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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
POSSIBLE JURORS
WILL BE GIVEN
CHARGE OF SMITH
CASE BY 5 P. M.
FREEZING FOR STATE AND Nc
LEAN FOR DEFENSE WILL
CLOSE ARGUMENTS OF
THE PROCEEDINGS

Indications shortly before the noon
recess today pointed to the case of
Clara Smith Hamon, on trial on a
charge OF having murdered Colonel
Jake l. Hamon. Republican national
committee from Oklahoma, and mil
lionaire oil and railroad man, being in
the hands of the jury by 8 p. M.
according to S. p. Freezing, state
attorney general. and W. p. Mclean
OF Fort Worth, Texas. respectively OF
counsel for the state and defense.
The two will close the arguments
for their sides, will address the jury
after the noon recess. Mr.. Mclean
and Attorney General freezing. talk
ing during a recess period this morn.
ing. made no effort to agree on a
time limit, but, in getting at the
approximate time each wanted. said
they had in mind talking about two
hours each.
Defendant Weeps
As two members of her counsel
plead for her acquittal this morning
the young defendant sat with down.
cast eyes and on several occasions
cried silently.
Once when Joe Ben Champion, twin
brother OF the presiding judge, re
ferred TO the scene created two days
ago, when one Of the state counsel
referred 10 Mrs. J. l.. Smith. of f.
Paso. Texas, the mother. as an "old
woman" Clara was Joined In tears by
Mrs. Smith and other feminine mem.
bers OF the family who sat grouped
about.
In what was termed as 'power>
ful argument" by his associates, and
admitted by Attorney General Free
ling to have been hard plea, Mr.
Champion pleaded for an acquittal. IL,
spoke disparagingly of tho participa.
tion In the trial OF the state attorney
general. and tho governors action In
appointing that official as chief pros
ecutor.
Questions Governors Judgment
While tho people may not ques
tion the authority OF Governor j. Il
a. Robertson In making tho appoint
ment," ho said, they will question
his Judgment adding that tho cover
nor had been taken advantage OF b,
those who wanted TO retain their grasI
In the Hamon millions.
At one point In his address, Mr.
Champion was upbraidlng SylvesteI
Mullen "a friend OF Colonel Hamon
for tho testimony ho had given ON tn,
stand and for his association with {
man who had lived openly with ,
woman to whom no was not married
for ten years. when Val Mullen, {
brother TO Sylvester, who was sitinS
nearby. leaned forward. clutched Mr
Champions arm and asked:
SAY. I'm Val. not 'vestcr: 20,
aren't talking about mo. arc your"
Sheriff Buck Garrett, sitting lmmo
diately behind Mr.. Mullen, quicltl,
caught him and there was fittio ->ai,
order.
Mathcrs Calls Fight Unequal
James Il. Mathsrs. county attorne,
for Carter county. retained by In.
defense before he assumed office Jan
uary 3. followed Mr.. Champion. Hi
first remarks were that the millton
OF others were aligned with the Ha
mon millions In an unequal fight o,
Clara Hamon, and that the fight wa
made more unequal by the participa
tion OF Attorney General Freeing.
As he got into his argument Mather
DOTTED his coat and vest and used
Continued on page p
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17
REPUBLICANS Do NOT HESITATE IN.
Voting ADOPTION OF THE Committee.
REPORT RECOMMENDING IMPEACH-
MENT STATE TREASURER LEECRAF7|
ELOQUENTLY, EMOTIONALLY
MLEfAN LEAVES FATE OF
CLARA SMITH WITH JURY

Fort Worth attorney, of counsel
for the defense began speaking at
one twenty o'clock this afternoon.
1t was thought that he would
consume not less than two hours
in his address to the jury, plead
ing. arguing, importuning for
verdict of acquittal after he had
first reviewed the laws Of Okla
homa which govern cases similar
TO that of Clara Smith Hamon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-17

Ardmore. defense waived Its
right of argment In the trial OF
Clara Smith Hamon. on trial for the
alleged murder OF Jake l.. Hamon,
and asked that the case GO to the
jury. but court was adjourned until
Thursday morning to give the state
timo to look UP the law on the matter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
LIVED LONG ON FRUGAL DIET
EnaIishman Who Died in. 1880 Proved
That II Was Possible to Exc
Out Existence CheapIy.

