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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

TN our Nightmares we have known
i that awful, sickening sensation of
falling, falling. falling, an interminable
fall from an infinite height into an in
finite abyss. And we awoke grooming
or screaming. bathed in sweat, with a
chill at the heart but at the same time
a feeling of ardent thanSfulness that it
was only !; dream.
But such a sensation may be real.
There are men who have actually felt
ii and yet lived to tell the tale The
history 0 ballooning contains a number
of instances where aeronauts have
fallen out of the sky from great heights;
in one case nearly six miles Fancy the
@ensat ons OF a man falling through
pace from a height of SIX miles above
the earth; falling, mind you, not with
the merciful swiftness that would end
consciousness within a few seconds but
with motion that, while of sickening
and ever increasing raDlClltV Is slow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

commodations can be had. In fact.
all along this route the hotel accom-
modations are Of the best.
From Glenwood Springs the way
leads into the Grand valley to Grand
Junction In the heart of the fruit
section on the Western Slope.
From Grand Junction, by way Of
Dragon aud Vernal. the road is clear
to Salt Lake City, Utah. A southerly
route through Utah takes the travel
er to Arizona and the Grand Canyon
OF the Colorado river BY turning
north before reaching Glenwood
Springs one can reach Meeker. Steam
boat Springs and the vast and prac-
tically undeveloped empire of north
western Colorado.
The state highway commission is
planning great circle routes through
the scenic wonderland and as they
are completed new opportunities will
be created for the automobile tour
ist Colorado has been aptly termed
The Playground of America" and as
the wonderful opportunities for motor
ing In Colorado become more general
ly known the truthfulness of this
term will become matter of COM
mon knowledge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

rison. Golden. Boulder, Longmont.
Loveland, and Fort Collins. the tour
list can quickly penetrate with an auto
mobile the mountain Businesses and
view grand and picturesque scenery
which is not surpassed In the world.
In the Pike Peaks region in the
vicinity of Colorado Springs and Mani
tou. and in Estes Park In the Longs
Peak region, are some Of the finest
automobile roads In the world. The
scenery in these sections inspires the
traveller with the See America First"
spirit, and If he be one who has WIS.,
tied the mountain resorts Of the Old
World. he Is sure to declare that he
has seen nothing to equal the
grandeur of the Rocky mountains OF
his own native America.
The trip from Denver to Estes Park
and return can be made easily In
day In an auto. but to exhaust the
scenic possibilities OF the roads
through the park and its envirops re.
quires weeks of time
But this is only a beginning From
Colorado Springs one can travel west
ward into the very heart of the
Rockies by way Of Ute Pass to Cas-
cade, Green Mountain Falls. Hartzel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17
NOT GUILTY SAYS
JACK DAVIS JURY
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF
JESSE MAXWELL APRIL is.
WIDOW CRIES FOR JUSTICE.

Muskogee, Okla. June l6.-Iack
Davis was found not guilty of the
murder of Jesse Maxwell April 10,
at 6:5j O'Clock Saturday morning on
the first ballot taken by the jury
An agreement practically was reach
ed Friday night one of the men who
had been holding out agreeing to
sleep over the matter and see if
his conscience would permit him to
vote with the majority.
When the ballot was taken after
breakfast the verdict was for ac-
quittal. Many persons looked for a
rlanslaughter verdict. Every eff
fort was made TO prevent a dem
onstration, and when the jurors
were asked for their verdict,
breathless silence followed the state
ment: I'VE find the defendant, Jack
Davis. not guilty Davis smiled,
half rose and grasped the hand of
Colonel Rutherford. his attorney. and
then shook hands with each member
of the jury, following their dis
missal, Joe Davis, son of the de-
fendant hurried to the telephone
and told his mother and other mem
bers OF the family of the decision.
Il am more than pleased with the
verdict of the jury, but can hon
estly say that it is not more than
expected" said Davis following the
verdict. Il shot Maxwell in self-de-
fense and honestly believe that he
was about to kill me. | am not an
outlaw as some would picture me
and all | have ever asked is to be
left alone.
The decision was a shock and a
to Mrs. Maxwell, wife
of the murdered man, who had eX-
pected some punishment for the de
fendant. Not that ! wanted ven
geance," she said but because be-
lieve my husband was shot in cold
blood and without warning, and
should be punished" She could not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

