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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02
OF PARTY INTEREST

State Chairman Leonardson of California is re
ported seriously ill.,
The Rev. Jasper S. Hughes delivers the Fourth
of July Grafton at Knox, Ind
The county convention of Broome county, N Y,
and the convention of the 3Sth senatorial district
meet in the court house at Binghamton on July Is
at 80 p. m.
The Union Signal publishes an able article
upon the failure of the local option method, by
Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp one of the Ken
lucky members of the national Prohibition
mittee.
The Prohibitionists of Onondaga county, New
York, hold their county convention at Fiddler's
Green, GAINESVILLE, on July 4. A union temper
ance picnic is held on the same day at the same
place.
The ninth annual state convention of the Loyal
Temperance Legion of Illinois was held at Paris,
June 1928. Miss Marie c.. Brehm and Oliver W.
Stewart were among the speakers.
Joseph P Tracy of Detroit will address the
Prohibitionists of Monroe county, Michigan at
The occasion has been deliberately planned for
and will be one of Importance.
Mrs. f. Norine Law is highly praised by the
daily papers of Philpsburg, Pa, for addresses
recently delivered in that city. The Journal says:
isProbably Philipsburg has never had the pleas
IRE of hearing a more thoroughly gifted woman"
Caddo county, Okla was organized by the
Prohbitonists in meeting at Anadarko, on
June 26, and Mr. A. A. Phelps of Bnger was
chosen to represent the county in the state COM
n1ttee. State Chairman Brown was present and
in the evening addressed mass meeting in the
{ (hric chr IF the tOxUn
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02
Good Service for Once
From the Toledo Blade.]

The brewers have really rendered fine service the
of in their of Kansas
City, Kansas Their attack has developed the fact that
the actual benefits resulting from the elimination of the
saloon and the joint are even more than have been
orally credited to the Prohibition policy In the twenty
months the city has almost entirely recovered from
the evil effects of many of rule by the brewers
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02
THE EMPIRE STATE
New York Work Still Boomng-All Ready
for Columbus

n Y, June 29:-The rush of holding county
conventions is still on, and about two-thirds of
them have been held.
As usual, the attendances averaged from two
to four times the usual size, and in Washington
county it was, Chairman Foster reports jubi-
lant1y ten times the size Of last year.
All over the state the Prohibition workers
jumping into the battle with renewed courage,
and from far and come letters 1--WE are
out to win" 1--WE through playing poll
tics" From on we intend to fight.
Delegates to the national convention are about
three fourths selected, and by the evening of
July the list will be completed
As rapidly as the certificates reach headquar-
ters they are copied the originals sent to DR..
J. A. Hartman, Albion, who is sending every
delegate and alternate full data about railroad
and hotel arrangements for the national con-
ventons
Mr. Pitts also today mailed letters to every
Prohibtionist of the state, delegate and layman,
who he has been advised intends to attend,
asking positive information by Saturday whether
they will be at Columbus, and on Monday next
he will send every county chairman of every
county having any vacancies list of all Prohi-
bitionists who are willing to go, allowing them
to make selections to fill vacancies.
Every Prohibitionst of the Empire State who
can attend is urged to let nothing hinder his at
tendance. Every courtesy of the convention will
be given VISITORS and in any vacancies oc-
cur on our delegation some of them will be
seated as delegates
Committeeman Thomas w. Organ of West
chester county, having raised question
corning the act of the state executive commit
tee in changing the apportionment of state dele
gates from the old assembly district plan to pro
rata basis upon Prohibition strength) the execu
tive committee has submitted the matter to the
state committee, taking a referendum vote
thereon and of the 62 committeeman, A have
already replied, the vote being thus far unanimous
in favor of the change
Chairman Pitts is corresponding with various
persons about taking Prohibition work in the
state, as organizers, and hopes to put several
more at work soon, Already twelve counties
have at work.
Mr.. Pitts received ovations at the Monroe
and Chenango county conventions, and was
peatedly applauded as he explained state work
and spoke of the splendid increase in attendance
at conventions etc.
Thanks to the splendid work of Chairman
Sweet of Warren county, the convention and
meeting of DR.. Tiffany were very successful,
and the Prohibitionsts of that county are greatly
encouraged
In Oswego county, meeting of the executive
committee is being held today, to call the
county convention and naugurate the fall cam
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 27-(Special CORE
spondence)-At conference held in this city
yesterday Judge Samuel R. Artman was
quested by the representatives of the Prohib
tionists of Indiana to grant permission for the
presenting of his name to the national conven
ton at Columbus for the Presidential nomina
ton.
Judge Arman has in the past been regarded
as a Republican, He was elected to the legisla-
ture of the state as Republican and has served
as the@speaker of the house He was elected to
his present position upon the bench as Re-
publican but it has been commonly known for
long time that he is wholly out of harmony
with the position of the Republican party upon
the drink problem, believing that the Prohib
ton of the liquor traffic will never be accom-
plished through political party committed
to that policy. 1t is believed that Judge Artman
has voted the Prohibition ticket at several re-
cent elections and during his great speaking
campaign last summer, when he visited almost
every state of the Union his addresses preached
the straightest sort of Prohibition party doctrine
His book, too, is properly regarded as one Of
the strongest expostions of the theory of Proh-
bition with the Prohibition party behind it.
Judge Artman has just been renominated by
the Republicans of his county for the Judge
ship. This nomination took place in spite of
the fact that Mr. Altman publicly stated that
he did not ask the nomination at the hands of
the Republican party and that, if anyone wished
to vote for him for judge they do so under
standing that he is not in sympathy with the
Republican party position concerning the liquor
traffic. This announcement brought out a rival
candidate, but at the convention Judge Artman
was nominated by vote of some four or five
to one.
Mr.. Artman has not as yet accepted the nom-
nation for the judgeshp and the ProhibitionistS
of this city believe that he will at an early date
announce his adherence to the Prohibition party
and give permission to the Indiana delegation to
present his name at Columbus
Good Service for Onca
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July 2, 1908.

