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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
ATTEMPT MADE
| TO BURN HOME
For the Second Time Preacher S
Residence Discovered
in Flames.
OCCUPANTS ARE TRAPPED
Minister and Family Rescued from
Roof by Fiiremen Norris
Indicted by Grand
Jury.
Associated Press Special.

Fort Worth. Texas, March e
RMS morning at an early hour
another attempt was made to burn
the home of Rev. j. Frank Norris,
pastor of the First Baptist church in
this city and leader in the cam
paign against vice in this section.
Reverend Norris, with his wife
and two children, were trapped on
the roof of their home and
were threatened with destruction
along with the building. When he
discovered the fire Reverend Norris
summoned his neighbors to his as
sitanec by firing pistol out of the
window.
The family was rescued from their
perilous position by means of lad
der, over which they We're taken to
the ground
The fire started In a closet under
the stairway and Reverend Norris
| IS inclined to think that 1t was of an
| ineen diary origin. HIS church, the
isfrst Baptist was recently destoryed
bv fire, two alleged atternpts have
been made on his life and once bs
fore IN the recent past HIS home wa.
Iset on fire.
Late yesterday evening Reyeren
Norris was arrested on warrar
founded on a grand jury indictmer
Icharging perjury, The t1lI charge
the minister with writing three an
Inonymous letters to G. III. Council
La deacoHe and chairman of the rim
ance committee OF the First Baptis
ichurch. and another letter to him
iself, then testifying under oath be
fore the grand jurors February IL
that he had no intimation who
who wrote the communications.
| Immediately following his arrest
Reverend Norris was released on an
appearance bond of $1,000, with
names endorsed thereon represent
ling more than 100000.
The mystery surrounding the al
LEGGED war against Rev. Norris in this
city, in connection with the several
| circumstances of the past two
months and eliminating with his
arrest on perjury charge and an
other attempt to burn his homo,
have stirred not only Fort Worth,
| but the entire southwest.
Mrs Norris tainted as she was be-
| ing brought down the ladder.
Firemen say that both the front
and back doors of the Norris home
were open when they arrived Oh the
scene. Waterman Vinson, who was
| in the Norris residence, claims that
| he did not awaken until Reverend
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
FIGHT OVER SUGAR
WILL Be BITTER
ACTION or DEMOCRATIC eau
Gus WILL PRECIPITATE
LONG DISCUSSION.
The Declaration in Favor OF Free
Sugar Took the Republicans
by Surprise--Income Tax
Proposed.
Associated Press Special.


Washington March 2.-Indica-
tions today are that one of the most
memorable discussions on record
will be precipitated in congress by
last nights action of the democratic |
house caucus in deciding on the ad- |
mission of sugar duty free. and the
endorsement of what Is, in effect, an A
income tax on all net incomes, in
, ieluding salaries, above five thous- /
, land a year,
n This action of the Democratic eau
y sAs took the republicans very much
ro Aby surprise !. 2
AZ The biil 20 rut sugar on the sre,
Id list WIZ eiemtnate 100000. 900 /
es annual customs revenue Anoth,
II bill proposed Is to extend the IN
the emf corporation lax to Include
ali dividuals ana co-partnerships dol
,o1- business OF $4,000 year or over.
The excise tax, so called by t
Tx ways and means committee, is in
tof feet an income tax, The bill il
sr. drawn that it is expected TO comp
with the supreme courts decfsfo
Y. against the constituionaIfty Of a
u income tax. It's effect would be t.
/: tax every person who earns NOR,
/. than So, 600 year or In excess OF
$4,000 at the rate of l per cent.
! The estimates of Chairman TIN
Iderwood and members or the ways
and means committee is that the
proposed excise tax would bring in
La revenue of between s50,000,000
land $50, 1000, 600 year
Placing sugar on the free list, tho
democratic leaders estimate, will re-
duce the price of sugar to the con-
sumer about ~ a pound.
The free sugar bill was bitterly
iassailed by representatives from
Louisiana, the cane sugar state, and
/ Representatives from sugar beet
growing states, who We're absolved
from the bond of the caucus. NO
roll call on the ratification Of the
bills was demanded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02

THEY ALL READ 1T.

