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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
TARIFF BILLS
TO Be ASsA|LED
Republicans Framing Up Fight
Against Free Sugar and
Excise Tax.
OPPOSED TO A REDUCTION
inducements Being Offered Progress
sive Republicans and Standpat
Democrats 10 Line Up
Against Measure.

Associated Press Special
Washington, March 13.--In franz
ing up their fight against the demo-
cratic free sugar bill. the excise In
come tax measure and other legis-
lAttcn agreed upon by the demo-
terattc caucus, the republicans In sne
l1oses ho4sns % ccnxress are usAnl
ievery means to induce the progress
4 sives in that party and the stant
|patters In the democratic ranks t
join them.
u For the first time since the repub
i licau party became minority
| the lower house of congress they arr
scheduled to hold party caucus to-
day for the purpose of attempting
the defeat Of democratic measures.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
To- REIMBURSE TEXAS
| FOR GUARDING BORDER
PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS- URGING APPRo-
PRIATION OF %D,63e.41.
To Repay Texas for Money Expend- |
ed i'm Keeping Rangers on the
Border During Madero
Revolution.
ssociated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Washington, March 13.--Presi-
dent Taft yesterday sent message
to congress recommending an ap-
preparation of s9,63941 to reim-
burse the state of Texas for money
expended last summer in keeping
rangers as guard along the Rio
Grande to assist in the enforcement
of the neutrality laws between the
United States and Mexico.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
TYLER MANS FRIENDS
TO MEET IN DALLAS
A Cone johnson Conference VIII
BE Held Thursday TO Plan for
the Campaign.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Dallas, Texas, March 13.-The
conference OF his friends, which has
been called by Hon Cone johnson
of Tyler, candidate for United States
senator, to meet here Thursday,
promises to be largely attended.
Several reservations have already
been made at the leading hotels by
parties who will attend the meeS-
ing. The place of meeting viii be
determined upon after all OF the in
terested ones arrive.
Former Governor Tom NJ. Camp
bell of Palestine spent last night in
Dallas. He will leave this morning,
he said, for Fort Worth on private
business. He declined to say any
thing relative to politics.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
THE GOVERNMENT FACES
CONDITION OF ANARCHY
PROVINCE OF KWANG TUNG
SETTLING WITH REBEL
LIOUS DISTURBANCES.
Several Bloody Battles Have Been
Fought at Swa Tow.--British
Gunboat Struck BY
the Bullets.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Hong Kong, China, March Ia
A condition bordering nigh on to
anarchy is reported as existing
throughout the province of Kwang
Tung
ties have recently been fought and
present conditions are anything but
peaceful. Several missionaries
who are now in Canton recite In
stances of narrow escape from the
bullets of the warning factions.
/ The British gunboat, Moorhen
lstationed at Canton, had Its awnini
ltorn away by bullets sircd by tn
lrioters.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13

III TELLS TT TO-DAY.

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
MAY SOLVE CAUSE FOR
CULEDRA CUT SLIDES
NOW ASSERTED THAT A VOLCA-
NO is UNDERLYING CUT
IN THE CANAL.
Canal Commission Geologist Ex-
plains That Smoke and Steam
Due TO Oxidation of
Pyrites.

Associated Press Special.
New York, March 13.-Special
dispatches assert that there are in
dications of a volcano underlying
the Culebra cut at the Panama
canal.
The geologist for the Canal Com
mission asserts that the escaping
smoke and steam. which are Largely
responsible for the advancement Of
the volcano theory, is due to the
oxidation of pyrites.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
TWO THOUSAND ARABS
KILLED AND WOUNDED
NATIVES OF THE DESERT MEET
WITH SEVERE DEFEAT
AT FOJAT.
Entertainments Stormed by Italians
and Arabs Driven Out with
Bayonets-Made a Stub
born Resistance.
Associated Press Special.