which was listened to with the closest of atten-
ton
Tuesday afternoon he addressed a conference of
workers in the city hall at Torrington and in the
evening spoke to large audience in the opera
house at Winsted. All of his meetings were
successful and greatly helped the cause in Con-
neCt1Cut
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02
Better Wake Up, Then

From the State, Neu Orleans]
1t be admitted all sides that the growth of
the Prohibition movement within comparatively brief
time has been extraordinary, and its scope under
stood by the residents of the cities where has
not yet gained much Roadway
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02

Liberty responsibility, that is why most
dread
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
A Watermelon Party.

One of the most enjoyable water
melon parties of the summer was
given at the Chautauqua park Tues
day afternoon by the Baraca Union
of Waxahaohie. The event was given
in honor of the Philathea classes OF
teh city and their friends. Shortly
before the cutting of the melons was
commenced those in attendance as
sembled in the grove near the Chau-
tauqua springs and listened to en-
tertaining and instructive talks by
John " Singleton and Miss Emma
Davis. Mr.. Singleton is state secre-
tary of the Texas division of the
Baraca union.
About one hundred persons were
present and quite a number of ice
cold melons were cut.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
PECULIAR SORT
Of BLINDNESS
Young Man Sees Only When
He Is in a Reclining
Position.
WAS STRUCK WITH BALL
Accident During a Game Of Baske,
Ball and Believed His Sight
VIII be Restored in
Time.

