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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

Waxahachie Livery and Transfer Co.
Prompt attention siven 70 aIi ca
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

A fine girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Schuster on Rogers
street last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

Electric Light globes can be Sc
cured at the Waxahachie Foundry 4
Machine Co. at II cents each, 16
candle power, Edison base. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

Phone the WAxahachie Livery and
Transfer Co. when you want a trunk
or baggage OF any kind hauled.
Phone ~. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

WANTED Your orders for cord
wood. - and feed. Shiye e. Keys
II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

It's the man on the night shift
That studies while you sleep to help
US please you during the day at the
We want to furnish you
IN our line. ]. T. Williams. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

ORDERS TAKEN At the Daily Light
oflico for engraved calling cards. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

Foley's orino Laxative cures
chronic constipa ton and stimulates
the liver. Orino regulates the bow
els SO they will act naturally and
you do not have to take purgatives
B. W. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03

Rev. Leonard Gill returned this
morning from trip to the Amar-
lilo country.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
BY GAS ASPHYxIATI0N
Elderly Carpenter Found in Uneon-
scious Condition, Jet Having Been
Left Wide BY Accident,
He Ayers

Robert Lawson, about So years old,
a carpenter, had a narrow escape from
asphyxiation yesterday, being found in
an unconscious condition in his room
at 1881 South Main street, with a gas
jet wide open and the room filed with
poisonous air. He was taken to the
receiving hospital, where the police
surgeons saved his life.
But for the fact that there was one
window open when he retired Sat
urday night, allowing a slight draught
of fresh air to enter the room, he would
have been suffocated.
Lawson retired early Saturday night.
According to his story he was tritie
nervous, and when he turned out the
gas might have Jared the stop and
opened it again. He failed to detect
the odor of gas and soon was asleep.
His condition was discovered at
1920 o'clock yesterday morning, when
Mrs. Nahoney, the landlady, went to
his room for the purpose of making
the bed. She was almost overcome by
the foul air, but entered the room and
found Lawson lying on the bed uncon-
scious.
She notified the police, and Lawson
was hurried to the receiving hospital.
He regained consciousness shortly
afterward and later was able to leave
the place without assistance.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
BURGLAR MAULED BY
HOUSEHOLD BULLDOG
MAKES HIS ESCAPE AFTER
STUNNING ANIMAL
Woman Aroused by Noise of At
tempted Entry Looses Her Pet
While She Runs for Hus-
bands Revolver

A pet bulldog was the hero IN
battle with burglar at the nome OF
Bert LIE Claire. 1921 Maple avenue, sat
urday night, and almost succeeded IN
capturing the man. AS a result OF the
animals efforts the police have large
sized piece of cloth that was torn from
the trousers worn by the robber.
About 1890 o'clock Mrs. LIE Clare
was reading in the front part or the
house. She heard a noise, as II some
one was scraping something along the
side Of the house. She listened intently,
but the sound ceased and she decided
she had been mistaken. Then, Just as
she began to read again, the noise be-
gan once more, and she arose to make
an investigation
Calling to the dog, that was lying
asleep on the floor near her, she opened
the front door and let the animal out.
Then she stepped on the porch. With
a hoarse growl the dog sprang from the
steps and ran arousd the house. Al
most instantly Mrs. LIE Claire heard
yell and sounds of scuffiing. The man
fell against the side of the house and
let out a string of profanity.
The woman was frightened, but soon
overcame her fears and rushed into the
house to secure her husbands revolver.
Before she could obtain the weapon
she heard the dog yelp, and ran to the
door i'm time to see the burglar dis
appear In the darkness.
The dog came running IN the house
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
PLUCKY GIRL SAVES
HOME FROM FLAMES
Newark Family Forms Bucket Bril-
gade and Has Fire Under Control
When Department Arrives
at the Scene