1-Sky Line Drive, Canon City. Colo,
Showing Upper Part Of the Arkansas
Valley, and a Portion Of the Rocky
Mountain Range. This Drive Is
Built Along "Hog-Back," or High
Ridge, Of the Foothills.
2-Crystal Park Auto Road, Overlook
Ing Colorado Springs in the Pixies
Peak Region.
1Penetrating the Mountain Fastness-
es From Boulder, Colorado.
Following the skyline in an auto
mobile in the Rocky mountains of
Colorado is thrilling pastime. On
some of these highways the traveller
can Cruise" among the rim-rocks at
attitudes which present ever chang.
ing vistas of snow-capped submits,
dizzy abysses and endless plains.
There are many such drives in Colo
RADIO, but the Skyline drive, complete
ed recently at Canon City, is one of
the finest In the state.
The number of such mountain boule.
Yards Is increasing. Both state and
county authorities are active in the
building Of good roads, and each
year new areas of mountain wilder
ness are being added to the territory
which Is accessible to the automobile
tourist
From almost any point along the
eastern foothills, from Colorado
Springs. Palmer Lake, Denver. Nor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, removing gray
ell, cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs. rheumatism, and all irregular
tiles of the kidneys and bladder in
Doth men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
sold by your druggist. will be sent
by mail on receipt of Sl.0O. One
Small bottle is two months treat
ment, and seldom fails to perfect a
cure. Send for testimonials from this
and other states. DR.. E. w. Hall.
1928 Olive street, st. Louis. Mo.
Sold by druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

keep back the tears as she talkec
and sobs choked off further utter
ance.
From the first day the jury stood
ten TO 2 COR acquittal. The eleventh
juror was won over Friday after
nocn, and this morning the last ju
Tor. ili1uot from Haskell, decided
to vote with the majority.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17
BIRD MEN AT DENTON.
Large Crowds Witness Manuevers OF
Moisant Flying Machines.

Moisant Flying Machines.
The Denton. Texas. Record and
Chronicle of June 10 has the follow
ing to say of the aviation meet in
that city on June s, and 10,
The attendance at the aviation
grounds Saturday afternoon to wit
ness Kantner's second exhibition was
Z appreciably greater than the crowd OF
Friday afternoon, with several times
as many county and out-of-town Wis
itors as had been in on Friday.
The crowd began gathering at
about 23O and 800, but the town
people generally waited until about
4.3O and 500, and the cars were
pretty we'll crowded between those
hours.
"At about three the machine was
wheeled on to the grounds and for two
hours or more a large crowd was
packed around it, and in the shade
Of the big wings examining the in
ner workings and commenting on the
mechanism of the craft The aviator
explained and answered numerous
questions while working with the tire
of one of the wheels which needed
repairs.
The day seemed very favorable to a
successful flight, with straight
breeze blowing from the south, and
was much more pleasant for the on
lockers than the day before
Mr. Kantner made the first flight
shortly before s, and a cheer greeted
him as the bird like machine swung
easily and gracefully off the ground
into the air The monoplane headed
east, then swung round in a large
icircle, growing gradually higher and
higher until the whirr of the pro-
peler grew very faint.
AT several different times it ap-
peared to the crowd beneath that the
machine hung at a sharp angle, head
ed almost straight into the sky and
would only straighten with a down
ward dip after a turn had been COM
pleted Frequent cheers were sent up
from the watchers at the ease with
which the driver sent the craft for
ward, without the least perceptibl.
motion or dip Of the huge stationary
wings, and soaring as carefully and
gracefully as an eagle
"On the downward turn, which was
only after the machine had grown
very tiny and far away, the journey
to earth was made in much shorter
time than had been taken in the as
cent, and the machine seemed diving
straight for the earth, making but a
minimum number of circles. Landing
lightly west of the place of starting
the machine flew over the ground a
few hundred feet and stopped at al
most exactly the spot from which it |
had, a few minutes before risen into |
the air. Cheers were loud and long |
from onlook RS, and the aviator re.
ceived many CONGRATULATIONS on his .
third successful flight, and the ex-
cellent control of his monoplane, es-
pecially at starting and landing"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

