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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
B[OUNT IS MAN
DECIDED UPON
Submissionists Select Candidate
Tor Chairman Of Execu-
tive Committee.
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
The Ants Declare they Can Elee'
Mr.. Storey as Chairman Of the
Committee-The Lines are
Tightly Drawn.

San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 12.--
The submissionist leaders decided
last night that they would nominate
Hon. Stephen w. BTount for chair
man of the state executive commit
tee, in opposition to Mr. Storey.
This was the action of the steering
committee. 1t will probably be sub
mitted to caucus of the submission
lists today, nr at least, Thursday.
The action Of the steering commit
tee in deciding to oppose Mr.. Storey
came as a surprise 1t is understood
that members were prompted to this
course by the attitude of the anti
prohibitionists before the resolu-
ton committee. The submissionist
leaders say that If the ants had re-
Trained from making contest before
the resolutions committee they
themselves might have acquiesced in
the selection Of Mr.. Storey, but, they
declare, the action of the antis was
equivalent to the hoisting of the
black flag, Whereupon they decided
to fight to finish and to claim all
the advantages which their majority
in the convention gives them.
Mr.. Blount was supporter of
Senator Bailey. He differs from Mr..
Storey only to the extent that one is
a prohibitionist and the other is an
anti. Notwithstanding the excuse
| given by the submissionists fol
| bringing out Mr.. Dlount, it is gener.
ally believed that they were moved
by the desire to get whatever adyan-
tage there may be in having as
chairman of the party one who is
favorable to prohibition They see
that, as the delegates stand, it is pos
slble and even probable that some
resolution will be passed which will
greatly modify the submission plank
and really make it appear that while
the party submits the question of
prohibition, it is in fact as a party
opposed to state wide prohibition.
In deciding to elect as chairman one
in sympathy with the cause, they be-
lieve they can nullify the effect of
such resolution. That is, they can
make it appear that the democratic
party in fact stands for statewide
prohibition.
The action of the pros seems to
make it certain that there will be a
fight to the finish in the convention.
and that either the pros or the antis
will be whipped to a knockout. The
antis declare that they can elect Mr..
Storey. They say that while an over
whelming majority are instructed for
submission, sufficient number of
this majority or men who personal
ly are opposed to it; that on every
other proposition enough of them are
with the antis to enable them to
carry every other proposition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12

OKLAHOMA City, Okla, Aug. 12s-
Thousands of republicans are gath
cred in the metropolis OF the new
state today for a great Taft and
Sherman ratification celebration.
The republican state convention met
at IL O'Clock this morning and will
proceed to ratify the candidates Sc
lected at the primaries early this
month and to adopt state platform
OF principles. Great enthusiasm at
tends today's celebration, as the vo-
ters Of Oklahoma will participate in
presidential election for the first
time this fall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
Commissioners Cut Rate Of Tax
alton from 48 to q Cents
on Hundred Dollars.
INCREASE N BRIDGE FUND
Funds for Keeping Roads and Bridges
in Repair VIII Be Increased by
About Ten Thousand
Dollars.

Ellis coutny is one among the few
counties in Texas where the county
tax rate was cut more than half In
two under the operations of the full
rendition law. The reduction made
was greater than the court really an
ticipated and the commissioners are
highly gratified with the excellent
showing made in the increase of tax
able values.
At Tuesday afternoons session oil
the court the rate Of taxation for the
year 1908 was fixed at 21 cents on
the 500 valuation Of property. The
rate last year was 48 cents on total
valuation OF about $4,000, 900. As
stated in these columns a few days
ago the total valuation this year is
$36,136, 6,010, an increase of more
than $15,000,O00.
Under this rate the amount to be
derived for the general revenue fund
will not be SO large as last year, but
there will be an increase Of about
$4,000 in the road and bridge
fund. The general fund, however, is
in no danger of depletion as about
$500 in cash will be carried owe,
from this year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
Montana Elks Meet.