Benghazi, Tripoli. March 10
More than one thousand Arabs were
killed and another thousand were
wounded, according to Italian adj
vices, when the Italians yesterday
stormed and captured two entrench-
ments northeast of Fojat. The ARABS
were finally driven from the en-
trenchments with bayonets, SO stub
born was their resistance. The Ital-
ian loss is given as three officers
and twenty-five soldiers killed and
less than one hundred wounded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
ROY BURNETT MEETS
DEATH IN NEW MEXICO.
shoots Self Accidentally at Home in
Carlsbad,

Fort Worth, Texas. March -
B. Burnett and former resident of
this city, accidentally shot and kill
ed himself at his home at Carlsbad,
N. NJ, yesterday morning. Capt,
Burnett was notified of the accident
soon after its occurrence and left
last night for Amarillo TO meet the
body, which is being sent to Benja-
min. Knox county, for burial there
Thursday afternoon
Mr.. Burnett was a cousin of Mrs.
f. |. Perry Of this city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
ARMY OF TEN THOUSAND
MEN MARCHING ON PENh
Reported That General Shong Yum
Heads Army for Express Pur-
pose Restoring Throne.
Associated Press Special.

Pekin, China, March 13.--Gen-
eral Shong Yum is marching at the
head of an army of ten thousand
men from Kanu to Pekin with the
expressed determination of restor-
ing the Chinese throne, according to
messages received here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
saws Were Three Robbers.

Maria, Texas, March 13.-When
the hold-up train passed here this
morning the trainmen said there
was a third bandit who held the
horses. He made his escape.
The robbers carried supply of
dynamite with which to blow the ex-
press safe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
Conference in New York.
ssociated Press Special.

New York, March 1S.-Confer-
ences being held here and in Lon
don today over the coal strike situ-
alton are expected to do much to-
ward clearing up the threatened
world wide strike of coal miners.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
THE TEXTILE STRIKE
IS BELIEVED SETTLED
Committee Representing Strikers
Recommended that Increase
Offered by Mills Be
Accepted.
Associated Press special.

Lawrence, Mass, March ID
The end of the textile strike. which
began here January IL and has in
volyed thousands of laborers, is be-
lieved to have been reached today
when the committee representing
the strikers recommended that the
increase offered by the American
Wooden company be accepted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13

Paint Rock Texas, March 10
Concho County remains In the dry
column by majority of fifty-seyen
votes as a result of the election held
Saturday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
BETTER PROGRESS MADE
IN STRIKE CONFERENCE
Prospects for Early Settlement of
Labor Troubles in Great Brit
ain Appear Encouraging.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
London, England, March ID
Satisfactory progress toward set
Element OF existing labor troubles
in Great Britain is reported to have
been made at this mornings session
of the coal strike conference.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
Texas Receivers Appointed.

ASS0C1ated PfGES Sp6CIaI.
San Antonio, Texas, March ID
Texas receivers for the Orient rail-
way company were appointed to-
day, following last weeks action in
Kansas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13

LsourS N~sSes &lnA4 Al DefasssasaAs
Must Go 70 Trial In One Case.
Associated Press Special

indianapolis, Ind, March Ia
The court ruled today that all de-
PENDANTS in the dynamfting cases
must go 70 trial In one case instead
of SEPARATE cases
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-13
SENATE CONFIRMS THE
NOMINATION OF PITNEY
Chancellor OF New Jersey Becomes
Associate Justice of Supreme
Court.
Associated Press Special.

AssOciated Press SpeclaI.
Washington, March 1S.-Presi-
dent Taft's appointment of Mahlon
w. Pitney of New Jersey as associ-
ate justice of the United States su-
preme court was confirmed by the
senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
OPEN UNDERWOOD
 HEADQUARTERS Dr. Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery Will Be in
 Active Charge

Washington. February 1s-tSpecial.)- Active Underwood headquarters will be opened in Washington this wek. Dr. Thomas M owen of Montgomery, Ala. will be in charge as secretary. He will work under the direction and in CO., operation with Senator Bankhead and the campaign committee which is com posed of the personal friends and ad- mirers of MT. Underwood in Alabama, Washington and other places.
 The location of the headquarters has not yet beer decided upon but will prob ably be in one of the large hotels of the city. Announcement will be made 'Afs. Der Owen % eps arrived iaIvashington today with Mrs. owen. snf nt practically the full day in close consultaton with Sen ator Bankhead and other supporters of MT. Underwood for the presidency and tomorrow will begin active arrangements for the opening of permanent headquar- ters and the organization of an office force.
 The friends of Mir. Underwood are re- ceiving great encouragement and the active campaign for delegates to the con- vention will be launched with great con fidence of success While the campaign will be aggressive there will be no at tempt to belittle or impede the prog ress or claims of any of the other can didates. It is felt that all. that is neces- sary to put Mir. Underwood forward is to call the attention of the people to the good work that he is accomplishing in Congress. emphasize his sane. leader shtp and his constructive copservatism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
MAHLONP|TNEY ID
 SUCCEED HARLAN Taft Does Not Anticipate
 Any Opposition CONSIDERED NAGEL Protests Eliminated Others From Consideration-Pitney Has Long Been Prominent in New
 Jersey Judicial Circles