When your child has whoopins
cough be careful to keep the cough
loose and expectoration easy by Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
may be required. This remedy will
also liquify the tough mucus and
make it easy to expectorate. 1t has
been used successfully in many epi-
denies and is safe and sure. For sale
by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

Now is the time to figure on you-
fall campaign of outdoor advertising.
Burnitt's Signs, Posters and Bulle-
tins. 1873
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

Buena Vista and Leadville, the lat
ter being the great mining camp Of
worldwide fame, 10,190 feet above sea
level; thence over Tennessee Pass
and down through the wonderful
canyons of the Eagle and Grand riv
ers to Glenwood Springs.
At Glenwood the traveller will find
resort that is not excelled In Eu-
rope. The waters of the springs are
curative and the best of hotel ac-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-06-17

The greatest aviation meet ever
held in the state will be seen in Ard.
more June 81, 90 and 23. Don't miss it.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
Finding of Girl In Reservation in
Waco Beginning Of
ssroD,.

WACO. Feb. 6-As the result OF =
complaint by a young white woman
discovered in the reservation here
and sent back to her home at Saint
Charles, Louisiana. c. A. Boynton,
the Federal district attorney is look
ing into the matter. to ascertain II
the law regulating the white slave
traffic is being violated.
The young woman, twenty years
of age, furnished the attorney with
the name Of a young white man, liv-
ing here, whom she claims brought
her to Waco and Mr. Boynton is go
ing into the matter thoroughly.
She left the city Saturday night
after officers of the police depart
ment made up a purse to buy her a
ticket back home and furnished her
little incidental money as well.
No arrest has been made.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
EASTERN RAILROADS
AND WESTERN RATES
Testimony Given at Interstate Conn
mission Hearing by Assistant
Traffic Manager OF
Rock Island

DENVER. Feb. Railroads
east of Mississippi river have Just
as much voice in making rates from
the Gulf of Mexico to Colorado as
the North and South carriers them
selves, according to testimony given
today before special Examiner Prou-
ty of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, investigating the Galveston
Denver rates.
The admission OF virtual control
was made by Stanley Johnson. as
sistant traffic manager OF the Rock
Island railway. Mr.. johnson stated
that a conference of Colorado ter
minal lines was held in Chicago re-
Gently. A tentative agreement was
reached by which a 10-cent differ
entail was TO be established for six
months. Immediately on learning Of
this tentative agreement, the wit
ness said the Atlantic seabOard roads
and steam shipllnes called meeting
in New York held last month and
killed the differentlal without cere-
mony The hearing came to an end
today.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
SHE WANTS HER REWARD
But state Does Not Pay For Twins
and Triplets.

Not ding ago a woman wrote Gov
ernor Colquitt and informed him
that year before last her home was
blessed with twins and that last
year triplets had come. She wished
to know II the state would reward
her for her family. Yesterday a
similar inquiry came from Mrs. Jes-
sic Lee Marshall OF Honey Grove,
saying that triplets we're born to her
on January 18th, that they are do
ing we'll and claiming any reward
the stare may see tit to give oppon-
ents of race suicide. She has nam
ed her children Zelma Terra, Velma
Era and Thelma Vera and says II
she Is entitled to anything under the
law she would like to know how to
collect it. The two letters will pro-
badly be sent to Theodore Roosevelt.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
.LYNCH|NG Of
FARMER FEARED
Farmer Named Harkins Arrested Az
ter Death Of Girl He Was TO
Have Married

NOWATA, Okla, Feb. &c. l..
Harkins. a wealthy farmer and vet
erinary, living near Delaware, was
arrested last night and brought here
by Deputy Sheriff Ponnell, because
OF threats OF lynching. Harkins is
known to have been keeping COM
pany with Elsie Adams. the girl who
was founo dead and partially burn
ed In the home of Harvey Hurst.
Hurst and his wife we're found dead
at the same time.
Harkins admits that he was en-
gagged TO the Adams girl and says
they we're to be married today. He
says be is the man that was seen at
IL at the Hurst home Sunday night.
He took the Adams girl to church
ana returned with her.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
OIL COMPAl FOR
WICHITA FALLS
Charter Issued for $3.50, 1000 Firm
TO Develop Field In North
Texas