New York, July 29.-On a cot in
the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat
hospital, is patient suffering from
an extraordinary form of blindness.
He is a young man and in all other
respects is not only healthy and
vigorous, but trained athlete.
While he is standing or sitting in a
recumbent position, he sees objects
distinctly and with his normal WIS.,
ual power. That has been his strange
condition for about six months and
for that period ne has remained most
of the time in a recumbent position.
In its cause as well as in its effect,
this peculiar form of sightlessness is
remarkable. The patient whose name
the hospital physicians prefer not to
reveal, was member last winter of
well known team of basket ball
match games the ball struck him
sharply in the eye, causing brief
suspension of play, but the blow
seemed neither serious nor painful
1 The young athlete made light of
his mishap, and for a time appeared
to suffer no i'll effects. Later his eye
sight began to trouble him and to the
peculiar condition developed which
made him sightless except when ly
ing down.
/ AS soon as he noted his falling
sight the young man consulted spe-
/ cialists and when the condition of
sightlessness developed it was decid-
ed that the blow from the ball had
SO effected the retina and other parts
| of the inner eye as to disturb the
delicate adjustment of those organs
and to cause the peculiar result not
ed. For six months the young man
| has been under special treatment by
| new X-ray process, known as the
X-ray flashes, and the results are
| reported to be SO encouraging as to
warrant the belief that within ano-
ther period of six months his sight
may be completely restored.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
CONTEST FOR CONSTABLE.
j. J. McCalpin Wins Over W. B
Burgess by Majority of Nine.


From the time the polls closed Sat
urday night until the last vote was
counted in Waxahachie Tuesday
morning much anxiety as to the
outcome of the constable's race in
this precinct was manifested by the
candidates, j. j, McCalpir and w.
B. Burgess The first returns indi-
Gated that this contest would be ex-
tremely close and as the count pro-
gressed The contestants took the lead
alternately. They defeated each 9TH
er several times in the interim be-
tween the closing of the polls and
the finishing of the count When the
counters in North Waxahachie quit
work Monday night sixty-three bal
lots remained to be counted, and the
We're doomed to one more night of
suspense. When the counting was
resumed Tuesday morning it was
watched with intense interest by the
friends of the two candidates, and
upon completion of the count it was
found that Mr.. McCalpin had a ma
jority of nine votes in the precinct at
large. In order that there may be no
further speculation as to the result
in this contest the official returns
are given by precincts as follows:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29

j. H. Odom and son, Howard
Odom, of Auburn, Tenn, and B.
Odom of Greenville arrived in the
city Tuesday night to visit E. r.
Owen. These gentlemen were in
Greenville Tuesday morning and
saw the burning of the negro Ted
Smith. They stated that large
crowd witnessed the execution of the
negro, and that the execu TONERS
went about their work in a quiet and
orderly manner. The only disturb
ance that occurred was when an old
testing against the manner in which
the fiend was punished.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
BODY OF PHYSICIAN FOUND
Mangled Remains of DR.. Earl Dycus
Found by Railroad Tracks.

Found by Railroad Tracks.
Wichita Falls, Texas, July %
The body of DR.. Earl Dycus, former
ly of Fort Worth, aged twenty-five,
was found yesterday morning on the
Fort Worth and Denver tracks
about two miles from the city.
He had been dead several hours.
The body was found by the train
crew and was mutilated and cut al
most beyond recognition. 1t is be-
lieved he met with foul play altho
the manner of death was not affirm
ed. He was a son of the late E. E.
Dycus of Fort Worth and promin-
ent, having removed to Archer City,
very recently. In Wichita Falls Mon
day he quarrelled with two men
whom he said were trying to rob
him and now these men have disap-
peared. officers are investigating
The body will be sent to Fort Worth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
The Fire Department Of Oregon
City Is Unable to Cope
With Flames.
Loss NEARLY 4 MILLION
With Frontage Of Two Blocks, Fire
Is Famed by High Wind to
Great Proporions-Be-
yond Control

Portland Ore, July ga seri-
GUS fire which started late yesterday
has spread and destroyed all the
buildings on the blocks bounded by
Glissan, Hoyt, Fifth and Sixth
streets. The flames jumped across
Glissan street and soon destroyed
the Barry hotel. The fire has from
tage of two blocks and a strong
wind is blowing. The damage already
done is estimated at $3.50, 900. The
fire was not gotten under control by
the fire department until late in the
night and it Is feared that the total
loss will not fall short of a million
dollars.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
SPECULATE ON CABINET CHANGES
Slate Makers tor Bryan and TAFT Be-
ginning to Get Busy.

