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The Washington times., 1911-07-31
Atlantic Fleet Goes
To Sea for Maneuvers

PROVINCETOWN,M Mass, July 81
With the most elaborate program OF
naval maneuvers ever arranged, plan
ned for them, the battleships, cruisers,
torpedo boats, and tenders Of the
North Atlantic fleet sailed from the
local harbor today. A feature Of the
summer practice will be the use OF
unloaded torpedoes which will be per-
mitted to strike the side of the bat
tleships instead, of being caught in
the nets, thus affording better op-
portunitv for scoring hits and misses,
The fleet is commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Osterhaus and is fully equipped
for service.
The Washington times., 1911-07-31
Funeral Services Held
For Baseball Victim

Funeral services for John P. Fried
man. the boy who was accidentally
killed In practice baseball game back
OF the Naval Hospital last Friday, were
held at st. Stephen's Church this MORN
Ing. Many sailors and marines stationed
At the Naval Hospital, to whom young
Friedman was well known, attended.
The Marines sent a large floral design.
The pallhearers were former companions
OF the young man.
The Washington times., 1911-07-31
Aerial and Land Show
AT Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS. July 81
With the city gayly decorated end
thronged with visitors. Colorado
Springs today entered upon week
of gayety In celebration OF her
fortieth anniversary. Aeroplane
flights, wild West exhibitions, Indian
dances, street pageants and numerous
other attractions have been ar
ranged for the entertainment Of the
visitors.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Plays That Made
Football History

Not many football games hav.
been played indoors and by arc.
light. Neither have many touch.
downs been made in the way Wis.
cOnsin made one in the indoor, post.
season game with the Carlisle In
dians. December 10. 1896. Prof c.
l.. Brewer, director of athletics al
the University of Missouri, was play
ing right half on the Wisconsin team
and tells the story.
'The game was played at night in
the great coliseum at Chicago" said
Mr.. Brewer. THE building was so
large that the field was laid off
across one end, the seats coming
down close to the goals. 1t was in
this game that Phil King, the Wis
consin coach, used the on-side kick
for. perhaps. the first time in the his
tory of football. The coach explained
it thoroughly to the officials before
the beginning of the game. After
some argument as to the legality Of
the play they agreed to let us use it.
when Wisconsin had worked the
ball close to the Indians goal the
ends were drawn back and the
badgers fullback made an on-side
kick. sending the ball over into the
crowd. The Indians made no at
tempt to go after the ball but our
ends rushed up the seats among the
people. got the ball and made the
touchdown. Then came the wrang-
ling over the legality of the play.
but there was nothing the officials
could do but allow it,"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
A CHANCE TO COOL OFF.

Regardless of what may be sale
in opposition to President Taft's ar
bitratiOn treaties. they possess one
silent feature which should be 9
wonderful influence in favor OF
peace The treaties provide that
if the nations in question cannot de-
eide as to whether a controversy is
susceptible of arbitration. the mat
ter shall be referred to a committee
of the Hague Tribunal.
1t is required that all but one of
the members of this committee must
concur before the decision becomes
valid But the decision is not to be
handed down until the expiration of
one year. Consequently, even if the
decision is unfavorable or no decis-
ion at all is reached, the chances for
strife are much diminished.
The most fanatical politicians and
the yellOwest newspapers will have
difficulty in keeping the public
reused to the war pitch for twelve
months.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
tanglement.

tanglement.
Italian ships have been attacked
and their cargoes confiscated. Ital.
ian subjects have been mistreated
The daughter of an Italian laborer
was dragged from her home and for
chilly married to a Turkish nabob.
Italian interests in Tripoli and Tur-
key proper, for that matter. have
suffered from the enmity of the OF
tomans. Italy can point to a long
list of grievances. Perhaps they
may be the real cause of the declar-
alton of war; perhaps they may not.
The Powers are suspicious.
France and England are worried
over the prominence of Germany in
the affair. The Italians, they be-
lieve. have been receiving moral en-
cOuragement from the Kaiser and
there are all sorts of suspicious as
10 the part Germany is to play in
the war game. The entire affair is
somewhat tangled. The diplomatic
air is murky and it looks at times
like blindfOld game of chess.
evidently has designs on
TripOli. Is 1t Italy alone. or is it
Germany? Or is it both Italy and
Germany? These are questions
that are being asked. The answer
seems tied up in the developments
of the next few weeks.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Fifty Years Ago.