Only the pluck and prompt action
of Maurice H. NeWnark and his wife
and more especially his daughter yes
terday afternoon prevented the hand
some and costly furnished home of
the Newmarks at 905 Beacon street
from being destroyed by fire.
The blaze occurred shortly before s
o'clock. Miss Newmark had lighted a
powerful electric light, used for read
ing purposes in a cozy corner in the
parIor, and a lace curtain was blown
against 1t and the heat set the curtain
afire.
From the curtain the blaze commun-
icated with a lot of tapestries and for
a time it looked as if the flames would
spread to all parts of the house. Miss
Newmark who first observed 1t, gave
the alarm, but she did not stop at this,
and with her hands pulled the burn
ing curtains, tapestries and hangings
father quickly formed the servants
into a bucket line and water was
passed from one to another and poured
on the blaze.
BY the time the fire department ar
rived the family had the fire under
control and with the exception Of the
tapestries, curtains and some hand
some rugs, nothing was burned. The
damage is estimated at $500, fully COW
cred by insurance. Many of the tap
estries burned, however, were more
valuable than their cost. as they
cannot be duplicated
Miss NeWmark, who proved herself
the heroine of the fire, lost a costly
gown and was slightly burned about
the hands and arms.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
INCREASES CAPITALIZATION
Enormous Output and Big Order List
Are Causes of Growth from
100000 to Two Million
Corporation

In these days of merger and rumorS
of merger of combinations and at
tempts to combine, the recent action
of the Ford Motor company of Detroit
comes as an almost startling innova-
ton. The action referred to is the
increase in capitalization from 100000
to 81, 900. 900, papers for which were filed
at Lansing, Mich, November 5.
The Increase in capitalization is
mighty good evidence of the prosper
Gus condition of the Ford company, for
the increase is merely transfer of
81, 900, 900 from the surplus to the cap
ital stock,
In referring to the increase Jam IS
Couzens, secretary and treasurer of the
Ford Motor company, says: The fiscal
wear ending September 80 was the most
prosperous in the history of the Ford
Motor company. In spite of the flnan-
cial depression which started with our
new year and continued throughout the
twelve months more Ford cars were
sold than in any previous twelve
months and production fell short nearly
5000 cars of enough to fill the orders
received.
1--WE are rather proud of the record
of the past five years. We have been
able without once calling for outside
help and in face of most determined
and organized opposition to grow from
comparative insigniflcance into q
81, 900 900 cash paid up, no stock for sale
or ever offered for sale, prosperous or
ganization.
1--WE have built $4,000 cars in those
five years, have four times outgrown
our quarters, have established Ford
supremacy in the four quarters of the
globe, so that it can be truly said. the
sun never sets on Ford cars and We
have evidence that in the next twelve
months we can sell $4,000 more cars,
so decided has been the demand for
our new models.
with such excellent evidence of the
popularity of Ford cars there was no
waiting for election results before de-
termining the 1909 policy. In August
we started to build an entire new
plant, which when completed will be
the biggest automobile factory in the
world. The main building has nearly
ten acres of floor space. We expect
1909 to be the banner Ford year. That
we are TRIPPING our capacity is evil
dence of what we are looking for
ward to-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
BARTENDER STRUCK
DOWN WITH BOTTLE
ASSAULTED WHILE ABOUT TO
SERVE CUSTOMER
Supposedly Bold Attempt to Hold Up
Saloon Frustrated and cuIprit Is
Captured by FIeet-Footed
PatroIman