Thomas r. CURLY, the champion
eater of Massachusetts,, declared that
dyspepsia is the result Of eating too
little, and not too much. His Sunday
dinner consisted Of thirteen Holsters.
sixty eggs, and one hundred oysters.
At the other end of the scale must be
placed old Roger Grab. the first vege-
tartan, who died September IL. 1850,
after proving that man could live
on rs cents year. Originally hab-
erdasher In big way Of business at
Chesham, England, free liver and
drinker of strong ales, he got re-
ligion"-also dyspepsia-in middle life,
sold his stock, gave the proceeds to the
poor. and took to living in "a hut on
three-farthings week. Instead of
"strong drinks and Wines" he says In
his autobiography, ~ give the old
mamie lived two centuries too soon
to call lit Little Mary"-"a cup of
water; and. instead of roast mutton,
rabbit with bran, and pudding made
with bran and turnlp-leaves chopped
together" And on this diet he lived to
a ripe old age. surviving repeated
cudgellngs and Imprisonment for
witchcraft.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
MARVELLOUS IS HUMAN BRAIN
Many Millions Of Nerve Cells Make Up
the Mind Which Controls the
Bodys Movements.

The highest product of evolution Is
undoubtedly the human brain. This Is
the seat of the mind-and, so far as it
can be said TO have a. seat, of the
soul, also. Filling the great cavity Of
the skull is the cerebrum, thrown into
many folds or so-called "convolutiOns"
This matter Is gray on the outside and
white toward the center. 1t is In the
gray matter, composed of millions up
on millions of nerve cells, connected
one with another, that higher thought
reasoning, association, memory, etc.,
go on. In the brain there are certain
sensory centers which record the
senses of sight, smell, taste, hearing
and touch. There are also certain
areas" or parts of the brain which
move various parts of the body and
these are the so-called motor areas"
The anatomy of the brain has been
carried to such a fine degree of knowI-
edge that we are now enabled to put
our finger upon a certain spot in the
brain and say, 'This group Cor groups)
of cells moves the little toe on the
left foot" or whatever 1t may be. Ev-
cry movement in the body is controlled
by these centers, either in the brain
or by the nerves which branch out
from the spinal cord. All activities
of the body. however. other than those
initiated by the brain. are unconscious.
--Hereward Darlington, in Leslie's.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
LINKS WITH HISTORIC PAST
Interesting to Trace the Names Of
Streets and Lanes in City Of
Boston Today.

The names of the streets and lanes
of Boston are closely linked with the
historic past. Others there are which
could be connected with Boston only,
such as fremont street, a corruption
of ''Tri-mountain," by which name
Boston was known to the early set
tiers on account of the three high hills
that serve as background to the pen
insula. This replaced the name
"Shawmut," given to it by the Indians.
Mary Harrod Northend writes In the
Century Magazine that the streets of
this quaint city in the East were laid
out by straying cattle.
After the Revolution the names Of
many Boston streets were changed.
Queen street became Court street, and
King street the State street Of today.
School street took its name from a
school that was erected there. Dark
alleys, leading off the principal streets
on every side, were named after path
ways, usually depending on where they
led to. Creek lane originally led to the
old creek. 1t was in tavern days that
this was the center of stage-coach
life. The old custom house once stood
ON Flag alley. Corn court took Its
name from the fact that the corn mar
ket was at one time situated there.
Summer street was once know as "Sey-
en- Star Lane" 1t Is now one Of Bos-
toms busiest streets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
Moths Take Big Chances.

The high-fying species of morpho
which inhabit the mountainous dis
tricts of western America. are much
easier captured than those which fire.
quent the plains, though their capture
is often attended with difficulty and
danger, says the American Forestry
Magazine of Washington. One natural
list hunting moths and butterflies In
Bogota. fell over precipice and broke
his arm, and then found that he bad
three days journey TO make on horse
back before he could meet with doc
tor to set it. Another naturalist, who
was collecting in Bolivia found that
morpho godartii. Guer., beautiful spe-
cies, of rather light blue which was
previously almost unknown to entomol-
ogists, frequented an inaccessible ledge
in the mountains; he was obliged to
have himself lowered by ropes over the
precipice before he could obtain 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
How She PROPOSES.

