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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-05
DABRow 10 DEFEND FRIEND
Goes to Ohio to Look After Murder
Case.

WARREN, Ohio. March S.
When Afford Kinsman. a wealthy
resident Of Kinsman, this county.
faces a jury this month to answer to
the charge Of staying George Birrell.
he viii have as his leading counsel
Clarence Darrow. the famous Chica-
go attorney who successfully defend
ed Haywood and PettibOne, the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-05

The usual skepuclsm regarding
stage money win be shaken BY the
aet that the closing Of a bank In the
theatrical district has tied up actors
deposits ranging FROM $40 to $4,000
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with local applications, as they cam
not reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is
not a quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years and is
regular prescription. 1t is composed
of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combinations of the two in
gradients is what produces such
wonderful result in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, Price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
4 combi6ed f6sfc and love
BUSY YEAR FOR THE STORK.
More Than Twelve Hundred Births
Reported in Ellis County.

According to reports made by
physicians to the equity clerk Of
flc. the stork was kept iasy in Fl
lis county dig Inc yeaI 1907. In
Thar 5ear IL at II !. ';lcr@aI 81 IN
population was 1927. These figures
were taken from the record of vi
tai statistics kept in the Office of
County Clerk Loggins. For the same
period of time only 262 deaths were
reported. Since the vital statistics
law became effective there have
been 6,87S births and 1856 deaths
in the county.
County Clerk Loggins' report for
December shows 1913 births and 16
deaths for that month. OF the births
TO were males and 66 females. OF
the deaths, the sexes were equally
divided. There were fourteen births
to colored parents md two deaths
of colored people reported.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
ONLY BRYAN is AVAILABLE

r. H. Watkins, the Washington
correspondent of the Mobile Regis
' ter, says that among democratic
senators and representatives very
few are advocates of Bryan's nomi
lation, but practically all of them
Jay there is no help for it,
There are 1877 democrats in the
house of representatives and thirty
one in the senate. From the strictly
southern states-Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Tennessee, Texas and Yir-
ginia-there are twenty senators
and 105 representatives who are
democrats. Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri and Oklahoma have seven
democratic senators and twenty-siX
democratic representatives. There
are two democrats in the senate from
western and none from the northern
states. From all the northern and
western states there are forty-three
representatives. According to Mr..
Watkins, not half dozen of these
favor the nomination of Bryan, the
Others being ready to welcome any
other candidate available.
Mr.. Watkins reports southern
democrat as talking in this strain:
"If our people would only assert
Themselves mean the democrats
of the south-we would stop this
suicidal way of letting the nomina-
ton go by default to Bryan. II our
people had the courage OF convic-
ton, they would stand from first to
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
BRUMBY'S APPEAL.

State Health officer w. M. Brum
by has made an appeal to the press
of Texas to disseminate certain
facts. According to the doctor 'our
system of vital statistics is in en-
bryo, but it is growing fast and, with
proper encouragement and support,
can and must be made a success.
Since it is comparatively new to the
people it will require considerable
amount of education for them to be
made to realize it's value, and know
ing that the press is the most power
full and efficient means we have of
bringing matters of public interest
before the people and that they also,
realizing the exigencies of the case,
are in a position to enlighten the
people, | appeal to them for their
cooperation in furtherjng the cause
of vital statistics, and to assist us
in molding public sentiment in or
der that the physicians, midwives
and others be forced to make more
accurate reports and our next legis-
lature more ample appropriation.
The law provides that all births and
deaths must be reported promptly to
the county clerk by physicians, sur
geons, midwives and accoucheurs in
attendance at the same under penal
ty of from IS to $50, and that the
county clerk under similar penalty
keep the same as a permanent rec
ord and supply a copy to the state
health officer, monthly. Every effort
has been made to get those interest
ed to make proper reports to this
office, and a large number of physi-
clans are complying with the law,
but there are still large number
that fail to report, and while l de-
sire to maintain amicable relations
between the members of the profes,
sion and this department, | shall in
sist on the enforcement of the law,
and expect to make an example OF
some of the profession at an early
date. While we have recourse at
law, yet laws not backed by public
sentiment are seldom of any conse-
quence; therefore, | am anxious
that the public be impressed with
the necessity for this work, and urge
them to give their cooperation by
insisting that all physicians, mid
wives and others make prompt and
accurate reports" The enforcement
OF this law can but result in general
good.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

In language short but sweet the
Dallas Times Herald wisely says:
Hon. Martin Dies of Beaumont is
feminist the Improvement of the
navigable rivers of Texas 1t is as
good as a $1,000 to 81 shot that the
Hon. Martin Dies will be classed
with the ALSO rams after November
1908" Texas needs men in congress
who are in favor of developing the
state and are willing to work indus
triousIy for the enlistment of ma
tional funds to help IN this cause.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

