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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
kHl,na d Interstate lammcne
COMMISSION Is Against
Oklahoma
APPLICATION IS DENIED


As4oti lated Press spDtia
Washington June q Texas rat-
t.e Interests SON q victory ufrr Ok
Hhoma TO-DAY Bb.n ths Interstate
Commerce Commission denied the
application Cor suspension OF rate
u thc Fort Worth and Oklahoma
CHS packing house case
Ihe Texas and Pacific railroad. on
tat complaint of Fort Worth that
tighor rates we're being charged on
Ghc transportation of cattle from
Fort Worth shan from Oklahoma
city. pat on a reduced rate ON chip
ments to Fort Worth. and this the
Oklahoma interests tried 20 have
suspended
The commission held that the pow
er to suspend reduction in freight
rates is vested ia the commission by
law. even though this power was not
used la the Fort Worth case
The decision iu the Fort Worth-Ok-
lahoma freight rate case is said not
4 TO be final A final decision VIII be
rendered after the conn ission ha'
made general investigation
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
A Quiet Wedding.

Mr., r. C. Chew of Lockhart and
Miss Eva Schmitt of Waxahachie
were married at the Methodist
church Saturday night by Rev. A. y,
Porter The bride is a daughter oG
Dr. and Mrs. r L. Schmitt of Waxa-
hachie and is deservedly accomp
lished young lady, being talented
musician She grew to be young
woman in Waxahaehie and has many
friends here who have been won TO
her by her many personal charms.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
AMERICAN SUGAR STOCK,



1t has developed recently that the
control of the American Sugar Re-
filming company, which has a capital
issue of ninety million dollars, diyid-
ed half and half into common and
preferred stock is now lodged in the
hands of small investors In other
words, majority of the company 5
capital is owned by persons who hold
amounts of fifty shares or less, down
to a single share.
At the present time the corpora
ton has more than nineteen thous-
and stockholders, many of whom are
fiduciaries, and nearly one-hali OF
whom are women This marks a very
radical change in the status Of the
company's stockholdings For more
than twenty years. American Sugar
was a speculative football when
gamblers kicked hither and thitheT
at will, to the scandal of Wall street
and Of the whole country Munsey ;
Magazine
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
HUNT COUNTY WOMAN
PASSES CENTURY MARK
MRS. MARY MCGEE DIES AT 105
YEARS AT GREENNILLE
MONDAY.
Was Born in Tennessee and Came TO
Texas Many Years Ago-Was
Married Three Times.
Last One of Family.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Greenville, Texas, June e. Mrs.
Mary McGee, aged 100 years, died
here yesterday Though married
three times she is believed to be the
last one of her family. She was one
of the pioneer settlers of Texas, NOV
ing to this state from Tennessee,
where she was born, at an early
date
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
OKLA HDMA Road SOLD
At PUBLIC AUCTION
ENID. OCIfILTREE AND WEST
FRN GOES UNDER HAMMER
TO HIGHEST BIDDER.
Towns Along Line Form Pool To but
in the Road--~Wili Push Road
10 Comprehension
lists TO Bid Too.
Associated Press Special:

Associated Press Special.
Dalhart, Texas, June 6.-Ths
Enid, Ochiltree and Western rail-
road is to be sold at auction here to-
day The several towns along the
proposed line OF this railroad have
formed a pool for the purpose OF
trying to buy in the road and If they
are successful in their efforts to
purchase it the road win be pushed
to completion Capitalists from sew
eral states are here to bid against
the pool
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
TARIFF BILL RtRORT
JOLTS THE PRESIDENT
rAtf - Ag,ESt.p az nl1Ne Iii.
~tsONSlHu.E FoR IAIItBE
10 RttIsI FARiGE


Washington. June Sharply
Criucisine President Tan the repub-
Leans and the tariff board. the re-
port on the Underwood tariff bin
Nas subm ittcd 40 the house TODAY
by the democratic members of tine
ways ANA means committee They
charged the president with respon-
sibhity fer the failure of congress TO
revise the WOODEN schedule in the
Tariff OF 1907 The tariff board is
charged with failure TO furnish data
on the wooden schedule The demo
cratic members OF the committed
say that further delay in the revisiol
of the wooden schedule is objection
able to the public.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
A KANSAS COMPANY
BUYS TEXAS MILLS
NEARLY SEVEN MILLION DOL
LARS PAID FOR STAND
ING TIMBER.
}. l.. Thompson Pulls of a ILL., saw
Mill and Timber Right Deal
Down at Houston.

