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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
.cOFER LIQUOR BILL REJECTED
Majority and Minority Reports VIII
BE Made to Senate-Favors
Bill of I.ading.

Austin, Texas, August 5.-It was
dietary committee No. ! To report
adversely upon the bill by Cofer and
Sturgeon requiring applicants for sa-
loon license to stipulate in the appn-
cation that they have not eoBtribgt-
ed TO the campaign fund of any ean-
didate or cause for example, local
option election, also To have the
bond include the same provision and
stipulating that any violation there
of shall mean the revocation of the
license by either the state comptrol-
Ter or the county judge. Senate,
Cofer, Ratliff and Ward. eonst. tut
ing minority of the commit .".,
gave notice that a favorable report
would be returned. Senators Meacn~
um, Hume, Kaufman and Senter
mittee.
The bill of lading measure intro
duced by Senator Cofer will be fa-
vorably reported by senate judiciary
committee No. /. according to a
vote taken by this committee. This
bill, which is the same as the act
adopted by the commissioners on
uniform state laws which held It's
last meeting at Detroit in 1903,
seeks to guarantee bills of lading
against fraud. The bill was indorsc1
by Hiram Glass of Texarkana, presi-
dent of the Texas Bar association
andA>general attorney for the Kansas
City Southern railway; Claud Poi
lard, general attorney OF the 81,
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico, and
the Sunset lines, the three constitut-
ing the commission from Texas OF
the national conference on uniform
laws. The bill also received the ap-
proval of n. A. Stedman of Austin,
who suggested minor changes, nut
vet prefers the senate bill 10 that ~
,ne mouse. IN tHiS oplilloh the oIHVi
attorneys essentially concurred. The
committee heard Representative
Jens Moller of Galveston, who ore
sented the salient feature of his bill
on the same subject now before the
| house.
| BY vote of to l the bill was
reported out, Senator Kaufman OF
Galveston furnishing the only neg1
! tive vote.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
PRINTERS GIVE STATISTICS.
Department Of Labor Gives Out New
Set Of. Reports.

Set Oh NepOrts.
Austin, Texas, August o.-The de-
partment of labor statistics yesterday
announced that the following fac's
had been brought to light in the sta
tistical reports from printers:
OF the twenty-one printers report
ing. twenty report earnings for 1909
to the amount Of $1S,93s. an aver
age of s946.90 for each man report
ing.
Average monthly earnings for
1909 was $S8.92, and the average
weekly earnings was $20.52.
OF the twenty-one printers report
Ing eighteen report the cost OF Nv
ing to the amount OF s15,87O. or ar
average of $SS166 for each family.
And the average increase in cost or
living for the past year 20 per cent.
or the twenty-one printers repon-
ing, six report savings to the amount
Of $3.50, or an average of 1888 f4r
each man reporting savings. or q,
average for each OF the total nun.
Der reporting
ar the twenty-one printers report
ing. only eight own their homes, -
three Of this number are not clear
of indebtedness.
OF the twenty-one printers 'reposa'
| ing, thirteen report being idle durins
1903 a total of $50 days. Lack OF en-
ployment and sickness are the chic'
reasons given for being idle.
or the twenty-one printers report
! ing. fourteen are employed On eii,
| newspapers and receive highol
scale Of wages than other members
| Of the trade working In other de'
partments.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
INNOCENT Of THE CHARGE
JOSH /, wtNinING UttI slstss
s,s mn >,yr kIl.I nIrt.t
AlMt ktit.<lR.
Knows >othing About Hcr Death
Exce,a Whs, Ne HAS Resd.
Never Knew the tsirl.


United Press Special.
Denver. Col. Aug a. Before
God ! am innocent know notu.
ing of the death of Alma kellner eX
cept what have read In the pa
pers -
Such Is the statement made by
Joseph Vending in q Jail cell here
today. Vending Is en- route 20
Louisville in charge of detectives.
Continuing his statement he said,
Il never saw the girl and the mat
ter WI be cleared up when | get to
Louisville"
Vending will leave here this af-
ternoon for Louisville in the custody
of Policeman Lindsey.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
FINANCES OF THE CITY.
General Fund Is in Better Shape
than for Several Years.

ter shape now than they have been
at this time of the year for several
years The last report of the city
treasurer shows that the generaI
fund has a balance on hand of some
thing more than $4,000. The street
and bridge fund also has a credit of
about $3100 The water fund is ov3r-
drawn about 5000, but this is abot.,
$4,000 lower than it was two, or three
months ago
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
FALL PROVES FATAL.
John Tins, Painter Who Fell Sew
enty Feet, Dies of Injuries.