Great Falls, Mon, Aug. H.
What promises to be the biggest
roundup Of Elks ever held in Mon
tana began today with the arrival
of the advance guard to the state
convention of the order. Great Falls
gave hearty reception to the visit
ors and will entertain them at a
public reception this evening. The
first business session will be held
tomorrow morning and the grand
parade In the afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12

When you need plumber. call
Bunkley. with F. 8. Cronk Co. Roth
phones 81. ~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12

Mrs. c. L. Brady went to Fort
Worth this morning to visit friends.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
FALLS BETWEEN COACHES.
Feet and Hands We're Severed From
the Body of n Negro.

Hillsboro. Texas, Aug. 12.-As
the Katy flyer from Fort Worth was
approaching the depot here about
1890 Monday night negro man
who had been riding on top of one
of the coaches stealing ride, in en-
deavoring to climb down while the
train was still in motion, fell be-
tween two coaches and was caught
under the wheels sustaining fatal m
juries Both feet and both hands
were completely severed from the
limbs and his skull badly fractured
was evidently a stranger, as no one
could identify him here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
Indians Protest Taxes.

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 12.--In-
dians of the Chickasaw nation are
holding a pow-wow at Sulphur to-
day to devise plans for defeating the
proposal to tax Indian lands. Under
the treaty the redskins were not to
be taxed until the title passed from
the allottee or until after the expira-
ton of twenty-one years. Attorneys
will be employed to make fight for
the enforcement of treaty stipula-
tions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
The Coolest Place in Town.

Is the First Baptist church at the
Wednesday night prayer service. The
pastor will begin tonight q series of
bible readings Subject tonight:
Faith. Be OF hand at 8 O'Clock
and bring your-bibles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12

The United States civil service
commission announces that on Sep
tember 2, 1908, an examination will
be held in Waxahachie for the posi-
tions Of clerk an1 carrier. Applica-
tions for blanks, instructions, ETC.,
should be filed with Miss Mae Elliott
at the postoffice before the close OF
business August 25.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-12
Contract for New Church,

E. S. Boze of Waxahachie has
been awarded a contract by the
Methodists of Rice to build a new
church there. Work on the structure
was commenced this week. The
building will be constructed of brick
and will cost in the neighborhood of
$21,OO0.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
CRIMINALS MAY
HOLD CONVENTION

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Poliee head.
quarters has heard that DR.. Ben L.
Reitman of Chicago, who calls himself
!" King of Tramps," and has spent the
last twenty years doing rescue work
among the inhabitants of the under
world, has issued a call for sseon-
vention of criminals TO meet in this
city next month.
To that part of Dr. Reitman's pro-
gram which is directed toward the OBJ
tanning of safe conduct and immunity
from arrest of the delegates while they
are in the city, Inspector McCaferty,
in charge of the detective bureau,
makes strong objection.
q II order the arrest Of every erimi-
nal who arrives for the convention, !"
said Inspector McCafferty, '"and / am
not yet sure that / won't arrest these
persons who are getting up the affair.
We want no assembly Of criminals in
this city
'tDr. Reitman says. - it was suggest
ed, "'that all of the criminals VIII
agree to do no criminal act while they
are in the city"
DIR. Reitman may believe what those
fellows tell him., said the inspector,
but / won t. We can, and WILL ar.
rest all of them as suspicious persons,
and the chances are that we II find that
many of them are fugitives from jus.
tice, escaped prisoners, men under in
dictment, or men wanted in connection
with various crimes. We II tarow out
the dragnet and gather them in. -
According to the prospectus of the
convention, criminals from all parts of
the country are to meet here TO discuss
their relations to society, TO the police
and to one another Brotherhood -
is to be the watchword of the conyen-
ton.
The titles of some of the addresses TO
be delivered at the convention, If the
police forget to go around and arrest
everybody connected with the gather
ing, are:
ssTwenty-one Years Criminal, Tween
ty Years Prisoner" dope and
Booze, = sfDo the Police Give the Cri-
minal a Fair Deal?'' - Easier to Com
nit Crime Than to Find a Job. = s'What
Society Owes the Criminal, and 'EThe
Average Income of the Criminal.
Inspector McCafferty laughed when
he came upon the last topic.
"They d all fatten their averages II
we let them collect in New York, = he
said. e'This is a hospitable city, but
we have to draw the, line somewhere.
In this case Wen draw it before the
temporary chairman of the convention.
begins his opening remarks. 1t does
seem shame though, to stop it before
the committee on resolutions gets its
-aport ready. I'd give a month s
salary to get look at that report. =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
A SURE THING.