Women do propose though they do
not say outright, "Jack. l love you !!
win you please be my husbands ~ They
sometimes do as did Alice and her
friend Fred. They had been singing,
and Alice searched through the music
till she found a song entitled, II am
In love with you" Handing 1t to Fred
she said ''Do you know itT' Fred
looked stunned, and ignoring the song
she held out to him, he said, "No, /
didn't know 1t. but certainly am glad
to hear you say So" And shortly
Alice was wearing an engagement
ring. But sometimes 1t works the
other way. A young man was taking
girl home on beautiful moonlight
evening. Looking into his eyes she
said. ERIN not going to get mar
rted until you do" He asked why, and
she replied Because so long as you
are single there is hope" But alas
he took her home and left her there
and never saw her againl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
Find Old Petroleum Deposits.

The asphalt springs of Hit, from
which Noah probably obtained the
pitch" with which he made the Ark
impervious to the flood of waters"
have now been thoroughly examined
with view to their commercial posi-
bilities. The petroleum deposits of
the land of Shinar. between the Tigris
and the Euphrates, which furnished
the "slime" that the descendants of
Noah had for mortar" in building the
tower of Babel, have been measured
as well as can be until the bit Of the
oil driller is sent down to prove wheth-
err the geologist Is right. And the
sources of bitumen which psychologists
have found was used as cement in
constructing the ancient palaces Of
Babylon and Ninevah have undoubted-
ly been located.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
BUILT IN HONOR OF BUDDHA
Hin Temple of ro-Budor in Java Is
One OF the Marvels Of the
World Today.

The hill temple of Boro-Budor In
Java is one of the most gigantic and
finest works ever reared by the an
clients. 1t represents more human
labor and artistic skill than the great
pyramid of Egypt Said Alfred II.
Wallace, the scientist: THE human
labor and skill expended on Boro-
Budor Is so great that that expended
on the great pyramid sinks into insig-
nificance."
The temple was built about the
seventh century of our era. 1t stands
in Central Java. originally monu-
ment Of Buddha. The ashes of Bud
dha, originally divided into eight parts
and buried I'm eight different places,
were dislnterred and re-divided into
$4,000 parts, which were placed in
vases and distributed all over his
dominlons.
When Buddhist missionaries went
to Java In the seventh century they
carried with them one of these vases.
AS a fitting receptacle for the vase,
Boro-Budor temple. the finest piece Of
architecture In the then known world,
and one which has never been rivaled
since, was erected,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
The Horse Of ThIrty.FIxe.

Study Of the relation between the to-
tai length of life and the time required
to reach maturity has brought out an
interesting comparison between men
and horses. A horse at five years old
is said to be, comparatively. as old as a
man at twenty, and doubtless may be
expected to behave. according to
equine standards, after the manner of
the average college student following
human standards. A ten-yearold
horse resembles, so far as age and ex-
perience go. man Of forty. while
horse that has attained the ripe age of
thirty-five Is comparable with a man of
ninety.-New York Evening Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
FrankIin,s Court HarmonIea.

One of the first musical instruments
made by an American was mouth
harmonica., made by Benjamin Frank
lin at the time when he was minister
at the court of Louis in France, where
he played 1t with considerable skin be-
fore Marie Antoinette and. her court
ladies.
The queen was so delighted and In
terested that Franklin presented the
little instrument to her. After Marie
Antolnette was beheaded in the great
French revolution. this mouth harmon
lea had many sensational experiences
till finally 1t came into the possession
of wealthy musical amateur and col
lector In this country, who has II.
believe, to this day.-Musical America.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
"Piazzas."

"Piazzas" / have written through
out. and insist upon the name as |
insist upon the thing. 1t is not very
clear from what suggestions our fore
fathers, in post-colonial days, devel-
oped the thing. and it is not clear at
all how they came to adopt for II an
Italian name, changing the significance
as well as the sound.
In the South they have always said
gallery" and here at the North
'porch" now appears 10 be displacing
piazza" But these are rightly the
names of other things. and while
there can, of course, be no objection
to the orthodox English ''veranda." 1t
seems a pity to abandon a distinc-
lively American name for a distinc-
lively American kind Of geranda. =
Mrs. Schuyler, Van Rensselaer, In
Scribner's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
INTEREST IN OLD MANSEs
Traveller Finds Atmosphere Of Ro-
nance Surrounds Picturesque
Abodes of Eastern States.


