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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
ERECTION 9E q CONCRETE H9!ggEs
Experiments IN ElEs Coan.y Prove
Superiority Of This Material.

la At meeting Of the county com
missioners Of Ellis county last win
ter 1t was decided to begin disca rd-
Ting wood and steel bridges and re-
kriece tAAlM WltA t11sfoScaA ecenl6e
4ctGses. - Jarrett 81 waxaha-
chic who has had several years ex-
perience with concrete as building
material was engaged in the commits
sioners to superintend this work
Mr.. Jarrett was interviewed recently
- 10 tbs Sr9xyess .fs. hsd. Ysde WITH
this work and said:
The commissioners court OF ellis
county have, since last March. ex.
pended about 5000 in the erection
OF concrete bridges and culverts.
These bridges are built OF re-inforc-
ed or armored concrete The steel
rods are OF the best Of high carbon
steel. guaranteed to have tenstile
strength OF 10000 pounds to the
square inch and are corrugated to
prevent slipping In the concrete.
They are used to form a binder In
the concrete, the steel to prevent the
concrete from breaking and the con-
crete to prevent the steel from
bending. Thus reinforced concrete
is five times AZ strong az the ordin-
ary concrete. These bridges are al
ways constructed to carry live load
|og $50 pounds to the square foot.
This Is more than double the
strength necessary to carry the road
sasiiies. Wife thls '@i is something
new In Ellis county. 1t is by no
means new In other parts OF the
country. They have been in use in
the old countries for many years,
and In the northern and eastern
ntates they have been using them
}sJr:-,hr 5!yss:s,t t,esya.se.AH..t.,, l..ssy.s.
~. MY se~ -sf -ss@. ssy~e .. -as.v&y -gyy-
TENS OF the country are using REIN
forced concrete In preference to
steel trtdges for the reason that
the life OF concrete II everlasting,
while stssi win rusi and dscJmp poss
after nnmber OF years. TO convey
IN idea. OF the size. cost, ETC., ol
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30

ins. but Ii was quickly peccelved
that more apparatus would be neces-
sary to fight the flames and gem
eral alarm WAS turned In, bringing
every available piece Of apparatus
In the city to the scene.
While the nre was at Its hottest
and the iremen had crowded into
the Crsddock building In order 70
reach the blaze in the heart Of the
block, With crash the entire Sec
Dad NooS fell upon them bearing
,xe ,xsthe j, u ,E.sYcswc"s Esjsht ], et 1.s hsg. :.
rel goods and causing scream OF
horror 1sesn these osisside and cry
of warning from their fellow fire.
men.
Immediately every fireman within
2t,srss- ria,ryvA ira~.sh+S. 9siin ~ue--..s-
flooring, tearing aside timbers. heav-
- ssy>Ear Ii ~. 'sts Us -s,Mu lsrstyssix
to light in few moments the ymok-
cd and blackAned firemen on whom
the, .eylssav,. haM sallGh. With the ~
cepti5h Ut oae who was pinned down
by the timbared planktng in such 4
manner that only the upper part u
AM head ~As yiaihlts "
Those who were caught beneath
the floor we're:
rt Wolf Of tts Central Truck
company. na
VIII stampley OF No. Engine
company.
Roy West. captain of No. fire
company.
A, |. Davis, hoseman for company
No, g. H"
AT 2:35 this morning when the
rescuers finally removed the debris
from around Fireman Davis and had
conveyed him to the hospital, they
found just a few feet away the life
less body of another man. Fire
Chief II. F. Magee looked at the re-
mains and expressed the opinion
tnat they were those of j. M. Par
ton, driver of Number Two COM
pany. Chief Magee said he thought
1t was Parton because Parton was
the only member OF his department
as yet unaccounted for and because
the remains no far as he could see
bore a resemblance to Parton.
Davis was accompanied to the
hospital by DR., Rosser who gave
him attention on the way and prom
ised the firemen that he would work
hard to save the life OF their COM
panion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
OFFICE EMPL0YE
SHOOTS OFFICER
Charles Fitzgerald Is Probably
Fatally Wounded at Gin
ton, Miss.
ATTACK IS UNEXPECTED
Official Had Just Checked W. A.
p Sofsbys sAttoa..s' AZ f5ssoiGdce" :"
When the Latter Sho,
Him Down.
J. ). ~ "a 4sn &. -@sss ess

