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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
THROUGH TO MEXICO CITY.
Roads Now Handling Business as
Before the Revolution.

Service over the Sunset-Central to
Mexico City is again in effect and
the line is open into Mexico thru
Eagle Pass. c. K Dunlap, traffic
manager for the Sunset lines, re-
ceived advices direct Monday morn
ing that all business will be carried
on from now as it was before the
revolution broke out.
d. X Martin, division superin-
tendent of the Pullman company at
st. Louis, who has charge OF the
Pullman business of the entire
southwest and into Mexico, was in
Houston Monday comforting with A,
" Burr. superintendent of the Pull
man company, and railroad officials.
The Pullman company has resumed
its business, which was interrupted
during the war.
1t is also believed that the Fris-
co will start it's New Orleans-Me
co City through service, which
would have been inaugurated in the
late winter over the Brownsville
line had not the revolutionists made
it impossible to start the service
Houston Chronicle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02

and land owners are anxious for the
extension now assured President
Franklin says this new Link in the
road will be completed and in oper-
alton by August !. The line OF which
this viii be a part was built last
year and has been taxed with ton
mage beyond its capacity from the
first day a train was put in opera
ton It is said by those familiar
with railroads in this country that
this is the first instance when
new road could not carry the ton
mage offered Rapid settlement in
the "Artesian Belt is the cause OF
this unusual condition. shortly af-
ter the road was put in operation
many solid trains OF farming uten-
sils and household goods were car
ried and solid passenger trains con
sistlng of ten coaches, all loaded
with emigrants. were operated over
the line.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
QUEENS GROWN is LIGHT.
She Insists II Shall Not BE Heavier
Than Hat.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
London, June 2-The official
regulations to govern the corona
ton are being gradually concluded
The king yesterday made number
Of special appointments of high and
picturesque officials.
Among the bearers of royal rega-
liza named are Lord Roberts and
Lord Kitchener, to carry the second
and third swords, while the Duke or
Roxburghe is appointed to the stew
ards staff
Queen Mary's crown has just been
completed II is according TO her
own design with lace-like tracery
with only diamonds, the kohinoor
being set in the center. The crown
weighs nineteen ounces, the queen
having insisted that il should not
exceed the weight OF an ordinary
hat 1t will be used only at the coro-
nation. After this ceremony, the
gems will be dismounted and used in
separate articles of jewelry. The
king will wear his fathers crown.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02

San Antonio, Texas, June q
That mail clerks must stay out Of
politics, local. state, and national,
was emphasized yesterday when
superintendent Sam Gaines, Of the
railway mail service for the eley-
enth district. comprising the states
of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
issued an order concerning political
activity among the clerks. Superin-
tendent Gaines called attention TO
the rule forbidding postal employees
participating in politics and says It
applies not only to the great parties
of the United States, but also ar
fects the question of anti-prohibion
and prohibition He warns all clerks
to be governed strictly by the rule
during the wet" and dry cam
paign in this state. Gaines declares
clerks are employed for service to
the whole people and not for politi-
cal purposes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
FORMER OHIOAN'S
PRETTY ROMANCE.
Fred Hoffman Finds His Old Sweet
heart After Twenty-Five Years.
Was Texas Neighbor.