Vacation pilgrims travelling by au-
tomobile or trolley or pursuing the
less exhilarating but more tranquil JOY
of exploring country highways and by
ways on foot or drawn by some faith
full old Dobbln have singled out about
every structure or locality famous in
song. story and history. Wayside inns,
taverns, military headquarters, church
es and the birthplaces of celebrities
have all come in for their share of
worship.
There is, however, one species of
landmark which seems to have es-
capped the special attention of those
interested in relics of our plOus fore.
fathers--the old manses of New Eng
land and the middle states. The rec
tory or parsonage of today was known
In the time of our ancestors by the
old Scotch title of manse.
At first thought II might seem that
no more particular interest would
hover about these ancient manses than
about any of the picturesque homes Of
an earlier century. Indeed 1t is not
so much in outward appearance that
they are to be set apart, but because
Of an intangible atmosphere of sacred
romance surrounding them-inyisible
clouds Of glory" trailing back to the
days when the manse played a most
important part In the life Of the COM
munity. Furthermore each of these
old ministerial dwellings has story
all of It's own. 1t was by accident
discovered this, and now whenever
happy chance takes, me to a new To-
cality the first place hunt up IS the
manse.-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
silver Fox Hard TO Catch.

On Mount Whitney and its white
crested neighbors of the stupendous
Sierra Nevada. within sight Of burning
Death valley, and at the portals Of
semitropic southern California. says
the Philadelphia Record, trappers and
sportsmen are gradually discovering
that wild life teens in variety and
numbers as in few If any other regions
of similar proportions on the globe.
The rarest Of its treasures for milady
is the silver fox. OF these there have
been captured half dozen worth from
$500 to $1,000 each, and many of
smaller value. The silver fox's coat
Is coal black. with luster Of FURNISH
ed white metal, and white tip to the
TAIL Apparently IL is quite abundant
in the place referred to, but extremely
difficult to catch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
Candies on Toastl

An adult Eskimo is capable Of con-
Stunning twenty pounds of flesh and oil
daily. A Yakut will wash down this
quantity of flesh with quart or two
Of train-oil. and take as dessert a
dozen tallow candles.
famous naturalist, who cooked
part of Demonstrators, declared that
1t tasted very much like veal. On an
other occasion he tested crocodile and
pronounced the flesh excellent
FrObisher and Settle both comment
ed on the way the inhabitants around
Hudson's Bay used to eat grass.
"Such grass" says Settle, 'as the
country produceth, they pluck up and
eat, not daintily or salad-wise, but like
brute beasts"
Humboldt tells of men living on the
banks of the orinoco who eat earth.
They knead the earth into balls of
from four to six inches in diameter,
and bake them before a slow fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
QUEER OLD WEDDING CUSTOM
Idea OF Running Up" In Vogue In
Mississippi Comparatively
Few Years Ago.

A unique wedding custom was once
practiced in America. The "run-up"
wedding was an innovation in mar.
riages, unknown in any part of the
world except in southern Mississippi,
but no longer than % years ago It was
the way in which most southern Mis-
sIssippians of means were married.
Some time before the wedding the
groom began to choose from among
his best friends those who should ride
with him. 1t was considered a great
honor to be thus chosen. Horses were
carefully groomed and be-tasseled for
the occasion, the long, luxuriant mus
taches worn in those days were waxed
and twisted. and particular attention
was paid to every detail of the riders
appearance. On the given date the
groom and his riders met at some Sc.
cluded spot mile or two from the
brides home, and at a signal from the
groom dashed away at top speed hats
waving and voices shouting. Around
the brides house q Gordon of outriders
was placed to warn of the approach of
the groom and his party. As cloud
of dust announced their nearness the
outriders went out to meet them,
whirling about and returning with
them. On the porch of the brides
home her party strained their eyes to
catch the first glimpse of the riders.
The sounding Of the herald's horn
set all hearts to fluttering. In whirl
of dust the groom. appeared, snatching
up his bride and riding on ahead a
short distance with her in front Of
him on the saddle, then wheeling back
and dismounting for the ceremony, for
which the minister stood waiting.
Then came the wedding breakfast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
Vegetable seef.steaks.