Todays want column con- 4
= tains quite number of in I
= teresting advertisements. III I
= you only knew how many eyes I
= fall on that column every day, 4
. you would not hesitate one mo- 4
= ment in placing your ad there 4
= along with the others. The op- 4
= portunfty for which you have 4
been looking may be there in 4
. this issue Want ads don't 4
? cost you much. and you will 4
? never find a cheaper and more 4
? effective way of placing your Z
wants before the people. 4
= Telephone or send your ad In
, Monday morning, or give it to
, any representative of this pa Z
= per. Z
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
fAGGusfB tNKGArA v
| ACQUITTED BY JURY
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY RE
TURNED IN THE CASE OF
a. H. NOACK.
On Trial for Murder III Connection
with the Lynching of Mexican
Youth at IhorndaIe Last
Summer.
Associated Press special.

Georgetown, Texas, March 2.-In
the trial Of G. H. Noaek, charged
with completely in the lynching or
Antonio Gomez, a Mexican boy. at
Thorndale last June, the jury after
being out twenty minutes returned
verdict of not guilty. Noack is the
second man tried on this charge and
acquitted. The case of II, w. Wuen-
che, in which the same offense is all
legged, will be called for trial this
morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
RIOTERS LOOT PALACE
Gates ARE WRECKED
DEMOLISHED BY SHELLS FIRED
BY A DETACHMENT OF
ARTILLERY.
Rioters March Through streets
Headed by Band--Two Mis-
sionaries Are Reported
Killed.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Pekin, China, March 2.-Rioting
broke out again here this morning.
A detachment of artillery, headed
by band, marched through the
streets of the city TO the palace oc-
cupied by the Duke Kueihsiand, ia
Their of the empress dowager, she'll
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
ed down its gates and looted the
building.
REPORTS SAY TWO
MISSIONARIES KILLED.

First Report from Pao Tang Flu said
TO Have Been Exaggerated.
Associated Press Special.
Pekin. China, March 2.-Reports
reaching this city are to the effect
that many missionaries have been
slaughtered in Pao Ting Flu but it is
believed that these reports are ex-
aggefated and that only one or two
churchmen We're killed Those
killed are said to have been Roman
Catholics.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
WINDOW SMAsHERS ARE
SENTENCED TO PRISON
,Suffragettes Who We're Out on
Property Destroying Expedi-
ton Two Months.
Associated Press Special.

London, England, March q
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, Mrs.
Lukes and Mrs. Marshall, leaders in
last nights window smashing expe-
dition by which the suffragettes ter
rified a large portion of London,
were today sentenced to two months
Imprisonment each. 1t is estimated
that the damage resulting from the
throwing of stones by the suffra-
gettes will amount to $4,000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
Food Price Advancing.

Associated Press Special
London, England, March 2.-On
account of the coal miners strike
food prices are rapidly advancing
throughout England.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
Foreign Troops at Pekin.

ASSOCIATED Press Special.
Pekin, China, March 2.-The for
eign ministers here have announced
that they will bring to Pekin all the
available foreign troops in this sec
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
Communication Restored.
Associated Press Special.

8SSOcldIeu PTGSS opPCIHI.
Ell Paso, Texas, March 2.-Tele-
graphic communication between this
city and the Mexican city of Chihua-
hua has been restored, and it is as
serted that there is no disorder
there.
The rebels are still at Juarez.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02

Mrs. Lucille Clark has returned
from a visit to Mckinney and has re-
sumed her place with Miss Emma
Wagenhauser. UP stairs over the
Nickel Store, on West side CT the
square.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02

Read the Daily Light Want ads.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
THE WILSON MEN
MEET At WACO
Supporters Of New Jersey Gov
ernor for President Have
Conference.
4 PRIMARY IS FAVORED
A Committee Is Appointed 10 Devise
Plans Tor a Presidential Pri-
UNEMPLOYMENT DEM
ocrals Speak.
Special to Daily Light.