HGentlemen, said a man on the
rear platform of the street car to five
or six others of us, "there is to be no
r;ore hard times. The last of the panic
has vanished. =
CHOW do you make that outs" was
asked.
ssT saw BRYAN at Denver and had a
long talk with him. In fact, | went
there for the purpose. We sat down
ike two old chums, and I told him that
times were so tight in the East that
MANY of as eouldn Il get glass OF beer
a week. He is going to establish 1000
free breweries as soon as he takes his
seat.
esThen I told him about the high
price of meat. He doesn t eat IT, and
had heard nothing about it. He
promptly said, however, that he would
put the best porterhouse steaks into
the market from his farm in Nebraska
at s cents a pound. He said at
first. but I told him We gladly pay 8.
ssThen I told him how potatoes and
other vegetables had advanced. and he
promised to look into the matter at
once. / suggested the hanging Of about
100 farmers and 200 groeers as a great
moral lesson, and he said he would
think of it seriously.
ssThen I told him that shoes had
jumped 50 cents a pair in the last year,
and he could hardly believe it. He is
going to furnish 100000 eowhides and
open 100 shoe factories, and You II see
the price drop TO 81 pair.
EsAnd. lastly. / told him about the
..ares+x- If money with rs. and he made
a memorandum on a piece of paper that
he was to send s100,000,0O0 East next
day and have trusty agents see that we
All got our share. Whoopi Hurrahi
ANYBODY that don t want to live now
ought to he kicked to death by a
mule
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31

Note.-Barometer readings are cor
rected for temperature, instrumental
errors, and local gravity, and recuceo
10 sea level. Average cIOudiness stated
In scale from 0 to 10. Direction Of
wind IS prevailing direction during :
hours ending at s P. m Neloclly oA
wind is average velocity IN mics Per
hour 7 indicates trace Of ram.
WIN. 3. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
WHAT 1T WILL DO.

A woman buys a sewing ma
chine 1or what it will do; not as
an article of furniture, A mai
carries a watch to tell him the
time; rot as an investment OF
surplus capital. The same prin-
ciple when one is Ill. We want
the medicine or the treatment
which will relieve and cure. The
friend IN need must be friend
indeed, something, or somebody,
witk g. reputation. There should
be no guesswork in treating dis
case. People have the right to
k1s0ao what a medicine is, and
what it viii do, before they take
it. It must have behind it an
open record of benefit TO others
for the same diseases, series
of cures that proves its merit
and inspires confidence. It is
because it has such a record that
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
is bought and used without heGi-
tation or doubt. It's Good Name
is the solid basis for the faith
tie people have in it; and a good
rane has to be earned by good
deeds. It does what you have a
Tight 20 expect it to do. It is
palata SIC IS honey and contains
all the nuUritive and curative
properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophosphites
and the Extracts of Malls and
Wild Cherry. In Scrofula, Ane-
mia, Nervous and General Debi1-
ity, Influenza and Wasting Conn
plants, it is to be thoroughly
relied upon. Doctor J. L. Car
rick SAYS: '-T have had remark
able success with it in the treat
ment of Consumption, Chronic
Bronchitis, Catarrh and Scrofu-
ious Affections. It is Of spacias
Talue in nervous prostration and
depraved nutrition; it stimulates
Tie appetite and the digestion,
promotes assimilation, and enters
directly into the circulation with
the food eI consider it marvel
GUS success in medicine. q Every
dose effective. You cannot De
disappointed in it." Sold bF
snenists throughout the wSr;4
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
EUROPEAN PICKPOCkETS
SKILFUL IN PILFERING