The St Louis Republic says:
when it is announced semi-official-
ly that a republican congress has
the decks cleared for action in a
campaign year, it is not thought
necessary to explain that the clear
ing process consisted OF removing
blank cartridges whose subsequent
explosions attract public attention
without alarming campaign contrib
utors."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

last for the nomination of a south
ern democrat, representative of a
body of citizens who have never fall
tered in any party emergency, al
ways voting Loyalty for the ticket.
AS it is, it looks as If the democracy
especially in the south, has be-
come a hopeless, nerveless degener-
ate, ready to fawn even upon the
western idol, who has himself done
as much as any other man in the
country to provoke Roosevelt fetch
ism to reckless extremes.
But the time has passed for in
diligence in anti-Bryan talk. Six
months ago there was a chance for
a formidable Culberson boom, but
that gentleman would not give his
sanction and so it came to nought.
Now only Bryan is available; his
nomination by reclamation seems al
most certain.-Waco Times-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
THE GREAT DIVIDE.
Drama Depicting Life in the West
Pleased Large Audience.

Drama Depicting Life in the West
Pleased Large Audience.
The widely heralded and eagerly
awaited greatest of all American
dramas, The Great Divide " came
to the Shelton opera house Tuesday
night and was greeted by large
announcements of this western drama
may have been a little bit eXtrava
giant in their praise of the play, but
it filled the expectations of the most
exacting patrons of the theatre. The
cast for the play was admirably, Sc
lected. There was IN
the whole bunch. Each player hand
led his or her part in a creditable
and paiDstaking manner, and in the
more difficult roles the portrayals
were almost true to the natural con-
ceptions of the author. Lester Lon
ergan as Stephen Client and Miss
Adelaide Nowak as Ruth Jordan, the
hero and heroine of the play, dis
played remarkable ability in the
presentation of these difficult parts.
Miss Lolita Robertson made
charming Ruth Jordan, while the
part of Phillip Jordan was excellent
ly enacted by Alfred BrAton. The
other members of the company were
good.
The Great Divide wa9 written
by William Vaughn Moody the dis
tinguished American poet Md pro-
fessor of English literature. Mn this
play Mr.. Moody put blank verse and
rhyme behind him, writing in unc-
tious, vigorous prose, provin G. hinl
self as much a master of din h
man discourse as of fancifuH
ance in dactyls and spondees.
withstanding that The Great
vide" is prose, true poets i'm
alton and feeling is perceptiblS
it's conception and treatment. tn
play takes its name from the section
of our country in which first part
of the play is represented as taking
place, the Rocky mountains, ma
lures great dividing line between
the east and the west There is deep
er significance than this in the title,
however. The play presents strug-
gle between the spirit of the east
and the spirit of the west, fight of
tradition as opposed to unfettered
conventionality prudishness and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Colonel Bill Sterret. who was ban
quted Tuesday night by the work
ing newspaper men of Dallas, wore
his honors gracefully. 1t was with
regret that the editor of this paper
had to forego the pleasure of parti-
cipating in the affair. We know Bill
Sterret and believe him to be de-
serving of every good thing that
was said about him by the members
of the press present.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

The Enterprise Publishing Com
pany Is III nowise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by en-
plo"Ss, nor will we assume payment
OF Juch debts under any circum-
stances. Every employe Of this office
is paid promptly for work done. This
10 to protect ourselves and the sell
Ing ic.-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G. w. Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Certain sidewalks are to be de-
manded by the mayor and city
council. They are badly needed, the
city and it's people have a right to
expect the building of them and
they should be but Set busy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

The special correspondent of two
certain newspapers, in addition TO
other dope sent out from Washing
ton, is now trying to stir up an
eastern fight" on w. J. Bryan.
That eastern fight" hobs up serene
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

ly every four years but never
amounts to much. The aforesaid
special correspondent takes an es-
pecial delight in sending out any
thing that may be against the Nebras
ka statesman, for he represents in
dividuals and interests who have al
ways opposed Bryan's nomination.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Among other things making to
the development and growth of
Waxahachie don't forget our hot
mineral we'll 1t is the best in the
state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Conventions may plan for a re-
duction of the cotton acreage but
the farmer generally follows the die
tates of his own judgment when it
comes to planting.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
Paint Your Buggy for 75c.

to 800 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint 1t weighs 3 to ounces more
to the pint than others, wears lon
ger, and gives a gloss equal to new
work. Sold by Waxahachie Lumber
Co. a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

With two sub-postoffice stations
allowed by the government Waxa-
hachie makes a noise like pretty
good city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Any erroneous reflection upon the
aaracter, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns OF the
Daily Light will be gladly corrected
apon It's being brought to the atten-
ton Of the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