Fort Worth, Texas, August s.
John Tins, a painter who fell from
the Bewley building July IL, dil-
tance OF seventy feet to the ground
and sustained a fractured spine,
died at s O'Clock yesterday morning
at All Saints hospital after linger-
ing twenty-three days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
At the Majestic.

The Rainbow Sisters, a pair OF
dainty little singers and dancers, are
furnishing the vaudeville feature at
the Majestic the remainder of this
week. They have a good act and pre-
sent it in q clever manner.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
TROUBLE FOMENT|NG IN SPAIN
Governor of San Sebastian Will Pet.
NIT None but Regular Catholics
Gathering in City Sunday.
United Press Special.

San Sebastian, August 5.-The
governor of San Sebastian today is
sued a proclamation against any bui
regular Catholics gathering here
Sunday and prohibiting armed out
siders from entering the city. This
precaution was taken as the re3nlt
of report that village priests in
Biscayan provinces were armins
their parishioners and urging them
to march against San Sebastian
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
MAY WIN ON RECOUNT Of VOTES
Result in the First Kansas District
May BE Changcd---Stand-Pat
May Win.
United Press Special

United Press Special
Topeka, Kas., August 5.-A re-
count of the votes in the first con-
gressional district on the grounds
that some ballots were miscounta1
may result in a victory for D. N. An
thony, Stand-pat candidate. T. A.
McNeal, the progressive candidate
show that some of the votes cast foi
him were counted for Anthony.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
Low RATE TO CONVENTION.
Brazos Valley viii Sell Tickets to
Galveston for 81 so.

Announcement was made today ps
the Trinity and Brazos Valley that
round trip tickets would be sold TO
Galveston for trains leaving Waxa-
hachie August s. and s, limited tc
return August IA. The rate for the
round trip will be $3.50. These dates
Of sale will enable delegates to az
tend the democratic convention at
Galveston and have few days for
recreation before returning. The
convention meets there next Tues
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
FIVE PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH
Lost Their Lives as the Result of thi
Destruction of Hotel-Sleep-
ing in the Attic.
United Press Special.

Jamaica, l.. L., August 5.-FeiVe
men and women were burned to
death, two were mortally injured ana
a score or more seriously hurt in 8
fire which destroyed wooden hotel
here this morning. Most of the dead
are Polish-Russ. an immigrants. All
the dead were sleeping in an attic.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
WAN NTEO HIM IN THE DEAL
He Testified that He Was Offered an
Interest in the Conirac,s-Had
Meeting with
McMurray.
United Press Special.

Muskogee, Okla. August Goa
gresham Creager was the first Wit
| ness called today in the Gore inquiry
He launched into a detailed story Of
his knowledge of the McMurray COZ.
tracts. He said:
"Hamon and Mcclure occupied
the same rooms at the hotel in Wash
ington that | did. ELamon said
tracts, but | did not understand his
offer was intended to corrupt me.
saw McMurray at his suggestion.
McMurray said nothing about the
contracts"
After short session this morning
the congressional committee inve3-
tigating the bribery charges made
by Senator Gore went into an execu-
tive session. When the hearing was
resumed it was understood that Sen
ator Gore would be recalled to the
stand to explain in detail the meth
DDS employed in the passage of bills
supposed to be for the protection o.
the Indians.
Senator Gore and Congressman
Creager were the only witnesses this
morning. Creager said McMurras
had not made any attempt to bribc
him or to interest him in the con-
tracts and had approved the bill in
troduced by Creager providing Cor
the disposal of Indian lands. Hamon,
he said, had not made mention OF
any sum of money to him.
Jacob l.. Hamon was called to the
stand this afternoon. He declared
absolutely there was no foundation
for the charges made by Gore yes
terday He said there was absolutely
no foundation to Cores story, Con-
tinuing his testimony he said:
Il did not on May 6, or any other
time, suggest to Gore. he could seg
$4,000 or any other sum on the
| McMurray contracts"
III dHS"tl ing 4uSotlohS oSNCu ~
Chairman Burke of the investigating
committee Hamon said:
| Il have known McMurray five OF
six years and have known Gore
| about nine years. We lived in the
| same town and our relations were
always pleasant. l have loaned Gore
money on several occasions and
signed notes for him. | was in VAST
| ington several times during the last
| session of congress. On one visit
represented Governor Haskell in the
| town lot cases. While stopping at o
| hotel / divided hotel expenses witi
Bird Mcclure ! called on Gore
every day or two while there.
Chairman Burke asked: "Did yo.
call on Gore May So"
Hamon:~ 81 think l did. arrived
! in Washington May 5. remember
/ talked to Gore about telegram hs
4 received May 8. Gore was the frs
4 person who called on me about th'
contracts, saying he made a mistake
in getting into the McMurrcy fight.
Burke: "Did you say to Gore |
4 he would withdraw his fight from
against the McMurray contract
there would be $4,000 in 1t r.
him?"
4 Hamon: II was never intcreste'
in the McMurray contracts to the tx
tent of a dime Gore simply led
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
CHRISTIANS ARE SLAIN N syria
IL is Reported That More Than u
Thousand Have Been Put to
Death Within the Past
Week.
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
Constantinople, Aug. 5--Fally
one thousand christians aad Mussel-
in massaeres which have occurred
in Syria, according to dispatches re-
ceived here today from Damascus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
sLOCUM SITUATION.

