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Evening star., 1914-05-17

mounted the top and breathed a sigh Of
relief
The sigh was only temporary. however,
for. as one of the farmers expressed it,
while We would find some heavy mud, it
was on the other side of the hill, and
when we struck it we would be going
down hill. Well. we did go down hill all
right and the further down got the
deeper the road was with mud. And,
furthermore there were numerous
streams which penetrated the road which
did not for a moment improve it. Con-
ditions began to look very gloomy once
more. And after We had left the farm
house a mile or two in the rear of us
and not at all enjoying the idea Of get
ting mired and having to walk back and
obtain the services of team of horses,
we decided to take no further chances,
SO stopped and put chains on the rear
wheels. Up to this time we had been
holding our own. And luc.y for us that
We did so, for we never would have got
any further that day.
Even then We spun around in the mud
at times but after We once got started
there was no let up until We came into
the main road, Just where We had been
told that the connection would be found
At this point. thirty miles from the Ma
tional Capital, we took another sigh Of
relief, but not until after We were on
good. hard terra firma once more. We
stopped long enough to remove the tire
|
in the direction of the village of Dunn
fries.
| Crossing {. small iron bridge 30.2 miles
out. turned to the LETT. and here
picked up the first stretch of newly con-
structed road. 1t was of the gravel type
and in excellent condition. a mile further
down the road fine large concrete and
steel bridge was found under construc-
ton. a slight detour through stream
being necessary The old road along here
| for the greater portion has been entirely
abandoned. and the surveyors have laid
out straighter lines for the construction
gangs The new road has been completed
| for a distance of 2.6 miles. and Will
eventually run into the town OF Dumtries
! The last mile of the road into Dumfries
| is now under construction. and not at all
suitable for motoring The road IS
| plowed up and several feet deep with
mud. We detoured through the woods
at times, and just as we descended the
| last hill into the town were on the verge
| of getting mired We arrived at Dum1ries
at l2:45 o'clock, taking Just exactly three
hours to cover 3i.6 miles.
Evening star., 1914-05-17
GOOD ROAD TO new YORK /.
ASSURED TO AUTO|STS.
Maryland Commission Lets Contract
for Betterment Of Present
Bad Stretches.

Washington motorists will be glad to
learn, according to a bulletin just issued
by the Automobile Club of Maryland, that
the Maryland state roads commission has
let contract for the improvement of the
stretch Of road between Perryville and
Charlestown and from that point to
Northeast, Nd.
This is the only broken stretch between
Washington and New York, and with
this road improved motorists will be able
to make the trip in a day between the
two cities with ease and comfort. The
distance between Perryvllle and North
east is about ten miles. and in many
places deep with sand. In wet weather it
is almost impossible 1t has been the
complaint has been made by motorists
from other sections Of the country who
visit the National Capital.
Also to Be Reconstructed.
In addition to the improvement of this
stretch of road The Star is in receipt of
information to the effect that the Belair
road from Baltimore to Kingsville is also
to be reconstructed. the contract for the
work having been let by the commission
The Black Gap road from Kingsville to
the Hartford county line is also con-
tracted for and probably will be improved
at the same time.
When these stretches are completed,
which will be about September next there
Will be continuous improved highway
route to Philadelphia. At the Delaware
state line will be found good macadam-
lied roads, which will then connect with
the Maryland highways. From there on
to New York macadam highways are
Between this city and Baltimore splen-
did macadam boulevard exists. and fol-
lowing the smooth asphalt pavements
through the Monumental city. motorists
will be able to cover several hundred
macadam roads.
Now Being Constructed.
The unfinished gaps on the Frederick
road from Baltimore to Frederick and
under construction, and Baltimore to
Frederick will be completed about Sep
tember, and Frederick to Cumberland
about the last of this year
The county commissioners of Baltimore
county are now reconstructing the Ed
mondson avenue road west of city line.
Pending the construction of the new
bridge over College creek. just outside of
Annapolis, it is necessary to make the
following detour to get into and out Of
Annapolis: Instead of turning sharp to
the left beyond marine barracks. keep
straight on to sharp turn to right coo
yards): turn right across railroad bridge
danger 900 yards): turn left-straight
road-to crossing (grade, Washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis railroad cross
ing railroad sharp left with bad turn at
foot of hill; continue to junction of Camp
Parole road, turn left on to West street,
straight ahead to Church Circle; follow
left car tracks to Prince George street;
directly in front of center of college
campus turn right to Carvel Hall.
The above detour is fairly good, but
narrow
Evening star., 1914-05-17
Speed Trap.