1t is not too late to make a resol-
ution that you will use the library
during the new year. There is some
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS

All announcements in this col
umn are made subject to the action
of the democratic primary elections
in July.
For County Collector
TOM FORREST.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

The family medicine In Thousands q
aunies for So years-Dr. ThacherI LAss
"a. Hood 90
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

In the children's department,
1928 books were taken out for home
use last year; 1894 volumes were
circulated among adults, making the
total circulation 1862. 299 valumes
were added during the year, and z
withdrawn from circulation. 1855
volumes are now classified and shell
lets, files of periodicals, and unclas-
sified public documents.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

". A. OWNBY CITY Editor
Residence Phone. Bell No. 289.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08

Four thousand and seventy six
visits were made to the library:
1852 by children and 1924 by
adults. This record does not include
mere visits of inspection to the
building; in every instance booEs
or periodicals were actually used
The increasing use of the reference
department is very gratifying IF
you want to know ask the Sir.s Ii
brary" A gentleman who desired
the full report Of a certain address
made by public man over a wear
ago wrote to New York for it with
out success. He found the speech in
the newspaper files at the Sims Iii
brary A .soy wished to see pi.'-
ture that had been published il
magazine ! + Sc date she did not re
call. Afte" applying in vain to seer
al dealers - agencies, she fouir.
the picC ~ at the Sims I.ibrarf.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
LIBRARY NOTES.


During 1907 all departments of
the Sims Library were open 80
days and 2 half-days (Fourth of
July and Thanksgiving the read-
ing rooms, but not the circulating
department, were open on So Sun
cay afternoons. The Library was
closed entirely on Christmas day
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-08
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.

entered at tho Waxahachie Post
office as mail matter OF the second
class. /:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
TO ATTAC K NORFOLK
Fleet VIII Attempt To Capture and
Destroy Nnvy Yard.
From Our Regular Correspondence j
WA Gill NIIi1,(lSYH. II 1i,I,, 1; .,

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. y. G.. July lb.--The
District OF Columbia naval 5miiitia went
by rail tonight to Alexandria. and
there boarded the cruiser Yankee.
flagship OF the twentieth manocuvre
fleet, which will operate In Chesapeake
Bay and Hampton Roads for the next
week or two. The reserves from five
states will take part In the mnnocu-
vres, the theoretical object OF which
ils tho capture and destruction OF the
iNorfolk navy yard and the private
shipbulldlng plant at Newport News,
and incidcntallysth the capture OF Fort
Monroe.
me attacking force will be tor
pedo fleet outside the capes. The WORK
OF the reserves will be the defense NJ
Hampton Roads, the national capital
and Baltimore. The base OF the defend
Ing fleet Will be about twenty-/n
miles north OF Fort Monroe. The line
1t Will have to guard will be about
twenty-five miles long. Theoretically.
the defenders Will be in constant dan.
ger. especially at night. OF being tor
spedoed.
Naval reserves from the District OF
Columbia. New Jersey MARYLAND. Penn
sylvania and North and South Carolina
VIII man the defending vessels The
District reserves will man the Yam
kee.t the flagship; the Maryland re-
serves the Isla de Cuba. g,lnboat; {;
the Pennsylyanians the Sylvia, and the
converted cruiser Prairie will hold
the North and South Carolina contin-
gents Six torpedo boats and several
destroyers Will take part. The fleet
will be commanded by Commander
Marsh. who will bear the title Of ad-
mira1 for the time being ~ Z.
The fleet regulations for the manoeu-
vres are rpecisely those which govern
Inc batueship fleet which is now in the
Pacinc on It's way round the world.
Each OF the commanding officers will
be In q large measure Responsible for
the attack or defense according to the
side he Is on. and after receiving In
structions for his vessel. will be left
to follow his own discretion in carry
Ing out his orders. The defending fleet
is expected to cover. the coast as far as
Hog Island.
Virginia has no naval reserve now,
the battalion In existence prior to the
War with Spain not having been re-
organized since.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
TEMPLE is DISCIPLINED {. | J.
ordered to Suspend All Work Until
Dcccmber list. Al