No Developments in Recent Trouble
In Anderson County.
Palestine. Tex, Aug. 5.--There
are no new developments in the Slo-
cum community trouble. No new ar
rests have been made and Sheriff
Black said he had nothing for publ
cation at this time. Witnesses ars
stiil being questioned BY the grand
jury
Thirteen white men are held Y
connection with the affair.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
speaks of Lincoln.

" Abraham Lincoln was not great
because of his unconventionalities
but in spite of Them" was the asser-
tion of the Rev. Fred Glare Baldwin,
of East Orange, before the Mems club
of the Methodist church on Monday
evening Lincoln was a disciplined
man and although popular fancies
would have it different he was an ed
ucated man, though having but little
time at school he had a thirst for
knowledge and in gratifying it had
educated himself"
The East Orange pastors subject
" What Kind of Man Abraham Lin
coin Was and his address was en-
livened by bits of "reminiscences, hui
NOR and anecdotes of the life of Lin
coin.
A chorus of twenty-five students
from Drew seminary under the direc-
tor of Prof. McWhood. sang several
selections. Arthur Morse, of New
York, assisted the chorus as soloist.
In business session that followed
the program 1t was decided to hold a
mems supper in the near, future. A.
committee was appointed with Fred
erick A Trowbridge as chairman to
make the arrangements.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
As It MIGHT Have Been.

MARIA" said the choleric father of
beautiful daughter, who was that
young fool who called ON you last
light and stayed until midnight?
want to know at once"
You shall know in due time,' said
Maria. But first l want to know
something. Was he young fool be-
cause he called on me?"
"WhatY
"Or was he young fool because he
thought me attractive enough to talk
to until midnight?'
"Why"-
81 suppose you think that any young
man who comes to this house at all is
a young fool. but why?'',
"Now, see here
SIS it because there are so many
girls who have sensible fathers that
any young man who calls on the
daughter of an i'll natured old cur
mudgeon is young foolT'
"For goodness sake
"But / suppose-(sob)-Io ought to-
(gurgle)-be -(sob)-because
you didn't call him a fool to his face
for coming to see me. know you de-
spise me (boo-hoo-hoo), but
But Maria was talking to space. The
choleric father had fed to the cyclone
cellar.-Sunday Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
Have Been Protected
A Statewide Organization.

Arrangements Have Been Protected
A Statewide Organization.
New Jersey is to have a Junior Re-
public" in a short time. The great
Institution at Freeville, N. Y, will be
duplicated on farm, presented to an
association which has been formed, at
Pennington Junction, and w. r.
George, who originated the idea, is to
be actively interested and guide the
new development to success.
Many prominent men and women in
New Jersey have already taken part
in the organization of this new repub-
lie, and, besides the parent body, an
advisory board is being nominated, to
include many other well-known per-
sons, who are to help along the cause
when they can. The board of trustees
has Ruford Franklin, of Summit, as
president.
The George Junior Republic " was
first organized at Freeville, N. Y, and
is designed for hayward boys and girls.
They govern themselves, under general
rules, and the object is to teach them
to become good citizens, to learn self
reliance, develop character, and gain
self-respect. Each boy or girl is a
citizen, works five hours and studies
FIVE hours day, and shares in the gov
ernment of the community in every
detail. The results of the work have
been wonderfully good, and there is
general congratulation that there is
to be an institution of the kind in this
state,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
smoke on ImmIeration.