What is believed to have been an at
tempt to hold up the saloon of 7. w.
Gossard. at sol South Olive street. was
made yesterday morning at l o'clock,
just as Frank Bryan, the night bar
tender on watch at the saloon, was
closing up the place.
Bryan had finished counting up the
receipts in the cash register and was
about to place the money in his pocket
to take it home with him when a man
walked into the bar and asked for
drink. The bartender asked the man
what he would have, and the next mo-
ment WAS struck over the head with
heavy glass bottle filled with water,
which the fellow carried tied to string
around his wrist. Bryan was felled to
the floor and partly dazed. AS he
dragged himself to his feet he saw the
man coming round the end of the bar.
At once Bryan screamed for help and
the police, and rapid footsteps were
heard coming toward the door. The
fellow turned and ran out of the rear
of the saloon and west on Olive street,
with Patrolman Kennedy, who had
heard the alarm, in pursuit of him.
Two blocks further Kennedy ran down
the man and arrested him. =,
The officer, with his prisoner hand
duffed, returned to the saloon and with
the man, who gave his name as Harry
Boswell, was locked up on suspicion
Bryan was taken to the receiving hos
pital, where a long cash in his scalp
was sewed up by DIR. Cook.
The police believe that Boswell, who
is a former bartender and came here
two weeks ago from the east, is one OF
the two men who have been engaged in
the holdup business since it started here
this winter Another man, who is
thought to have been Boswel's partner
and acting as lookout, ran away from
the saloon and disappeared south on
Eighth street at the first cry for help
by Bryan.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
sEcoND-sToRY Bill, BURGLAR

"Hush!" whispered Second-Story
Bill. in q low, cultural tone, as a sound
from the directors room fell upon his
ears. Drop them tools, Jake. l hear
some one movin' around in the bank.
Jake obediently dropped the Kit to
the floor with a loud clang.
who's there?" came a startled voice
from the other room.
my heavens, this is awful" morned
Second Story Bill, dashing tear from
his eye. HE asks me who l am, and
I promised muh mother L would never
liei All, welI,'' he added, with heart
rending sigh, "a promise is promise,
and 1 will keep mine
Then he called aloud:
'I am Second-Story Bill, the pious
burglar" he said. "Who are you?"
There was cry of joy from the other
room, and in the open doorway the
figure Of a man appeared, smile upon
his face and his hand outstretched in
welcome.
81 am the president of this institu-
ton" he explained. 81 was afraid
you were the receiver, but, thank
heaven, you are only a plain burglar.
We may be able to arrange a settle
men that will leave something for the
depositors."
And hand IN hand they went at the
safe together.rJohn Kendrick Bangs,
in Success Magazine.
It's as easy to secure a bargain in n used
automobile, through want advertising, ii
used to be-and still is-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
SNEAK THIEVES BECOME
MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER
Numerous Houses and Rooms Re-
ported Robbed During Absence of
Occupants, but Only Small
Amounts Taken

Burglars have been busy the last few
days, the police having been notified OF
several robberies. In most cases the
amounts secured were small, ranging
from 81 to SIS.
Mrs Mitchell, rooming at STA North
Hill street. whine absent from home
Saturday, returned and found her purse
containing SIS had been taken from
dresser drawer.
A sneak thief entered the room of J.
A. F'ranzead, 63S Central avenue early
Yesterday morning and stole 81.
Mrs. Jeane McCracken, 315 East Ave-
nue. 81, reports her home as having
been entered between $3.50 and o'clock
Friday night and So in money and
check for SIS taken. Entrance was OBJ
tanned by an open back door
A Colts revolver and a small neck
lace were stolen from the home of X.
P. Hillnan, 143 East Avenue 4S, Friday
night or early Saturday morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
RAILROAD MEN REPLY TO
CHARGE MADE BY SURGEON
Alleged Statement That Wrecks Are
Due to Drink and Dissipation
Calls Forth Denunciatlon
in Denver

DENVER, Colo, Dec. &C. A. Hal
liwell, e. d. Elliott, w. S. Ammon and
w. S. Mcfarland, a special COMMITTEES
of Denver division No. A. Order OF
Railway Conductors of America, have
drafted an answer to the statement re-
ported to have been made by DIR. Il.
w. Corwin, division surgeon of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway at Pueblo, Colo,
in an address before the New York
and New England Association of Rail-
way Surgeons in New York city Mo-
vember II, to the effect that railway
wrecks usually "are brought about by
employees who drink. gamble and in
dulge In other forms of dissipation.
and not because they are overworked.
The committee characterizes the doc
tors remarks as "calumny," and de-
clares that while this gratuitous and
unwarranted attack was not confined to
any particular branch OF the service.
and while perhaps 1t is giving It too
much notice, it is so generally unfair
that it has caused some little discus
sion and feeling and possibly warrants
a public denial"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
With a piece of cloth in its mouth and

