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The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Judges Riddled Law.

Judges RlQQleQ Law.
This plan, It Is alleged. was carried
out TO the letter. In line with their
previously declared views. Judges
Evans and Mccall both decide thar tho
law was unconstitutional and thorough
" riddled It.
But the unexpected happened. The
United States Government. through the
Department of Justice. interviewed. in
order 10 employ its legal machinery to
assure a thorough presentation Of the
case, and get the law. If possible. sus-
tained in the Supreme Court. This was
done by Attorney General Moody. at the
direction of President Roosevelt
The first case decided came up from
The court OF Judge Evans. Steps were
Immediately taken to appeal it.. the Gov
ernment was permitted to appear. and
under the expedition act argument has
been set for April 4. Immediately fol-
lowing the Evans case came that from
Judge Mccall. likewise holding the law
unconstitutional.
The friends of the legislation were not
at all cheered at the prospect Of taking
up the case to the Supreme Court on
these two precedents-bOth strongly de-
claring against the measure. It was
regretted that at least there could not
have been one case sustaining the view
Of the Government.
One Favorable Decision.
Yesterday word was received that the
Government has at last won a case. It
comes from the State Of Washington,
and the decision was handed down by
District Judge HanfOrd. OF Seattle A
copy Of his opinion has been received,
and has afforded the utmost gratifica-
ton to those intrusted with defending
the new law Judge Hanford discusses
the law in the broadcast way. holds that
il is constitutional, and in no way out
OF harmony with the established spirit
and tendencies of this countrys juris-
prudence.
Judge Hanford is one of the ablest
men on the district bench anywhere in
the country, and his opinion is expected
greatly to strengthen the Government
in presenting its case on April ( before
the Supreme Court There was mucn
satisfaction yesterday at the Depart
ment OF Justice and the Interstate Com
merce Commission over the receipt OF
The decision.
The case from Judge Hanford is that
OF Plumer vs.. rhc Northern Pacific
road runner was a nIdhtInan apd lost
leg in the service. he sued for dam
ages. and was awarded 5000 the en-
ployers' liability bill being pleaded by
his attorneys. In ruling on a motion foI
new trial Judge Hanford said on the
subject OF the new liability act:
Judge Hanford's Ruling.
"A petition to set the verdict asid,
q has been nCerposed. alleging that sal,
act is unconstitutional and void
"After delIberation, with due resDec
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
GAMBLERS TOES
LACK SET VALUE
Cannot Recover Damages
Based on Illegal
Income.

NEW YORK. March 9.-In decision
handed down the appellate division Of
the supreme court held that n man en-
gagged in an Illegal occupation, such
as bcokmakinE or burglary, cannot use
the amount Of his income from that
source as basis Or estimating the
amount Of damage cue =. him as a
result Of injuries which II capacitatc
him from following that pcrsuit. The
decision was given on an appeal taken
by the Interurban Street Railway Com
pany from a verdict obtained against
If in n lower court by William 5. Muir
rqy q hDOL-ruakpr
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
First Judge to Say So.
Is Hanford at
Seattle.
Department of Justice
Much Cheered by
Decision.
Two Courts Had Already
Pronounced Act I'm
constitutional.

Whst has been widely regarded as a
conspiracy tc destroy the employers
liability legislation. passed by the first
session Of the Fifty-ninth Congress,
received a b2ckset yesterday when there
were received in Washington, for the
Department of Justice. copies OF the
first decision yet rendered. sustaining
tEis act
1t was not without a determined fight
that the employers liability act was
passed. For twenty-five years the
friends Of organized labor. and other
advocates of progressive legislation,
pressed for such a law. and always the
great emf loying interests We're able TO
defeat them. Last year. however. the
law passed. and then began TIE struggle
10 sustain or destroy it.
a few weeks after thu measure. passed
Congress, a meeting Of leading couu-
selors of railroads in all parts OF the
country was held quietly at Louisville.
TO consider means of fighting the meas
sure. The matter was considered for
several days, and program outlined.
Line of Attack.
II was decided first to have the strong
est possible presentation prepared of
the arguments against the measure S
cOnStitutiOnality. This was discussed in
detail and with much erudition The
opinion of the railroad lawyers was
that it was absolutely necessary to have
the law held unconstitutional
Having decided on the line Of attac;,
the next thing was 10 find the right
forum The known views Of various
Federal judges in all parts of the coun-
try were canvassed. and it was decided
that the law should be taken first be-
fore court known to have entertained
hostile view to this sort Of legislation.
Cases were pending in different parts
Of the country TO which the law would
apply. One was pending before Judge
Evans, Of the western district Of Ten
nessee; another before Judge Mccall. OF
the eastern district Of the same State
Both these judges were on record as
having vigorously opposed such leEisla-
ton. 1t was only necessary, then, "a
hold back decisions in cases pending in
other courts by dilatory motions. plead.
ings, etc, and it would reasonably hr
expected that Judges Evans and Nc
Call would In due time hand down de-
cisions holding the law unconstltu-
tionaL
The Washington times., 1907-03-10
Run Over by Street Car.