In an address before the Mems clubs
of the First Presbyterian and South
Street Presbyterian churches Wednes-
day evening on Immigration DR.. b..
A. Steiner asserted that the people
who had come to this country had as
simulated with us because they had
one of three things in common with
us, those three things being a like re-
liglon, a similar language or COM
mon blood with us.
DIR. Steiner thought we have the
right to ask the people coming here
now three questions, do we need them,
are they so different from us racially
that we cannot assimilate them and
they will respond to our higher stand
ards of living. The speaker inferred
that all might be answered in the af-
firmative and that it was as possible
for the immigrants coming now to be-
come Amercanized as it had been for
any previous people.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
Normal Mission study Classes.

Morristown has been chosen by the
Presbyterial Society of Morris and
Orange as a centre for Mission Study
during the first three weeks of March.
Miss Holloway, Field Secretary for
Mission Study of the w. B. f. M. has
been secured to teach these normal
classes which are to meet in the chapel
of-the First Presbyterian church +; one
on Monday and Wednesday evenings
and the other on Monday and Thurs
day afternoons. There will be seven
lessons in each course.
The first meeting will be held on
Monday, February 18th at $50 and at
s, continuing as previously stated, and
the last one on Match 21st. There
will be no expense except for the text
book. Delegates are expected from
Women's Societies, Christian Endeav-
or societies and Sunday schools OF all
the surroundings Presbyterian churches.
Young people are especially urged to
attend the evening class.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
PYTHIAS INSTALLATION.
Colored knights Have an Enjoyable
Evening Planned.

Evening Planned.
Progressive company, No. s, of the
the Uniformed Rank of OoIored
Knights of Pythias, has announced
its second annual public installation
to be held in Chronicle hall on Wed
nesday evening, March 10th. The in
stallabion will be done by James E..
Churchman, of East Orange.
There is to be exhibition drills by
University company, No. s, Of Mont
clair, and Ladies Corps, of Newark,
the only female military company in
New Jersey. Prizes are to be awarded
for the most popular member of Lily
of-the- Valley Court, No. u; and the
most popular member of Progressive
company. No. s. After the installa-
tion and drills there will be a grand
march and dancing to the music of
George Rays New Jersey Symphony
orchestra.
The committee Of arrangements in
cludes First Lieutenant George Ran
dolph, First Sergeant Joseph Crowder,
William Miller, floor manager Second
Sergeant James Gibbs George e.
Brewer, Captain L. S. Green, Record
ing Sergeant G. Ward and A. Arnold.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
Misslonary soclety lslects.

The Women's Missionary society Of
the South Street Presbyterian church
has reelected Mrs. William Silliman,
president Mrs. William L. R. Haven,
vice-president MRS. Alexander Mac
Coll, vice-president Mrs. Joseph M.
Lee, treasurer Mrs. John l.. Tall
madge, recording secretary Miss Meta
Lord, corresponding secretary Miss
E. A. Southland, secretary of litera-
ture and Mrs. G. L. Bockoven, Mrs.
William A. Coursen, Mrs. Willard w.
Cutler, Mrs. Franklin B. Dwight, Miss
Elizabethl Earl, Mrs. Willis X. Howell,
Mrs. Frank Marsh, Miss Aletta Mead,
Mrs. Lewis o. Stiles, Mrs. Maurice G..
Sutphen, Mrs William Shelley and
Mrs. w. w. Thomas. managers; Mrs
Frederick G.. Burnham and Mrs. AL
bert Erdman, life directors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. James FL. McGraw have
gone to Palm Beach, Fla,
Robert B. Holmes has gone to Palm
Beach, Fla, for several weeks.
Miss Mabel Rolf, OF Garrison, N. Y,
is the guest of Miss Elsie VanSyckle.
John K. Boniface is ill at his home
on King street with an attack ofgrippe
and rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McEwan, of
Madison avenue, have returned from
their trip around the world.
Miss Helen Kenny, of Madison
street, is entertaining Miss Loretta
Donahue, of New Brunswick.
Mrs George Purssell, Of Br1ck
Church, was the recent guest of her
mother, Mrs. Henry WulferS.
Mrs. Cardmell, of Cleveland, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Bart
on Myers, of Western avenue.
Miss Laura Michel, OF East Orange.
was a weekend visitor with Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Linder, of Park place.
Assistant Postmaster George G.
Marsh is confined to his home on
Prospect street with an attack of
rheumatism.
Madame Grey and Miss Ida Bowers,
of Newark, were the guests of Mrs E..
Fl. Woodruff, of Speedwell avenue, on
Sunday.
Miss Maybelle Lee, Of Mt. Vernon,
N. Y, spent Sunday as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac r. Pierson, on De-
Hart street. Miss Lee was formerly a
teacher in the Speedwell avenue pub
lie school.
DR.. George @. Connett has so far re-
covered from his severe illness that he
and Mrs. Connett went to Atlantic
City on "Wednesday for week, after
which he expects to resume his regu-
lar practice.
Wilbur f. Day and his daughter,
Mrs. j. X. Burr. of East Orange, on
Saturday steamed for Havana, CUBE,
on the Saratoga" They will be
away for six weeks, returning by way
of Jacksonville, Fla, and visiting sew
eral resorts in that state.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
MICS Problems and Anawers.