f'The American who travels In Eu-
rope and does not keep the closest
watch on his yaluables is almost sure
to be relieved of his personal belong
ings by piekpockets, said w. E. Mig
hell, vice president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce, who has
just finished a two-year tour of the
world, to an American representative
at the Belvedere.
1.-THE light fingered gentry are ae-
tive everywhere, from London to Cairo,
but I will give the palm for boldness
and dexterity to the professionals of
Italy, where the plumber of pockets
has been reduced to a fine art. | am
careful man and did not need TO read
the constant warnings against pick
pockets, and vet in the great plaza of
Venice I was robbed last summer of
nv letter of credit for $4,000. There
was an enormous crowd that had turn
ed out to hear the band play, the day
being Sunday. and / was jostled two
or three times by a huge fellow with
a black mustaehe. Finally seeing that
he was doing it purposely. / lost my
temper and addressed hot remark to
him. at which he exclaimed: Pardon,
monsieur dropped his umbrella at my
feet, and in stooping to get it man
aged in some way to get my letter OF
credit, although it was in an inside
pocket. 1t caused me lot of trouble,
the sending of many eablegrams and
some money, but I managed to have
the payment stopped and the thief
profted nothing.
Gin Rome last Christmas day went
out for a ride in the suburbs to see
some rare paintings Iii an old church.
Wishing TO see the country, I took
street car that was densely packed. The
air was prettv crisp and / wore an
overeoat closely buttoned. How on
earth the rascal managed to get my
watch and make away with it will puz-
zle me to my life S end. but he did the
trick, as / found on getting off the
car.
nHad it been only an ordinary time
piece / would never have said a word
of the loss. but it was an unusually
fine watch and I valued it much more
than the $500 it cost The manager
of the hotel, whom [ consulted, adj
vised nae against reporting the theft.
He said that the local piekpoekets OPP
Grated in gangs, and that within an
hour after being taken the watch was
probably in some other city. This did
not sound well to me, so ] hunted up
the United States resident consul and
narrated my story to him. He gave
me precisely the same advice as the
hotel man. Still unpersuaded. I called
on the chief of police That official
was polite. but he wanted me to de-
post the 800 reward I was willing
to pay. I saw no advantage in this.
and told him a think it over.
"fThat evening the hotel manager
told me of an American who had been
recently robbed of $1,000 and who had
put UP 5000 in advance with the po-
lice and who was still waiting for the
recovery of his money. He had made
up his mind that he d like to get back
his 5000. but the Roman police refused,
saying they must have time
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
MOTORCYCLE JOE GETS
INTO SPEEDY CLASS

The police departments motorcycle
and its rider officer, Joe Leal, demon
strated their fitness yesterday In a
speed contest with the machine of the
Rapid Transit Company. Leal has
boosted that his machine is the speed
lest ever, while Superintendent Pratt
of the Rapid Transit Company takes
considerable pride in his own machine,
both being the Indian make. But Mr..
Pratt did not feel equal to riding at
full speed on machine which is like
IL TO hit up to fifty miles, and James
Herriek. regarded as one of the best
motorcvclists here. was placed IN
charge of the machine. The riders chose
the Kapahulu road and Kaimuki Hill
for the contest This was won by
Leal, about forty motorcycle lengths
ahead. after an exciting run.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
BISHOP MUSEUM RULES.


Editor Advertiser: I am sorry that
the cares of this wicked world have
hitherto prevented my coming to the
support of Kamaaina, who expressed
himself so vigorously and artisticallv
In last Tuesdays Advertiser, in regard
to the unreasonable and egregious rules
in force at the local museum. ! second
Kamaaina in his contention that man
has the indefeasible right to retain mis-
hat on his head wherever he goes and
to refuse to give away his autograph
free. Fancy, however, my eonsterna-
ton on my late visit to the museum
to find that I could only enter its
precincts by sacrificing my inalienahle
privilege of expectorating upon its mar
BILE floor. / do not expect to be be-
lieved. but it is nevertheless lament
able fact that the third commandment
of the museum decalogue confronting
and affronting the visitor upon the sign
board at the entrance reads "Gentle.
men must remove their hats and not
spit upon the floor j take heart with
Kamaaina in the consolation that this
medieval regulation relates to gentle
men only.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
SAID LUM SHEONG
USED 4 KNIFE