Washington, February 19.-Presldent Taft today sent to the Senate the nom ination of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey to be an associate justice of the United States supreme court. He nominated Julius Mayer of New York city to be judge of the United States district court for southern New York. Taft does not anticipate any oppo- sition to the nomination in the Senate.
 Chancellor Pitney long has been a prominent figure in New Jersey. In casting about for successor to Justice Harlan the President first looked be- yond the Mississippi river.
 For a while it seemed certain that he would name Judge Hook of the United States circuit court, and again it seemed that Secretary Charles Nagel of the department of commerce and labor would be the choice of the Pres ident.
 There was a protest against Judge Hook because of his decisions in two Oklahoma cases, one involving the 2 cent fare law and the other the seg- regated car law. Judge Hook decided in favor of the railroads and against the contention of the negroes. This is said to have been the final pivot of the President turning from the Kansas jurist.
 Labor organizations protested against Secretary Nagel on the ground he had been too lenient in the enforcement Of the immigration laws.
 When Chancellor Pitney shall have been confirmed by the Senate and has taken his place on the supreme court President Taft will have had the eX- traordinary experience of constituting a majority of the highest tribunal in the land---a bench on which It had been his almost exalted ambition to serve as chief justice.
 In addition to naming five new Jus tices on a court of nine President Taft also had the distinction of nominating Associate Justice White for the chief justiceship. making in all six court ap- pointments during the three years m the White House. The five associate justices named by Mir. Taft were Messrs. Lurton. Hughes, Vandeyenter, Lamar and Pitney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Something of the Man

Trenton, N. J., February 19.-The ap- pointment of Chancellor Pitney to the United States supreme court bench came as a pleasant surprise to the judges and lawyers who were in Tren- ton today attending the funeral of Unit : ed State Judge Lanning. Chancellor Pitney is recognized as an. able jurist. Before going on tie supreme court he was active in politics and represented the old Fourth, New Jersey district in Congress. The district was nominally democratic, but he carried it twice in succession in 1894 and 1896
 Chancellor Pitney became state su- premes court justice in 1891, and 1908 was appointed by Governor Fort to be chancellor of the state, the highest judicial position in New Jersey.
 Chancellor Pitney was frequently mentioned for the nomination for gov ernor in 1907, although he did not an- nounce himself as even receptive candidate. He received large vote in the republican state convention that nominated Governor Fort.
 Chancellor Pitney takes an active in- terest in outdoor exercise and is fond of hunting.
 In executive session, the Senate. without discussion, referred Chancellor Pitney's nomination to the committee on judiciary, which probably will make a report next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Unless Invited Knox will not visit
 colombia.
 Heyburn defends committee report. Initiative and referendum not legal
 question
 Mah1on Pitney to succeed Harlan. Committees knew of dynamiting
 plot.
 Tennessee mob lynches negro. Taft's brother involved with Ray, Hobson returning to Washington to
 answer critics.
 Chemical schedule under heavy fire
 from republicans. 2-Houston girl found murdered. Sutton replies to Judge Ferguson Governor answers Mobile Register. 3-Public schools closed at Eufaula. Farmer thrown over precipice. Tuscaloosa man shot from ambush. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Viaduct and water subjects for to- Thinks Wilson is out of the race Twenty-seven out of So men fail to
 report for jury duty
 Prize will be offered for Underwood
 march.
 Anrzi Golden Co. Is now wholesale. Speaking squad to invade south. Cupid working overtime. 6-Pastors' union plans big revival. Time is ripe to consider viaducts. Will consider schedule at Little
 Rock meeting. 7-Dolly Dalrymple and Miss Sarah
 Rarnwell Elliot
 Society. 2-Garber writes on law endorsements. 9---Lively day in Mexican capital. Ii-Markets. .2-Underwood indorsed by Montgom-
 cry democrats
 Clancy given 35 years.
 Accused of being escaped convict, Many governors favor RoossveAt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
TAFT'S BROTHERS INVOLVED W|THRAY Will Appear Before War Department Committee
 of the House