Associated Press SPECIAL.
Houston, Texas, June 6.-For a
consideration OF nearly seven million
dollars ] l.. Thompson today sold to
the Long Bell Lumber company of
Kansas City .one and hall billion
feet of standing timber with three
saw mills The immense holdings
which were today conveyed are To-
Gated in the vicinity of Doucette,
Trinity and New Willard
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
BABY IN REAL LUCK.
Two-Month-Oid Youth l. Given
$1,000, 900 Home.
Associated Press Special

Associated Press Special
New York, June 6,-Russell Hop
kins of Atlanta, consul general from
Panama to this country has Just
purchased a 100000 house at No.
1915 Fifth avenue for his baby son,
John Randolph Hopkins, who was
born two months ago in the Hotel st.
Regis. The baby's grandmother,
Mrs j. j. Lawrence, will spend
S25, 900 in furnishing suite OF
rooms which are to serve for the
nursery
A roof of the house will be cover
ed with a steel wire case and con
verified into playground. One end
will be used for small private zoo
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06

The Daily Light want column is
the medium between the buyer and
seller. Get out of the old rut-a few
dimes spent in advertising through
the want column viii bring ypu the
desired results u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
Hundred and Twenty Counties.

Associated Press Special.
Fort Worth, Texas, June 6.-Ac-
cording to a statement given out to-
day by the chairman, one adndre3
and twenty Texas counties We're rep
resented at the anti rally in this city
yesterday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
Mkk\NG 100 MvCA MUSE
J DOWN AT TAMALtvlllE
the City CounciI--WouId En-
feet Autos and Motorcycles

Associated Press Special
San Antonio. Texas, June 6--An
anti noise ordinance has been intro
duced in the city council which ef-
fects all automobiles, motorcycles
and repair shops The penalty is
fine of five to five hundred dollars.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
INVADING ARMY RETURNS
TO THE CITY BY THE SEA
General Mills and His Regulars
Marching Back to Galveston
From Houston.
Associated Press Special

Associated Press Special
League City, Texas, June g.
General Mills regulars who today
begun the return march to Calves
ton, broke camp and were off at day
light this morning in order to avoid
the intense heat of the middle of the
day They pitched their tents for the
day at Lamarque before noon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
Fire Engine Upsets.

Ross, Cal, June 6.-The Rev, Ce-
Gil Merrill was killed and the Rev
II. c. Merrill probably fatally injur-
ed here yesterday when new fire
engine on which they and eleven 9th
er ministers were riding unset.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
Drowned ON Honeymoon.

Colorado Springs, Colo, June g.
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Lewis of Oklaho-
ma We're drowned yesterday when a
skiff capsized in the reservoir of an
irrigation company, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis were married in Oklahoma two
weeks ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
BOXING MATCH STOPPED
BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Singing Bout AZ San Antonio taiIet
orr and Money Returned 10
Holders of Tickets.


San Antonio, Texas, June IA
boxing match scheduled for tonight
has been called off and the money
returned to ticket holders. The firm
opposition Of the district attorney
made this action necessary. as the
bout could not have been pulled off
without his consent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
TEN SENATORS
BLOCK REPORT
Ne iiar iot orabls Report
oa l}eeipror,l, IN lhe
NeHalc
BAILEY AGAINST PEOPLE
JUNIOR SenalH lram Texas Votes lor
the koa Amendment 10 De
lro, lhc Force d lle
Measure


Associated Press special
Washington june The sduln
trailon hopes that the senate fin
ance committee would report fav-
orabiy on the Canadian reciprocity
hiil we're dashed today when 30 as
learned shat ten members of the
committee including senator Bailey
eould vote Tor the Root amendment
This amendment provides restriction
as tax when the president shall de-
clare the wood pulp section in force
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
Surveying for New Road.

