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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-23
Resolutions of Respect.

To the Frateral Master of Lodge No
3S7, r. L. of A,
We, your committee, appointed to
draft resolutions on the death of
Frater R. o. Elan, respectfully sub
nit the following:
Whereas our brother, Frater X. O..
Elan, has been removed from our
midst to meet the Fraternal Master
of the Universe:
Now, therefore, be it resolved;
That in Brother Elan we lose q
faithful friend and loyal member of
our order and that We mourn his
death in that We can not again see
his place filled In our circle of fra
ternity and that he is unable longer
to minister 10 his dependent ones on
earth we extend our deepest SYM
patty to his family left in their
grief, and express to them the hope
that He who rules the universe will
extend His strong arm for their
support and comfort.
Resolved, further that a copy of
these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes Of our lodge and that a
copy be furnished the family of our
deceased brother
G. D. LONGSERRE,
W. A. OWNBY,
j. c. LUMPKINS,
W. c. JENNINGS,
COmmittee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-23
G.. d. LONGSERRE,
W. A. OWNBY,
j. c. LUMPKINS,
W. c. JENNINGS,
Committee.

roiey's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat so0thes the inflamed
membranes, and the most obstinate
cough disappears. Sore and inflamed
lungs are healed and strengthened,
and the cold is expelled from the
system. Refuse any but the gem
uine in the yellow package Sold by
B. w. Fearis. d
Our greatly increased trade indi-
Gates that the people Of Waxahachie
have begun to realize that our store
is the proper place TO get the best
bargains in all kinds of new and
second hand furniture, mattings
inoleums, curtains, stoves, etc We
need your trade and will save you
money The Globe Furniture Co. 73
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-23

Five hundred of them on sale
Monday at Spalding & McCartney's
at 10c each. They are bargains at
five times that amount. 10
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-23

Congressman Randell Of the
fourth district is the advocate of a
protective" policy that ought to be-
come popular with the people. The
enactment Of the bill which he has
been trying to get through congress
ever since becoming a member of
the lower house would go long
way toward purifying the politics OF
this country. WaXahachie Light.
That is correct Mr.. Randell's meas
-nre is calculated TO protect the peo-
and not the public servant who
Sansune salary for serving
Sother for legal
."-Denison
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-23
entered at the Waxahachie Postoffice as
Mail Matter of the Second Glass.

Amy erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
TO SEND
WANTS
STATE TAX COMMISSIONERS Is
HEARTILY lN3FAvoR OF THE
PLAN PROPOSED.

WHEELING oct. ST am very
much in favor of tax being placed
on gas thst is being taken from West
virginia" stated r. @. Townsend.
state tax commissioner of Charleston,
who was stopping at the Mcclure last
evening. Il think that tax should
be placed on the gus that is being
taken from this State and used In
other States to operate the mills and
manufactures. 1 think at the next
session of the legislature a tax Of
this kind will be passed.
.'eThe mines and manufactures in
the southern portion Of the State are
all operating in Null. The mine opera
tors are unable to find enough men TO
operate their plants in full as are thu
manufacturers. There is a great scar
city OF men there. A wave of pros
perity is sweeping over West Virginia.
1t has been many years since such a
scarcity Of men has been found as
now exists
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
RoYcorr lN RRANpY.

BERLIN, Oct. S.-Those 'fpestifer-
GUS Socialists" VINO are the banes of
the Emperor and the politicians OF
the Empire, have broken out in a new
place. This time it is a boycott on
brandy. There are more than 100000
Socialists in Germany, and every one
has become total abstatner, 50 far as
brandy is concerned. This boycott is
not the result of great moral upfft
among the worlxfngmen of Kaiser viii
liam's LAND. but is directed against
the new scheme of taxation proposed
this year by the Government. and re-
Gently adopted by the Imperial Leg
islature. BY this bowcott they caicn
late that they will deprive the Impe-
rial Exchequer of approximately $685.
600, 900 per annum, so that the money
required to place the German finances
on more satisfactory basis will not
be supplied by the recent financial re-
forms.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
HARRY PULLEAM
REMEMBERED BY MEMBERS OF
OF NATIONAL COMMISSION IN
TRIBUTE.
CBy United Press.S

PTTTSBURG, Get. S-A beautiful
tribute to Harry Pulliam, formerly
president of the National Baseball
Commission, was today adopted by a
meeting of the National Commission
here. Little black engraved cards will
be issued to each ball player, newsDa,
per man and those connected with the
National game in memory of PuTliam.
1t was directed by the commission
that the memorial card be printed on
the first day of each of the worlds
series. On the same day a wreath
viii be placed on the grave Of Pulliam
at Louisville as a token of esteem.
The wreath was placed today as the
game started.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
FAIRMoNT MEN
Elected Officers In Moon oil and Gas
Company.