San Antonio, Texas. June q
Twenty-one years ago, Fred Hoff-
man came to the San Antonio coun-
try, as it was then known to great
many people, from Foster, OHIO
Hoffman, like a great many other
by the stories of the free and easy
life of the frontiersman. Before
leaving his old home, he had paid
some attention to Miss Mamie
Clarke, a schoolday friend For
some time after he came west, let
ters passed between the two occa-
sionally, but after a few months
these grew less frequent and We're
finally discontinued Time, passed
on and Hoffman heard little of his
old sweetheart. Last October, how
ever, he decided to return to his old
home for a visit and, as matter of
course, expected to see Miss Clarke,
or whoever she might be by the very
natural process of marriage. When
he got home, however. he found that
twenty-one years had wrought Won
ders, not only in the country, but in
the personnel of the old neighbor-
hood. Inquiry revealed the fact
that his old-time school friend and
sweetheart had married@and moved
to the west-somewhere in Texas,
the neighbors said, Close inquiry
brought out the fact that she lived
somewhere in the neighborhood of
Seguin, Texas
Hoffman, some years after com
ing to the southwest, made his per-
manent home in Guadalupe county,
of which Seguin is the county seat
owns land there, and has resided
there most OF the time for num-
Der of years.
When he returned home last Jam
uary, he very naturally began to
look about in an effort to locate Miss
Clarke-now Mrs. Mordell Two
weeks ago he saw woman trading
in store in Seguin. He was sure
he had seen her somewhere. A few
minutes later he had met the sweet
heart of his younger days.
The peculiar thing about the en-
tire circumstance is that for fifteen
wears she has resided on farm six
miles from Hoffman's home, but in
all that time they had never met
For the past five years Mrs. Mordell
has been a widow. but the marriage
record at Austin, where the two
iourneyed a few days ago, shows
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02

and Major Howell was accompan-
led by a number OF prominent bust
ness men Of Victoria Just now navi-
cation of inland streams in Texas is
urged with much diligence and deep
interest is taken In the movement.
L is claimed that the Guadalupe
can be made nayigable at small
cost. when compared with the adj
yantages derived, for a distance Of
300 miles As It is today, small
steamers ply the stream and do an
immense local business All rail-
roads crossing the Guadalupe are
equipped with draw bridges SO that
boats can pass with little trouble.
Major Howell recommends the i'm
proyement Of the stream in that sec
tion recently examined
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
DIAZ AT A GLANCE.
Nutshell Summary of Career of De-
posed Executive of Mexico.
New York Herald !

(New York Herald
Born of Spanish father and In
dian mother In Oaxaca, September,
1880.
Left orphan at age of three
At Is entered seminary to be-
come priest, aided by Bonita Juarez
Changed his mind and studied
law under Juarez
At 16 started soldering by en-
listing against the invasion by the
United States
Was colonel at % in suppression
of Santa Anna, who tried to over
throw the republic.
Condemned by Santa Anna TO be
shot; escaped,
Joined revolt against Herrera
Unsuccessful candidate for Pres
ident against JuareZ in 1858.
Conducted three-year war, OPEN
ing Mexico City to President Juarez
in 1861.
Fought against French invasion.
taken prisoner by Marshal Ba-
zaine; escaped.
Captured by Emperor Macmillan,
1867, and ordered his shooting
Rose against Juarez and contin-
ued rebellion against President
Lerdo.
Exiled April, 1875
Returned to Mexico. was caught.
jumped overheard, was again cap
tured, but escaped a second time.
Lerdo fled before him and Diaz
entered capital as provisional Pres
ident, November, 1876.
Elected President for three years,
1877.
Reelected 1884 continued to hold
office until few days ago
Made Mexico a power among ma
lions and won from all the title OF
The Maker of Modern Mexico" ana
from Tolstoy that of The Prodigy
of Nature"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
Activity on Railroad Work.

San Antonio, Texas. June q
E. Franklin, of St Louis, president
of the Crystal City and Uvalde rail-
line will ultimately be extended
eastward through McMullen, Live
Oak and San Patricio counties to
the gulf. The road already is in OPP
GRAFTON eastward to Gardendale, on
the |. e. G N, and work will begin
at once on a twenty-seven mile ex
tension into McMullen county. Nc
Mullen is one OF the counties in
southwest Texas having no railroad
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
WEEKEND VISIT IN A BALLOON
Latest Amusement of Members Of
Aero Club of America.