1 Waco, Texas, March 2.-Ahan-
doning the idea of an executive ses-
sion the representative democrats
assembled here to further the can.
didacy of Woodrow Wilson for the
democratic nomination for president
We're called to order in open session
this morning at ten o'clock. with
Hon. Tom Love of Dallas, presiding. |
Mr., Love, in stating the object of |
the meeting. declared that 1t was for |
the purpose Of keeping Texas In the |
/ Wilson column. He thought Texas
would send solid Wilson delega- !
/ tion to the convention at Baltimore.
and especially did he feel sure Of
this If 1t was left to the people to ex-
press their preferment through a
tpresidential primary.
Following the call to order Jndee
Cato Sells OF Cleburne took charge
81 the meeting, when he made :
s. speech In which he said that all FAC
lions In the democratic party wer
IN Joined In thear support to the cana
- dacy OF Woodrow Wilson He "a
IT. that there was no asking of que
re- lions as to prohibition or Bailey
the matter OF this line up for
New Jersey candidate, but that
were democrats in the Wilson c
IL urna
Other prominent democrats ma
|, Ing speeches endorsing Wilson r
: the democratic standard beare
y were.
Q, L. Strfbbling, Waco; r. "
; Gregory, Austin; Don A. Bliss, Sa
: Antonio: DIR. s. P. Brooks, Waco
Comptroller w. P. Lane. Austin
Hon. r. v. Davidson. Dallas; r. G
Mccarthy, Fort Worth; Judge
Howard, Gonzales; w. NJ Rice,
Houston; l. w. Stephens. Forr
Worth Railroad Commission w. D,
Williams, and others.
Letters of commentator were
read from Tom Ball, e. w. Kirk
patrick, R. NJ Wynne, c. K. Bell, Is
F. Looney, Cone Johnson, A. w.
Carroll, Senator Culberson, Rufus
Hardy and others.
A resolution was adopted by a rts1
ing vote providing that connie
tee be appointed to formulate plals
for the holding of democratic pres
idential primary election in Texas at
which the people could register thet"
choice for president. The resolution
further pledged that the democrats
in Texas favorable to the nolpina
ton of Woodrow Wilson would fur
nish their full part of the expense
for election judges and clerks, etc
Another resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, instructed
Judge Sells to send message to
Governor Wilson saying that Texas
would send solid Wilson delega-
ton to Baltimore.
Throughout the meeting perfect
harmony prevailed.
The conference is holding an ex-
ecutive session this afternoon,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
WOMAN'S CLUB Dimes
II GRADUATE NURSES

Eleven young women who graduated
as nurses from the training school of
the Orange Memorial Hospital were the
guests of honor at the Woman's Club
house, East Orange. Commencement
exercises were held there,
The graduates are as follows:
Miss Edith Wilson Conover, of
Naugatuck, Conn; Miss Elizabeth
Frlsbie, of England: Miss Mary Har-
riet Barlow, of Flamdoro, Canada; Miss
Carrie Edgarda Kidder, of German
town, Pa; Miss Anna Mae Hall, OF
Syracuse, N. Y: Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Smith. OF Whippany; Miss Bessie
Christina Jensen. Of Bethlehem. Pa.
Miss Bessie Ely Amerman, of P~assaic;
Miss Louise Adele Hudson, Of Upper
Montclair; Miss Jessie Anna Smith, OF
New York, and Miss Louise McManus
of st. GATHERINGS, Canada.
DR.. Hamilton W. Mabie delivered an
address. His subject was Work and
Play The address to the nurses wal
made by DR.. Mefford Runyon. Mrs
Mefford Runyon, president Of the boarc
Of managers. conferred the diplomas
DIR. j. Nevett Steele, baritone, CAV,
several vocal solos, and Miss Lets
Bealy also sang.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
RECLAMATION IS
NOT To BE HELD UP

There will be no change in the plans
of the Board of Works with regard to
meadow reclamation. The motion pre-
scented yesterday afternoon by Com
missioner Mungle calling for a COM
plete investigation and report by Chief
Engineer Morris r.. Sherrerd before
any further steps are taken was not
even seconded. His second motion,
which would AVE explained to the pub
lie that the board had not yet decided
to build a ship canal or that it has
not vet reached a definite conclusion
with regard to permanent plans for
reclamation, was also turned down.
city Counsel Nugent declared that it
was impossible to stop all proceedings
now because condemnation suits have
already been commenced.
In anticipation of the proposed aban-
donment of the Morris canal the board
passed a resolution by Commissioner
Denman as going on record as oppos-
ing the expenditure Of a large sun Of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
MODEL CITY PLAN
TOPIC At DINNER

