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The Washington times., 1908-06-05
WALTER WRITES PLAY
FOR DAVID BELASCO
Author of Paid in Full Planning
Production for Blanche
Bates Next Season.

NEW YORK. June 5-Eugene Walter,
former newspaper man, who a few
months ago was sleeping on a berch in
Madison Square. and who IS now re-
ceiving an income OF about 8. 800 a week
and enjoying place in the front ranks
OF American dramatists. has signed a
contract with David Belasco TO turn out
the play which will open the, season IN
the new Stuyvesant Theater.
Walter, who became famous in a night
by the production Of his play, Paid IN
Full" has reserved for himself uumer-
GUS prerOgatives and privileges which no
other dramatist has ever succeeded in
eXaCting from BeIasco.
The name Of the new play IS not Civ
en-. There Is strong probability that
the vehicle will be used by Miss Blanche
Bates, who has returned 10 the Belasco
fold after a short rebellion.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
POLICEMAN'S FINE
MAY BE REDUCED

Following hearing given to Police
man 2. b. BreedOn, OF the Third pre-
cinct charged with 'hocdling"- police
term for lOiteT,ng-the Commissioners
today referred .he case to the hoard
with The recommendation that the pen
atty be reduced to a fine or $40 In the
trial II was alleged that Breed0n .cld
an untruth, which testimony was aiken
board.
The major end superintendent Of DO
lice will be asked 10 have the question
Of alleged untruthfulness made the sub
Ject OF an investigation by the board.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
LIZARDS IN RIVER
KILLING OFF FISH

MILLERSTOWN, Pa, June 5.-To the
rapid increase OF black lizards in the
Juniata river i'm this vicinity Perry coun-
~ anglers asCribe the rapid decline in
the number OF fish I'm that once well
stocked stream.
Jerry Thompson, of Howe township.
in lifting one of his nets recently found
therein thirty-thTee lizards, seven fish
and one eel When cut open every one
Of the lizards was found 20 contain
many small fish, and in several in
stances It was seen that they had been
feeding on spawn
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
SUICIDES FAREWELL
BEARS NO MALICE
Deformed Tailor, Broken-Hearted
Rides Wheel to Dock and
Leaps Overheard.

ERIE, Pa, June 5.-Broken-hearted
and tired OF life, according to his last
letter TO loved ones, Elmer Kemper.
a deformed tailor, committed suicide by
drowning himself in the harbor of the
State street dock at midnight. He rode
a wheel TO the dock and left his CLOTH
ing piled up on il The body was re-
covered this morning. In the dead
mans coat pocket was found the fol-
lowing note.
"A farewell to all. with i'll feeling
against no one. I have thought for
weeks about the step now taken. and
am sorry that 1 have TO do il. I am
bToken-hearted and tired of life, ana II
would be only a little while until 7
would lose my reason. ! bid farewell
and ask TO be forgiven. You will ind
my body at the foot of State street. -
He was formerly one Of the firm OF
Kemper Brothers. merchant taIIors Of
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
Pay Dirt.

Suburban Washington real estate. Just
the lot you want 10 buy at the price
you can afford TO pay IS advertised on
the great special page for property in
vestors in tOmOrrcw's Times.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
AVENGED SISTER;
GETS FIFTY YEARS
Alabama Man Severely Punished
for Staying Deftmer of Girls
Character.

ANDALUSIA, Ala, June Sitting
between his sister. for the honor OF
whose name he killed George BagIev.
and his aged, white-haired father.
whose sobbing protests filled the court
room, Finley Howard today was SEN
fenced to prison for fifty years. being
found guilty Of first degree murder.
The severity Of the verdict was q bir
surprise, as Towards TESTIMONY +bat
he shot Bagley for slandering the
name Of his sister and. also in self
defense. was substantiated by several
witnesses.
The Bagley AMI Howard families are
both wealthy and prominent, and the
trial attracted more attention thar auy,
other ever held IN the country.
An appeal viii be taken to the SUI
preme court
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
WILSON FUNERAL
TO BE TOMORROW