Associated Press STeclaI
Vernon, Texas, June Ga survey
of the route Of proposed railroad
from Vernon to Crowell was begun
today
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
DRY WEATHER CUTS SHORT
EAST TEXAS TOMATO CROP
Fruit l. Ripening Rapidly and Rail
roads are Kept itusl sixty
Cars Moved Monday.

lA7HIF TWIfW to" f7ITTTT II
Houston, Texas. June 6.The hot
dry weather is ripening the South
Texas tomato crop very rapidly.
Roads with Houston headquarters
yesterday moved sixty car loads of
this vegetable, some OF the ship
I ments being destined for points II
Canada
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06
REV. CHARLES FREEMAN
DECLINES HIGH POSITION
Recently Elected Co-Adjutor Bishop
of West Texas Diocese Hut
Would Not Accept.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
San Antonio, Texas, June t.
Rev Charles T Freeman OF Mime
apolis has declined the office of co
adjutor bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of West Texas, to
which he was recently elected,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06

Bath room ware, such as glass
towel bar. glass shelf, soap dish.
tumbler holder, etc, on display at
f. s. Cronk Co.'s, u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06

Buy your pump from II. S, Cronk
Co. All kinds Prices way down. Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-06

The price Is small anG results ara
sure. Reference is made to the DailJ
Light want column. u
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
DEBT TO DIXON
tspokane Spokesman Review

The people of the Inland Empire owe
a debt of gratitude 10 Senator Dixon
of Montana for his valiant service for
fair and equitable freight rates III the
intermountan territory.
on April II, 1910, Senator Dixon Of
commerce act, making 1t unlawful for
any common carrier to charge more
for a shorter than Il longer haul over
the same line In the same direction.
and on May made. perhaps, the most
able and convincing speech In favor of
this socalled long and short haul
clause that has been delivered I'm con-
gress.
1t was 4 noteworthy fact that of all
the senator's from the northwestern
states Senator Dixon alone came out
actively and unequivocally against
what he aptly termed "the crime %
rebating to communities instead of In
dividuals practiced unchecked and
without restriction by every railroad
whose lines run west of the Missis-
sippi'
At the present hearing before the
interstate commerce commission In
Washington Senator Dixon Is continu-
ing the fight for the peoples interests
| that he SO fearlcssly began.
The people fthe northwest are for
tunate to have such n vigilant and
capable champion at Washington as
/ Senator Dixon, who IL not fighting foI
any particular faction or locality but
| is doing all In his power to protect
and further the interests of about
1S0o0,00O people living west of th'
Missouri river, who have long snf
fered from unfair and discriminating
/ freight rates.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
TAFT SIGNS BILL
WEARING BIG
SMILE
RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT is
NOW UP TO THE DOMINION
GOVERNMENT.

Washington, July 26.-President Taft
signed the Canadian reciprocity bill at
$40 p. m. Secretary of State Knox,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nage. Secretary to the President Hilles
and Representative Littleton, several
newspaper men and battery of pho
tographers witnessed the signing. As
he picked up the pen, the president
turned to Secretary Knox:
"Come over here. Brother Knox," he
said, "you are responsible for this"
The secretary of state stood beside
the president as he placed his nam,
upon the parchment.
tits done" said Mr.. Knox.
Its done replied the president al
they clasped hands across the desk.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
SENATOR'S
ON WOOL QUESTION

Washington, July 26-Tha Under
wood wool tariff bill had its first seri-
Gus consideration in the senate today,
with n vote upon ii in prospect for the
opening Of tomorroN's session.
The honors OF the afternoon We're
divided between the senator's from
Montana. Senator Myers, the ne"
democratic member, said he would so,e
for the bill as 1t came from the house
Senator Dixon, republican. expressed
the belief that no wool legislation
should be passed at this session and
that the revision, when taken up
should be based on the Forthcoming
report of the tariff board.
Mr.. Dixon said there Is rea
Joker in the wool tariff, known Al
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
HAMILTON CHOSEN
BY MONTANA
EAGLES
BITTER ROOT CITY GETS NEXT
coNVENTloN-WlLL LOGAN
AGAIN SECRETARY.