The directors of the Moon Oil and
Gas Co. met at the Waldo Hotel last
night and organized electing DR.. S. E.
Strother, of Salem. president; NJ. A.
Jollffe, of Fairmont, vice president;
H. ]. Ross. of Fairmont, secretary,
and general manager, and James E.
shinn, ca Fadrmont, treasurer. Mr..
Geo. NJ. A1lender and o. C. Bradley
were the other directors present. The
second dividend within the year was
declared. A new well will be started
within few days; also one of the
older wells was ordered shot and
cleaned out which should materially
increase is production.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
Funeral of Mrs. watherwax.

This afternoon at two o'clock at t1e
NJ. P. Temple funeral services were
held over the remains of Mrs. Mary
Catharine Watherwax, whose death
occurred on Wednesday. Rev. J. C..
Brcomfeld pastor of the, deceased,
conducted the services. which were of
an impressive nature and were largely
attended by friends and relatives of
the deceased. At the conclusion OF
the services the remains were convey
ell to Woodlawn Cemetery. where they
were laid to rest.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
LEFT NO TRACE.
New Yorker Wanted for EmbezzIe-
ment GETS Out Of RastiIe.

DENVER, Colo, Oct. S.-Oscar E.
Droege, otherwise known as Oscar
Dryer, wanted for alleged embezzle'
ment OF $4,000 hospital funds at Ray
brook, N. Y, who broke jail early yes
terday, has left the city, leaving no
trace, according to information given
out by the police last night. Informa-
ton received. has led Chief OF Police
Armstrong to the belief that Droege
escaped without the aid of an out
side accomplice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
WIRELESS RECORD.
The Buford Communication With
Pacific Coast From Distance
Of $500 Miles.

HONOLULU, Oct. S.-The army
transport Buford, which arrived from
Manila yesterday, reports that wire
less communication was established
with the Pacific coast for four days be-
fore the vessel made this port. This
means that messages were inter
changed over distance OF $500 miles.
The Buford is supposed to have the
most powerful wireless equipment
afloat in the Pacific ocean.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
nR. IEPsoN talks.

ELKINS, W.-Ya., Oct. S.-Last night
at the Y. NJ. C. A. building, DR.. S. l..
Jepson, one of tae prominent physl-
sions of wheeling, who is attending
the West Virginia State Medical Asso-
citation. delivered his splendid lecture
entitled '"Tne SociIn Evil" DR.. Jep'
son has delivered this lecture in Fair
mont, Wheeling, Clarksburg and 9TH
er cities Of the State and 1t has made
a splendid impression wherever given
The lecture began ct 1880 and large
crowd was present,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
BUSINESS men
COME FROM Pennsylvania IN
AUTOMOBILE TO VISIT 0A.
KoTA MINES.

Messrs. Hughes, Lynton, Norris,
Michigan, Tenant, Arnduff, Eley,
johnson and Six, headed by Mr.. j. a..
Hunt, president of the Dakota Coal
Company, fred a message over the
line that they would arrive at the Da-
kota Coal Company's plant at 10 a,
m. Friday, starting from Waynesburg
at a. M. and the time was made to
the dot and several stops made by
the parties on the way. The above
named gentlemen were all stockhold-
ers andI surely had business on the
brain before they landed at the plant
as In less than one hour from the
time OF arrival arrangements wers
made for the erection of twenty new
houses and other necessary buildings.
Also new steel Triple, new hoistlng
engine. new generator direct connect
ed and three new boilers. The above
nsmed improvements in addition u
other modern equipments will make
the plant one OF the most modern in
this section in the valley of the up
per MonongaheIa river coal region.
The given names OF the parties are
not known to the writer but all had
the appearance of men who know a
good thing wnen they see 1T and, we
will close the sketch By saying that
they all put on miners outfit and took
a sail down into the earth and came
UP looking-ask them and let them say
for themselves. z,
SPECTATOR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
First Dance In Series.

