ARRANCES MEETING
ACTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
ER SUGGS.

The Ardmore Commercial Club.
acting with state commissioner of
highways Sidney Suggs, has ar
ranged for big good roads meet
ing to be held at the county court
house Monday evening, September
80. For the benefit of the farmers
of Carter county who may find i.
impossible to attend the night meet
ing a meeting has been arranged
which will be held at the corner Of
Main and Washington streets during
the course of the afternoon.
At both meetings addresses VIII
be made by Walter S. Gilbert, lee
turer and international traveller, by
Col Sidney Suggs, the good roads
apostle of Oklahoma, probably Lee
Cruce, the governor of the state, and
by number of other well known
advocates of real roads.
A letter received by Mr.. Ringer,
president of the Ardmore CONNER
cial Club assures that gentleman OF
the hearty cooperation of the state
highways department in any effort
that the people of this county may
make in the matter Of judiciolis
expenditure Of funds in the interest
of roads.
In speaking of The condition of
our roads and of the sums which
were spent upon them last year, Col.
Suggs in his letter to Mr.. Ringer
says:
From my Carter county report
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
last, find that the excise board
allowed s35,37S.50 for road purposes;
$S5 of this amount went into the
sinking fund and nearly $4,000 for
salaries. Independent Of this. Nor
gan towcship had $4,000 which was
spent in that township alone. Sure
ly we could have got some roads
with this great sum. / can assure
you that a hundred dollars mile.
properly spent, would have given
us some splendid roads. Does this
not need changing? 1t can be chang
ed II the men who foot the bills
will stand by me-"
At both the street meeting and
the meeting at the court house dur
ing the evening Mr. Gilbert, who has
the figures on the amounts which
have been expended in Carter coun-
ty, will present these figures to-
gether with other data, which Will
prove eye-openers. Every taxpayer,
every man interested in the good
roads of Carter county, every man
interested in the welfare of Carter
county, and the coincident welfare
of Ardmore, should turn out to hear
Mr.. Gilbert at the street and the
court house meetings Monday af-
ternoon and Monday evening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
GENERAL MENA is SENT TO
PANAMA UNDER GUARD Of
AMERICAN TROOPS.
SURRENDER ACCEPTED
American Minister Weitzel Notifies
State Department That Rear Ad-
miral Switzerland Has Accepted
Sur"ender.

Washington. ID. c.. Sept. 26.-Gen-
eral Mena, leader of the Nicarag ian
reyolutionists, will be sent to Pan
ANA under guard OF American ma
rines.
American Minister Weitzel report
ed to the state department today
that Rear Admiral Switzerland had
accepted the surrender of General
Mena and his seven hundred follow
ers.
The capture of Mena is taken to
indicate the collapse of the revolu-
ton in Nicaragua.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26

One of the neatest show windows
in the city is that of the New State
Hardware company. One window is
devoted entirely to the display of
sporting goods. Guns and ammunition
are shown in this window in most
attractive and catchy manner while
the autumn effect of the miniature
farm field shown is most attractive.
Every detail which could be thought
of has been worked out in the SHOW
even to the old fashioned rail fence
which, in miniature wanders across
the mimic field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
ALL COMMUNICATION WIT n
PEARSON, MEXICO, WAS SEW
Erred TODAY.
REBELS VERY ACTIVE
Ridges Burned and Telegraph Wires
: from American Lumber Center on
8 'xican Railway to Border Out
e Commission.

Jr1re. 'xico, Sept, 26'--The rail
Way and Telegraph communication was
cut today with Pearson, the American
lumber center on the Mexican north
western railway, .15V miles southwest
of here.
Between Casas Grandes and Pear
son the bridges have been burned by
the six hundred rebels, who have
been threatening Pearson, which is
defended by 45O federal troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
REPORT ON COTTON CROP.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 26.-The
report of the supply and distribution
of cotton for the year ending August
81 shows:
Total supply 17,673,294 running
bales
Ginnings, 16,06S,9S7.
Net imports, 229,276.
Consumption 5,367,671.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-26
REJECTED SU|TOR
SHOT THE BRIDE
WISCONSIN MAN KILLED BRIDE
OF ANOTHER BEFORE WEDDING
GUESTS.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 26.-As Sew
er Yibri and his bride started on their
honeymoon today, John Peterson, dis
appointed suitor of the girl, shot and
wedding guests.
Peterson then shot himself, but his
He was arrested.