/. If a rabbit making his getaway
up an icy hill jumps three feet and
slips back four at every jump, how
long will it take him to reach the free
lunch counter?
q If it takes six beers to make a
man sing, how many highballs will it
take to make him recite from Bobby
Burns?
g. If 100000 one dollar bills laid
lengthwise will reach from Batavia to
Geneva. how far will two dollar bill
go In butcher shop?
Answers The hen will lay an egg
and half. 2. One boy sells ten APP
Piles and the other four. 3, Add one
elephant, making total Of eighteen
That makes it divisible.-- Chicago Trib
une.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
NEW JERSEY WANTS THE BEST.
state Supervisor of Roads and state
Chemist 60 To Washington.
State Supervisor Of Public Roads

Chemist 60 To Washington.
State Supervisor Of Public Roads
Robert A. Meeker and State Chemist
B. B. Gage go to Washington to-day to
confer with Provost Hubbard, chemist
of the department. of roads, United
States government, to get out the
best possible specifications for laying
oituminous roads for the coming sea
son.
The specifications for bituminous
roads used by the New Jersey state
road department, and gotten out under
the direction of State Road Commits
sioner Frederick Gilkyson, have been
adopted as standard by other states
building bituminous roads, and the
government specifications are similar.
The high grade established has led
State Road Commissioner Gilkyson to
seek after still higher grade of btu
minous road, and the visit of Mr..
Meeker to Washington, accompanied
by the state chemist. is. the result
The specifications for bituminous
roads now being used IN this state are
simple. Any chemist can easily under
stand what is required, and they have
been worked out so well that any high
grade oil can be used in laying roads.
The plan was to so draw up the speci-
fications that no high grade oil would
be barred out. Even asphalt from the
Trinidad or Bermudas districts cut
back to oil can be used under these
specifications, but none but high
grade oil will fill them.
Now the commissioner wants fur
ther advance, and the government has
complimented New Jersey in sending
for her officers to assist in getting out
new specifications.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
How ThouahtIess.

The small son of an English family
in this country attends public school.
Recently he rushed angrily into his
mothers presence with the fearful
complaint that they" had tried to
make him believe the impossible story
that British soldiers had been defeat
ed by the Americans in some war. His
mother explained the painful circum-
stance as gently as she could.
And did the Americans really beat
the British" walled the boy.
Eyes. my son."
The boy tore his hair and pounded
the arm of the chair.
"How could they do itT' he demand
ed. why did the British soldiers let
them? What could they have been
thinking t?"-Circle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-01
Baptist Endeavorers Celebrate.

A Washington'S birthday social was
given in the Baptist church Tuesday
evening by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of that church. The room, which
was deliberately decorated for the oc-
casion, was well filled with guests.
Former Mayor Reed gave an address
on Washington, setting forth some of
his characteristic attributes and draw
ing lessons from them. He also spoke
of the necessity of considering the spirit
rather than the letter of the consEtu-
tion. The following program was ren-
dered after which refreshments were
served
Piano solo. Miss Florence Meeker
Piano duet. Miss Dietz and Mrs. Grant
Vocal solo. ........ George Sherman
Reading Miss Katherine Lane
Piano solo. ....f... Miss Edith Dietz
Vocal solo. g. George Sherman