AUSTIN, Feb THE filing of
the charter of the Peoples Oil e.
Gas Co. of Wichita Falls with a
capital stock OF $25O,OOO. $780, 900
of which is paid, followed the re-
turn OF Secretary c. c. Mcdonald
from Wichita Falls, where he had
been investigating the securities put
up by the oil company as part pay
ment OF their capital stock. These
securities we're in the form of leases
on about 10000 acres of oil Land.
The company also owned some acre
age. After an inspection of the prop
erty Secretary Mcdonald cut their
estimate OF the value OF their oil
lands and their oil leases Just $780,
600. The concern wished to incor-
porate for 25O,OO0 fully paid up
capital stock and Secretary OF State
Mcdonald allowed them to incor-
porate.
Two pumping wells have been
brought In on the lands under their
control and they have discovered
some gas. But Mr.. Mcdonald did
not consider that they have made a
showing which justifies the values
placed on their lands and leases:
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
Telegraph Wires Cut.

Co-incident with the holdup, the
= slegraph wires went out OF commits
son and the first intimation had in
Memphis that anything had gone a
miss with the train was when the
explosion was heard by employees at
Memphis and at the Bridge.
What was taken TO be heavy fire
Of small arms proved to be the ex-
plosion of a consignment of ammu-
milton which was sent to Memphis.
A posse are in pursuit of the rob
bers.
When telegraphic communication
was restored railroad detectives were
summoned from Little Rock and
Memphis and at daylight possess
were organized and a systematic
search was begun. To prevent the
robbers escaping on the Memphis
side OF the river, men we're station
ed along the levee and gasoline
launches were employed in patrol
ling the river.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE SNEED TRIAL
Defense Contends Beal Sneed
Thought Wife Insane. Fathers
IL Advised Separation. Fugi-
tlyes Under Assumed
N. Name.

The trial of ]. b. Sneed In Fort
Worth charged with killing Cap
btnn A. G. Boyce Is probably the
most interesting murder trial ever
held there. The parties concerned
are all wealthy and prominent. The
state is trying to show that the de-
fendant's wife was a willing part
ner to the criminal intimacy with
Al Boyce and that the fact was
known to the family and that Beal
sneed knew It.
b The defense contends that even
II sneed lnew of her willir5nc ,
4 to the Boyce influence, that he be-
lIeved her insane end was deter
mined 70 protect her.
sneed's father testified at length
relative to the affar He had talked
with the DID man Boyce and they
we're agreed inai Al hoyce and
Lena sneed wee both guilt lie
had told Behl so and had advised
d him to let her 90. Beal said his wife
was insane and was being influenced
and would be dragged TO the dogs
and he intended to protect her and
would put her in sanitarium.
sneed says he told Beal that the
family could have no more to do
with her. Beal said he couldn't help
Tit He only asked that the children
be not cut off.
The lawyers agree that Mrs.
D sneed cannot testify in the case for
they believe she is insane. The court
instructed the jury not to consider
these statements made by the at
torneys.
Captain Snyder, the father OF
Mrs. sneed talked with Beal about
the advisabllity of a separation.
Snyder said that Beal told him
he knew his wife's mind was affect
\ ed but he would give his life to save
bis children.
Witnesses from Dallas we're In
troduced to show that secret cor
respondence had been carried on be-
tween Boyce and his friends.
The evidence shows that all three
OF the families we're in a turmoil
over the family complication and
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
TRAIN ROBBERS
GET $4,000
Safe Dynamited--Fire After ExplO.
sion Burns Baggage and EX-
press Matter.

MEMPHIS, Feb AT noon to-
day, II was reported here that a
package containing sixty thousand
dollars consigned to a ank in Ok
lahoma City had been obtained by
FIVE men who held up passenger
train No. 43 westbound on the Rock
Island today near Hubert, Arkan-
sas.
The men dynamited the safe a.
board the express car, ransacked the
mail coach and made away with
the plumber, the total amount Of
which has not yet been determined.
The explosion blew the super
structure OF the combination bag
gage and express car to splinters
and fire, which followed, reduced
the wreckage OF the baggage and
express matter to ashes.
The passengers were not molest-
ed and the robbery was accomplish
ed without the firine of a shot.
The men escaped, going into the
woods in different directions. The
train left Memphis, shortly after
midnight and was boarded an hour
later by two men, masked and heav-
lily armed, Immediately after 1t clear
ed the western terminus OF the Miss
isslppi river bridge from Memphis
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
DIR. sbaw's Appointments