Murray lost three toes AT Third ave
nue. and FOrty-second street on Sep
tember Il, 1902. when ne was run over
by a street car. In the trial Of his
suit for damages he testified that as
bookmaker he earned $40 weekly.
and that his duties consisted In placing
bets on horse races. which work neces-
STATED activity on his part. In sub
hitting the case 20 the jury the trial
judge refused to charge Jnat the jury
could not consider this income in
naming the amount or damages, as
this work was I'm violation OF the
penal code.
This was the point on which the APP
peal was taken. and IN ordering n new
trial upon 1t the upper court wrote:
The court erred in refusing to in
struct the jury, as requested by de-
fendant's counsel. tAat Il could not
consider as fixing the amount of the
damage the wages paid the book1aker
in placing bets The plaintiff was vio-
!ating the law, and when a person is
committing a crime he cannot use the
wages paid to him for doing 1t as the
basis OF a recovery in civil action.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

WHEN you want White Wolf Stock
Food, chops, Medlin Milling Co.'S
flour and bran, see Osce G~ahagan,
at John Singleton's Produce Store.
II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

You can ave moaey II yoa buy =
paiy os Crows 1fss oxfords for n
-
We Will not charge nor cfvaanxs
any oxfords bought At Grow speeial
sale ~ ladies ouoras SisS Is The
prize. -
For beauty and durability Pick
ards haaa-painted china has no su-
perior. A LARGE line 10 select from
at the Thomson Ie-clry Co II
You know VIA, YOU at. buying
when you call for i4bhey's cut giass
Nothing equal TO 1t In quality. Sold
by the Thomson Jewelry Co. II
The N,ory telling hour Al the
Sims Ltbrars VIII be at s O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon instead OF I. on
account OF the war; weather.
We are exclusive agents In the
city for the celebrated Libhey cut
glass. No higher grade goods on the
market. Thomson Jewelry Co. u
You are sure to get a bargain II
YOU go To Crows and buy one Of
those 1896 oxfords for ladies. They
used to sell for 32.5o and 1900. 10
II YOU would like to see how flow
ers can be grown out OF doors In
Waxahachie, ride by Bird Forests
the W~a1ahachie Florist. and look at
his yard. u
The Ea~titorium Is the incest ana
the best arranged place hat Waxa-
hachie ever had. Ladies', gentlemen
and children. all served, and welcome
at the Eatitorium. II
We trade nice new iron beds,
springs and mattresses, etc. Buy
your old wooden beds. Also rent all
kinds Of household goods. r. f,
Moore Furniture Co. II
Hello there, Charley, tell your
wife and get her to tell her neigh
bors to phone their orders for that
good ice cream to the Eatitorium.
Free delivery. Both phones. tt
During the summer kidney irreg-
ularities are often caused by Excess
sive drinking or being overheated.
Attend to the kidneys at once by
using Foley's Kidney Cure. B. w.
Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05
viii Sell Tickets to Dallas.