F AtsNt SoE, .TakfsfT syeHt' ~ U ~ i."nF q J"
office inspector Charles Fitzgerald
of this city, was shot yesterday by
w A.. Sorsby, a clerk In the Clinton
postoftce.
Fitzgerald Was brought to Jack
son on the first train and carried to
the sanitarium. Sorsby's bullet en-
..sI,sA sfsaSs.1... lcst. 4eo$a .tj,t -.,. hia9
bone, inflicting a dangerous wound.
and the chances seem to be against
his recovery.
Fitzgerald had been at Clinton
two days checking up that office, of
which Mrs. Cabiness is the postmis-
tress Sorsby married her daughter
ana had heen running the Office.
Fitzgerald is said to have found ir-
lrogularities In his accounta and had
started bNck 10 bis home IN Jack
son. While on the way to the depot
and carrying grip In each hand,
Sorsby suddenly appeared before
him, stuck a pistol to his side and
Hred before his victim could raise
| his hand or utter a protest. Fltzger-
AID has been In the seryice for twen-
| ty-thfee years
( Z. Fitzgerald, who was brought here,
died at 10 O'Clock last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
REPUBLICANS HAVE RALLY.
Address Delivered by Hon. A. II.
Culver 9f Ennis.

N"uiVss t'ciScreu ny uon, ~, ~.
Culver pf EMnis.
Quits asnumber OF Ellis county re-
publicans attended rally at the
county courthouse Tuesday night
An address In behalf of the nation
al and state tickets was delivered by
Hon, A. II, Culver OF Ennis.
The speaker was introduced by
~ 80. g. Ma. Gr!dAy .os ..Wt.abseMe
candidate for county attorney on the
republican ticket. He said 1t was q
pleasant duty to perform because
the speaker came at the instance OF
the state committee.
Mr.. Culver spoke about on hour
and thirty minutes, He started out
by saying that he had always been
a democrat, but recently he made ur
his mind to cast his lot with the re.
publicans. He said he was impelled
to take this step chiefly because the
republicans OF the south are now
eliminating the negroes and the
democrats are taking them in.
The speaker devoted some time
to national issues and then assailod
Governor Campbell and the thirtieth
legislature. The burden Of his song
was an appeal to democrats to &c
back a OF their primary electior
pledge and vote for John N. Sirnp'
,s92 for EasVsarpos,,~,., .,4y,,,....,.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
TRYING FOR PLACES ON TEAM.
Selections for Trinity Football
Team to he Made.

The football prospects at Trinity
University are exceedingly bright
for this season, Many new men are
out for place on the team. The
team from tackle to tackle Will av-
erage 206 pounds, including tack
les, guards and center, The whole
eleven will tip the scales at 1870
pounds. These men are very fast for
such weight. The back field are
working under Floyd Ferris and are
showing up we'll. Some ten men are
trying for back field positions and
the selections from these men will
be carefully made. The boys neet
the assistance of the city In attend
ling the games. The management
would be pleased to have any an,
y&W La ,,MItnAss yvn"tiee. eS, wel.. 3,
the regular games,
Monday, October 5tk, r. C. u. o.
Waco will be on the local field This
Is the first college game Among the
men who are out for the home team
TS. ~ !, \, ;S y \;
Kennedy, Anderson, Buie, Prude,
Gibson, Chapman, wilkins, Culbert-
son Karner, Gibbons, Edmonson, II.
Jones. Orr, Glenn, Wayd. pevry. AN
these men are very PROMISING" mol.
for the team and one OF the strong
est teams In the association will rep
;,N&~~sS. -TYsYn:.~ 'kss. ssoEs -tk.s~a> ,s-ehea
ule VIII be published later.
The men VIII be divided into
| equal squads for practice game
tomorrow afternoon. The public IL
| invited to witness the contest
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30