Those who had subscribed for the
steam mill to be located in COlum-
bia were urged to pay up the
pledges.
The University of Mississippi wss
about to close for want of patronage.
The war was responsible for this
condition.
The New York Herald said: 81.
S. Rollins of Boone county is organ
izing a regiment of Union men in
Boone county to fight Sterling
Price" The Missouri Statesman,
published at Columbia, refuted this
statement.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
FIRST OFFENDERS.

How long does it take to make {
criminal?
When a man or boy appears be-
fore the judge on his first Offense,
can We say that in reality it was his
first offense?
1t seems hardly possible that a
man could steel his nerves to the ex-
tent of committing his first murder
or his first so-called theft without
some previous experiences which
would enable him to act.
Take the small boy who pulls the
cats tail. robs birds nests. throws
rocks at window lights and finds ex-
treme delight in tormenting his Sis
ter by pulling her hair. Is he not
hardened each time so that his con-
science hurts him less and less? He
finds that torture is a delight and
he revels in it.
On the other hand, We have the
lad who picks up a purse which he
has just seen someone drop. With
this little easy money and an escape
from detection, he finds an easier
way of obtaining money than by
working for it. He becomes an ex-
pert pickpocket or second-story
man.
Only step farther and the first is
a murderer. The second has be-
cCme a safe cracker. Both are put
before the courts. On account of
these being their first Offenses. their
attorneys ask for light sentences. As
the prisoners have no previous court
records. the jurists are lenient and
give them short sentences which are
perhaps shortened still more by par
dons. Then they are free to follow
up their first OffenseS.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
What the Old Grads Saw
Five Years Ago.

Mrs. w. Men. Miller, of Columbia
had charge of the pure food exhibit
at the State Fair.
Prof. +. B. Forbes of the depart
ment of animal husbandry at the
University of Missouri, judging
sheep at the fair in Sedalia.
Lee Gentry, a student of the Uni
versity. suffered an injury to one
eye through an explosion in the
chemical laboratory while he was
experimenting. He was taken to the
Parker Hospital.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Forty Years Ago.

The Studebaker Wagon Company
Of South Bend, Ind. presented the
College of Agriculture at the Uni
rersity with new farm wagon. II
was shown on Broadway to the stu
dents and tOwnspeople. Robert L.
Todd, secretary of the Board of Gu
ratOrs, sent a letter of thanks which
was published i'm the local paper.
''The second or September num-
Der of the University MissOurian is
received. 1t is a better number in
every respect than the first. and de-
serves success
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
WHAT Is THE TROUBLE ABOUT:

Italy seems to have broken into
the king row in the European game
of checkers. The sick man Of the
Bosphorus has long played horse, if
you will pardon the slang. with the
powers of the continent, but inter-
national jealousy is the armor that
has protected him in his vagaries.
With AleXander-like diplomacy,
Italy has taken a wha,k k at the Cor
dian knot and the war with Turkey
was declared before any other ma
tion had a chance to step in and de-
clare the hostilities off.
Italy has long had an eye on
TripOli. Caeser would doubtless
have considered it a pretty piece Of
property to have in the family and
the fuss over the Moroccan situa-
tiOn is evidence that there are other
eyes focused in the same general
direction. OF course, there are
reasons to go to war. No country
has to look long to find a perfectly
good pretext to take a fall out of the
Ottoman empire, and alleged indig-
mites to Italian subjects is the rea-
son assigned for the present en-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Thirty Years Ago.