Funeral services for Charles Shipley
Wilson, the prominent lawyer who died
at his residence, Il Iowa Circle, yester-
day viii be held at the house tomor-
row afternoon at O'clock. Interment
will be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr. Wilson was fOTty-f1Ye years old
ana the son Of Judge Jere Wilson.
Three children survive him
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
DUCHESS INVENTS BANDAGE

Duchess Philip of Wurtemberg has
contrived a bandage that is so sCien-
tihcally constructed that manufactur-
eFs nave taken out patents covering the
right to make IL in foreign countries.
The duchess is Sad to be the most pop
ular Of all the royal ladies OF Germany.
and much. or her popularity is due TO
her interest In the sick poor.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
MISS NELLIE PENFIELD,
Sixteen Year-Old Girl, Who Says She
Was Dragged Before Being Taken
on the Canal Boat.

and ask me for mylast dollah " my last
crumb OF bread I'd give II n YOU and
thank you for takin' H.
The Washington times., 1908-06-05
"Got a Good Hesrt. ;,

That's cause I got a good heart.
This here young girl she told me she
wanted 10 take trip on my boat and
wanted TO cook ont Hkin' TO disObIige
her I says yes sch can go. I ourghent O
have did H. But / did. That shows what
a fool a man will make out OF himself
when he's got good heart.
Il Amt never been locked up before in
my life an I'm always respectful-Iike
before women folks. Why, once In Cum
Derlaud-
tn" capn grew reminiscent. He re-
called modeatly the fact that his good
heart and gfllantTy had won for him
name as e LOchinvar Of q quiet and
orderly caliber in Cumberland His in
tenJions, he claimed, were always OF
the best. The cap'n had never heard
Of Sir Galahad. but he admitted that
his character was mucr like the famous
knight.
Young man." said the Cap'n impress
siNely, don't you never go geJtin' a
good heart like I got. TN only get you
in trouble"
Meanwhile DetectiFe Baur OF the airy
marns-, fits from spot TO spot collect
ing e'ilence against O. the man with the
good heart"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
ANTI-BAILEY CONVEN TION.
Plans Perfected for Gathering OF
Democrats at Waco.

Plans Perfected for Gathering of
Democrats at Waco.
Political opposers of United States
Senator Bailey will hold conven-
ton in Waco tomorrow, as the re-
suit of a call issued by Chairman
George w E. Riddle of the Demo
cratic Club of Texas.
The stated purpose of the conven-
ton is to take steps to prevent Uni
ted States Senator Bailey from be-
ing sent to the national convention
at Denver as a delegate at large and
''to fight against the evils in politi-
cal and official life which have come
to be generally grouped under the
name of Raileyism.''
The Bailey adherents are also ac-
tive and the senator is being BOOM
ed as one of the four delegates At
large from Texas to the national
democratic convention at Denver
Many of them are advocating max
ing up the Big Four" as follows:
United States Senator Charles A.
Culberson, United States Senator J.
w. Bailey, Governor T. NJ Camp
bell and State Chairman George A
Garden.
There seems to be little doubt
that these four names will be pre-
sented by the Bailey men at the
state convention in Fort Worth on
May 26
The result of the Waco meeting is
looked forward with keen interest, as
it is expected that the opposition to
Baileyism will assume more con-
centrated form. Names of four dele
gates at large will also probably be
decided upon.
/ The special train for delegates
will pass through Waxahachie to-
| morrow morning at S:19, and it is
quite likely that large number will
go from here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
A DEATH TRAP.
Accidents Imminent at Jefferson
Street Crossing.

Accidents Imminent at Jefferson
Street Crossing.
If it is within the province of the
city council to do so an ordinance
should be passed requiring the Katy
to construct a viaduct for vehicles
at the West Jefferson street cross
ing of that road. That crossing is
perhaps one of the most dangerous
in the city, Constructed as it is with
high dump and with deep bitches
on each side it is little short of
veritable death trap. The risk any
one takes in driving over this cross
ing is to be increased in short time
by the construction of a double
track to the interlocking plant. 1t is
understood that the survey for the
new track has been made and that
work on it will begin in the near
future.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