Because Lum Sheong cut him with
a knife. Kimura, japanese pantry
man at the Moana Hotel, swore out a
warrant for the Chinese. who was ar
rested last evening Both men are
employed at the beach hosiery, and
the other evening engaged in wordy
alteration. which ended up with a
fight. in which a knife is alleged to
have been used by the Chinese boy.
The wounds Of the japanese are not
serious. but claiming an assault he had
his coempIoye arrested.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

First quarter of the moon Sept. ).
The tides at Kahului and Hflo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is TO hours
&C minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that Of the meridian OF 19'
degrees thirty minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1870 p m, which Is
the same as Greenwich 0 hours min
utes. Sun and moon are for local time
FOR the whole group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
The Sherifship.

Regrets were heard yesterday at the
declaration of John Lane that under
no circumstances would he allow his
name to be used in the shrievalty
nomination contest, and that he was
out for Mayor or nothing. 1t was
stated that, in the event of the NUM-
eipal Act being knocked out, there
would be nothing then in the least in
consistent in his running for sheriff.
If there is no mayorship to be com
tested for. there could be no question
of Lane selling out if he didn t try for
it. although it is generally regarded
that his fear of being accused of tax
inc a bride is morbid and unreasoa-
able.
If Lane could be persuaded to ae-
cept the nomination. the Office might
BE saved to the party.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Issued Every Sunday Morning by the
local Office. Q. 8. Weather Bureau
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
MAY PROHIBIT STAGE MONEY.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Chief Will
kie. Of the secret service, proposes to
test the law in relation to the right
of persons to make stage money
such as is freely sold in the form of a
roll Of 800 bills.
4 ease in which one of these 800
hills has been passed as lawful money
has come 70 the attention Of the secret
service. and Chief WIkie believes issu.
anee Of such "stage" money viii be
adiudged unlawful when a test case Is
made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
TEST CASE UP
FOR TRIAL TODAY
Confined from Page one.)
Reorganized Committees

just at present there is considerable
discussion among those to whom the
contribution box for campaign funds
viii wander as to what the probable
makeup of the new Territorial and
County committees win be. It is pref
~ generally understood that this elee-
ton the contributors will want to
knew good deal more about what is
what than they ever had the chance
to before and the fact that only in
dividuais are allowed to subscribe now
gives the Individuals a better chance
TO ask questions than when the cor
poratlons were the ones asked to dig.
The Territorial Committee, as now
constituted viii probably not meet
again 81 don t Think we II have any
more meetings." said Secretary William
Savidge, yesterday, "let the new com
mittee get organized and at work. m
tired of it all, for myself, and I think
most of the others on the committee
feel the same way. Hard work and
abuse doesn t make me happy any
more.''
1t is suggested by some that Jack
Atkinson would be a good man as
chairman OF one of the new commit
tees, being man who knows the game
of politics and Il at the same time a
man in whom ill classes have CON
fidence.
There are others who viii endeavor
to get J. P Cooke to serve as a COM
mitteemal, and r. f. Morgan and 9TH
ers of hat stamp, men who would run
the Republican campaign in a square,
busiressiike END energetic way. With
IN the past week number of bust
ness men, men who are Republicans
from pr;ncsple, have been heard to
state that the makeup of the commit
tees and tile names on the party ticket
will have all to do this year with
whether they contribute to the cam
paign fund or not.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31
LONDON BooDLERs CONVICTED

LONDON, Aug. Ten municipal of
fcia1s of Mile End parish, charged with
grating, were convicted tonight after
a trial lasting a month. Although the
amounts involved were small, the case
excited the greatest interest because
trials on such a charge are unusual in
England. Thirty lawyers were engaged
and the cost of the trial is estimated at
$50 00O
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-31

The first trip viii be to Calcutta, and
Captain Schau viii command her. The
Niagara 5 gross tonnage Is 6,554.56 and
net registered tonnage 4119.3S.-Marl- |
time Register.