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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15
THE CANAL PRESENTS
4 MILITARY PROBLEM
SECRETARY STIMSON TAKES AID
yANCED VIEW ON CONTROL
OF CANAL ZONE.
Declared He Favored Subsidies fol
American shipping Using the
CanaI-Suggests Method
of Fixing Tolls.
Associated Press Special.


Kansas City. Mo. Nov. l0.--ih
addressing the Kansas City COM
mercial club last night Secretary
Stimson, in dealing with the prop
lens presented by the approaching
completion of the Panama Canai'
took advanced ground in favor OF
subsidies to American shipping us
ing the canal and for its administra-
ton as q malitary adjunct He called
attention to the fact that atthoueh
there will be water enough IN the
| canal to float small boats through !
| out it's length by the close OF the
rainy season which commences next
May and while the canal Will De
fully ready for ocean traille'
through our own neglect no provls-
: ion has been made for its operation.
Az soon as the canal is completed
the presidents authority over II
will cease unless congress comes TO
the rescue. A great economic loss
will be involved in allowing the
) present splendidly efficient force OF
employees to disintegrate, when &c
: much of 1t will be needed for the
permanent operation of the canal
Then there is the problem O
is creating a permanent organization
to or government to operate the cana
- aud to control the zone. Inc couh
FL try Is worthless for agriculture
1t, purposes. mostly a tropical jungl
Mt or low rocky hills and it is prepos
ferrous to think of it ever forming
IN basis for an American farming SCI
Id Element This fortunate condltlo
al affords an opportunity for the crea
ed tion of an organization for the a
l.. most sole purpose of opening an
shutting the lock gates and protec'
as ing them in time of trouble; II
to not a question of educating Of OF vi
NJ lifting a dependent people and ther
or il no reason for introducing all IN
gh complex checks and balances OF
nd self governing community. The SCI
n retarv declared that at the bottol
ch the canal presents a military prof.
pit lem. For defensive purposes 1t WI
of double the capacity of our iieet an
in TO have it blockaded at crltic'
moment in our national life eith'
by accident or design might be qni
as disastrous as having twenty
att our battleships sunk at sea II
we temptation which that fact impos'
ra. upon any nation with whom Il
lily United States may be at war mu
ed never be lost sight of. Correspon
am ingly its militry effectiveness W
am make it a powerful ally in assuring
Iayi maintenance of peace.
al. The secretary alluded 10 the sa
tary problem and declared that on
continually vigilant exercise
ok the administrative power could /
nd sure us against possible contagio
y's as this strip of land was notorio
on for 400 years as plague spot OF q
es. Americans. In the operation OF q
ms canal the president should be CIV
XIV free hand, using such forms Of a
ministrative government as he M
devise. What is needed is a meth'
are flexible enough TO meet the new al
T. | uncertain problems which are boui
sgei 10 arise
nd Touching the important questl'
OF coal. the secretary pointed o
lthat the Panama canal would ha
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

In some of the states, in the cleo
tions last week, the democrats suf
fered defeat on account OF local is
sues. There was nothing in the gen
eral result to indicate that the peo-
pie have taken any backward step in
their determination to have a great
er voice in the management of the
affairs Of their government
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15
Great Concert Singer,

David Bispham, one of the great
est concert singers in America, gave
an entertainment at the Sims LIBRA
ry Tuesday night that was heartily
enjoyed and thoroughly appreciated
by a large audience. The program
was varied and gave Mr.. Bispham
A splendid opportunity to display
his wonderful versatility as vocal
list
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

We are not the particular cham
pion Of Morris Sheppard, but with
all the fun poked at him by the or
gans none of them have yet been un'
truthful enough to charge him Win
being q CRATER,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15
WOMEN FIGHT DUEL
ONE OF THEM DEAD
Indian Amazons Quarrel and En-
gage In Desperate Fight.