]. A. Redman, agent for the Trim
received instructions from w. c.
Connor, general freight and passen-
ger agent. to sell tickets from this
place to Dallas. This arrangement
will be a great convenience to people
to fail to catch the morning Katy
trains to Dallas. The Brazos Valley
train is due t leave here at l p. m
| and to arrive in Dallas at 3 O'Clock
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

FOR RENT-One b-room house on
West Main street. Close in. Bath
| room and closet with sewer connec
| lions. Electric lights. City water
Barn, lot and stables, etc. See Ed
Oldham. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

FOR SALE-My residence. 129 Vic
kerry street, also lot on opposite side
OF street, and two lots on Lake PARK
avenue. See John Ralston. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

YOU had better call at the Daily
Light and get a copy OF the new city
directory before they are all gone
Price $3.50. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05
Rogers Hotel Arrivals.

S. P. Caldwell, Ennis; A. A. Eft
tleson, Waco: c. l.. Darden, Hous-
ton; w. T. Stanberry, Mansfield
f. II. Ridley, Dallas; C. S. Bass
Abilene; Hy Martin, city; w. H
Moore, Pittsburg. Pa; j. S. Field
ing, Chicago; D. r. Marvin, Chica'
go; Hall Grain, Forney; c. B. Cass
ell. Dallas; John Booth, Arlington
F. A. Ryan, Dallas; A. Friedlan
Vile; T. B. Reaves, Fort Worth
J. A. McDougle, Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

All nations are e~ndeavoring to
check the ravages of consumption,
the white plague that claims so
many victims each year. Foley's
Honey aud Tar lures coughs and
colds perfectly and you are in no
danger of consumption. Do not risk
your health by taking some unknown
preparation when Foley's Honey and
Tar is safe and certain in results.
The genuine is in n yellow package.
b. W. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05
80
LOCAL NrwI i
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-. . -.
=.
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-.
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,h.., Il
Send YOUR grocery orders TO the
| Arcade. 10
cr,x sells them for tls5 Ask
to see them. 10
s,-as, c,,p., h,rbecus ey.ry day
| oel, & p.rka II
see r. 8. Crnk L GO. beSors you
buy your roofing u
SEC r. d. NcCornhs for Fire ana
ua
,'o~ ia" ''u' o
si'sh o1foros so' ''d'ss' -
Buy your pumps ron +. s. Cronk
Co, All kinds. Prices way" down. II
"Skeeter Skoot" will Danish mos
| ouitos. Try a bottle at Hood 4 Cur
Inns. II
We want YOU to see the ladies OK
fords on sale at Crows. 1895 gets
! choice. 10
p,,L,ev with F. s Cronk Co. Roth
phones 81. II
Tho, good ,ca cream in nails at the
r.,,,or,,u ~
seq 'na' 'eu s"0eN N'
o'onn 80 ~
''ouoie " 'n'" 'o''
The weeds and bushes on the
branch between College and Jack
son streets have been cut this week.
T. uy,,l,ns a.. wo,, Lnowp ntano
timer Is here and will receive orders
at Hood & C%urlin's or Thomson Jew
e,rv store tt
n,o,...,, hand noin.a, chin, ;s
~ ~
'he oeS'. AN inc ''e
be 1ouno at our STORE inon1son
Jewelry Co. u
O. H. Chapman this morning re-
ceived the hill of lading for the car
,ood of fonts to No used at the Chan
. w. au oxnoo+o, 70 r.och
s.1 Moa.ou
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

; 4
$500. >>>>><

Buddie Moseley was a visitor to
| Dallas today.
Miss Sue Steele has returned from
a visit to relatives In Abilene,
Miss Amy Vickery Of Fort Worth
is visiting friends in the city.
Miss Mary Flores of Rambin, La,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. M. Cum
by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Littlepage
are In Meyia visiting her parents for
a few days.
Mrs. II. P. Mizell went to Ennis
this morning to visit her mother.
Mrs. Chambers.
Mrs. Louie Rose and little son,
Melva. left this morning for a visit
to relatives in Wills Point.
Mrs. G.. l.. Adkisson and little
grandson went to Dallas today to
visit relatives for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. p. Johnson Of
/ Algora are in the city visiting the
family Of their son, w. G. Johnson.
Miss Wyatt OF Dallas, who has
been visiting Miss Owen in Bullard
Heights, returned home this morn
4 ing.
Miss Ruby Yelverton and Mis-
Ruby Blake have gone to Housto.
after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
9 Crow.
, Miss Walter Gottlich Of VIII
Point, who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. l.. Rose. has returned
home.
Miss Jessie Gray McGill has ar
rived from Murfreesboro, Tenn, t
spend two weeks as a guest of Mis-
Louise Groce.
Mrs. H. d. Logsdon Of sulphur
Springs, who has been visiting he
sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Cumby, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Beatrice Blake, who ha.
been visiting in the city the pas
few weeks, left this morning TO
Temple where she will visit relative
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