Washington, July 9.--Wasning-
ton political wiseacres are already
busily engaged in arranging cabinets
for Judge Taft and Colonel Bryan.
Scores of prognostications are being
made of the probable lineup and bat
ting order of the distinguished men
who will be called to act as Official
advisers of the next occupant Of the
White House.
In case of the election of Taft, it il
generally agreed that there will be
few vital changes. Elihu Root is
slated to retain the state portfolio as
long as he wants it, provided, OF
course. that the republicans continue
in control. George Won l.. Meyer,
postmaster general in Roosevelt's
! cabinet, will likely be advanced to the
, treasury secretaryship. General Luke
Wright is certain to remain as head
iof the war department under the
Taft regime Frank B. Kellogg, it is
thought, will be selected to succeed
! Attorney General Bonaparte, while
+, Frank H. Hitchcock will be awarded
with the office of postmaster general.
James Wilson, the perpetual secre-
tary of agriculture, will not be dis
turbed, and James A. Garfield Will
continue as secretary of the inter
ior. Whether Metcalf will be retained
as secretary of the navy and Straus
as the secretary of commerce
and labor is matter of disagree
| ing that they will have to make way
| for some of Tafts more Industrious
workers.
Doping out Bryan cabinet is. of
| course, more interesting since it al
lows a wider latitude of choice and
presents more elements of uncertain
| ity. At the head of the list, as secre-
| tary of state, most of the wise ones
place Judson Harmon of Ohio. A few
think that Judge George Gray of
| Delaware would be chosen for this
considered probable by those ac-
quainted with just the degree OF
friendship existing between the Ne
braskan and the Delaware jurist The
Bryan cabinet, it is thought. would
be largely composed of westeners.
with only two or three eastern and
lsouthern men included.
1t is likely, in the event that
Bryan is elected that his cabinet
will be substantially as follows:
Secretary of stae-Judson Har-
mon, of Ohio.
Secretary OF the treasury-John
A. Johnson, of Minnesota.
Secretary of War-George Turner,
of Washington.
| Attorney General-William J. Gay
inor, OF New York.
/ Postmaster Ceneral-Henry D.
clayton, OF Alabama.
Secretary OF the Navy-Theodore
A. Bell, OF California.
Secretary Of the Interior-Thomas
M. Patterson, of Columbia.
Secretary OF Agriculture-Clark
Howell, of Georgia
| Secretary of Commerce and Labor
John Mitchell, of Illinois
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
Program for Daughters,

The program for the next meeting
of the Daughters OF the Confederacy
is as follows:
Reading 21st chapter of Revela-
tions, 1-8 verses.
Roll Call-"Our Duty to Each
Other"
Music-Selected.
Paper or President
Andrew Johnson. His Policy To-
wards the Southern States and the
Result" Alexander Stephens His
tory of the U. S. A., Chapter "a.
Discussion by Chapter.
Song-"Our Southland"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
State Fair Poultry Show.

Dallas, Texas, jury zs.-Fred F.
Sliney, director of the poultry de-
partment of the State Fair of Texas
for the twenty-third annual meet,
October II to November /, predicts
the greatest exhibition of fine birds
west Workmen are overhauling the
poultry building preparatory to in
stalling a large number of Empire
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
DIR. Richard Venting

Will give another bible reading to-
night at the Baptist church on the
second coming Of the Lord. A large
audience heard him last Wednesday
evening with much interest and prof
it. and cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to hear him this evening.
Services begin at s O'Clock.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
Picnic at Sardis.

The Woodmen of the World,
Woodmen Circle and Fraternal I'm
ion of America gave a picnic at Sar-
dis Wednesday. Quite number of
people attended from Waxahachie.
Addresses were delivered by Con-
gresham Beall OF Waxahachie and
Hon. O. s. baltimore of Fort Worth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29

coops. ordered by the directors at
their first meeting this year. When
this work is completed the best of
accommodations will be offered for
the exhibition of at least 5000 birds.
Already letters are pouring in indi-
eating that this capacity will be tax
ed to the utmost.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
Charge Against Negro.