Sapulpa, Okla, Nov. 15.--ln a
duel on the principal street OF the
city, Lilly Marshall and Mrs. Laura
Smith fought Sunday night until
their friends dragged them apart
The Marshall girl is now in jail
Mrs. Smith is dead, one cut Of q
knife In the hand of her opponel
penetrating the lining of her lungs
another entering the kidneys. The
Marshall woman refuses to talk
concerning the happening. Both
parties are Indians and rich oil land
holders
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

Judge Alexander, of Waco can
didate for the senate, should desis'
from publishing his views in the
newspapers. Somebody might take
a fool notion to read them some OF
these days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

The organs charge Chairman
Mack with being very quiet aoou'
the result in New York. Well, the
organs are not very boisterous aoou'
the result in Maryland
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

Governor Colquitt is having his
study Of the constitution of his state
interrupted by many little things
which rise up in his way to harras'
and perplex him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

In the Dallas Times-Herald OF
Tuesday, the Hon. Pat Okeefe
hands the opponents of Governor
Woodrow Wilson q package when
they would do we'll to thoroughly
consider
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

The Atacosa Monitor man wants
70 know who is the best poker play
or in Texas. Really, we are unaoie
to give the Information, Ttmes nave
changed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

You may make as much fun al
YOU please of the fads and fancies
Of the women, but the fact remains
that "the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

II people, who in various ways
are trying TO lower the worlds rec
ord would get between the plo~
handles they might assist in lower
ing the cost of living. And this is or
more Importance,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

1t is now up to Waxahachie tt
play the Phoenix. That live. hustline
little city has suffered a great fire
loss, but 1t Will demonstrate just
what a town can do in rehabilitating
itself.-Fort Worth Record. Just
watch US. "A bigger and better
building" is the slogan with every
one who suffered loss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

Strange that ii has not already
been suggested that the cause OF A
4 Ms defeat by the Varsity last
Monday can be ascribed to Governor
Colquitt's presence among the root
ers from Austin.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

William Randolph Hearst is stu
of the opinion that William Ran
dolph Hearst should have control
ling opinion in the management OF
the affairs of the democratic ana
all other political parties
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15
New Quarters.

Tho Wells-Fargo Express Co, arr
now in their new quarters at NJ. I
knights Machine shop on ColleeS
street. Just opposite our old stand
Both phones 205.
"a o. c. DAVIS, Agent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

President Taft actually remained
over in Washington long enough to
attend meeting of the cabinet
That was certainly n waste OF much
valuable time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

However much some people in
TEXAS will dislike 10 hear il, never
theless the fact remains that ONE
lanes will be the next United States
senator from Kentucky He VIII
succeed one Paynter, who insisted on
painting Lorimer white when the
people said he was black
the people sal he was black.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

When you have one proposition
for the upbuilding of your town Sc
curely nailed down do not fold your
arms, but be up and after the next
one which appears in sight.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

Dallas did not win the baseball
pennant. but in the killing game she
is now too far in the lead to be over
taken by any of her competitors.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

For coughing, dryness and ucR-
ling IN the throat. hoarseness and
all coughs and colds, take foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. Con
tains no opiates. The Curtin Stores.
Curtin Drug Co, n. Side So Curtin
pbormacv w Side So. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

The Odd Fellows are going to Sc
The pace. Let all the others who los
buildings get busy,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15

The best way to cause the sugar
trust to dissolve is to water the
stock
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-15
A Mail Carriers Load.

