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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
ONE BILLION DEFICIT
For Woodmen II Rates Are Not
Adjusted

DIES MONIES. Sept. 16.-That the
Modern Woodmen OF America would
suffer ultimately with a deficit of one
billion dollars If long restrained by the
courts from putting into effect the adj
justment OF rates adopted last jan
usry by the head camp OF the pro-
gressive body of the society Is alleged
in the society's answer filed today to
Injunction proceedings begun in Des
BONES to restrain officers from put
ting the new rates into effect The
case is set for hearing tomorrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
Murderer i Electrocuted

BOSTON, Sept. 16.-Bertram G.
Spencer, who as a masked burglar
shot and killed Miss Martha B. Black
stone at Springfield. March 81, 1910,
paid the penalty of his crime by cleo
trocution in the Charleston cate pri-
sou early this Tuesday morning.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
SHORT $15O,O0O
Bookkecper of American National
Bank Sentenced

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.-Earl
Standard. youthful boekkeeper of
the American National bank. his ac-
counts being short $4,000, pleaded
guilty today and was sentenced to ten
years. Directors of the bank made
good the shortage.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
Herald's Fight Receiving Wide
Endorsement From Growers
Throughout Section
ZILLAH DISTRICT CLUB
COMMENDS EDITORIALS
Grower, Formerly of Colorado,
Tells How Potato Growers
There Learned Lesson of CO.
Operation

The Herald received today a
copy of resolution unanimously
adopted by the board of trustees
of the Zillah District Fruit ASSOC
citation. which reads as follows,
Resolved that the editorials of
the Yakima Morning Herald OH
cooperation be hereby commend
ed to the particular attention of
the fruit growers of the Yakima
valley"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18

MILWAUKEE,, Sept 16.-The
races for the Vanderbilt cup and the
grand prize, the leading automobile
contests, will be rpm here, the former
on September Fl knd the latter on
September II. The course has been
arranged for safety as we'll as for
flaw, and the flat curves are so con-
structed that they may be taken at
a speed of 10 miles an hour with
safety. Spectators will not be al
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
Is n Follower of Teddy

Los ANGELES. Sept. 49, Rush
Avery, chairman of the republican
county committee. resigned today MS
member of the republican national
committee on the grounds that he was
a progressive and a supporter OF
Roosevelt.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
smeetheart Not GniItv

ROANOKE, Sept. 16.-Deteetive
Edwards. who arrested Wesley Ed
wards and Sidna Allen declared that
Maud Iroler.---Edward's sweetheart
did pas~5etray the men and did not
know she was being Swallowed"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
MExIcANs IN DRUNKEN BRAwL
Shoot American Citizens While Fight
ing Among Themselves

Ing AmOHB IHemSeIVeS
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Sept. 16.-One
American spectator was killed, the
chief of police fatally wounded and a
patrolman seriously injured when the
Mexican factions fought today over
the management of the celebration
here of Mexico's independence day.
and the police sought to arrest the
brawlers.
The murderers escaped, but posses
made up of citizens and ghardsmen
are in pursuit. The saloons swer o
closed and all festivities stopped by
order of the council in special ses-
sion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
TRUST CONTROLS
| PRICE OF SUGAR
That a Monopoly Exists Was
Declared by Investigating
Committee.
REPORT TO THE HOUSE
Every Member Of the Committee
Signed the Report The Ex-
istence Of the Trust
Is Asserted.
Associated Press special.