The vegetable beef-steak grows on
the oak tree. 1t Is fungus, which is
dark red above and hesh-colored
below. When 1t is cut through. the
alternate dark and light streaks ex-
actly resemble the joint from which II
gets its name. 1t is wholesome ar
ticle Of food.
During wet season this fungus
grows about seven feet from the
ground. II may be broiled, stewed,
fried or. IL preferred. treated like
beetroot and added to the salad bowl.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
Easy Part

Chorus Glrl-what am to do in the
new revue?
Stage Director-Nothingl You'll
have nothing TO sing, nothing to say,
and almost nothing to wear.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-20
About the Sauna

my father occupied the chair Of ap-
piled physics at Cambridge"
Oats nuttin': mine occupied the
seat of applied electricity at Sing
Massachusetts Tech. Woo boo.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-16
GLENDALE WOMAN'S
 CLUB ID START |TS
 SEASON OCTOBER 8

GLENDALE, Sept. 15-The Glen dale Woman's club will hold the first meeting of the present year Oct. 5. This season has been planned to be the most interesting in the history of the club. and through the hearty CO., operation of the members it is hoped to make it a banper year.
 The club is planning a tea to be given the teachers of both the gram mar and high school Oct. 8. Follow ing this sometime during the month an old fashioned fair will be given, booths and a cafeteria dinner being featured. The meeting will be in the form of a get-together meeting so that all the women of the Glendale district may became acquainted and do more constructive work for the community. The fair is not being held from a monetary standpoint as the prices will be very nominal.
 The fair has been placed in charge of club members as committees and a most unique program worked out. The following is a resume of what will be given: Monday, wash day. in charge of Mrs. J. M. Pearson; Tues day, ironing day, Mrs. I. A. Moore; Wednesday, mending day, Mrs. R. T. Clark; Thursday, calling day, Mrs. Duncan McRuer; Friday, sweeping day, Mrs. c. H. Tinker: Saturday, baking day, Mrs. B. F. Booth.
 Tentative plans for a greater year will be made later and it is hoped that each and every one will lend their hearty cooperation to make the Woman's club enjoy the greatest year in the clubs history.
 Plans for Dance
 Plans are now under way by the members of the library committee to hold a Halloween dance at the Woman's club. Everyone in the Glen dale community, both young and old, who is interested in the Glendale public library. is asked to come and bring a friend. It is being planned to make the dance an old fashioned af- fair on the plan of the one held last year, and a good time Is promised. Baseball
 Manager Hadley will turn loose his Glendale Greys next Sunday against
Arizona republican., 1921-09-16

the Western Giants at Riverside park The Greys have been playing good baseball all this year and will no doubt make a good showing against the Phoenix boys. The following line up looks like a winner: Gillett. C.; Kent, h.; R. Varney. 2b.; l.. Coor, ss.: O. Varney, 3b.; Forney, If; Trib- ble, cf; Lopez. If; D. Coor and Mill Ter, D.; Crawford and Hickox, utility.
 Meeting in Peoria
 A Joint meeting of the Peoria Farm bureau and the Pimacotton Growers association will be held Friday eve ming, Sept. Is, at 8 o'clock at the grammar school auditorium. The pur- pose of this meeting is to discuss the matter of bringing in Mexican labor to pick cotton and also to place be- fore those present the information re- garding what is being done among cotton men and the prospect of han ding crops. Every one interested in these questions, whethet they are members either of these associations are cordially invited to attend the discussion.
 Goes East
 Miss Maude Galloway, who has been in Glendale with her brother. A. l.. Galloway, for the past two years. left Thursday night for her home in Webb City. Mo.
 Here for Few Days
 Jerry Boss returned this week from Prescott for a few days. He is ern- plcyed on government work on the hospital there.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-16
ARIZONA ENGINEERS
 NOW MAY REGISTER


 The state board of registration for architects, professional engineers. land surveyors and assayers. created by the last legislature, yesterday an- nounced it is prepared to receive and act upon applications for registration. Application blanks and copies of the act creating the board may be ob- tained from the secretary, room z. city hall. Phoenix.
 The registration act does not apply to stationary or railroad engineers. but members of the other professions or vacations covered by the act are expected to seek registration. No written or oral examination is re- quired unless the applicants record or credentials are inadequate or un- satisfactory.
 Dean Butler of the University of Arizona is chairman of the board and L. B. Hitchcock, city engineer of Phoenix. is secretary.