We are unloading a a Oklahoma
heavy ear corn-free of weeVll rms
will suit you, and if in need of good
corn will be glad to have your or
ders.
so WAXAHACHIE GRAIN co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

AN EXPERIENCED TAILOR is IN
charge OF our shop and supervises all
work done. Thus you are assured OF
first class work when left with us.
All work called for and delivered
promptly. Phone us. Matthews Bros.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

IF you would like to see how flow
ers can be grown out doors In Waxa-
hachie, ride by Bird FORESTS, the
Waxahachie Florist, and look at his
yard. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

| FOR SALE-Five room house on
! Williams street, $3.50. Nice cottage
on Lake Park avenue. 5000. See US
before you buy a home. Texas Real
Sty Co. ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

FOR RENT-Seven room house
corner Water and Monroe streets;
also n four room house corner
Marvin and Williams streets. See
Atkins-Rockett Co. IT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

! TAILORING-We have the best
equipped shop In town for doing
| your work. Give us a trial is all we
| ask. Ladies work gets our special
attention. Calvin Brothers. Both
phones. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

WANTED you to know that We rem
ovate old mattresses and guarantee
them to be as gooG as new. All work
! called for and delivered. Old Phone
| No. %. WaxAhachie Mattress Co. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-05

SEND us your repairing and press
ing. All our work Is done by the nos
skilled workmen and guaranteed to
be satisfactory. Porter will call 1or
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
& Brown. u
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Rector's Strange Funeral.

A curious request regarding his
funeral was made by the Rev. Paulet
Mildmay Compton. for fifty-eight
years rector of Iappleton. a few
days before his death.
The body was placed in a plain
oak coffin and, covered with prim-
roses, was conveyed by means of a
farmers wagon, drawn by team of
four horses, to the railway station,
nine miles away The tails and
names of the animals were plated
with straw and the team was han
died by a shocked driver.
The cortege was followed by a
large crowd of villagers, to whom
the aged rector had endeared himself
during his over half centurys min
istration
At the railway station a special
train was in waiting, and the coffin,
wagon and horses were conveyed to
Romsey, near Southampton. Here
the coffin was again placed on the
wagon and conveyed to Minsted, the
seat of the Compton family.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
See That the Collar Fits.

whenever | buy a new suit, !"
said the woman who had a new suit
for every season, my husband al
ways looks at the collar, and if that
suits him he says it's an excellent
fit. When | announce that I'm go
ing on a shopping trip he always adj
monishes me to get a good fitting
collar. It's true of most men who
observe women's clothes at all that
the set of the collar determines
whether they think a woman is well
dressed or not. suppose it's be-
cause the plainness of masculine at
tire make a snug, well-shaped collar
an absolute necessity to a we'll
groomed appearance.
And l believe men are right
about insisting on this feature in a
woman's suit, and that women would
do we'll to pay less attention to the
fit over the hips and bust and pay
more attention to the collar. A bulg-
ing collar can make the entire suit
look ugly, while somewhat careless
fit in other lines may be forgiven II
the collar only looks trim.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

Budapest is perhaps the most i'm
posing city on the continent after
Constantinople. What gives it it's
greatest stamp of majesty is the
beautiful blue Danube" nearly 500
yards broad, spanned by a magnifi-
cent English-built iron bridge, which
rolls along eastward between the an
cient fortressed town of Buda and
the modern city of Pest. The two
bear about the same relation to one
another as the old and new town of
Edinburgh. The German name of
Buda, the ancient capital of Hun
gary, is Ofen, or Oven. from the hot
springs near by, and, in the course of
three centuries, its grand old fortress
was the object of more than twenty
sieges, the last of which, in 1886, at
tracing many English volunteers of
distinction, resulted in the liberation
of Hungary from the Turks.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

Taste and Smell. Full size so cts, at Drug.
gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street. New York.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
A Positive
CURE =
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Da.e -

Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane. 1t cures Ca
tarrh and driv e s
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses of
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Glass Broken by the Voice.