Everyone in the Alamo realized
the defense could havn but one end
Yet none would yield. They knew
what mercy they might expect from
Santa Anna At last. on March g..
the cannon tore a breach in the
walls and the Mexicans rushed in
Worn out as they were with fatigue,
starvation and t'1 staht fighting, the
Americans twice drove back their
assailants, with heavy losses. But
at the third charge the Mexicans.
by sheer weight OF numbers, gained
foothold inside the inclosure
There was no surrender. Every
American fodSht like a hero, know
ing how hopeless was the battle All
fell, fighting, except five, who were
overpowered and captured. These
were butchered by Santa Anna in
cold blood. Women as we'll as men
were slain. Some reports say that
three women and two babies sur
vived the slaughter. Others that
one baby was left alive
In a little more than a month af-
terward the battlecry of the Texans,
Remember the Alamo" rang out as
Gen. Sam Houston took an awful re-
venge at San Jacinto. The Mexi-
cans were routed with terrible loss,
and Santa Anna captured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
IS BEATEN AND ROBBED
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OF
DALLAS COUNTY FARM
HAS STRENUOUS TINE

Dallas, Texas, March 6-Accord-
ing to a report made yesterday morn
ing to police headquarters, w. H.
Eggleston, whose place of residence
uous experience Wednesday night
His story is that he was decoy-
ed to a point on the Interurban sew
eral miles west of the city by a man
whom he did not know and after
being knocked in the head and
badly beaten he was robbed of S155,
all the money he possesd.
Eggleston claims to have been In
search of farm in the vicinity of
Dallas and during Wednesday met
a party who said he thought he had
something that would suit him only
a few miles west of Dallas. The
stranger, Eggleston said, at the city
hall, gave the name of Rodgers. They
made arrangements to take an even
ing Interurban car and left Dallas
SolIe TIME late wednesday, dttei-
noon.
When stop No. 23 was reached the
two alighted and had only left the
car track a short distance when the
other man attacked Eggleston and
besides striking him over the head
with some kind of blunt instrument
also struck him several blows in the
face.
Following the attack the victims
pockets were turned wrong side out
ward but nothing but the money was
taken from his person. When Eggle-
ston recovered sufficiently to reach
the lnterurban line again he man
aged to stop a car and was taken
aboard and carried to Fort Worth,
where his injuries were dressed and
he came back over to Dallas and re-
| ported the matter to the police de-
partment. No arrests have yet been
made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
PLOT BATTLES POLICE
Chicago Officers Labor Diligently to
Run Down Anarchists But
Their Work Appears to
Be in Vain.

Chicago, March 6.-Continuing
their efforts to connect the attempt
ed assassination of Chief of Police
George M. Shippey last Monday with
an anarchistic plot, the police yes
terday raided rooming house at
76 Johnson street and seized a
trunk full of property belonging to
Henry Goldstein, one of the alleged
anarchists now under arrest.
The trunk, when opened, was
found to contain more than fifty
books written in Jewish, and heap
OF Jewish newspapers and other lit
erature The police believe Goldstein
took the trunk to the rooming
house in an effort to prevent its con-
tents from getting into possession
of the police. One of the books was
written in English. 1t was entitled
What Socialism Thinks, How to
End Panics, or an Address to the
Poor People" published by the An
archists' Federation of America,
New York
could purchase books from NJ. Mai
sci, New York, were also found. The
literature was turned over to Chief
of Police Shippey and his assistant.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
CONFESS TO FOUL CRIME
For Purpose 81 Robbery, Blacks
Armed With Axes, BrutaIly
Slew White Couple
Taken From jail