The Signal is requested to an
nounce that Presiding Elder Simeon
Shaw of the Methodist church viii
hold quarterly conference a. Pleas
ant Hill at II O'Clock Saturday and
mi II O'Clock next Saturday and on
next Sunday night he will deliver a
lecture at Hermleigh on Martin i'u
tber He invites all thepeoplo there
- him d-w1t
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09

WAXAHACHIE. Feb. 6.-Frank
Brodhead. a young farmer, came
near freezing Saturday afternoon
while blowing with a riding plow.
lie was so numb from the cold
that when he got Off Of the plow he
fell i'm a furrow. where he lay for a
short while before he was found
He was taken 20 the house and a
physician summoned.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
FIGHT ON MANS IDENTITY
Insurance Company Claims Defend
ant Is Missing Cashier--Bank
Says He II Dead.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.-The third
trial OF the insurance case in which
George A. Kimmel, bank cashier,
missing thirteen years. and the Iden-
tlty OF Andrew White. former con
Wet, are involved. began today In
the Federal district court.
The suit was filed by receiver OF
Niles, Mich. bank against an ~
surance company OF New YorS. SSrt'
company contends thai White is
Kimmel. Mrs. steza KImmel, mo,her
and Mrs. Ada Bonsiet. sister OK
Kimmel
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
Farmer Kills

Brady, Feb. 5.---Justiv~ ". Lyle
was called six miles out in the coun-
try today to hold an inquest over the
body Of Pete Johnson, who shot him
self earlier in the day. johnson was
about 30 years old and unmarried
and had been farming for Dan Hurd
for the past three years.
Dependency over financial anairs
is supposed to be the cause OF the
act as he has not been heard to com
plain of any other matter.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
1000 Wire Fence Posts at Special price of 12c eac Cash
THE WILKINSON LUMBER COMPANY

gine was stopped. the express safe
dynamited and registered mail bags
rifled -.., ...-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
CEDAR POSTS

the testimony shows that they were
not agreed as to Lena's sanity. how
ever the defense contention that
Beal Sneed believed her insane
seems, so far to be unshaken.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
Engine Crew subdued;

AAANsAfht NV
Cdawlirg over the tender OF the
engirie, the two took charge OF the
engine crew and several miles fur
ther the train was stopped at their
direction, where their three compan
ions we're in waiting about camp
FIRE. Here the train was stopped at
their direction, cut loose from the
passenger coaches, the engineer told
to disembark and the fireman made
TO run the engine and two cars sew
eral miles up the track. In the mean
time. four OF the companions had
forced their way into the express
car and mail car ana had brought
the postal clerks and messengers TO
subiection.
Practically no resistance was Of
fered. When at a point about a
mile east of Hurlburt and within q
few yards Of where the same train
was robbed last November, the en-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09
snow In Mevico.

Laredo, Texas, Feb. Snow
from four to six inches on the level
covers the ground between Lampas-
as and Monterey Mexico. lt is the
first snow there in many years.
Today is a holiday In Mexico, be-
ing constitution day Everythine is
reported quiet throughout the north
eastern part of the republic.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-02-09

Arthur II. Fonda Of Galveston, a
chief clerk in the freight traffic de-
partment of the Santa re was IN sny
der today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-06
LAREDO ELECTIONS
ABSORB INTEREST

Laredo. Tex. Feb considerable
interest IS felt here in the result OF
congressional and gubernatorial cleo
lions which viii be held in Nuevo
Laredo and throughout the state OF
Tamaulipas. Judge Matiss Guerra, the
present executive and an ardent Ma
derista, is the only candidate for gov
ernor. The police are taking extra
ordinary precautions to prevent trOu-
bic and a large number Of special Of
ficers have been sworn in.
A force OF about 500 rurales and fed
eral troops has left Nuevo Laredo.
Their destination was kept secret, but
It IS believed they are on their way
to Chihuahua This leaves the town
practically without a garrison.
draff for $500 was received here
from Mexico City covering the fines
TO which the six Reyistas now in pris-
on here were condemned at the re-
cent infringement Of neutrality trials
in Brownsville. No information could
be obtained as to the Identity OF the
sender As soon as the necessary pa
pers are received from the United
States ItarshaPs office IN Galveston
the prisoners will be released.