concrete bridges we Wiz take as an
example; Where there is now 90
foot wood bridge, the real opening
hr channel OF this bridge Is hot more
than 10 or IL feet. the approach
es being about ten feet on each side,
thus in order to span the branch 1t
requires about a thirty foot Wood
bridge Now In concrete, it would
only be necessary to build ten or
twelve foot arch and ten foot wings
ON, each side, and fil in the wings
,wtth .tes,yth .Ws, wnold. stiu hasy.e. a. sas
much or more water space than with
a thirty foot wood Nvsdge, th:s at >
cost of about $3.50, There is no reas
on why q bridge of this kind should
be any more expense to the county
! fs,f sfts" SS-xt itstr ---s.-i~. q ~ ~Ysfyfs.
while the average life Of the wood
il.Ttae" Is '&yiy /. e gaass Y yasst
bridges are constructed with earth
roadway and thus there is no wear
|.an them apd nothing To rpst or rot
and shsy should Gs oya.las;ing. Thoy
are usually constructed with ia
foot roadway. Nov while t,is mag
seed ts.faer' aarrow, stHl psS-ss III
nt6oadani2sd roads are yeT3 seldom
mpra.than IL feet.
Concrete bridges are not limited
to the small branches. but on the
other hand they can be constructed
over any stream. They have been
h,,S faspN IN ~ txx he
cleav,s and In Dallas county they
have them from 60 to 80 feet clear
span; thus we can span any stream
in Ellis county.
Now as to the cost Of the larger
spans, 1t would be about the same or
a little more than steel.
In most parts OF the county the
rough materials for this construc-
tion are reasonably convenient
There are several reasons why
concrete is much more economical
than wood, In the first place they
are everlasting; they do not require
the attention and expense necessary
to keep them in repair; they are
always ready for traffic of tho heav-
last kind. they WY not wash oNt ard
stop traffic on the road, and they
prevent the earth banks from cav
Ing or slufiing on The first cost OF
concrete bridges Is little more
than wood, still this Is more than
offset by the permanence Of theii
construction, All competent engin
ears and roadbuilders, who have hat
lany experience, agree that reinforc
ed concrete Is the cheapest an(
most permanent construction 70
highway bridges and culverts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
WOMAN MAhGLEO
(. !. i. BY ANGRY cow
Mrs. Josephine C. Harmon At
tackled and Gored BY Mad
, s.rA 80 q -a'N-. ~, t.a1..s -, VS. 4, 1.,s II
Animals Horns.
.MMy STITCHES TAKEN
More than Three Hundred Required
!. q Sew. Up the Wound Stomach
Is Torn and Inlestines
q. Drop Out.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. S0.---About
$3.50 o'clock Monday evening Mrs,
Josephine G. Harmon. 127 Harrison
avenue. was attacked by an angry
COW and received injuries which
may prove fatal Immediately fol-
lowing the accident the injured
woman was removed to DR.. Leake's
infirmary, at which place several
doctors sewed Wy the wound she re-
ceived
The COW attacked Mrs. Harmon as
she entered the yard for the puI
pose OF milking. The COW is with
young calf, and 1t is said that when
Mrs, Harmon entered the yard she
was followed by dog. This seems
to have angered the cow, and with
one lunge she knocked the unfortu-
nate woman down, Immediately fol-.
lowing this attack, the COW gored
Mrs. Harmon, the horn entering one
side of her body and ranging clear
acroSS the. stomach. ...,.a .-,.. =.
A large and ragged cash was torn
clear across the woman's stomach,
from which the intestines were
hanging when persons who had seen
the attack hurried to her rescue.
More than 500 stitches were TAX
en- in closing the wound. which was
declared by several doctors to have
been one of the most remarkable
that had ever come under their OBJ
keryauon. The wound was jagged
and the skin had been so badly torn
that it was very difficult to close the
| .oahd ina 1so Eei 11aN1e...'' 20 -
The intestines were not torn In
the least, and 1t Is due to this fact
more than any other, tat the wom-
an lives. One of the doctors in the
case stated that the intestines on the
r j J. r. ~ ~ &.es%*aRt,
~ bruised by contact with the horn
OF the COW when 1t first entered the
woman's side. That the intestines
were not badly torn is considered
most remarkable.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
,sasl.,.gs .y:agil, ,.nY4l..iu.l

Denver Colo, Sept. 30.--With ad.
dresses OF welcome by Mayor Speer
and Governor Henry A. Buchtel,
Colorado's preacher executive, and
the annual address OF the president,
fs 4ktx&sS>AS = :, ~ aas.x ~ ~
fourth general session OF the Amerl-
can Bankers association was open
ed today. The Brown Palace hotel,
the scene OF the sectional meetings
OF the last two days, housed the con
yention. Financiers representing in
stitutio-s with an aggregate capital
?t etlNons we've sD atLerd3pcc, .
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30