Seems heavier when he has weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred Deuh-
rem, Mail Carrier at Atchison, kas i,
saws: II have been bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and had
a severe pain across my back. Nhen-
ever I carried a heavy load of NAL
my kidney trouble increased. SOME
time ago, ! started taking Foley $
Kidney Pills and since taking them
| have gotten entirely rid OF all my
kidney trouble and am as sound no"
as ever" For sale by the CurlA
store. Curtin Drug Co, North Side
So. Curlin's Pharmacy, West Side
Square. u~ "
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We make all STYLES of box couches
phone your orders to $40 or 5ol
Rudolph Furniture GO va
F o.,s co =
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they are not really practical and these
articles would better be of the white err
ameled wood. matching the garment tree.
which may have handpainted vine run
ming from its base to its tip.
Coat hangers are an absolute essential
If the baby is always To look we'll turned
out, as these small garments muss readily
and are not easily pressed by an
amateur While many of these hangers
are covered with satin of a delicate
shade il is far better to have several
shaped covers OF embroidered fine linen
which may be readily laundcred and then
use the haby's color only in the satin
ribbon hansinGs.
1t is diff.cult to go amss when select
ing a gift for small baby. If the donor
is an intimate friend of the mother ii
is quite correct to send an embroidered
laundry bag. a heart pillow. a set of hot
waite" bottle cases and silk coverlid a
wadded China crepe dressing gown, re-
VerSbie rubber bath mat-in fact. any
thing which appears TO be CT real service
But # the interest III the mother is a
recent one and the donor is sending it
s,nply because she loves all small ba Dies
she may choose daintiIy covered record
book with hand-painted page margins, a
rattle of IVORY and d mother of pearl or
a solid silver bank.
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bath is absolute necessity and Ia 'eS
up scarcely any room and may be made
really ornamental by means of the ribbon
bows attach.d to its bamboo frame. Then
there are the air pillows of various sizes
which go into lingerie cases daintily
friiled and m0nOSranl-em embroidered and
the collection of soft little blankets which
have their special gases of cretonne. so
that they shall not come into contact
with any germ-infected sofa while tine
infantile tourist is at a hotel on A
steamer. AS babies rarely are sea sick
and consequently are regularly on deck.
there must be a fur-lined steamer rug of
clan plaid worsted in addition TO the
acknowledging long coat, also of Scotch
design. and as far as possible removed
from the luxurious land coat of embroid-
cred white SILK.
Almost as numerous as are the tole;
articles of the woman who is clingiug
desperately Ia the remnants of her youth
are those which find place in the baby 6
hamper tray or toilet table top. Cellu-
lod and vortus alike are popular ma
terials for hair, nail and tooth brushes:
for comb. soap, powder and cream boxes
and for bottle holders of various sizes
All of these articles are marked in some
distinctive manner. If the individual
baby's color is pink. then the tiny flow
ers and sprays on the toilet articles are
of that shade. but monograns and initials
are correct markings and may be done in
chasing or silver inlay. Celuloid and
iyortuS also furnish the standard Dor
ton of the tiny trees for bottles and for
little caps, but While exceedingly dainty,
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which produces an unfadable blue in this
lovely shade. THESE Dlouses are not
mounted over silk Innings, but are Wcrn.
in lingerie manner above corset covers OIL
lace and ribbon trimmed batistc or MAIN
sock Tie woman who IS fastidious about
the little details OF dress Is careful To
tinickiness-tu coin a feminine express
siorl-about her summer corset covers:
For out of door blouSes-that is. the smear
lingerie waists that are worn in the street
in summer time-she has corset covers o.
exu,lSitely fine material and with TIE
daintiest OF trimming. but this trimming
is severely smI.le-just line OF mana
EN- b oidery or Il ScaIoped top above Il
narrow ribbon threaded through hand
worked e.elets-and the top of the corset
cover comes well up over the neck ana
shoulders beneath the transparent b'ouse
An exposure Of pink flesh and lac1 UNI
derWear beneath thin blouse worn III
the street Is in the worst OF taste.
X
The windows of the little 18th avenue
shops where handmade blouses are ex'
nbited for the tempting of pennies ou'
of passing pocketbooks are full of new
spring blouse models of sheer stuffs with
emhrcideres in color. And when one says
pennies IN connection with these bouses
one is. of course. using the NEST tigura-
tive figure of speech. Few models are
there of this class that do not exceed the
ten-dollar mark: and one may easily pay
SIS to $50 for simple little hand-worked
affair of cotton material.
II one has eolored embroidery on one :
spring blouse it must be embroidery IN
some unusual shades like carrot PINK,
terra Gotta cerise, raspberry. canton
blue, or any Of the strong. yet wonder
fully scft hues selected by Dame Fashion
as correct for the coming season. ordi-
nary blues pinks and greens will look
horribly crude besides these oriental color
blendin.s which make one think OF re
Elected lights IN copper and pewter flag
ons CT plates so strong is the admixture
of yellow tones in red and of green tones
in the blues There are also rows OF tlny
coIored glass buttons which match the
colofs used in the embroidery. Oh course
these buttons are washable. for often so
many are seWed III rows down the ROM
of the blouse or up the outer edge CT 'he
sleeve that Ii would be d labor OF patience
tn remove them for laundering
4 very attractive white vote BLOUSE
with colored embroidery Is illustrated
The model being. in the simple peasah'
sty,e with seamless shoulders and ioose
kimono sleeves. This model Is USED ioi
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nine out of ten VI the spring and sum-
mer shirt waists. and the woman who
makes up her blcuses at home will re
jcice that 50 simple and easily built
a stNte is in favor. Two and half
yards of ordinary summer material Will
build a blouse OF this sort. and il IS
the easiest thing in the world 10 run up
the under arm seems. rem the ba x oGg"s
and sleeves ard whip on collar OF som ;