The first OF a series of dances to
be given during the coming winter
months will be given this evening at
the Masonic Temple. A large num-
her OF guests are expected, several
out Of town guests being among the
number. omen's orchestra will fur
nish music and the patronesses are
Mrs. ]. A. Clark, Mrs, w. S. Hay
mond, Mrs. Harry Clark and Mrs. G.
w. Waddell.
The AFFAIR will be entirely informal
and promises to be delightful occa'
sion. A buffet lunch will be served
during the evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
MORE SUPERVISORS NAMED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-The com
mission of the following supervisors
Of the census nave been signed by the
President, it was announced yester-
day:
Harry G. seip, of Easton, Pa, for
the seventh supervisors district of
Pennsylvania; and Frederick C. Hicks.
of Cincinnati. Ohio. for the first super
visors district of Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
SURRENDERED WHEN AN
EMPTY GUN WAS POINTED

COLUMBUS, O., Oct Sal Vein.
gardner. aged 35, laborer at West
Jefferson, near here. last night shot
mis- wife, Ida Weingardner. and then
engaged in a running fight with two
'marshals. WeIngardner, wounded in
the leg, finally surrounded to a mar
shall who held an empty gun at his
head. Mrs. Weingardner Is in criti-
cal condition in hospital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
PloNEER RESIDENT DEAD.

CLARRsBURG, w. Va, Oct, 81
Henry " Custer. aged II. cousin OF
General George A. Custer, of Indian
war fame, is dead here He was a
son of one of the Custer brothers, who
came here in pioneer days from Mary
land.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
Exchanoe Saturday.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Grace
Lutheran Church will hold an en-.
change at the Marion Hardware Store
on Saturday. October 9. A good sup
ply of homemade articles will be on
sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
5,os4 DIVORCES IN THE
STATE OF OHIO IN A YEAR.

COLUMBUS. O., I0ct 8.-The Ohio
courts divorced 5,OS4 couples during
the year ending June 80, according to
information filed with the secretary
oil State by the probate courts OF the
State today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
MlssIoln1ary Society o Meet.

The woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the NJ. P. Tenn
Pile will meet this evening at 1880
o'clock at the home OF Mrs. T. A.
NELL on Sixth street The hour has
been changed from afternoon until
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
To return Tomorrow.

Miss Lucy Raymond. wno mas been
on an extended visit in Indiana, Gin
ctnnati. Ohio, and Charleston, this
state, is expected home on Saturday.
Miss Haymoadl Is now the guest OF
Miss Margaret Wood in Charleston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
STREAMS ARE DRY.

ST. MARYs, w. va. Oct. s.-The
drought in this section. oil the State
has dried up all the smaller streams,
and farmers are meeting with much
d1ficulty in watering their stock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08
evening for various reasons.
Fortney-Jenkins.

News mas reached here of the mar
rage of Miss Jessie Jenkins to Mr..
Page Fortney, graduate of the Nor
NAL School. The young people were
married about a week ago, the we'd
ding being a quiet affair at the home
of the brides parents at Montrose'
Pa. The bride and groom are now
visiting at Mr.. Fortney's home at Lum-
berport. Harrison county.
Mr. Fortney IS a graduate OF the
State Normal School of Fairmont and
also q graduate OF the College of En-
cheering of the w. v. U. He is en-
ployed on the engineering corps en-
gagged in constructing the Panama
Canal. Mrs. F'ortney is also UniVel-
sity graduate and taught for two years
in Morgantown after ner graduation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fortney will pass
through Fairmont Saturday morning
on. their way to visit friends nesr
Pittsburg, and they will depart with
in a few days for Panama which will
probably be their home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08

change on Saturday morning in the
South Side Pharmacy. They will
have all sorts of good things to eat
and solicit your patronage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-08