A complaint charging Sidney Full
Ter, colored, with an attempt to COM
NIT criminal assault was filed In the
county attorneys once Tuesday
afternoon. Fuller is the negro who
frightened the daughter of a farmer
named Dodson near Sterrett one
afternoon last week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29

We have any kind Of vehicle you
wiah and good horses to 30 with
them at all times. Phone 10. Patton
Kennedy Livery Co. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29

remains until the middle of the af-
ternoon and all of the bones were
consumed, not a piece as large as a
mans finger being left.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
Ellis County Pioneers.

This association will hold It's an
nual meeting in the district court
room in Waxahachie at Q p. m. on
the first Tuesday in August, same
being the 4th day of August. All
members of the association are re-
quested to be present.
r. f. NAYVzDLN PreA.
B. r., MARCHBANKG, sscy.
County papers please COPY.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-29
Standing of Contestants.

The standing of the contestants
at the Theatorium is as follows:
Miss Myrtle Maledon .1730
Miss Portia Fearis HOP
Miss Pearl Barksdale 1896
Miss Clara Sullivan :. .1240
The contest will close on Saturday
night of this week and the voters are
becoming very energetic in their eff
forts to elect their respective candi-
dates. The program today is Bobby
White in Wonderland, and it is one
of the best pictures ever shown in
the city. SO
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
AT LOCAL THEATERS
AT THE HYPERION.

Laughter and music are the two things which seem to make the aver age man and woman forget their troubles, the weather included, "I,it- tie Nose which la booked at the Fly perion tomorrow, provides these Care-chasers in such abundance that there is not q moment In which to TO- member the state of atmosphere or the market" Little Nose" is an en- tertaInment pure and simple, Novelty follows on music and specially follows on comedy and, interspersed s bright dialogue, whlch makes tle most som bre burst into sayest laughter. The entertainment ia provided by lively company of fun makers aided and abetted by as attractive chorus az has ever graced any stage,
 The pace set by the whole company is fast and furious one, and never for an instant does 1t slackcn from first to last
 Some of the most oncored mum bcrs are "l Want Some one to Love Me, Maid of My Dreams" "Thp American Girl" My Dusky Dago Boy, Its Love That Makes the World Go Round"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
AT THE GRAND.

The productions sent on the road from time to time by X. H. Woods have come to stand for something considera % ply better than the average, this is certainly true in the case of his latest sensational mcodrama Convict 99q " which Is to be the attraction at the Grand Opera House, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week with the usual Wednesday matinee.
 The title of the play Is extremely significant and brings to ones mind the thoughts of thrilling adventures, and pictures of daring deeds perform ed in gruesome dungeons hidden from the sight of men, but no imagination, however active, can evolve series of startling events which can compare with the actual sconea that are graphl- cally pictured in Convict 999," -Whose four acts gro crowded with exciting sit- uations that leave one hreathless, There are said to be thirteen separate stage settings in the play some of great magnitude and many mechanical effects of much skill and intricacy, not ably one in the third act. in which the ruins of an old Mill are instantly transformed into an immense field of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
AT POLrs.

The bill for the present week al Polls ought to he one of the best of tho present season.
 'At the Country Club" will make it's initial appearance as the big fea, ture of the Poli bill at Mondays mat Inec and if everything that has been said about it proves true lt should be the biggest card that Manager Poi has taken from the vaudeville deck this season. A special carload of scenery 's required for the act which is elaborate. lN staged and costumed and bears the ear-marks of being the seasons big gest winner,
 If the ladies in this city don't sit up and take notice when the stunning show girls in "At the Country Club make their first appearance, 1t will not he because of any lack of energy on the part of the producer, for not alone was a great sum of money expended on the costumes, but the best millners and modistes of Fifth avenue, New York, were secured to execute them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-12
New London County.

New London, Oct lo.--Taft will al- most certainly carry this county, but his plurality it is estimated will be about 1,.0O below that received by Roosevelt There is a slump every where. In some instances this Is at- tributed to indifference the state be- ing so certainly republican, in the judgment of tho voters, but in other cases it is laid to a disaTection over both the national and local policies of the party From the point of view
 obtainable in this city. Connecticut will cut down, generally. the Roose- welt pluralities by at least 5o per cent.