The St. Louis Journal of Agricul-
ture published an article giving the
dimunitive. or pet, names of thirty
eight of the sixty-nine girls enrolled
in Christian College. 1T is to be
hoped that these good girls do not
have diminished heads correspond
ing to their diminished names," the
article concluded.
The students of the School of
Medicine of the University of Mis-
souri, organized a quiz class with E.
c. Peeler as president.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Want Column

LOst--DiamOnd scarf pin yesterday
Finder will receive liberal reward by
returning to X. c. Combs, 517 South
Sixth street.
LOST-A. T. o. badge, set with
diamond. Finder please return to
Stockton Fountain. A. 7. o. House
and receive reward.
FOund-RaincOat ON the bleach
ers, may have for identifying prop
erty and paying for this ad.
For Rent - Furnished rooms.
strictly modern, private family. La
dies only. Home atmosphere. Board
within square. 8 College avenue.
tf-21.
For Rent-A front room at 1O1
Waugh street; mOrern in every res
pect. Phone 1112 White.
Lost-An old-fashioned gold
breast-pin, about 2-in. long, 1-2 in.
wide, either around University. or on
Stewards Road, Finder please re-
turn to Lee Ingrum, or Mrs. Cunning
ham in Ladies' Parlors at University
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Twenty Years Ago.

The paw-paw crop of Boone
county was large one.
For the quarter ending October l
1891, the fines and costs from the
drug stores in Columbia for selling
liquor were $3,S95.4O.
Clendenin and Company of Co
lumbia advertised that they wanted
to buy $4,000 bushels of hickory
nuts.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
A Novel With Life.

Life and action are abundant in
The Secretary of Frivolous Az
fairs" The novel, by May Futrelle,
first published in serial story form,
IS now brought out in an attractive
ly-garmented book. Light, bubbly
and lively it will be found enter
tanning (Bobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis, Indiana s1.5O.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Ten Years Ago.

S. A. Thompson, freshman, had
a hard time. He was taken from
town by the sophomores, stripped,
beaten, his hair shaved off and his
clothes hidden. After some wander
ing he found the garments and then
walked back to the University
Boarding Club where he lived.
This incident came to the notice
of the discipline committee.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Miss Lucille keene Returns.

Miss Lucille Keene. assistant in
structor in Botany, who was called
10 her home in St. Louis last Friday
On account of the serious illness Of
her father, has returned to Colum-
bia. The condition of her father is
improved.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
What would Polly say?
What would l say, dear Will
liam?
WHY | should love, her, too,

| What would L say, dear WIZ
| liam?
/ Why | should love, her, too
And stand aside like a sailor
While she might talk to you
1.-The Yellow Golden Tree" tells
how the little cabin boy sank the
slip by boring a hole in her side with
an auger. His captain. however, re-
fuses the thousand pounds and the
hand of his daughter, which he had
promised as a reward of the feat; in
stead. he sews the cabin boy up in a
rawhide and browns him.
From West Plains, Mo-, which is
rich in this matter, comes the ballad
called. 1.-The Lone Widow" Ian Amer
lean version of 1.-The Wife of Usher's
Well,") sung by a woman who lived
near the town.
There was lady neat
And children she ha dthree:
She sent them away to a far
cOuntrye
To learn their grammar-e
They hadn't been gone but
little WHILE
About three months. we'll
Till death was abroad all
over the land
And swept her babes away.
One winter night about Christ
mas time,
The night was dark and cold,
Her three little babes came
running home
Into their mothers room.
1t was over thetable she spread
cloth
And on it bread and wine,
Saying. Rise We up, you three
little ones,
And eat and drink of mine."
''I'll eat none of your bread, |
mother,
I'll drink none of your wine, |
For yOnder is our Saviour dear,
And with him We will join.
Gold clOds lay over our head,
mother,
Green grass grows over our
feet;
The tears you have shed, my
mother dear,
Would wet our winding
Sheet
This ballad with two others was
in recent number of the
Ournal of American Folklore by
'r. H. NJ. Belden, secretary of the
lissouri Folklore Society, and pre-
ident of the American Folklore
ociety. Doctor Belden is in the de-
artment of English at the Univer-
lty OF Missouri. E. r. F.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-06
Delegate to Missionary Meeting.