A Saturday Exchange.
The Primary Department of the M.
P. Sunday School will hold an ex-
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
WILD MAN MAKES
HOME IN A CAVE
Ranchers Near fiopIand Find
Lair of Robber Who Has
Terrorized Countryside
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
UKIAH, Nov 16.-The residents of
the mountain section near Hopland
have been terror stricken for the last
few days owing to the fact that wild
man is reported to be in that vicinity,
but from the deprsdations he has COM
mitted and the way he. has eluded
capture some think that there is a
professional criminal at work. At the
different farmhouses things have been
missing for the last few months, but
not until today was there clew to
where the. plunder went
People of that section formed a posse
this morning and started hunt for
the offender, and at Squaw Rock,
point on the Northwestern railroad,
they found "a cave and from this 10
underground passa geways lead in diff
ferent directions Inside the cave We're
found indications that some one had
left there but a few minutes before.
probably having watched the posse
from some distant point and then made
good his escape There were = also
found several old watches, pocket
knives. clothing and different articles
collected from the nearby farmhouses1
The posse then proceeded to search
for more caves, in an endeavor to find
the end of some of the passageways,
and while so hunting they saw man.
running along the mountain side and
suddenly disappear from sight. On,
going to the spot where they last saw
the fugitive they found that he had
jumped into a passageway. that had
been covered with brush and which had
ever he saw fit.
An old Italian who lives in a lonely
hut in the mountains near by stated
to the posse that the wild man of the
hills had visited his place, at different
intervals and stolen -four and meat
and that he had put poison in both
articles, but the willy intruder avoided
the poisoned goods. The Italian said
that his visitor was about 80 years of
age and of the. halfbreed Indian type.
He though there We're two men.
A large posse will. continue the
search in an effort to find the end of
the passageways, while watch will
be kept up day and night at the main
cave.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
NAVAL COALING STATION
AT ORCA BAY, ALASKA
One Result of Protest Against
Chartering Foreign Ships

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 16.-United
states engineers are making surveys
and preparing machines for naval
coaling station at the head of Orca bay.
Alaska.
There is an abundant supply of coal
within convenient distance of the bay,
and the coal is equal in steam quality
to any in the world.
The navy department has been en-
gagged in controversy with the COM
mercial bodies of Puget sound, which
insist that Pacific coast coal be burned
BY warships, although naval officers
saw that the coal available is inferior.
Further the shipment of naval coal
from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific
in British ships has led to such strong
protests from shipping men that the
government is considering the ship
-ment of coal clear across the continent
by rail at heavy cost
Development of Alaska coal would
put an end to the navy's coal difficul-
ties on this coast
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
MARGARET ELLINGTON
AND "HUBBY" MISSING
E. T. Bowes, Tacoma Million
aire, and Bride Disappear
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 16-Margaret
Illington- Frohman- Bowes has probably
gone into seclusion to darn socks" At
any rate she and her hubby, Edward
t. Bowes. the Tacoma millionaire. have
disappeared from sight Newspapermen
for two days watched all trains through
Portland, without results, and now
word comes from Tacoma that the
bridal party can not be found in that
city.
Rumor will not down, however, that
Bowes and his bride are in seclusion in
Tacoma. Servants at the milIionaire's
home there deny to newspapermen and
callers that the sought for man and
wife are spending quiet honeymoon
within the walls of their own mansion.
1t is said that a hurrying automobile
occupied by a man who looked like
Bowes and woman with classic fea-
lures, much after the style of certain
magazine portraits, was seen to draw
up at the Bowes home in Tacoma
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
| Special Dispatch 10 The Call

OAKLAND, Nov. 16.-Greater Oak
land. city with population conserv-
atively estimated at 100000. was Gre
ated today by an overwhelming vote
The old city was virtually unanimous
in favor of taking in the outlying dis
tricts. The outlying districts ex-
pressed their Willingness to become
part of Oakland by vote of 21s to J.
The second desire of Mayor Mott and
the city administration, enthusiastic-
ally backed by all the civic. indus
trial and fraternal organiza tions of
the city. and earnestly worked for by
hundreds of citizenss was thus accom-
plished At the bond election yester-
day the city .of Oakland voted by an
overwhelming majority to develop its
water front and construct modern and
suitable municipal buildings. Today
the project TO make a greater city met
with a splendid success at the polls.
Fruitvale. Melrose, Claremont, Di-
mond. AHendale. Fitchburg and Elm
hurst will now be part of Greater
Oakland
In Oakland the opposition was nil.
The proportion of votes cast was so to
/ in favor of annexation. In some pre-
cincts not one vote was registered
against annexation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
ASKED TO
PROTECT CORT[GE
Scene Created Between Step
mother and Supposed Fiancee
of Late Vallejo Capitalist
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