Washington, Sept. 30.--After mid
night tonight letter may be depos-
tied at any p0stotsice In the United
States for delivery AT any point In
Great Britain or Ireland at the
. !. .s.s;s q y. e.,!s sa.s.GsSts,S secg.s ng rarsgN
|. 'th2 RAE. sso% pssgs.h.g ts. AXIS .asr.s
for letter Weighing an ounce or
less and three cents for each addi-
tional ounce. The reduction In rates
was reached after long negotiations
Setwsel the possa! authorities Q.
ehis country aac thu 3fsish govsrn-
mentag <<~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30

The Waxahachie fire department
established another record for quick
work Tuesday evening when \
stream OF water was thrown on the
public school building exactly three
and one.half minutes after the
souding Or an alarm at the Are sta
ton. The distance run was about
one-fourth OF a mile. The horses did
not leave their stalls until the alarm
sounded In the three minutes and
half that elapsed the horses were
harnessed, the run made, the hose
unwound from the reel and coupled
to plug near the residence of T.
10. Cheatham. Just Ave minutes af-
ter the alarm was turned in the en-
sgssg;e. cc,mGspy. ,gsas throw't,y,gs g stream
or water over the building. THIS is
good record and one that the tirs
boys are proud Of.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-30
Millinery NJ Cheeycs Brothers.
The fall show OF millinery inau
gurated by Cheeves Bros. 4 Co.

.ys tH2slsi,s. ~ w. .a. pt'.sasd tTcsr, Ny
',ts4&~t-' ons c;-Ass-t stnr. hr3rg WRIT
ed by hundreds Of ladies during ths
.two days. The display WAS . bsauti-
ful blending Of colors. all the pop-
ular shades being shown n =. lavinh
manner Al tho lsaAlas styles q
tAiavrsd latz sv " ~ foaad IA I
|auperh array.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-28

upon which are carved three she I inscriptions. They are: .
 The Union of the States.
 The Supremacy of Law.
 Unselfish Pubic Service.
 Nowhere on the monument is a ? reference made to General Harrison 5 public career even mention of the fact that he had been prisident of the United States being eliminated.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-28
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION IF NEW
 YORK ON RECORD IN FAVOR IF GUARANTEE IF BANK DEPOSITS

peril solvent as well as insolVent
 banks.
 Attraction of new deposits by req son of the additional safety offered. Securing government deposits so
 that they may be safely placed with any bank and may be used for the sup | port of trade and industry.
 Providing for the elasticity of the currency through the immediate con
 version of deposits into bank notes in
 seasons of expanding trade, and
 through an equally easy conversion of
 the notes into deposits when trade contracts.
 Touching the management and con- trol of banks, the committee was of the opinion that development of
 sound banking methods would be ma terially promoted by making such re-
 demption district responsible for the
 examination and control of it's note issuing constituents and by charging l it with share of the losses incurred 1 if any bank in it's territory should be- come insolvent. The committee con cludes it had reason to believe that the sentiment in favor of a gUaran- tee of deposits is growing in all sec tions of the country; projects for that
 purpose had been presented to the legislatures of several states, and it was the main feature. of nineteen bills then before the House of Represents tiyes of Congress.
 Another committee of the Mer- chants association made up of repre- sentatives of ten lines of business and lr1n sr, oil hn plans for the reform of the currency, which it declared -s.unresponsive to the needs of trade and industry" in a bulletin distributed February 24, 1908, reiterated the associations endorse ment of the guarantee of bank depos- its and notes
 Again. on March 19, 1908, in an ad- dress to the merchants and manufac- turers of the United States, the Ne~ York association, tersely urged ob- jections to the Aldrich bill, contrast ing it with the Fowler bill and giving as 8 conspicuous advantage of the lat ter bill its provision which would guarantee all deposits with an in- surance fund of invincible strength"
 Major E. R. Richardson, chairman of the State Boad of Election, and Dr. J. Y. Crawford, of Nashville. Tennessee, were visitors at Democratic National headquarters. They are leading dem ccrats of that city and brought cheer ful news to headquarters. When asked about the political situation in Ten nessee, Major Richardson said:
 My attention was called to a special from Nashville, Tenn, published in the Record Herald, announcing that the republican managers in Tennes- see, at a conference, decided to make every effort to secure the enforcement
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-28
HARRISON STATUE
 IS UNVEILED
Ceremonies at Indianapolis Yesterday Are Largely
 Attended.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 27.- Amid the enthusiastic demonstrations of a great concou-se of people the handsome bronze statue of Gen. Ben- jamin Harrison, twenty-third presi dent of the United States, was un yelled today. The ceremony of the unveiling took place in University Park; opposite the Federal building and in the heart of the downtown section of the city. Surrounding the statue were great stands to accomo date the many distinguished officials and guests invited 10 take part In the exercises.
 From a military standpoint the cc- casion surpassed any similar event ever held in Indianapolis. The big parade which preceded the unVeiling exercises embraced the Tenth Regf- ment of the regular army, stationed at Ford Benjamin Harrison, the no table Black Horse Troop of the Gull
 yer Military Academy, a large con tingent of the Indiana National Guards, the SpanIsh-American War Veterans and many semi-military or ganizations.
 The exercises at the monument were of a simple hat impressive char. acter. Vice president Fairbanks, as chairman of the monument comnis sion, presided and turned the monu
 ment over to Mayor Bookwalter, vi 0 accepted it in behalf of the city of Indianapolis. The oTation of the day l was delivered by Hon. John L. Grff. fiths American consul at Liverpool
 and an intimate friend of the late president. MT, Grifiths was intro duced by Governor Hanly Another speaker was Gen. John w Noble of St Louis, who was secretary of the Interior in president Harrison's cabi- net The program concluded with a poem read by James Whitcomb Riley and dedicated to the occasion. The widow and children of the president
 were among those who attended the exercises.
 haus. the well known sculptor, and Is pronounced by the family and friends
 to be a striking and splended like ness of the late president. It shows the president in a characteristic pore
 while delivering an address. The statue rests upon a handsome granite base. On the front side of the bare is the simple record of the name nf the man honored by the memoris L, and the dates of his birth and deata
 Below this, on the lower base, or foundation stone, is the line; Great Lives Do Not Go Out. They Go On
 Half way surrounding the monu- meDt Is magnificent stone exedra,
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News Notes of the Campaign