dainty lace or embroidery. To return.
however. 10 the blouse under consider
alton. the material used is an emhroid-
cred. wolfe. dotted ALI over with small
green embroidered dots. \ border rat
tern OF smaller dots is used for the cor
lar and sleeve edges, these sections pe-
ing set on with seam beading. on the
front. shoulders and upper sleeves y
embroidered a series of motlis WILL
form d yoke and front panel design ! ~
motifs are Intended TO represent tht
E.gyutian lotus flower and are done IN
shades of old pink. green and black,
F,2yptian, Arabian and Turkish dcSishs
in strong vet soft coiorinGs are huch
used on these voile blouses.
In very exclusive little 18th avenue
blouse shop a novel trimming notion was
observed the other day. The blouse IL
question was of sheerest narquisette witt
insertions of Irish crochet set between
rows of narrow cluny. The top and part
of tire sleeve of this peasant model were
laid in tiny tCcks in groups OF three, eacf
group including one-quarter inch tuch
and two pin tucks-all run by hand. The
move! trimming note consisted OF ceTss
satin straps half an inch wide which
passcd under white crocheted loops. tht
ends of the straps having small button
holes which were attached to little white
pearl buttons on the blouse. One Of these
straps passed around the stock collar and
one trimmed each sleeve edge at the ei
bow, above an insertion of the lace. vi
course il would be but the work OF /;
moment 10 detach the little ceriSe SAITH
straps when laundering of the b!ous,
was necessary.
Only the severely plain tailored shirt
waists have long sleeves. All others have
sleeves to the elbow or a few inches be-
low but the elbow sleeves are by far the
prettiest and most graceful. There Is No
attempt made to gather the sleeve into &
cuff trimming. 1T falls straight from the
! shoulder with scarcely any tapering II
toward the lower edge. Sometimes Their,
is a pleatcd frill at the edge. and whei
, the sleeve comes just to the elbow this i:
particularly pretty and dainty; but mos
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II is so easy To build the little summer
hlouseS of hatiste nifty and all-over
embroidery tiat every woman may have
a dozen. running them together ny hand
I'm the evenings for the worl. IS light and
attractive and machine stitching IS really
unnc cssary in putting the material and
lace insert ons together. All-oyer en-
hroidery set together at the shoulder
with cluny entire deux makes charming
blouse of this sort, and sheer frei oh
batlsfe with bands Of very fire swiss eve
lot embroidery Is also very dainty. These
little blou~eS should have round butr1
necks finished with band Of insertion,
or the neck may he in a shallow Suuare
not cut out at all at front. hack or sides
but simply squared by the mitcred ar
-angement OF the lace insertion.
Though a shirt waist is "A shirt waist
and nothing can make II anything else.
there are new restaurant waists which
are really elaborate budiceS and VIII Oh
custom permits Just AT present with the
velvet or handsome cloth skirt Throue h
the long restaurant dinner only the bodice
and hat are noticeable. and the coat or
ones suit having hoen removed one feels
more smartly dressed among the other
diners in such bodice than in A simple
high-necked waist such as ono would don
with the serge or mohair street suit. One
of these restaurant waists Is illustrated
a pink maruuisette model draped over
gold net and again over pink chiffon. with
trimming OF gold lace.
Many Of tho smart little walking suits
Of serge or mohair which are already ap-
pearing on 18th avenue In spring modes
are accompanied by perfectly plain neg
lige blouses'' Of linen or silk chambraN.
with pleats or hard emhroidcries on the
front long sleeves VITA immaculate CUFFS
and tirrned-over starched collars. With
these blouSes are worn silk four-in-ha nj
ties in most approved mannish style. The
woman who adores taiiormade effects
will be glad To see the starched collar an 4
four inland tie returning to favor. but a =
yet this fashion. which was started at
Tuxedo. Hot Springs and other winter re-
sorts during the holidays, has not become
general.
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longer tunic basque described above. is
the cheyenne frill which is added 10
short-waisted empire bodices, frill and
bodice being joined under girdie of
cord Such bodices as these, and also
the shirt waist basques, must. of course.
be OF a material similar 10, on at least
harmOniZing with. the skirt fabric. Most
OF the spring blouseS do harmonic with
the skirt material. as a matter of fact.
the exceptions being the white lingerie
waists made OF marquisette, cotton epe
wolfe. which often have embroiderics
in a colcr matching the skirt with which
they are worn.
Instead of being laid over Satins anil
metallic tissues the spring blousss OF
chiffon and other sheer materials veil
Innings made of all-over enIb:oderies. en-
brOidered nets, thin Japanese silk and
silk null. Often the whole blouse is
soft and thin. enough to he crushed up
IN the hand though The lining. thin as
il is. Is untransparent. Sometime the
outer material comes close up 10 the
collar line the round Dutch neck fin
ish. but many of the new models have a
little square yoke Of lace set IN with 4
smart trimming of buttons braid In
the vicinity of this small yoke. The
beaded blouSeS are invariably hung over
a thin. light silk or fine cotton lining.
foT somehow a transparent beaded blouse
ofIsnds the fastidious taste
Bead embroideries are much used on
white Gotten voile. crepe and maraul-
SLIPS of the Sheerest, tilinceSt silk null
and the woman who likes to make up
her own summer waists may obtain
waist patterns made IF these materials
with beaded designs for front and sleeves
IN every degree OF elaboration. The
white blouSes beaded with tiny white
milk beads are the ,laa,iesf. for col
ored beaded effects bit bizarre
for summer use with white linen skirts.
and after all. when ali is said and done.
is not the summer blouse'S real vo ton
a cool and dainty combination. with Il
spotless white duck or linen skirt?
There are also white bouses embroid-
cred by hand to initiate beaded effects,
and one of these blouses is illustrated
q pretty little model of sheer cotton wolfe
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Enter the Shirt Waist Basque The Cheyenne
Frill Also Arrives in Blousedom Royal Can
ton bl0uSeS in Rich Blue and White.
Cool Short Sleeves Are Promised.