Ordered to SWspcnd All6jWork Until
Dcccmber list.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 1 6.-Thls was
Minneapolis Day In Shriners. Week, and
the members Of the order who have
been attending the imperial conclave
in this city. were the guests OF Zurah
Temple. S
Now that the sessions Of the imperial
council are ended, some OF tho mobiles
have already left the city, but several
thousand remained to take in the ex-
cursions that had been planned for
to-day. Tomorrow afternoon will 3be
observed as a holiday in st. Paul's
and at 2:3O o'clock the civic and lin
!dustrial parade will take place. This
parade, though feature OF Shriners.
Week, will illustrate the growth, and
prosperity of the Northwest. Twelve
full companies Of Minnesota National
Guards will be In line. as will also the
entire garrisoniof Fort Smelling. Many
ELABORATE floats will be seen. The pa
rade will be viewed by the imperial
council. Tomorrow night there will
be a reception at the auditorium and
Q hall at the arnlory. II.
.s 1t became known to-day that the
amperial ] rs council yesterday afternoon
gdlsciplined FL Nadia Temple, at ri
iPaso, TEX. This temp has been under
sdispensation for q year, and a T. this
sconclave y appl led Or a charter Not
only did the temple ia Il 6 to & get 4 ts
charter. but sIi I was ord cred to suspend
all work unit II p December 1st n as sSpun-l
tshment for obtaining members OUT
bide - own terrl tory. !. sii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
SEES A DAUGHTER ! ] u ] I /. {, CRUSHED h
Horrible Sight Cnuses Mother to Los,
Her Mind, and she May Die.

Horrible Sight Cnuses Mother to Lose
Her Mind, and She Mny Die.
q GREENWICH, CONN, July 1s-Ono
woman was killed. two were perhaps
.mortally injured and nearly dozen
persons were seriously hurt when the
White Mountain Express. Of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, was wrecked 100 feet west OF the
station here to-day. Spreading rails
caused the ten-car train to leave the
tracks while IT was crossing bridge
over Steamboat Road, and five OF the
passenger coaches, Including four Pull.
mans, were hurled into ditch. where
they collapsed like paper boxes. That
less than fifteen OF tho 1S0. passengers
were, killed or injured seems little short
of miraculous. as the train was going
fifty miles an hour.
The most tragic incident OF the
wreck was the death OF Miss
Margaret Armstrong, Of Wayne. Pa,
who was seated beside, her mother In
one Of the Pullman coaches when the
train left the tracks. Miss Armstrong
sprang from her seat and leaped out OF
a window just as the car toppled over.
anu BIC was SIOuuO 10 uedLI1 dS ueTi
mother looked on.
Mrs. Armstrong tainted from the
shock. and when she recovered con-
sciousness In the hospital she was
out OF her mind. The doctors admin
istered opiates to quiet her. They say
her condition is serious, and that she
may die, although she was not In
jured in the wreck. The other woman
who may die Is Mrs "A. W. Drake. Of
No. II East Eighth Street. New York
City. who was crushed In one OF tho
cars.
An Immediate investigation as to the
cause OF the wreck is to be made. Tho
coroner has had the engineer and both
conductors of the train placed under
arrest. and he Is having the work OF
removing the wreckage watched. This
action was taken because OF report
that reached the coroner that rotten
tie on the bridge caused the accident.
There is evidence. it is alleged that
the tie was In such worm -eaten con-
dition that the spikes holding the
rails were pulled out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
LOST BY BOAT cAPslzlNG
Prominent Young Educator Drowned
at Oxford, n. G.
Especial te The Times Dis2atch:l

Special to The Times -Disoutch.1
OXFORD, N. c., July 16.---Mr. Darius
Eatman, assistant tutor at Columbia
University, who until last year held
a professorship at Wake Forest Col-
lege, was accidentally drowned near
Oxford this afternoon.
In the boat with him at the time
were Nick Cannady and Thomas How
ell. of Oxford. and Hubert Poteat. Of
Wake Forest Mr.. Howell came near
losing his life to save his friend.
The boat capslzed and Mr.. Eatman
was unable to swim. Ten minutes
elapsed before the body could be re-
covered, and life was extinct. Great
sorrow prevails over the loss Of one
SO Young and so gifted.
Professor Eatman was thirty-three
years old and Is survived by an aged
father He.was graduate Of the Unit
Norh Ga5oina
q ag9gy qa in lnaWake ". e. Forest : tor,two years.
OF Ph. D., at Columbi In a post-grad-
uate course. q s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
THE BRUTE. is CAUGHT
Negro Who Hcnt Little Girl Almost to
Death IL in jail.

Negro Who Hcnt Little Girl Almost to
Death IL in Jail.
q ROANOKE. July l6,-Will Finney,
q negro with Indian blood in his vialis,
who on Monday beat little Mary Jami-
son, daughter OF John Jamlson. a
franklin county farmer. almost to
death. was captured tonight seventeen
miles from the scene OF the crime ana
taken to Rocky Mount jail
The child was missed from her home,
and when her father went to search
for her he found signs Of a struggle.
He followed tracks and discovered the
negro carrying the girl into the woods,
The negro threw the girl onthe ground
and escaped. Tho child was suncon-
sctous, and hcrS face and head terribly
mutilated. mob hunted iFlnney two
days. yowtng to lynch him. 6i