with a piece of cloth in it's mouth and
bleeding from cut on it's head.
When lie Claire came home shortly
afterward he made an examination Of
the premises and discovered that the
robber had attempted to enter the
house by prying open a side window
with a Jimmy"
The dog was slightly stunned by the
blow from the Jimmy" which the
burglar used to free himself from the
viselike grip of the plucky little ami
NAL.
The matter was reported to the police
yesterday and detectives are making
Investigations.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
NATIONAL APPLE SHOW TO
OPEN AT SPOKANE TODAY
President VIII Press Button at 1o:3o
o'clock This Morning-Luther
Burbank Sends Ex-
hbit

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 6-President
Roosevelt will press a button at 1890
tomorrow morning, Pacific time, which
will give the signal for the formal open
ing of the national apple show to be
held in Spokane December to IL. The
exhibits aggregate twenty carloads.
Twenty thousand feet of floor space is
not sufficient for the exhibits now on
the, ground. and the management is
puzzled tonight to take care of the over
flow The bulk of the exhibits come
from Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Oregon and western Canada is close
second Luther Burbank sent an eX-
hibit from California, and exhibits are
also made by states of the east and
middle west.
Japan also has installed an exhibit,
and displays are expected tonight from
France and England.
President Louis Hill of the Great
Northern is president of the apple show
and will be here for the opening. The
Hill lines alone offer $4,000 in prizes, and
have patronized the enterprise to total
sum of $500. Prizes aggregating $780,,
600 are offered.
You might just as well NOT BELIEVE In
advertising unless you are USING iS to fur
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
GIRL AND His MONEY
DISAPPEAR TOGETHER
MINER FINDS HUNT AFTER
AFFINITY EXPENSIVE
Police Report That Similar Cases,
Where Acquaintanceshlp Is Struck
Up at Cafes, Have In-
creased of Late

Andy Irving, a mining man who re-
Gently arrived in Los Angeles from Ne
Vana was robbed of S127O by mis-
mated affinity whom he met in a
local cafe several nights ago while see
ing Los Angeles by night. He notified
the police of his loss yesterday and
asked them to help him recover his
bank roll.
Irving had been working at a claim
in the desert. He decided to visit civ
ilization and pass a few days enjoying
the advantages afforded by city. His
first act on arriving here was to visit
the downtown section, where he pat
ronized several cafes. In one of these
places he saw an attractive girl. She
saw him, and it was a case of love at
first sight, apparently. They had sup
per together, and Irving paid the bill
from a large sized roll of bills The
girl began to grow more infatuated
with the man.
They left the place and he accom-
panied his new acquaintance to her
apartments on East First street. At
ter passing a pleasant evening the min
err babe the girl good night and left.
The hour was late and he hurried to
his room. He awoke the following
morning to the fact that his money
was gone He returned to the room
occupied by the girl and was told by
the landlord that the room had been
rented only for one night, and the "af-
finity'' had flown.
He is now looking for the man who
first advanced the "soul mate" theory.
There are numerous such cases re-
ported to us each week. said a police
official, but the first thing the victims
ask us is If the matter will be made
public. Then, in most cases, the guilt
BILE ones will leave without giving us
the particulars, saying they would path
er lose the money than incur the no.
toriety"
Many women who are proficient in
this method of obtaining money, 1t is
said, have come to Los Angeles from
other cities. They frequent cafes and
when they see man display money
become acquainted and later, when the
opportunity presents itself, rob the vic
tim and leave the city
Complaints of this kind have in
creased, according to the police RECORDS.
since the crusade against the red light
district began.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07