Associated Press Special.
New York, June 2--One of the
committees of the Aero club OF Am
erica has completed arrangements
whereby any member of the club
may take his friends for an aeria'
voyage to spend the weekend at one
of the clubs balloon grounds. Sew
eral American pilots will be at the
command of members desiring their
services or a professional may be
had for S25 The balloon rental will
be from $25 to 500 This form of
sport has found great popularity IN
Europe Instead of the usual week
end parties, the host takes his
guests for an air ride
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
DIAMOND HIDDEN MONTHS
IN CRACK IN THE THING.
Police Several Times Had Reported
They Were on the Trail of the
Wan Who Stole II.

Associated Press Special
New YORK, June Workmen
repairing a tile flooring in bath
room connected with suite Of
rooms in the Waldorf-Astoria have
Just recovered a diamond ring
worth $500. which was lost four
months ago by a prominent woman
of St Paul, who stayed at the hotel
a week The jewel had lodged in a
crack and might have remained
there for years A telegram to the
owner of the diamond notified her
today that the ring had been found
Pawnshops in Manhattan and
Brooklyn had been ransacked for
missing diamond and the police had
declared that they were 'on the
trail Of the thief"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02

The fact that Prof TIT has the di-
rection of the annual musical testl-
val at Trinity University assures the
public of high class entertainment.
The festival will open with the Mad
rigal Club concert on the night OF
June 2 The orchestra concert will
be given at $3.50 p m June and
that night the oratorio, The Re-
demption." will be presented. the
first two will be at the university
auditorium The closing entertain
ment viii take place at the Central
Presbyterian church A season tick
ct may be had for 500 The price
for any one entertainment will be so
cents. The tickets are on sale at all
the drug stores, 80
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
Inspecting the Guadalupe.

San Antonio, Texas. May MIA
jor G P. Howell of Galveston. has
just completed an inspection of the
Guadalupe river from Victoria to
Tivoli, with reference to the propos-
ed installation of locks and dams in
the stream which is being surveyed
now with that purpose in view. The
trip was made in a steamboat owned
by the Victoria Navigation company,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02
F. s. Rexford, 615 New York Life

F. s. Rexford, els New York Life
Bldg, Kansas City. Mo, says: II
had severe attack Off cold which
settled in my back and kidneys and
was in great pain from my trou-
BILE friend recommended Foley's
Kidney Pills and I used two bottles
of them and they have done me
world of good" Fearis Drug Store.
d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-02

that she now wears the name OF
Hoffman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
CITY TAX RAISED TO NINE MILLS.

Instead of eight half mills forecasted the city
council has made nineml levy.
This increase made by number of increases
in the payments made to several of the departments
The city council the past year has been deficient few
matters, but very deficient in
That city government be made sefsustanng in all de-
partments, but fire protection is dream.
There good why every other department of city
government cannot be made to pay its own way.
The constant tendency for city government is to furnish the
people with too many functions Free
The property who has surveying done who has
tracing done who has inspection work done property records
looked into should pay for it.
All persons getting privileges permits services from the
city should pay for them instead of loading onto the taxpayer
Loading all taxation onto property the most serious ham
dcap to the development of the community.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27

they can pick oranges off the trees
they are carried to Biloxi, Appalachi-
cola, Pass Christian and other places
where the shrimp and oyster Gamer
les are located. While at work they
commonly live under such conditions
Of squalor as would not be tolerated
in the most poverty-stricken quarter
of any Northern city. The pay is
small, and for the children not often
more than ten cents day; but a
good deal of Northern capital is most
profitably invested in the canneries,
and the big dividends they yield are
largely derived from the labor of in
fants. DR.. A. J. McKelway, secretary
of the National Child Labor Commit
tee (Which has its headquarters in
New York; says: "Our chief adver-
sary in the fight for a better child
labor law in Florida has been the
owner of an oyster cannery at Ap-
palachicola. 1 visited his factory and
saw acres of oyster shells Is feet
deep, great proportion Of which had
been shucked by little children"
Lewis W. Hine, a special agent OF
the committee, writes:
From statements made by them
selves, 1 have records of 10 children
employed in the Gulf coast canneries
from three to five years of age, and
Is from nine to IL years of age. The
mother of 3-year-old Alma told me
proudly, Yes, Pm learning her the
trade The little ones sisters, Grace
and Maud, three and five years old
helped, but Alma was the fastest
From "Shrimps .and Babies" Januar!
Technical World Magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
SEE THE TRAMP
MILLIONAIRE
AT THE GRAND