speed trap is reported by
local motorists to be in opera
tion on Sutton avenue lRolling
road between the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad tracks and the
Baltimore-W Washington boulevard.
The legal speed limit there is
twelve miles an hour.
Evening star., 1914-05-17

that we would be able to make 1t. He
said that the road was heavy, while
steep hill would be our lot before we had
gone very far down the road from his
house. From the description which he
gave US of the hill it was almost forty
FIVE degrees. The other farmer express
ed the opinion that he thought we could
get through. He remembered that III
we had a powerful lot of gasoline with
us we could possibly make it up the
steep hill
Evening star., 1914-05-17
Cole Sales Recorded

Among the purchasers OF Cole cars last
week were George Wyman. who order
ed a six-cylinder touring car, and DR.. J.
E. Pope Of Cleveland Park, a four
cylinder touring car of the same make.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
THE SKY MONSTER"
Theatorium Friday.

The plot of The Sky Monster" is
unique in many ways, and particular
ly as it treats with an air voyage
across the Atlantic at such time when
this particular matter is being given
so much prominence by the press
Walter Johnson, New York mill
ionaire, decides to aid his friend and
incidentally reimburse himself and Sc
cure a large wager by flying from
America to Europe and return in the
given period of three days.
1t seems that Johnson's friend, Mr..
Parker, is in love with a beautiful
music hall star named Gerdie Belle,
who has left America to appear in
Europe Johnson bets his friend
100000 that he will have the lady
in question in America within three
days from the time of his departure,
and accordingly arranges his dirigible
the Zeppelin Victoria Luise, for the
flight across the Atlantic. Johnson
embarks, and after an uneventful
flight, arrives in Berlin in II hours,
where, after considerable difficulty,
he finally locates Gerdie Belle in a
moving picture studio in Berlin. She
suddenly leaves, however for Russia.
whore she is to appear in a musical
comedy, and there is nothing to do
but for Johnson to follow her in his
air craft. He arrives in time for the
opening performance, but she refuses
to be inveigled into the plot. BY
means of a bottle of chloral, John
son succeeds in carrying her off bod
lily, and after an exciting chase
through the wilds of Russia, he finally
outdistances the Cossacks who are
pursuing them, and takes her aboard
his "Sky Monster"
This is only a small part of the
story, which is told in full by the pic
ture, which will be shown in four
reels at the Theatorium Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

of civilization, they can be cured only
by concerted and organized effort on
the part of all good citizens.
"Our churches, therefore, should al
ways encourage voluntary organiza-
tions for the betterment of social CON
ditions and urge their members to CO.
operate in them"
The report of the systematic bene-
fcence committee, which was expect
ed to be discussed, was not ready. II
will come up tomorrow or Wednesday.
The expected opposition of the Wo-
mans council to its provision that
their funds be placed under the con-
troll of the beneficence committee prob
ably will not develop, members of the
council said today.
1--WE will, however, make an at
tempt to have this recommendation
modified by the special committee to
which the report was referred" said
Mrs. w. c. WinsbOrough, superintend-
ent of the auxiliary. ''If this is refused,
we will abide by the decision of the
assembly. We believe, however, that
the method under which we are work
ing, is better than the plan proposed
by the systematic benefcence commit
tee"
The women's method of handling
the funds was praised by Rev. Egbert
w. Smith in reading the report of the
supervisory committee for the Wo-
mans Auxiliary He said it would be
unwise to change the policies of the
auxiliary convention concerning the
handling of funds. The report was re-
ferred to the committee on church so
cieties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
Personals