Hawkinsyille, Ga, March e.
Two negroes, Cherry Roberts and
John Henry, were lynched near here
yesterday and their bodies burned.
They were accused of the murder OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hart One of
the negroes confessed to the crime
and said the motive was robbery.
Roberts and Henry were arrested
Wednesday, following the discovery
of the body of Warren Hart. The
body of his wife was lying nearby
in a dying condition. The murders
took place at Frazier, near the Hart
home. Mr.. Hart died as the result of
blow on the head, apparently from
an ak. Mrs. Hart was seriously
beaten and was found unconscious.
She died Wednesday without having
gained consciousness. Yesterday the
negroes confessed their guilt, were
taken from the county Jail and car
ried some distance from town and
hanged to tree. The lynching par
ty consisted of number of men
who concealed their identity with
masks
After the hanging the bodies were
cut down and incinerated. There is
no excitement in the county as the
result of the hanging
The crime for which the negroes
were hanged was committed just at
daylight Wednesday, when some one
attacked Hart as he left the house
to feed his stock. The murderers
then went into the kitchen of the
Hart home and attacked Mrs. Hart
with an AK, leaving her for dead.
The purpose of the assault is believ
ed to have been robbery The muir
derers did not get any money, al
though the Harts We're known to
have about 81 1000 in the house.
News of the murder spread rap
idly through the section and in the
vicinity of Empire, a village near the
scene of the murder, there was most
intense excitement Over 1,000 per-
sons gathered, among them many
friends of the aged couple, who for
med posse, secured dogs and be-
gan a search. Within a short time
the two negroes We're arrested and
| brought here for safe keeping Dur
| ing the night mob gathered near
I the jail demanded Roberts and
! Henry, and then took them to an
| isolated place near the scene of the
| double murder, and lynched them
| Mr. Hart and his wife We're 65
| years old
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Judgment Rendered Against Firm
Because Dissolution Was Not
Printed

Tha. it pays TO advertise was dem
onstrated in the district court of Ell
lis county Thursday afternoon when
a jury returned verdict against j.
A. Simmons & Co., in favor of H. r.
Grant. The exact amount of the
judgment has not been learned, but
it was between 500 and $500. The
plaintiff in the case is credit man for
the Waples-Platter Grocery COM
pany. The defendants were formerly
engaged in the book and cigar bus
mess in Waxahachie. In the trial of
the case the defense attempted to
show that Mr.. J. c. Simmons was a
member of the firm only about one
month, retiring and being succeed
ed by Louis simmons This change
in the firm actually took place, but
because it could not be shown that
dissolution notice had ever been
printed in some newspaper the
Judgment applies to each and every
member of the firm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

Rosie Stein and Olga Averbuch,
who were arrested in the investiga-
ton of the attempted assassination,
were released from custody.
No new evidence was obtained
against the life of city officials.
The date on whicn Emma Gold
man was to speak at the German
Hod Carriers Union hall in this city
has been Cancelled and the money
paid in advance has ben returned.
Information has been received
here that the chiefs of police at st.
Louis and Birmingham have received
letters threatening them with death.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

ALI parties who hold claims
against the estate of w. j. Patton,
deceased, will present them to Will
Hancock at once. 2S9
j. R. PATTON, :
Temporary Administrator.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

New York, March 6-Governor
Hughes will be guest of honor at
the dinner of the Traffic Club to-
night, and it is expected that he
will air his views on the subject of
railroad legislation
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
Will Reopen Railway Shops.

St. Louis, Mar. 6.--It is announ-
ced by officials of the Gould roads
that the Missouri Pacific shops in
Sedalia, Mo, employing 500 men,
and the Iron Mountain shops in Lit
tie Rock, employing 1900 men.
which were recently closed on ac-
count of the falling off in business,
will shortly reopen
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06
SaIso.

For cleaning glassware, enamel
ware, silverware, brass, gold or any
other metal or earthenware. F. S.
Cronk Co. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

Tomato plants for everybody, 25
cents per hundred. Bird Forrest,
the Waxahachie florist. 800
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-06

Daily want ads bring results.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-27
The White River Junction Crossing

The board of railroad commissioners
considered the question of station Ia
cilities at White River Junction Wednes-
day morning. Two plans were submitted.
That of the Central Vermont contemplat-
ed a new depot on the northeasterly SIDE
of the tracks which would be approached
bv the present subway near the, Smith
bakery and would occupy in whole or
part the site of the present freight sta
ton. which would then be moved to the
southerlv part of the village. The Bos-
ton & Maine calls for subway, 2O feet
wide opening at the southeast corner OF
north end. then under the tracks and
coming to the surface some 10 feet from
the northwest corner of the present sta
tion.
Other plans that have been put before
the commission call for the removal OF
the shifting yard to the. extreme south
end of the Junction and taking up all
but two or three tracks in front OF the
present station. A new station on the
side of the tracks next the park has also
been suggested and in the minds OF many
of the citizens would best subserve the
interests of the public. ;,
The railroad companies practically de-
MED all the material allegations OF the
petitioners, at the same time admitting
that things were not what they ought to
be. and expressing desire to amend them.
The plans were examined closely by the
commissioners, attorneys and citizens
present. In view of past experience, no
great expectations of satisfactory result
are manifested.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-27
HORSE JUMPED ON BEHIND.
Startling Experience Of Jacksonville
Stage Driver Wednesday Night.