l0FCltdt 4(tSPdtCH 10 nc 1Qui
VALLEJO. Nov 16.-Respectful
soIemnity in the observance of the last
funeral rites and the traditional calm
and quiet that are supposed to be born
out of sympathy for those suffering
under the burden of a sacred grief
were rudely dispelled at the funeral
here today of Thomas Matthews, step
son of Mrs. Margaret Matthews Belt
the wealthy proprietor of Harbin
Springs.
tanning the earthly remains of the de-
ceased heir of the Belt fortune two
women. each clad'in deepest mourning.
clashed in a conflict of verbal
attack, charge and countercharge that
set gossip on edge throughout the city
and that promises, unless stified by
outside Intervention, to develop into a
scandal of the most sensational kind.
The principals in this quarrel. which
led to police surveillance of the home
where tile funeral services were held
and to the collection in that vicinity of
throng of curious onlookers. were
Mrs. Margaret Matthews Belt. step
mother of the deceased. and Mrs E. F..
Suydam, who claims TO have been Mat
thews' afianced wife.
Bitterest animosity between these
two women, each of whom claimed so
great heart interest in the man who
was called Sunday by death. led to the
outbreak of open warfare between them
even. before his body had been con-
signed to its last resting place. Mrs.
Suydam's tribute to the memory of the
man whose love she claims to have had
was coldly rejected by the stepmother.
Mrs Suydam herself was ordered to
remain away from the home where the
services were being held. police were
called upon to enforce this command
and Mrs. Suydam retaliated by insin-
uating that some hidden secret lay be-
hind Matthews death and that it
would bear thorough investigation.
Though the most violent outburst of
the quarrel was quelled and partially
1smoothed over before the time set for
the funeral services at the home of
Mrs. Belt, news of the trouble between
the two women spread like wildfire
and crowds gathered before the house,
half expecting some new disturbance
to interrupt the progress of the SOL
emn service. The Intervention of
friends and the precaution taken to
bring about temporary settlement OF
the trouble, however, prevented what
was expected by many here to become
a near riot.
Mrs. Suydam's declaration that she
had been engaged to Matthews for the
last year and her insistence upon pay
Ing material tribute to his .memory
was the direct cause of all the disturb
ance. Mrs. Belt refused to recognize
Mrs. Suydam or her claim and exer-
cised her right as stepmother of the
deceased to exclude Mrs. Suydam from
any participation in the last cere-
monies. Her anger finally quelled after
Continued on Page =, Bottom Column
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
FACTS ABOUT THE
MERGED PROPERTY

Total property value
Of telephone COM
pany -$o4o.O4o.5OO
Total property value
of Western Union
telegraph company. I24.0S6,92O
Total value Of COM
bined properties S669, ,I32,52O
Associated corporations en-
gagged in the telephone business,
majority of whose stock rests
in the treasury of the parent con-
cern;
New York telephone
company ..-. S50.OOO.0OO
New England teIe-
phone and telegraph
company --.---- 31,sOO.OOO E
Bell telephone COM
Pany of Pennsylvania 3I.I5O.0O0
New York and New
Jersey telephone
company ......... 25s4OO.OOO
Southern Bell tele-
phone company ..... 21,4O0.O0O
Cumberland teIephene
and telegraph COM
pany ..... $4,000 600
Chicago telephone
company ..... I7.5OO.OOO
Western telephone and
telegraph company. I6.OO0,OOO
Bell telephone COM
pany OF Canada --.- 1880. 900
Number of messages
transmitted annu-
ally BY telephone
company -5,9S6,SOos0OO
Number Of messages
transmitted annu-
ally by Western
Dniop .--.. -.--....-. -6s.O5S.OO0
Miles of wire in teie-
phone system S,0SS,S19
Miles of wire in teie4
graph system . I.3S2.5O9