K n. Mcbride of Idabel was here
today.
James Jennings of Wnnewood was
in the city today on business.
G. NJ and Marion Rushing of Dur
ant were here today on business.
The Misses McPheeters and Crock.
er Of Tishomingo were shopping here
today.
Mrs. Laura Browne OF Fort Worth,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas'
Kerner.
Misses Geraldine and Nelse Cole
man have returned from San Antonio,
where they have been attending
school
b. S. Bedford, a prominent cattle
man of Pushmataha county, is in the
city visiting Sheriff Garrett-as vol
untary guest, however. They were
schoolmates together many years ago
in Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
Report Of Committee.

I'VE believe that the church is not
only the appointed means of salvation
from eternal DEATH" the report says,
but that with the state and the fam
lily she has a distinctive work in bet
tering the social relations of men in
this world.
THE vast increase of wealth and its
unequal and often unjust discrimina-
tion; the development of great bust
ness corporations, which discharge
many of the functions once belonging
to the individuals, and as the result
of this the weakening of the sense of
individual responsibility for social
wrongs; the fostering of vice as an in
strument to private gain and the sub
mergence of the lower classes in ig-
norance and poverty-all are reasons
why the church should apply those
principles and quicken those motives
which are essential to all true and
lasting reform.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
Sick Headache.

Mrs. A. L. Luckie, East Rochester
n. Y. was a victim Of sick headache
and despondency caused by a badly
weakened and debilitated condition OF
her stomach, wher she began taking
Chambcrlain's Tablets. She says, 81
found them pleasant TO take, also
mild and effective In a few weeks
time was restored to my former
good health" For sale by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
PRESBYTER|ANS
ON CATHOLICISM
CHURCH OF ROME is DENOUNCED
BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Mo, May 26.-The
aged old feud between Calvinism and
Catholicism famed up in the general
assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church today, and upon two occasions
the body listened to highly sensa-
tional charges against the church of
Rome. That the majority of the as
sembly favored repetition of its
former straightout denunciaton of the
political influence" of Catholicism
was evident
The first attack upon the Catholic
church came in the form of an over
ture from the Synod of Virginia. This
synod believes that there is too much
apathy in the attitude of Presby-
terianism toward the "encroachments'
of the Church of Rome, and the as
sembly, after a hot debate, finally re-
affirmed its previous declaration to
the same effect. 1t refused, however,
to authorize the establishment of a
bureau of information" which should
keep the Presbyterian Church inform
ed as to the alleged political activities
of Catholicism.
1t was the evident purpose of the
overtures from the Virginia synod to
launch an active campaign against the
Roman church, urging that it over
steps the strictly religious Organiza-
ton. This part of the plan was defeat
ed upon the recommendation of the
committee on overtures.
Charges Political Agency
Late this afternoon an overture pre-
sented by DR.. j. Addison Smith of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, again denounced
the Catholic church as a political agen-
cy and sought to petition the federal
council of churches to elist in an ac-
tive campaign against its influence.
The federal council is the general or
ganization of protestant churches in
the United States and in a way repre-
sents at least 100000 communicates.
A large estimate of its constituency
is 22,000. This overture was not act.
ed upon. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee upon overtures which had de-
feated the same suggestion applied to
the Presbyterian church. The stated
object of the overture was to secure
the establishment of an information
bureau" under the direction of the
federal council
The commissioner who moved to re-
fer the overture to the committee that
Sits those communications for the as
sembly said emphatically that he wish.
ed to do so in order that the authors
of the overture might express their
preamble in more sober language.
Such a course, he argued, woulG
meet the APPROVAL of those of us who
have met catholics face to face in re-
ligious work" This sentiment against
the sensational language of the over.
ture, touched responsive chord and
a half dozen commissioners quickly
seconded the motion to refer. 1t car
ried by substantial majority.
The report of the joint committee
of the four largest Presbyterian bodies
in the United States on the relation of
Christian faith to social service was
adopted by the general assembly as
follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
Ardmoreite Want Ads pay big.
Whcoping Cough.