Planning a mode city was one of the
topics discussed at the dinner of the
public welfare committee last night
in Trinity parish house. Rector street.
George r. Ford, who has been work
ing with the City Planning Commission,
defined city planning as the science of
arranging the physical aspects of a city
in a practical and attractive manner
The ideal city, he said, was n where
people live, work n play, and do so
with a minimum loss of energy n
with maximum enjoyment. A city
plan which does not show attention to
the three fundamental considerations,
the practical. human n aesthetic,
cannot give more than passing salts
faction.
Former Sheriff Frank H.. Sommer, as
POSTMASTER, told of the organizations
work and what it had accomplished in
civic improvements. enumerating the
fight for pure milk and the regulating
of dance halls and cheap moving pic
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
PLAN SAFE AND SANE
JULY FOURTH FOR NEWARK

Patriotic exercises without the noise
or smoke of powder will be the manner
in which the Fourth of July will be
celebrated in this city. Such is the de-
cree of the Common Council. and the
Independence Day committee has be
gun to make preparations for the cele-
hration.
A public meeting at a theatre in the
morning and band concerts in the after
noon and evening will be included In
the program, and in this respect the
day will be observed similar to last
year. There viii not be any fireworks.
The theatre for the morning meeting
will be selected by a committee com
posed of Aldermen Eaton. Phillips and
Tucker. Acting with the committee in
arranging the patriotic program will be
Mart King. supervisor of public band
concerts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
MILLER ST. SCHOOL WILL
COST TOTAL OF Sl30,8S5.

The total cost of building the Miller
Street School addition will be $3.50, Ss5, is
shown by the awarding of contracts for
the work by the Board of Education
committee on buildings, grounds and
supplies.
p. NJ. Waldron < Co. will do the
mason, carpenter, roofing and sheet
metal work for the price of 1872, 29S; the
steel and iron work will be done by
the Hedden Iron Construction Com
pany for ST. 91. Charles stopper re
ceived the contract for the painting for
81, $50: Jaehnig & Peoples, the plumb
ing work for IS, 238; MCGOWAN q Nc
Cabe. electrical work for s2,S25; storms
& Co, the heating and ventilating
for $l4.979, and the Jaehnig Gas Fix
ture Company will furnish n install
the lighting fixtures for $l,364.
Resolutions asking the Board of
School Estimate to provide an appro-
priation of $25. 900 to defray the cost
of renovating the heating plant and
making other repairs TO the Newton
Street School were unanimously adopt
ed. Two new additions to this build
ing will be constructed. for which an
appropriation of sls6. 900 has already
been given.
Salary increases were granted two
draughtsmen in the construction de-
partment of the board. Those affected
are Alfred 2. Jacobs, who will receive
800 per month from May I. and r. S.
Richards, jr., whose salary will be $3.50
per month.
The resignation of Ralph b. Pierce,
specification writer in the construction
department, was accepted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
FRENCH
SOCIETY ELECT?

Officers were elected at the annual
meeting of the Newark Branch. ALI
ance Franchise, in the Free Public Lii
brary, yesterday afternoon. as follows:
President, Louis A. Roux; first vice
president, Mrs. Charles Bradley; second
vice-president. Mrs. Robertson S.
Ward; secretary. Miss J. Berthe Day;
treasurer. Edward Gray.
Mrs. j. Koch and Albert 0. Petit were
reelected as members of the council
for five ears; Miss Day and Mr.. Roux
were chosen as delegates to the Fedora
ton of the French Alliance.
In his annual report President Roux
said:
1.-THE membership of the Alliance
Franchise is growing. About thirty
names were added to the list of active
members since the last meeting.
I'VE have held twelve meetings since
last April. Last February we had the
extreme pleasure to listen to a very
fine lecture on Brittany and Renan'
by the official lecturer of the fedora
ton. M. Anatole LIE Braz, professor in
Rennes University. Then, thanks to
the generous spirit Oh our HJSL VICE
president, Mrs. Charles Bradley. we
again had the privilege of hearing
Count de Wierzbicki. who spoke of
Paris that Paris unknown to the
tourist"
After speaking of the success of the
two dramatic entertainments offered
under the direction of the secretary,
Miss Day, President Roux added:
81 have o. the painful duty to an
oun to you the death of one of our
most faithful and devoted members,
Mime. Marie Shipman. For nearly nine
years she taught one of the French
classes of the alliance. coming from
East Orange every Monday evening in
all kinds Of weather to do this.
Mr.. Gray in his report showed that
the society is on a firm financial foun-
dalton.
After the business meeting Professor
Paul ID. de Monthute. president of the
Alliance Franchise of Staten Island,
and an honorary member of the New
ark group, lectured on alfred de Mus
set" who has frequently been COM
pared to Byron.
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ture shows. He said that now the or
g~anization had taken up the matter OF
bringing the Playground Commission
and Board OF Education together to
work in harmony in the conduct of
Fairgrounds.
The POSTMASTER paid a tribute to
the late Rev. Louis Shreve Osborne. Of
| Trinity Episcopal Church, who he said
was one of the first to come to the aid
of the public welfare committee. Other
speakers were Henry Breure, of the
Bureau of Municipal Research, of
New York; George McAneny, presi-
Ldent Of the borough OF Manhattan,
and Harold Buttenheim, of Madison.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
k. OF c. GETS Bis
G|FTFR0M WOMAN