Miles city. July 2s.-rhe state con-
yention of the Eagles adjourned late
this afternoon after deciding on Ham,
llton for the next meeting place and
eleetIug state officers as follows. Hon.
t. ID. Weed OF Helena, past presi-
dent. A. B. Cohen of Butte. presl-
dent: Ill. l.. Laurens of Livingston,
vice president; Fred Williams of Red
Lodge. chaplain. w. A. Logan, Mis-
soula, secretary: w. w. Watkins.
Billings, treasurer: II. j. Melloy of
Gardiner, inside guard: j. j. Cham
bers. Poison. outside guard. Trustees:
+. J. Troy OF Hayre; Charles u.
Wheeler Of Miles city, and +. e..
Hilllard Of Ana eonda.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27

importers to discard all the rough
parts Of the fleece, he said, 1t reduces
the actual protection to American
sheep raisers from IA TO cents.
Senator Myers said he was ready to
accept the Underwood bill as fair
adjustment OF the wool tariff and ha
thought congress should remain in
Washington 10 vote ION NIL remedial
legislation needed by the people" lie
said that the interests ana trusts
want congress to adjourn"
Senator Townsend Of Michigan urged
that no wool legislation be passed un-
til the sacirf board makes its reports
Senator Hepburn of idaho spoke on
!. the wool tariff.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
Many Protests.
INGENIOUS PRESS AGENT.

New York. July 26.-An ingenious
press agent ls suspected of beng re-
sponsible for the delivery OF full
grown lioness at the door of Colonel
Roosevelt today. Before the colonel
had a chance To see 1t, the police took
charge of the snarling animal and held
1t until the owner called and took il
back to Coney island.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27

this much was made emphatic when
the commission said In the decision
that from St Paul and Missouri river
points, no higher charge can justly be
made at any intermediate point than
to the more distant point That much
Is clear. and 1t means that from st.
Paul and Missouri river points the car
load commodity rates to Butte, Helena
and Missoula will not be greater than
from those points to the north Pa
cific coast terminals, with slight adj
vance over terminal rates from points
farther east.
$50 far as I have been able to as
certain, the reduction varies from
to 25 per cent on scores of commodi-
ties shipped In carloads to Missoula
| to as high as 40 per cent on carloads
of iron pipe from both Chicago and
| Pittsburg district, of which we handle
n great deal.
! "Then, too, there will, no doubt. bt
large increase in the number OF
commodity rates to Mlssoula, since
there are at present something lik'
1900 commodity rates to the coast
while we have only had between 2O'
and 300.
To the Consumer.
"From an economical standpoint, thi
decision should do much for the ulti
] mate consumer and go far toward
lessening the high cost of living. sine
II will permit the jobber to ship
great many commodities In ear lot
that have hitherto been prohibited ol
account of the excessive charge 70
transportation.
III the terminal rates are to be
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
ST. LOUIS PUBLISHER ALLEGES
PosToFFicE INSPECTORS
PERsEcuTE HIM.
AT BOTTOM
Says Brother Of Assistant Attorney
General in Postoffice Department
Has Been Exploiting Mail Order
Houses, Claiming TO Be Able to Get
Them Out Of Trouble.

Washington, July 26.--The sensa-
tional charge was made before tho
house committee investigating the
department today that Leonard Good
win, a Chicago lawyer and brother Of
Russell +. Goodwin, assistant attorney
general for the postofflce department,
was exploiting mail order houses
throughout the country. telling them
he could arrange any trouble they
might have through denial or mail
privileges, etc. The charge was made
by Il. G. Lewis, president of a pub
fishing company In st. Louis. recently
denied the second-class mail privileges.
Lewis also declared that postoffice in
spectors at st Louis had been told To
use whatever methods they pleased
ito put Lewis out OF business" and
To shut Lewis up before the next
campaign"
This was the campaign of 1905.
Lewis said Rochester, \. Y, man
had written to him that Goodwin was
the man he ought To employ to get
him out of his troubles with the post
office inspectors
This man later told me" said
Lewis, that Goodwin himself wrote
the letter"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
No MonoSo'y.