The WOman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church an
pointed Mrs. ]. M. Dysart delegate to
the district conference to be held at
Glasgow, Mo-, next Monday and
Tuesday, at meeting yesterday. A
committee composed of Mrs. w. B.
Novel;. Mrs. Turner McBaine, and
Mrs. NJ. f. bearing was appointed
to arrange for week OF prayer for
the first week in November.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
ELECTRIC LIkE
NOW ASSURED
Chs mlmH iMuss lmHs hfs
b >lm A Nelsse
Il llallss
STREETS MI DESIGNATED
lm ia Adl lma b. th 0ta
hwwa >b sad Rsah hse
mess NaNH0 llsw Collier
and haslanglon

N HnaHmwus fafs W $3.50 Ht
esunc Franchise ess au FRIDAY
nisbi sfautsd to Stone Webster uf
nsiiss eltine tbem tho rights ana
+ privilege tn construct maintain
RnG Operate an iHterutbaa electric
raii*at over eef4Hin efreets of
. Waxshaehly This action ~ the
council removes aa FAR a. the cess is
concerned che last obstacle that
( bad been placed ln che way of the
( CONSTRUCTION OF the uuo aud b. re.
earaed 81 pronounced victory Tor
) ali the people Of Nunahachie who
wanted 20 see the city grow
The ordinance is construed az be-
ina liberal iu its provisions and the
members Of the council believe the
Interests of the people are safe
guarded or else they would moi have
voted for It's adoption
The franchise runs for period OF
fifty years and gives TO Stone a.
Webster. or their assigns the right
TO build and operate an electric rail
way line oyer certain designated
streets of the city The streets speci-
fled in the ordinance are Brown,
Marvin avenue, College, Washing
ton and Franklin The line is TO be-
gin on Washington street one hun.
dred and fifty feet east Of a line on
franklin street. thence north oyeI
Washington, College, Marvin ave-
nue. and Brown streets to the cor
porate limits. The grantees are Civ
en- permission to construct two hun
dred feet Of track eastwardly on
Franklin street from Washington.
with connections on Franklin and
Washington for the handling of
| cars.
| The grantees bind themselves to
| restore all streets on which they may
| build tracks to their original con
! dition and In the event the ei''
| should pave the streets on which
their line is operated they plede'
| themselves to pave between the
rails and for space OF eighteen IN
| ches outside of each rail
The company is also given the
right to construct, maintain and OPP
crate within the corporate limits of
the city an electric substation or
power plant and to place the neccs-
sary poles and wires to connect tie
electric current of said power plant
with tha trolley wires
The ordinance provides that the
grantees have thirty days in which
to accept the ordinance. If this or
dinance is accepted then within five
days a certified check of five thous-
and dollars is to be deposited Win
the city as a guarantee that tie
road will be constructed and cars in
operation within fifteen months
| from the date of the acceptance of
| the ordinance, This amount is to be
forfeited to the city in the event of
a failure toscomplete the road WITH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

| member of the council voted for the
adoption of the ordinance
Jas. A Weaver of the Planters
Cotton oil company appeared before
the council and asked that a IRE
plug be placed within at least tive
hundred feet of the mill so that
lower rate of insurance might be
secured The request was granted
The question of the ward school
buildings was passed over until
Wednesday night when there VIII
probably be called session OF the
council 1t was explained that the
plans for the buildings were not
quite ready.
A big batch of sidewalk orders
was passed
Alderman Moore explained that
the holes in the creek which contain
water had been oiled. He said there
/ we're number of old wells AMI els
terms in the town which ought to
be oiled The council voted that this
matter be given attention
Geo. W Coleman wanted pefmlE
sion TO use water for sprinkling the
/ street in his part of town. IL was
| explained that it would hardly be
I possible to furnish water for that
purpose but he was given permits
sion to install a meter and use wat
err until cut off by the city "nicn
would be done when the supply be
gan to run low.
/ In connection with the interur'
I ban proposition T. A. Ferris, cfair-
man of the right of way committee,
on Friday afternoon submitted the
| following report to the Commercial
J club:
To the President and Members or
the Commercial Club;
Your committee beg leave to re-
port that in the matter of our eo"-
tract with Messrs. Stone & Webster
( for the building of an tnteruroan
electric road from Dallas to Waxa-
hachie entered into on May 10Th,
and in which contract they reserved
an option of electing one OF two des-
ignated lines from or near Sterrett
into Waxahachie on or by this, june
the 9Th, and that said Stone a Wen
ster have this day advised US thai
they elect to use the route provide
under Section IL under said con
tract, or in other words the Prowl
street line.
AS chairman of said committee
wish to state that under the e M
of our agreement, Messrs. Stone Z
Webster have given us Ito my oN'
knowledge fair and equitable con
sideration on both lines, maxim
thorough surveys and estimates II
each case, their engineers repor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