William Il. Clark of jacksonville,
driver of the Brattleboro and Jackson
vile stage, thought for an instant
Wednesday night that he had been at.
tackled by highway robbers, but he
soon discovered that a runaway horse
had jumped upon the rear part of his
buc kboard. Previously he had used a
buc kboard between Brattleboro and
Green River, and a sleigh between
Green River and Jacksonville, but on
that night he covered the entire dis
tance with his blackboard for the first
time this season When a short dis
tanee beyond Green River something
struck him on the back of his head,
and as he had no warning he was con-
siderably startled. On facing about
he saw horse riding with him, all
four feet being off the ground. The
horse was attached to a sleigh, but
there were no bells and as the ground
at that point was covered with snow,
the noise Of the approach of the run.
away was drowned by the noise of the
blackboard. Mr.. Clark succeeded in
getting the horse off the buc kboard af-
ter an hour of hard work, and just
then its owner, Z. f. Evans Of Green
River, arrived. He said the horse ran
about mile and half. TheNhorse g
legs were cnt, but the blackboard was
not damaged.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-27
PERSONALS.

G. II. Smith is at Northfcld Farms,
Mass. this week.
Mrs. MARY Kirkland spent Saturday in
Springfield Mass.
W. ;. lngraham left Wednesday for a
business trip to Chicago.
Miss Helen Parsons went Tuesday TO
Springfield, Mass, for visit.
Miss Flora Wilson went to Northamp-
ton, Mass, yesterday Tor visit.
Z. II. Crane and II. c. Rice went to
New York city today on business.
Mrs. +. II. Smith of Northfield Farms,
Mass, is spending the week in town.
Florence Ferriter begins tomorrow TO
work in Z. j. Fenton 4 companys store.
William Carlton went Tuesday to Port.
land, Me-, to spend few days at his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce are guests
at Marshall Howe's in West Townshend
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Brasor returned Sat
urday from few days visit in Northamp-
ton, Mass.
Mrs. Hal L. March gave dinner Mon
day in honor OF Mr.. Mack's birthday an
niversary.
Miss Angie Persons OF Chester comes
tomorrow to stay over Sunday with Miss
Rita Eckels.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Dunham and dangh-
tiers went today to Atlantic, \. j., where
they will spend two weeks.
Mrs. w. +. Neal returned last week
from Boston where she has been study
ing spring styles in millinery.
Miss Mary Doyle entertained few
friends Wednesday evening, the occasion
being her birthday anniversary.
Lawrence Putnam of Norwich univer-
sty is expected tomorrow to spend his
Easter vacation at his home here.
Perry Stearns of Greenfield was among
the out of town guests who attended the
Brooks House assembly last night
W. Mclaughlin has moved from Mr..
Guiheen's house on Washington street to
Mrs. Randall's house on Pine street.
Jay Peach of Middlebury college and
Denton Smith of Norwich university. are
at their homes for a few weeks vacation.
Miss Elizabeth Sullivan left town Tues
day for New York where she will enter a
nurses training school for a course of
study.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Putnam are ex-
pected to return today from st. Johns
bury where they have been spending a
few days.
Carlton Perry has finished work for E..
J. Fenton & company and has gone to
Boston where he has employment in an
automobile mandatory.
James Blake has gone to Bellows Falls
where he has position as foreman of sec
ton p of the Boston & Maine railroad.
He will move his family there next week.
r. L. Darlington and family left town
Tuesday, Mrs. Darlington and the children
going to her home in Newburyport, Mass,
until Mr.. Darlington locates permanently.