While playing one Of the Western
cities last season with "The Million
aire Tramp" Miss Lester was the
unconscious cause of a strong argu-
ment on the part of several good
hearted ladies in the audience. 1t
seems that the ladies were of the
opinion that the little lady was not
old eonUgh to travel alone, and they
we're about to appeal to the authori-
ties and have the performance stop
ped and the child placed in some suit
able institution. Another lady who was
seated near, and WHO was personally
acquainted with Miss Lester, assured
them that she was old enough to
travel and that she had competent
guardian in the person of a six-foot
husband. This seemed to satisfy
them for the time being, but they were
not thoroughly convinced, and, after
the matinee, they insisted on the lady
taking them back on the stage and
introducing them to Miss Lester and
her husband. The lady complied with
their request, and set their gooC
hearts at rest. At the Grand Friday
Prices, 25c, soc and 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27

street; thence along alley in block
62, to manhole in Jefferson street
All in North Salem Addition to the
City of Salem, Oregon
Also, beginning at a point on Win
ter street, opposite the alley in block
60, Wildes Addition, thence northerly
along Winter street to manhole in
jefferson street.
Also, along alley in block 1, Capt.
tai Street Addition, crossing Mccoy
street; thence through alley in block
2, Capital Street Addition, crossing
Capital street; thence through alley
in block "A crossing Summer street;
thence along alley in block So, Wildes
Addition, to manhole i'll Winter street
Also, along alley in block 5, Card
wells Addition, crossing Mccoy
street; thence along alley in block 4,
in Cardwell's Addition, crossing Cap
ital street; thence along alley in
block rs and rs in Wildes Addition
and crossing Summer street to man
hole in Winter street, all in the city
of Salem, Oregon, as shown and des-
ignated and according to the maps
plans and specifications adopted for
the same, and on file at the Office oi
the city recorder, which said plapr
and specifications are hereby referred
to for a more detailed description o.
said sewer, and hereby made psrt
of this notice, and that the entire
cost of the same will be assessed
upon the property directly benefited
by the construction of said sewer.
This notice is published for ten
90 days by order of the common
council of the city of Salem, Oregon
and the date of the first publication
thereof is the 10Th day of December
1911.
CHAS. f. ELGIN,
12-19-11t City Recorder
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
CHRISTMAS
AUDIENCES
WERE LARGE
aTHRRB. TWINS DREW CROWDED
HOUSES, BOTH AT MATINEE AND
EVENING, AND WAS PRESENTED
BY A SPLENDID COMPANY.

"The Three Twins" at the Grand
drew crowded houses, both at the mat
inee and in the evening. and both au-
diences were well pleased. This is
not the first appearance of the play
here, but 1t was the best. The COM
pany is strong one, and the girls ac-
tive, graceful and pretty-and with the
catchy music, caustic humor and
bright costumes what more could be
desired? Mr.. Waters is to be congrat-
ulated, as well as commended for the
high class Of plays he has given Salem
this winter, and he tells us he has
quite a number of the real genuine
winners booked during the balance OF
the season. If those to come prove as
good as those that have already been
here the season will a record-breaking
series of plays. Friday "a Tramp Mil
lionaire" will occupy the stage, and
the prices are 25c, SOC and 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
THE SLAVERY OF THE
SHRIMP PACKERS