Washington Feb, 1.-THE
Hardwick sugar trust Investigating
committee reported to the house
today that a sugar trust exists. All
the members of the committee, both
democrats and republicans, signed
the report
No recommendation was made by
this committee as to how the trust
should be dealt with, this matter
being left to the standing commit.
tees of the house.
The committee says in it's report
that the monopoly keeps up the
price of sugar, but does not attempt
to say how much the prices are
above reasonable rates. The report
claims that the trust has been vio-
| lating several provisions of the
Sherman antitrust law, and esti-
mates that it controls fully 6239
iper cent Of the sugar business. The
committee reports great reduction
/ in prices since 1870, but gives tn
TRUST no credit for this reduction.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
SLAYER OF HUSBAND
ACQUITTED BY JURY
MRS. MINNIE LEE STREIGHT
FOUND NOT GUILTY IN SEC
OND TRIAL.
Shot and Killed Her Husband ut
McGregor Over Year Ago.
Given Life Sentence
at Waco.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Gatesville, Texas. Feb. 17.-Mrs.
Minnie Lee Streight was this morn
ing found not guilty of the murder
of her husband at McGregor several
months ago.
Mrs Streight shot and killed
her husband, Editor r. E. Streight.
/ at McGregor on the night of June
! Is. 1910 Streight was killed while
asleep In bed. Testifying d her own
lbehalf Mrs. streixht alleged erue
ltreAtrnenS on the part OF her hur
fhnna, claiming that he had threA'
iened to kill her In November, 1911
, Mrs Streight was convicted at WI
! co and given a life sentence in til
tpenitentiary, The case was appeafe
ito the court OF criminal appeal
land the verdict of the lower cour
was reversed. The case was sem
back for a new trial. and was later
transferred to Gatesyille. where the
! second trial resulted today in a ver-
dict of aequittal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
HENRY ATTACKS
MONEY TRUST
Texas Congressman Delivers a
Sensational Speech in
House.
AN INQUIRY IS DEMANDED
Henry Declares the Black Hand
Methods Of the Financial
Malta Should Be
Probed Deeply.
Associated Press Special.

~N'SosiasSu acSS 5petiaf-
Washington, Feb. 17.--Represen-
tatiye Robert L. Henry of Texas
made sensational speech in the
house today in an attack upon the
wall Street money power. He de-
manded an inquiry into the Black
Hand methods of the financial
Malta" in this country. Represen-
tah e Henry asked.
''S1uld we not know something
OF the depth Of the villainy to
which this financial Malta will des-
cend before we rewrite our curren-
cy laws? Would 1t not be better to
probe deeply into that hidden and
mysterious side before we swallow
the Aldrieh pIan?''
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
HENRY BOYCE ON STAND
IS CROSS EXAMINED
Said He Did Not Testify that His
Father Did Not Know Where
Al Was After Elopement.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. IL
Henry Boyce resumed the stand this
morning in the j. B. Sneed trial
Boyce'a cross-examination' began
Immediately after the opening OF
court. He denied that he had testi-
fled that his father did not know
where AL was from the dag of his
elopement with Mrs Sneed until
December 10.
Sneed's children were again pres
ent at the trial today, the smallest
one sitting in the fathers lap,
Henry Boyce testified that Al
fastened to Fort Worth on Novem-
Der End on the earliest train when
Mrs Sneed wrote him saying For
Gods sake come and take her
away from the sanitarium for she
was being mistreated.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
NEW NORK-ST. LOUIS
MAIL TRAIN HELD Up.
Fnxtneer e5~avsl~ frora essAb nnss
sends MesHA~c 10 Terre HSante
Telegraph office.

!. Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. IT.
: Train bandits, who first cut tel
g graph wires. last night held up an
4 frobbed the New York-St. Louis ma
: train No. II ofathe vandaIia raiIwa.
near LIggett. Ind.
The robbers halted che train at
the edge of town and drove the
members of the crew from their
places.
Engineer William Davis crawled
from his cab, and after some delay
communicated with the Terre Haute
telegraph office that the robbers had
entered one of the mail cars and
were carrying out the pouches He |
said the crew was powerIess to pre- |
vent the robbery.
The robbers failed to obtain any
plunder apparently, through a mis-
take in signals among the bandits.
AS the train approached Liggett
one of the band riding on the ten
der pulled the bell cord, The signal I
was wrong. and when the train did Il
not stop the robber climbed over
the tender and began firing at the
engine crew. One shot knocked "A
cigar from the mouth of William
Davis, the engineer When the train
was brought to a stop 1t was near
a telegraph tower.
The robbers evidently had plan
ned to stop the train near a ravine,
where several men We're in hiding
They attempted to open the mail
cars. but were frightened away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
.O|CTOCRAPH PLACED IN
THE OFFICE OF RYAN
Government Used This Instrument
to Report Conversations Be-
tween Ryan and Others.


Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE
fact that for days the government
had photographs in the office of the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers here
and with it took reports of CONVEX
sations between Frank NJ Ryan,
the unions president, and others in
connection with the dynamite cases,
became known today. The instru-
ment was attached to the end of a
drawer at Ryan's desk. 1t was re-
moved today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
CHILDREN LOSE LIVES
TRAPPED IN HOME
Roy AND GIRL BURNED TO
DEATH WHEN FIRE DIES
TROYS RESIDENCE,
We're on Second Floor of Building
and All Efforts to Reach Them
Were in Vain---Oldest
Thirteen Years.
Associated Press speeial.

Associated Press Special.
Palestine, Texas, Feb. 17-Two
children of r. A. Bascom, machin-
list for the International and Great
Northern, were trapped on the sec
.ond floor of the Bascom home ear
ly this morning and burned to
death. The house was destroyed.
The dead;
Katie May Bascom. aged 10.
Leroy Bascom, aged ID.
The father was severely burned
trying to save them. An elder broth
er, Arthur, was overcome b,
lsmohe in the same attempt,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
Sixteenth Murder in Atlanta.

Atlanta. Ca, Feb. 17.-The six
teenth negro woman to be murder
ed on the streets here in a little
more than twelve months was
found early yesterday with her
throat cut, The negro population
is greatly aroused and attribute the
murders to what they call a Jack
the Ripper"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
|sENDlNG TROOPS INTO
| THE COAL DISTRICT!
England Is Getting Ready for a
Prospective SGike---FaInine
and Fighting Feared.
Associated Press Special.

London, Feb. 17.-To be prepar-
ed for prospective coal strike the
government is preparing to send
troops into the coal districts where
eight hundred thousand miners
have served notice they would quit
work thirteen days from today.
Famine and fighting is feared hy
government
England has only about two
weeks supply of coal on hand.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
Fall Causes child,s peath.

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 17.-FaIl-
ing from two-foot porch, the q
year old son of Jack Christi of We'll
ling, near here. yesterday struck
his head on a rusty nail, sticking
from board. The nail penetrated
the brain, causing death.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
ANOTHER QUESTION.

= Why Is the want column of
= newspaper most interesting
= reading? In the first place,
= there is business proposition
= behind each individual ad and
' the reader refers to that par
= ticular section of the paper to
= see who has business prop
= ositions to offer. In the second
= place. it is an index to the
= wants" of the people of the
p community s TIA t / ng W o
. wants to buy or who wants to
. sell; or who has found some
= thing or who has lost some
= thing. It's human interest.
= Ring 148--the Want Ad
= Man" will answer.
= . . . Q q q . Z 4 4 q L 4 a a ,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
FORMAL GALL ISSUED
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
Conference to Be Held at Waco by
Those Who Favor a Presiden-
tia1 Primary in Texas.
Associated Press Special.

Mart, Texas, Feb. 17.-Hon. A.
M. Kennedy, former speaker of the
lower house of the Texas legislature
today formally issued call for a
conference of democrats at Waco
March End to consider plans for a
presidential primary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

Associated Press Special.
Washington, Feb 1.-THE bill
of Representative Dies OF Texas pro-
posing an illiteracy test for immi-
grants is being considered by the
house immigration committee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17
.NNNsE MIN PNNNN lNX
\ NEGEN1 ARMY SEkNDA
An Investigation May BE Ordered in
Spite Or the Retirement of
General Afnsworfh.