Pasadena, Cal March 8, 1911.
Foley and Co, Gentlemen We
have sold and recommended Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for years
We believe it to be one OF the most
efficient expectorants on the mar
ket. Containing no opiates or nareot
les it can be given freely to children
Enough of the remedy can be taken
to relieve a cold, as 1t has no naus-
eating results, and does not inter
fere with digestion Yours very tru-
". c. II. Ward Drug Co, c. L. Par
sons. Secy. and Treas Get the ORR
ginal Foley Honey and Tar com
pound In the yellow package For
sale by the Curtin Stores Curtin
Drug Co, North Side Square, Cur
Inns Pharmacy, West Side Square.
d&w
Result producers--little want ads
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
Ina Lehr COMPANY.

I The Ina Lehr Stock company con
tinues TO draw large audiences at
the Airdome and last night present.
ed play of entirely new type to
well pleased audience, Eagles
Nest. a beautiful heart story that
appeals to the patrons from the first
act until the last Tonight the bill
viii be "A Daughter Of the South,
a play that has not been seen hers
before. Ii Is one that will especially
attract the southern people. The
company has met with deserved
success throughout the week and
will no doubt play to capacity to-
night.
Contracts have been recently CIV
en- out for about eighteen miles fur
Their work on the tri-borough rapid
transit subway of New York city, al
cost of about 60,000,00O. the sec
ton for which contracts we're exeeu-
ted in November. 1903, beign well
advanced in construction, The whole
subway system will aggregate 44,2
miles and viii cost close TO $780,
100000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
n the time specified

in the time specified
The adoption of the ordinance
was recommended by Chairman
Cheatham of the ordinance commit
tee The committee held a meeting
during the afternoon and made q
careful study of all the provisions
Of the ordinance A few changes aUd
iuterlineations were made by the
committee and these were accepted
by the legal representatives If the
company
When discussion of the ques.
ton was called for by the mayor j.
Lea Cannon stated that he desired
to enter protest against the con
struction of Y on Franklin street
on which to park cars.
The roll was then called and each
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
EoIey's Kidney Remey

is particularly recommended for
chronic cases OF kidney and bladder
trouble 1t tends to regulate and
control the kidney and bladder &C
ton and is healing, STRENGTHENING and
bracing For sale by The Curtin
stores: Curtin Drug Co, North Side
Square, Curlins Pharmacy, West
Side Square, az"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
Bargain List This Week.

One good Remington Sholes type
writer, $500, One good Remington
typewriter, $2250. One good second
hand Edison photograph, 40 records,
$3.50. One good New Harmony pho
nograph only $1,000. One fine cam
era. with tripod and extras, $500,
r e Moore Furniture Co. 56
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

Result producers--little want ads
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aetasas - lslaufua ifanas fisssulls
NHstwfH8s
0hluem lille { ClebHeue
Nbbitn faHs kfamafe
lianham 3 nurauf
Altus g. I.eetun
MlItsfsE THEY PLAY TODAY
Cleharne at Gainesville
Aiius al I4awtou
Wichita Fails ~ AFdWufe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

American League Results.
Yesterday
Philadelphia 5, Detroit 4
New York 8, Chicago 2.
Cleveland 8, Washington q
St Louis 5, Boston a
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago at Washington.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10
showing the following
(ompariSon.
Brown street Line


Length 3s,337.S #. Excess 2325.4 #
Rise a. Fall 256.1 # Excess $50 II
Bridging &C.,. $50 #. Excess AZ It
Curvature 242.14 Elk 1913 deg.
Max. Gradient s. per cent TX. pet
Thus we can readily see that the
line selected from an engineering
standpoint is superior to the one
we worked so earnestly to secure
Now that it is settled and the line
assured and located, we car but con
gratulate ourselves upon achieving
another great event for our clty,
and we recommend that our club
use its best interest in aiding in FUR
thering the completion of this road
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

The Waxahachie Grain Co. has o
full line of feed and fuel at attrac-.
tive prices, TT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-10

National League Results.
Yesterday
New York 6. Pittsburg 3
Philadelphia I Cincinnati
Brooklyn 4 Chicago
ST Louis 2, Boston
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
New York at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at St Louis
Brooklyn at Pittsburg
Boston at Chicago