Bekins Van and Storage company, vans.
Lodges and fraternities of Los An
geles every evening this week will
have before them for consideration
circulars from The Herald's Santa
Claus editor, asking that they send
their contributions to the Christmas
fund to help entertain, feed and give
presents to poor children on Christmas
day at the Y. M. C. A. building and at
Simpson auditorium.
Several lodges have responded al
ready, but as most of them hold meet
ings the first three nights of the week
large returns may be looked for from
the generous individuals who make up
the personnel of secret societies in
Southern California.
Scribe ]. r. Gilbert of Magnolia en-
campment of Odd Fellows brought SIS
voted by resolution of the lodge to The
Heralds fund. There are more than
100 Eastsiders in the lodge and they
are a representative body. The Off
GERS are William e. Kingdom, worthy
patron; +. F. Durkee, senior warden;
John C. Ryder. junior warden; treas
urer, j. d. Pfeifer; scribe, j. r. Gill
bert.
Invite Santa Claus
Sylvan grove, u. A. o. D., sent in
$1.80 and invited the Santa Claus ed
itor to attend an entertainment Friday
evening, December IL, at the hall, 1881
North Main street, when, 1t is sug-
gested, a collection will be taken up
for the benefit of the children of the
city.
Los Angeles council, Royal Arcanum,
responded with check for S., Paloma
Rebekah lodge forwarded $3.50 and
Golden West circle of Druids sent 49,
Following are two typical letters re-
ceived by The Herald:
Dear Herald-As am reader of
your newspaper and as 1 see what you
are doing for poor people on Christ
mas, I want to tell you about a poor
but worthy family. There is a mother,
a widow, with a girl of 16 and a boy
of IA. Both children are sick. I can't
tell how they ever live. The mother
tries washing, and when they are well
they try to help. But they are very
badly in need. If you can send them
anything 1t will be a Gods blessing. l
am not able to do much, but we do
what we can for them.
"a READER"
The family referred to lives on Stan
ford street, Santa Monica.
Dear Santa Claus-I shall write you
a few lines to let you know that we
need presents for Christmas. We would
like to have a cart for a 2-year-old
baby, a suit for a boy of years and
a dress and a bonnet for baby of 8
months. We will be very glad to have
these things. MRS. S. B.,
East Thirty-seventh Street"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
Elks Mourn Their Dead

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 6.-The
annual lodge of sorrow of the Elks was
held this afternoon at the First Bap-
fist church and attended by an audi
ence that packed the entire church.
The grafton was given by Rev. H. e.
Murkett of the Cotton Methodist Epis-
copal church, and Judge L. M. Sprech3r
gave the eulogy for departed members.
Two members have died in the year
l.. 1. Coy, late county tax collector,
and Frank T. Aspinwall.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
Pine Bluff Again threatened

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec GA con-
tinued rainfall and the consequent soft
ening of the already crumbling bank
has renewed apprehension and it is not
improbable that considerable additional
nroperty loss may occur. notwithstand-
ing the rapid recession of the Arkansas
river. which at nightfall had fallen a
foot, The entertainments protecting the
wholesale district and county court
house are impaired to sucn an extent
mat IL is feared they will give way.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
Rrvan in AustIn. Texas

AUSTIN. Tex, Dec. civilian ].
BRYAN arrived here today and adj
dressed the Y. M. g. A. and an Elks'
memorial celebration Mr.. and Mrs.
BRYAN will leave tomorrow for central
Texas points on their way to their
home in Lincoln, Neb.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
OFFICERS OF ELKS
GIVEN WELCOME
CONTINUED from Page one)

ADOHIIHHeu ITOh AdKe UIoJ
mortal address, Hon. Frank G. Tyrrell;
solo, "Recessional,' G. w. Isaacs; 1.-THE
Vacant Chair" quartet; eulogy the
Rev. Josiah Sibley; abide With Me,
quartet; closing ceremonies, the
lodge; Nearer My God, to Thee" au-
dience; benediction, the Rev. j. Lewis
Smith; organ postlude, Mrs. C. r.
Mitchell.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-07
.asteurl,ea ana AbsoluteIr Pure
Shoes Half Price and Less

over two hundred big display bargain
tables are displaying shoes for men.
women and children. on sale in many
Instances for half price and less. Con-
vince yourself and come to the
MAMMOTH SHOE HOUSE,
SIC South broadway.