About year ago my three boys
had whooping cough and | found
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the
only one that would relieve thcF
coughing and whooping spells. con
tinued this treatment and was sur
prised to find that it cured the dis
ease in a very short time" writes
Mrs. Archie Dalrymple, Crooksville.
Ohio. For sale by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
Duty Of Christians.

ut is the duty of Christian citizens
to observe those principles of our re-
ligion which require that every man
shall do his full share of the worlds
work; which oppose injustice and tyr
amy, even when they are entrenched
in the usages of our civilization. We
should endeavor to lead men in a self
respecting, God-fearing way, this self
maintenance being understood to in
clude fair return for labor, sufficient
to support the man and his family, the
conditions OF labor that are safe and
healthy, opportunity to provide against
illness and old age and relief from
labor one day in seven.
We believe that inasmuch as many
of these evils are rooted in the past
and have grown with the development
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
REAL ESTATE CHANCES

c. and c. Nations to J. W. Massey
part 80, Ss3w.
Jno. W. Massey to David Gunsburg,
part 80, 3s3w.
Frances Tillis to c. w. Miller, part
4, 4s3w.
Order approving above deed, McCur-
tain County Judge to c. w. Miller,
part 4, 4s9w.
Thos Bennett guardian to F. A.
Shellenberger, part 16, 4s3w, consider
alton $1,000.
VIM. T. Bogie to Ruth Thompson,
lots 3 and 4, block 276, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

Monday night f. X. Jones, who
lives corner of Broadway and d street
retired without closing the window
of his room. He also left his trous-
ers, containing his watch and some
change, in the pockets, close to said
window, and thereby learned lesson.
When he awoke, he found he had been
touched for his watch and what
money he had, but the thief left
the chain, which evidently he had no
use fol- Jim Smith, who lives in an
other part of the house, slept on un-
was molested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

p. d. Q. Messenger Service delivers
your packages right now" Phone 1862
27-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

10000 CAPE JASMINE BUDS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT AT w. j. LANES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

Be sure to get the prices elsewhere.
all competition. L. d. Mason
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

Just one trial is all it takes to make
permanent customer. Peoples Fur
niture Store. s & 10 b st.
l.. ID. Mason.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

The rainfall of last night and up to
noon today registered approximately
$50 inches, and farmers throughout
the county are complaining bitterly
Much of the cotton will have to be
planted over, with seed hard to find,
and the recent heavy rains have caus.
ed a prolific crop of weeds to spring
up among the early corn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
10000 CAPE JASMINE BUDS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT AT w. ]. LANES.

p. d. Q. Messenger gets them there.
Phone 1862. 27tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

For Quick delivery-P. D. @. Mes
senger Service Phone 1862 27tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
MILITANT SHOT POLICEMAN.

y
BY Suffraeette.
EPSON, England, May 27.-Ada
Rice, a militant, at the derby today
discharged blank pistol at a police
man, burned his trousers and blister
ed one of his legs. She was arrested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

Shelby Priddy, who conducts a cold
dirk stand and confectionery in this
city, says that when it comes to pre-
dieting wet or cold weather, the Uni
ted States government or any private
weather bureau has nothing ION" him,
that his system is infallible and never
fails to come out as he predicts. He
states that whenever the citizens of
the city begin to drink lemonades
frequently and his trade in this par
ticular beverage increases by leaps
and bounds, it is time to get ready
for storms. He say there seems to
be something about the atmosphere,
before a rain or norther, that calls
for TIE juice OF the lime, and after
several years of observation, he has
come TO the conclusion that there is
something in it. At any rate it has
not failed him for several years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27

Yesterday in district court a decree
OF divorce was granted to Mrs. Lima
B. Pailey from her husband, j. Ross
Bailey OF Holdenyille.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-27
OIL AND GAS LEASES AND
ASSIGNMENTS

NJ. L. Alexander ct al, to Simon
Valley o. G. Co., part 30, 5s2w.
Louvinia Bills to l.. V. Mullen, pit.
SO, 2s2w
Sam Whaley to r. H. Reed, part 27,
5s1w.
d. E. Cantrell to Ella Wood, part
Il, 5s2w.
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-24
Mr.. BURR JAMES RAMAGE.
Died Suddenly in Washington Monday
Morning. Former NeWber-
rian.