Children of more tender ages are
employed in the shrimp and oyster
canneries than in any of the cotton
mills Of the South, some of them be-
ing only four or five years old. The
method of handling the oysters con-
sits in piling them into small cars
and running them into big "steam
chests" out of which they come with
their shells open, so that, when
spread out on long tables, it is an
easy matter to take out the meats" !"
This is the task allotted to the chill
dren, who, under the stern eye of a
"shucking boss" cut the meats out
of the shells and transfer them to tin
buckets, ready for the canning
This is an immense industry in the
Gulf states. At Pass Christian, Miss,
and other points great numbers of
children are employed to shuck oys-
ters in the canneries. Nearly all of
them are of foreign parentage, and
largely they are Poles. They are Of
ten housed under the most squalid
and insanitary conditions, and it is
beyond question that many of them
die from the hardships they are
obliged to endure.
Most of these children come from
Maryland and Delaware. They are
employed during the summer and ear
ly fall in the vegetable and fruit can
neries of those states, and are ship
ped to the South in flocks to shucB
oysters and~pick shrimps through the
winter and spring When autumn
arrives agents for the shrimp ant
oyster packers visit Baltimore ant
other large towns in that part of the
country and pick up as many pool
immigrants as they need, especially
among the Poles-the Italians having
become wary through experience
Such families, usually provided will
plenty Of children, are persuaded tt
go by the promise of free transpor
tation and of the payment of theil
return passage-the latter expecta
tion being nearly always unfulfilled
Very ignorant and commonly unac
quainted with any language excep
their own, they are helpless to protec
themselves, and once herded on board
steamers, they have no chance to es
cape.
Filled with the hope of going to {
warm climate-where, they are told
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
Notice of Intention to Construct a
Sewer to be Known as "Lateral
Sewer District No. O."

Notice is hereby given that the
common council of the city of Salem,
Oregon, deems and considers it nee
essary nd expedient and proposes to
construct a sewer to be known as
Lateral Sewer District No. g." and
that there shall be laid S-inch vitri-
fed or cement sewer pipe along the
alley in block 5, crossing Kansas
avenue; thence along alley in block
4, to manhole in Nebraska avenue.
Also, along the alley in block IL,
crossing Kansas avenue; thence
along the alley in block 13, to man
hole in Nebraska avenue.
Also, along the alley in block II,
crossing Kansas avenue; thence
along alley in block 16 to manhole in
Nebraska avenue.
Also, beginning opposite alley in
block 25, thence westerly along the
north side of I'D" street to point op-
posite alley in block II; thence along
alley in block II, crossing Kansas
avenue. thence along alley in block
Is, to manhole in Nebraska avenue.
Also, along alley in block 21, cross
ing Kansas avenue; thence along al
ley in block 20, to manhole on "D''
street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27

49, - '*' >
Some men shape themselves in advance to out the
little end of the horn.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
WHAT THE CITY HAS FALLEN DOWN ON.

In two matters the city Of Salem has fallen down during the
past two years to it's detriment
The first when the people failed to carry the purchase
of the thirty acres Fairmount Park
The property is worth four times much Of
fered to the city for, could now be bought for
The fnhearted left the city and did not VOTE the chronic
kicker cried graft and fought the purchase of the park
The second bad drop the city took when failed to
public ownership of water and gravity system.
The people voted to issue the bonds and create water board
and the board created but there the matter dropped
The property at the price offered the city bar
gain and again be bought for that price the f
ture.
The city would Immediately have secured from the
property, and those would in time increase.
The state has then spent large get better water
supplies for it's various Institutions
The asylum spending ten thousand dollars at for
one well merely for drinking water
Such opportunity to have got water system with the
help Of the state will never return to the Capital City,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-27
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT

Mark cross between number and name of candidate.
l. (...) William Howard Taft, Republican.
2. (....) Theodore Roosevelt, Republican.
g. (...) Robert M. LaFo lette, Insurgent.