Associated Press Special.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Th g
house war department expenditures
committee is considering whether
or not to Investigate the Wood
Ainsworth controversy despite Gen
Ainsworth' retirement yesterday.
This will probably be definitely de-
cided Monday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

See that liquid soap and holder.
Always clean, strictly sanitary F.
S. Cronk Co. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

Special program, reels of extra
good pictures at the Majestic to-
night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

Come and sample some National
biscuits, cakes and crackers served
with Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand
Coffee Monday from IL to 8
O'Clock. J. B. Hines. 273
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

The corner stone of the Ferris
High school building will be laid
next Tuesday, Feb. 20, by the Fer
ris lodge of Masons.
Attorney General Jewell P. Light
foot has accepted an invitation to
be present and act in the capacity
of Grand Master and deliver the
corner stone address. Other promin-
ent Masons will be present.
The corner stone ceremonies will
begin at the school building at
1870 D. M All Masons are requested
to assemble at the opera house at 1
O'Clock. Ferris Wheel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-17

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

and Electra II. Webb, as executors
Havemeyer: Washington B. Thnma
president of the board of the America
Sugar Refining company: Arthur Don
ner, George II. Frazier. Henry I,
Niese. Samuel C. Hooker. Samuel Car.
Edwin s. Marston. Edwin f. Atkiu :.
Charles H. Allen. Joseph e. Freeman
W. W. Harrison and w. W. Frazier. .Ir
The principal defendants are thr
American. National and Western Sugt'
Refining companies and their Officers
the governments purpose being f.,
prove that each of the companies is It
trust in itself and has endeavored t"
monopoliZe trade and commerce. 1t
will be contended that the three com
panies have conspired Illegally to form
a monopoly in sugar and its products
and effort will also he made to show
that Henry o. Havemeyer acted in dn
fiance of the law when he secured pos
session of certain shares Of the Nh
tional Sugar Refining Company Of New
Jersey. the Utah-Idaho Sugar compa
ny. the Great Western Sugar companE
and the Continental Sugar companT
Hayemeyer's executors and trustees. =
is contended in the government brief
should be enioined from using thes =
companies shares.
According to the certificates filed by
the district attorney. the big corpora
tons stock was increased twice-from
S50.O00O00. the amount named in the
original incorporation papers on lar
u. 1891. to ST5OOO.O00 in March. 1891
and again to $9O.OOO.OOO in Octobe;
1901.
Suit was fled by the government o.
Nov. %. 1910 Answers to the indict
ment were made by a number Of De
PENDANTS last February. In these an
swers it was denied absolutely that tbs.
American Sugar Refining company was
now a monopoly. inasmuch as it refined
no more than 40 per cent of the sugar
manufactured in the United States
Large independent refineries have beer
started since the date of the American
coul'dug iucofitoFdtloH anu tHeSe. H'
cording to the answers filed in Fe!
ruary. do no less than AZ per cent q
all sugar manufacturing in the coun
try. In addition. independent beet sUo
ar factories have been set up Whose
output. it is alleged. equals at least II
per cent of the sugar manufactured in
the country.
The government lawyers will have
sixty days in which to develop their
case. and chances are that 1t will he
we'll toward the middle Of July before
the 6nal presentation Of the govern
ment's side Is made. After that the
defendants Will have fO5 days in which
to present their case to the referee.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

e. B. MYERS AT WIRELESS TELEPHONE.
he developed his invention until he
could send 700 miles, and he says his
present range is greater.
Wireless telegraph receivers can in
tercept the telephone messages. the in
ventors say. and this led. they assert.
to a pleasant incident when President
Taft reviewed the battleship feet in
the Hudson river last autumn.
A sailor operating the wireless Of
the Nebraska was astounded suddenly
to hear q clear voice amid the ticking
from various wireless telegraph sta
tons wish him Good evening" The
voice asked the sailor to reply by wire
less telegraph, and this message was
caught by Myers wireless instruments
on the roof of hotel where they had
installed plant.
The vessels wireless message includ
ed an invitation to come aboard from
the officers which, they say. was ac-
cepted. The next day the boys told the
officers Of their successful experiments
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