With the building FUND svgellU0 ~ .
$1,000 donation the Knights Of Column
bus. whose carnival Is In progress this
week, feel sure Of having SUFFICIENT
funds for the purchase Of q building
site for a new clubhouse. In an
nouncing the large contribution Presi-
dent John j. Berry said that the donof,
a oman had given It as a memorial
in honor of her husband, who died re-
Gently and who was q member of the
organization, but that her name would
be withheld until the last night of the
carnival.
Large crowds have attended the FAIR.
which is being conducted by the three
Newark councils, assisted by the
Daughters OF Isabella. 1t Will con
tinue until May A.
The committee announces h q 1t mas
the promise Of a wealthy member that
he will donate an amount equal to that
realized from the carnival. 1t is es-
timated that the receipts will be
$780, 900.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
TOT BITTEN BY DYING CAT.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Three-yeas-
old Jacob Bexler. playing on the side
walk in front of his home at 442 East
121st street, yesterday, spied a cat IN
the gutter. The cat had been run over
by a truck and had crawled to the curb
to die. In his ignorant curiosity the child
reached down and grabbed the injured
cat. With a scream Of pain and rage
the animal sank it's teeth deep into the
little boys right knee. Jacob dropped
the cat and ran screaming to his
mother, who hurried him to Syden-
ham Hospital, where the wound was
treated. Policeman Abruzzi put an end
to the cat with his revolver.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26
Strictly Tailored or Dressy

money for the permanent improvement
Of the Centre Market on its present
site. In the resolution Mr.. Denman
states that the city was given the
right to Canal street in the bill intro
duced in the recent Legislature and
that this street would eventually be
used as a thoroughfare. He thinks,
therefore, that the contemplated ex-
penditure of $500, 900 for a new build
ing on the present market site would
block the plans.
l.. S. Hoffman, general solicitor of he
corporation, appeared before the board
| protesting against the recently passed
traffic ordinance. He held that that
provision of the ordinance which gives
north and southbound vehicles the right
| Of way over those vehicles going east
and west should be eliminated.
n of the other important objec-
tions made by Mr.. Hoffman was TO the
provision that all cars stop at the near
corner instead Of h far, as is now the
custom. He said that this would be a
radical change and result in accident.
No action taken.
Permission will be given next week
to the LaclSawanna Railroad to con-
struct a spur at High street to the
Westinghouse plant. Although the
board is agreed that. for the benefit of
the Westinghouse company, the bridge
ought to be built, it is loath to give
permission because it has a quarrel
with the railroad. In fact, City Coun-
sci Nugent was given authority to take
action against the road.
The dispute is concerning the open
ing Of Lackawanna avenue from Cliff
ton to Eighth The company
does not wish to open the street and
the city takes the stand that, accord
ing to its contract, the company must
do so.
To superintendent of Works Charles
NJ. Shipman was given the task OF
determining the direction in which
vehicles shall travel on Nutria street
This street will be made a one way
street, Mr.. Shipman is to determine
the "way" and to hang signs in con
spicuous places, calling attention to the
new regulation.
AS in the case of the hanging of in
candescent lights on Broad street yer
bal permission will be given to place
twenty statues in various parts of the
city during the coming industrial ex.
/ position.
The law department was given tn,
right to begin condemnation proceed
ing against owners of certain proper
ties in the section of the city wher,
the proposed Vailsburg storm sewer
will be located.