short, the new shirt waist basque is al
ready the r3Se in Paris.
From Bernard comes of the pref
test and NEST characteristic of these
new SHUT waist basgues, which will be
sure to have warm welcome because of
their grace and the way they have of
making the figure seem more slender.
This new addition TO women dress
which is. of course, a very old fashion
revved--iS made of black satin and IS
designed for wear with a coat and skirt
suit of black and white mixed tweed
The basque faStenS at the back ana
has no seams except these under the arm
and sleeve, the sleeve being cut in one
with the basque in the ''peasan. style.
\ bread panel down the front gives full
ness across the bust. the panel being
falls; lust to the hip and is belted in
thought above the normal waistline with
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aRd Attractive

trimmed with Insertions of Irish lace.
French knots, made with very heavy
floss. are placed at regular intervals
all over the upper part of the blouse
and sleeve the beaded patterns being
embroidered with much smaller knots in
a leaf and vine effect across the top
and or the cuffs. This pattern could
he carried out also with real beads if
desired. but naturally the embroidered
beads will launder far more satisfac-
toriy than the little porcelain beads.
which would be crushed in an instant
by heavy flatiron.
This spring every woman VIII want rs
well a beaded blouse. one In the royal
canton color. These blouses are 81 white
crepe, wolfe null with uold conve,l-
tiona embrC iderieS in the wonderful blue
color that distinguishes the royal canton
chnaware. This shade of blue is par
ticu!ariy becoming to women with blue
eyes and there is a new embroidery floss