BATTLEsH1P UTAH IN DRYDOCK AND CAP
TAIN r. R. HARRIS q. s. N.
tors quit the job in disgust. and ss
months later the contract was reef
to the Williams Engineering compan5.
The second contractor realized thar
he was contending with 'hoodoo,
but he gritted his teeth and went form
to battle. The "hoodoo' was ready 10
defend its reputation. and. like tne
first. the second contractors soon found
themselves face to face with the quleS-
sand problem. About 100 feet Of wan
had been built when the "hoodoo
played its trump card. The sand oozeu
up through the bottom of the excasa-
ton. the walls tumbled down. ana
machine shop in the vicinity almost
collapsed. Exit second contractor anu
enter the Holbrook. Cabot & Rollins
corporation, who took the contract anu
In 1909 began the third and last par
tie. They were aided by Civil IN
g1neer F. r. Harris. U. S. n. who was
sent from Washington to take cnarss
or the construction. In the meantlms
the size Of the dock was increased W.
til It was 72S feet long and 40 iee'
wide. which made it possible to ooeA
a vessel 800 feet long with ITO fo~
beam.
The end of the trouble was In sigD@
Harris ordered the piles driven faF p
low the quicksand level. The caissoDs
were sunk ninety feet below t1desa-
ter level. Obstacle after obstacle "as
overcome. and ut length the govern
ment found itself in possession o.
drydock that ended for years to cope
the Dreadnought drydOcking proo.sA.
that has caused so many sleS
nights in the navy for the past -
years.
Completed. the dock has cost apo4.
S2.S0O.OOO. which is nearly three tilDes /.
as much as the amount Of the
appropriation made by congress
val officers who watched the dochi'-
OF the Utah said the great cradie
worth every cent Of the amount 10 ~
American people.
The Utah is 521 feet 6 inches 'ons
and her breadth is IS feet lhcn
she carries a crew of 60 officers
oo4 men. Her coal bunker capacns
2.500 tons.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-02

two sons. Christian Frederick Francis
Michael Charles Waldemar George.
who was born On March 4. 1899. and
is now the crown prince. and Knud
Christian Frederick Michael. born July
n. 1900. King Christians wife is three
months younger than her husband.
Frederick VIII. was well along in
years when he came to the throne and
was fond of travelling abroad in in
formal visits upon his royal kinsfolk.
He was gone from Copenhagen an
average Of three months out of the
year. and he left many of his duties
upon the efficient shoulders of his son.
In this way the crown prince came to
have an intimate knowledge Of the at
fairs of his people and their needs, an
experience in practical politics seldom
gained by sons of rulers. When he
was rid of the cares of state he would
sail his yacht. for he is a first class
waterman. or go off on long horseback
rides. Like his father. the prince was
interested In this country. where so
many of his countrymen have come,
and read all the papers from the Unit
ed States that he could lay hands on.
Christian Charles Frederick Albert
Alexander Ia the new kings full name
The repetition OF the names Frederick
and Christiau In the members Of Dan
ish royalty Is due to family law
which requires that each son shall
bear the name of either Frederick
Christian or Christian Frederick. and
by this same law the monarchs are
crowned alternately as Frederick or
Christian. The successor of the pres
emit king will be Frederick TX.
The new king will reign under the
oldest national ensign in Europe. His
torians place its origin somewhere in
the middle 1T the thirteenth century.
and. according to the legend. King
Waldemar was leading his Danes to
battle In the year 1910 when there
came sudden flaming cross In the
sky. He adopted the cross as bis en-
blenl and won the day. That cross -
NE Danish dannebrog. or strength.