J. C. Callaghan, Who is the demo cratic candidate for county treasurer, remained in the city yesterday. He is meeting with splendid success in his campaign for the office which ne is seeking and it is Q sure thing that he will poll a handsome majority over his republican opponent. Mir. Gala ghan has once been tried in public office in this county and made a splen- did recoro-Dougias International American
 The democratic ticket in Cochlse county this year is proving to be the most popular ever named by that par. ty. From every section of the coun- ty comes reports of harmony and en- thusiasm among the democrats and this condition has only one meaning and that is that the democrats this year are in the fight for a complete victory and that this will be the re suit there is not the shadow of a doubt
Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-28
Party Lines Broken

Any one who travels about the country investigating political condi
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Especial to Reivew.l

CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-The merchants Association of New York three times took action while the F owler currency bill was pending in Congress to ex- press it's emphatic approval of that feature of the bill which guarantees bank deposits.
 The Board of Directors of the As sociation. on February 21, 1908, gave among it's reasons for the approval of the Fower bill tn fact that it ~pno- vides for guarantee of both deposits and bank notes, besides promoting the establishmeBt of an elestie cur rency and providing for the division of the country into banking districts, each responsible for share of the losses therein, and controlled by a board of local managers, and produc- ing, without sectional jealousy, the advantages of central bank and it's branches.
 The Associations committee on bankruptcy and law, replying to oppo- sition to the guarantee feature, in a report on February IS. 1908, approved by the directors, advised the endorse mept and support of the Fowler bill because besides other merits pos sessed by it. guaranteed both bank deposits and bank notes" by CO., insurance fund. contributed by tho banks and managed by the United States
 The committee made this statement in support of its position:
 A careful study of the principi of CO., insurance of deposits as thus eStab- lished, nas brought us to the convic- tion that the objections advanced against it are more superficial than real and such weight as they may legitimately have are far outbalanced by the direct benefits to be derived from its workings To the argument that 1t is unfair to compel banks which have been better managed, or have accumulated larger capital and surplus, to aid in guaranteeing the de posits of their weaker competitors, it may be answered, while freely con ceding this claim, that the bill leaves undisturbed, every other advantage. such as personality, efficiency, loca- tion, etc, and above all, the great at traction of ability to pay upon demand at all times as entrusted with the annoyance and delay attendant vupon the Population ofsa poorly managed institution with the aid of the guaran- tee fund
 Among the obvious and positive ad vaptages of the guarantee fund given by the committee of the Merchants association are these: ...
 Prevention of bank runs, which i'm