1t is scarcely credible, but it is a
fact that a glass can be broken by
the voice. If you strike thin wine
glass while you hold it by the stem it
will emit certain note-in most
cases a pretty deep one. On ap-
preaching the glass rapidly to your
mouth and shouting into it the same
note as loudly as possible, the vibra-
lions of the glass being thereby ex-
tended, 1t will be shivered into frag-
ments. This used to be a favorite
experiment of Lablache, the re-
nowned singer, who would thus
break, one alter the other. as many
glasses as were handed to him.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
AN Az. ....CIATIvE AUDIENCE.
The FIFTY of the Performance Near
Cost the Actor His Life,

The i.f;-lity Oh tne performance Near
Cost the Actor His Life.
Tae late Joseph Jefferson used to
say that his career came very near
being nipped in the bud in a West
ern town. He at that time was
member of a small pioneer company
which progressed by means of three
"bull teams" from one mining camp
to another. They were always heart
lily received by the miners and cow
boys, who readily paid the five dol
lars in gold required to witness their
performance. Mr.. Jefferson was the
traditional melodramatic villain, and
in the third act was supposed to kid
nap 1.-The child" The supposed
mother, hearing its cries, rushes
upon the scene just as he is about to
escape, and fires a fruitless shot
from revolver.
Upon this particular occasion all
had gone well until this scene was
reached, and the audience, many of
whom had never before seen any
kind of theatrical performance.
sat as if spellbound. At the crack of
the mothers revolver, the spell was
rudely broken.
by heaven, she missed him!" a
red-shirted miner in the front row
shouted, drawing his own "six-shoot-
er'. and leaping to his feet. Round
to the back door and head him off
fore he can git a boss, boysi" he
yelled, and, following him, half the
audience stampeded for the exit.
The excitement was finally allayed
by the mother" and the villain APP
pearing hand in hand before the cur
tail and the managers explanation
of the situation. When the perform
ance had been concluded, the audi
ence insisted on paying another adj
mission price and having an imme-
diate repetition from beginning to
end.-Success Magazine.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Big Rent Ground.

BY the letting Of the Aldwych site
at sos, 900 per annum, which for the
123,350 feet is the equivalent, with
in a fraction Of 9s. per foot per an
mum. the London County Council has
brought into existence the greatest
ground rent ever. in the case of any
one building operation. created In
the United Kingdom.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
Feed

You need some of the Doing good
eed, for all your stock. Carefully and
scientifically formulated and is honest
goods . make speciality of,hcg ICED
which IS goo6 eor little pigs even lie
ore they are weanea. Al hogs ike this
famous iced Come to Lnwoo6 ard see
<anpIe-
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
NOTICE

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to the estate of the late Chs rles
f. Strider will please come forward
n isettle up all holding claims again st
the estate will present them properly
authenticated for settlement
Feb. 27, 1907
Virginia Stride Harrison
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

NJ. C. KENNEDY, f,c.o. ". tARrlN,
Vice Pres. & Gen'l SuI I. Sup.
A. Riddle. tien l -
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05
i DISTRIBUTING DEPOT FOR
Pittsburgh PERFECT" Fences

For time have been investigating New Idea in Wire
Fencing After careful
that have found the best field pittsburgh
Perfect is made of all galvanized steel
welded by electricity Every rod guaranteed perfect. All large
wires, the being line
hold moisture and
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-05

As Agent and administrator OF "
late William McIntire | Will Sc,
privately the real estate of the de''
dent, located on Winchester aVenO,
consisting of lot 50x270 feet lmpfo'''
by good A room house with all nes'.
sary out buildings, good cistern, eeii, a
very pleasant little home PosseS''O'
given at once.
w. E. Outcalt,
5l4 Wiacheater Avenue
Winchester Phone