For eliminating the land in ques-
tion from the reserve, the president
says that there Is no danger OF the
Controller Railway & Navigation
company or any other interests
monopolzing the field, and nothing TO
show that this company Is in any
way connected with the Morgan-Gug-
genheim interests. Hence, he believes
that in eliminating the land he has
acted for the best interests of the ma
tion.
Il wish to be as specific az pos
slble upon this point" says the presi-
dent in his message, "and to say thar
| alone am responsible for the en-
largement of the proposed elimination
from 320 acres to 1880 acres, and thai
/ proposed the change and stated my
reasons therefor The thing which the
territory of Alaska needs Is develop
ment. and where rights and franchises
can be properly granted to encourage
/ investment and construct q railroat
without comforting exclusive privileges
/ believe 1t to he in accordance witt
good policy of grant them"
/ Accompanying the presidents mes
sage are documents, reports and map
bearing on the case, as requested
from him by senate resolution 0
June 27 last.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
Order Not Secret.

As to the Charge made on the floor
of the senate that the order was
secret, the president says this was
utterly lmfounded." In support of
this he says that 10 days before the
order was made the details of Ryan's
application and the probability of its
being granted were given wide pub
lieity.
The order has also been criticized,
he says, on the ground that 1t did not
contain provision delaying It's taking
effect for 30 days after its publca-
tion, as orders restoring land to set
tlement by homesleaders frequently do
| In this respect the president says:
"When IN October the two depart
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-27
SECRETARY WILSON RECON-.
MENDS lENlENCY IN VIEW
OF PAST SERVICES.
MAY Be ADM0N|SHEO
Superior Of Pure Food Expert. in Re-
port to President Taft. Fails to Hold
View of Wiekersham That chemis-
try Bureau Head Be Permitted to
Resisn-Many Protests Recorded.

Washington, July 26.-It became
known here late today that Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wilson, in a re-
port To President TAFT, had recon-
mended that Dr. Harvey W. Wiley.
food expert be admonished. but not
dismissed Secretary Wilson. II Is un-
derstood, declares leniency must be
shown DIR. Wiley because of his
valued services to the government In
the past and his usefulness for the
future.
For this reason, he apparently does
not believe that "condlgn punishment
should be mcted out in the case"
Under the recommendation, the
president will be able to retain DR.
Wiley in his position. as II has been
believed he would do. without SEEM
ing to ignore the advice of his attor-
ney general
Secretary Wilson declines to discuss
| his report before the president sees
| ut to make 1t public. What little he
| has had To say has indicated that he
| has not advised turning down
| flatly the recommendation of his de-
partment personnel committee ana
| Attorney General Wickersham that tho
| pure-feoa champion be allowed te
resign.
A Valuable Man.
From what was learned today, II
| appears that the secretary upholds
| the charge of the committee that DIR
| Wiley committed grave error ano
| violated the law, but suggests, IN
view of the Doctors splendid work II
the past and his value to the depart.
ment, that he be admonished and re.
| tanned In the service.
There has been no intimation as II
when President Taft Will announce hi.
In the case.
Since the opinion Of the attorne,
general became public DR.. Wiley ha.
been maintaining cheerful silence
His only answer to the charges hai
been made formally To the president
but he has intimated he not only di.
not propose to resign. but expecte,
10 be chief of the bureau of ehemlstr,
long after the accusing committe
=
1t was charged that DIR. II. II. Rus
by of Columbia university was put ol
. the payroll by DIR. Wiley at salar,
of $1,000 a year. with the express un
derstanding that he should be callei
upon 10 perform only such service
as would be compensated for at tn
rate of $40 a day for laboratory worl
, and $50 n day for attendance In court
The attorney general said the max
imum allowed by law for such service
was si1 day and he Joined wit
the personnel committee in the recon
mendation that the chemistry chic
be allowed 10 resign.
Many Protests.
!, Since this became known protest
, against the proposed dismissal Of ID
Wiley have been pouring In from a
i, parts of the country. Ii was charge
!. that interests whose activities hay
!, lheen interfered with by the pure-foo
champion sought this means TO 81
! rid of him.
An investigation of the charge HI
!, been ordered by the house and wi
!. be In progress soon. whatever may !
p the final action of the president.
n
INGENIOUS PRESS AGENT.