Miss Fannie Ramage received a tel
egram Monday afternoon that her
brother, Mr.. Burr James Ramage, had
died suddenly in Washington, D. c.,
Monday morning. No particulars were
given. The burial will be at Sewanee,
Tenn, where Mr.. Ramage was teach
eT for many years and where his
wife's people live.
Mr.. Ramage was a graduate of New
berry college in the class Of 1880. He
afterwards took post graduate work
at Johns Hopkins and was given the
degree Of doctor Of philosophy.
Besides his immediate family he is
survived by one sister, Miss Fannie
Ramage, Of NeWberry, and one broth
er, the Rev. Barlow B. Ramage, Of
Fort Worth, Texas.
The family had many friends in
Newberry who will be grieved to hear
Of his death.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-24
PRINGLE YOCMANS KILLED.
Struck by an Automobile in Columbia
Member of Legislature, Recently
Married.

Pringle T. Youmans of the Columbia
bar, member of the Rioaland county
delegation in the lower house of the
general assembly, was fatally injured
about the head on Saturday night at
about 7::30 o'clock, when he was
knocked down at Main and Washing
ION streets by an automobile driven
by Harry L. Davis, owner of the Co.
lumbia garage. Mr.. Youmans died a
few minutes later in McGregor's drug
store. to which he was conveyed in
The car which had struck him.
Mr.. Youmans was 55 years OF age.
He was married only three weeks ago,
in Augusta, TO Mrs. May Bronson, OF
Columbia.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-24
MEXICAN POLICY UNCHANGED
Washington is in Possession of Facts.
Waiting for Battle.

Washington, March 22.-Although
full reports of the conference at
Vera Cruz between John Lind and
Senor Portilloy Rojas, minister Of
foreign affairs in the Huerta cabinet,
have been received here, the DISPOSE
tion of the American government is
to make no change in it's Mexican pol
icy or express itself on any of the new
proposals reported /. IS, have been made.
until after the battle of Torreon is
fought.
This became known tonight au-
thoritatiyely, though officials declined
to say what new proposals had been
made by the Mexican cabinet officer.
Reports that more friendly feeling
prevails between the Washington
government and those of the Huerta
administration seeking a peaceful
settlement of the difficulty are borne
out by dispatches received here by
Charge Algara of the Mexican en-
bassy, who today said President Will
sons attitude in welcoming a resump-
ton CT peace negotiations had made a
favorable impression in the Mexican
capital.
One OF the purposes of the visit of
Senor Portillo y Rojas to Mr. Lind, it
is said, was to acquaint the latter
with his personality. President Will
son recently spoke in complimentary
terms Of the Mexican cabinet officer.
Charge Algara. has pointed out that
while Senor Portilla is member Of
the Clerical party, he is Liberal in his
views. Constitutionalists here have
said, however, that while they thought
highly of Senor Portillo y Rojas per-
sonally, his affiliations with the Cler-
ical party would prevent his being ac-
cepted by Gen. Carranza as provisional
successor to Huerta.
American administration officials
here do not think mucn can be ac-
,complished until the battle Of Tor
reon is over. The prestige and
strength of one or the other Of the
two Mexican factions admittedly will
suffer as result Of the contest, and
the moral effect throughout Mexico, it
is believed here, will be tremendous.
The presence in Vera Cruz Of Charge
O'Shaughnessy merely is a matter Of
his health, according to a state de-
partment announcement. Secretary
Bryan denied a published report that
O'Shaughnessy wanted to resign. He
said he had heard nothing of it and
did not believe it.
The secretary made no comment on
Senor Portillo's suggestion that Mr..
Lind take trip through territory
controlled by the Mexican federals.