Washington. February 1s.-Chas. P. Taft of rincinnati. brother os s'I~esi'h'rt Taft. will be subpoenaed to appear before the House committee on expenditures in the War Department to testify in the in- vestigation of the case of Beecher B. Ray. the army officer who is being in- vestigated on a charge of political activ- ity. An attempt to keep secret the fact that Chas F. Taft would be subpoenaed was made by the committee when it met in executive session tonight to decide upon this latest move.
 Search for missing papers in the case of Major Beecher B. Ray. United States army paymaster of Chicago, has been begun by the House committee on expen- ditures in the war department.
 That there have disappeared from the war department certain documents re- lating to charges against Ray when he was paymaster in the Philippines, Chair man Helm and other members of the committee are satisfied. and to find the originals is their intention.
 The committee today, after conferring with Adjutant General Ainsworth. re- tired. learned that copies of some of the missing papers, if not all of them, exist ed. This development caused a stir in the committee and later it was reported that in the Ray case certain persons att tached to the war department had care fully kept copies of correspondence, an ticipating that the. originals might be spirited away.
 When that became known the commit- tee decided to change its plan of action and is undecided whom to call as the next witness. General Ainsworth will be held under subpoena.
 President Taft has a knotty problem before him in the pending promotion of Major Ray 10 be a colonel in the paymas- ter generals department of the war de- partment The President now has Ma jor Rays nomination before him.
 It is believed that under the clrcum- stances the senate would refuse to con- firm his nomination and the ensuing delay would block promotions of many deserving officers Major Ray, as rank ing major in the pay department was automatically eligible to promotion to a coonelcy on the retirement of Paymaster General Whipple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
ROBSON IS RETURNING TO
 ANSWER CRITICS IN HOUSE
BY WALTER HARPER

Washington, February 19.-(Special)- Congressman R. P. Hobson, who was se- verely criticised on the floor of the House Friday and Saturday by Congressman Hay and Fitzgerald, is on his way back to Washington from Tennessee, where he had gone when the final attack was made on Saturday.
 Mr. Hobson will appear on the floor of the House tomorrow and it is expected that he will make sharp retort to the criticism of his colleagues.
 It had been announced that Captain Hobson had left Washington for sa, ten days featuring tour or was so charged on the. floor Saturday by MT. Fitzgerald It was during his absence that MT. Hob son was the most severely attacked, and il was for his continued absence that he was most criticised.
 MT Hobson had taken occasion to crit icise methods and plans of the military
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
CHEMICAL SCHEDULE UNDER
 HEAVY FIRE FROM REPUBLICANS

Washington, February 19.-The demo- cratic chemical tariff revision. the second of the bills to be brought in by the House leaders in the tariff programme of the present session of Congress, underwent severe fire today in the opening de- bate upon it's provisions.
 Republicans attacked 1t as a complete change of front on the part of demo- crats and as an increase of tariff upon many articles of general use by the peo- pie. Democratic Leader Underwood took no part in today's debate. Representative Harrison of New York, who took the lead in explanation and defense of the bill declared the tariff would not affect the price charged to consumers.
 Republican Leader Mann attacked the hill in a speech warmly seconded by the republican side. Representative Long worth of Ohio declared the democrats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20

had abandoned all their former declara- tions on the tariff by accepting a report of the tariff board as an aid in making the revision and by fixing specific duties upon chemical products instead of adher- ing to the advalorem method generally advocated by the democratic leaders.
 The session today concluded with an agreement to end general debate after one hour tomorrow and then 10 take the bill up under the five minute rule With an opportunity for the offering of amend ments It Is not believed the measure will be passed tomorrow.
 Representative Harrison told the House that the democrats had used all the in formation furnished by the tariff board in the makeup of the chemical bill, but that the rates of the bill were not recom- mended or advised. by the tariff board. Increase of duties on certain items said MT. Harrison, had been made only from revenue standpoint. and these were compensated for, he said. by reductions in other parts of the tariff law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20

committee during the last few days of the Senate on the army appropriation bill and had made charges of undue inilu ences. MT. Hobson was criticised for not having been present during the two weeks of the debate and bringing out whatever information he may have had that was detrimental to the bill under considera- tion.
 Friday night Captain Hobson left town after having secured leave to extend his remarks in the record. On Saturday Fitz- gerald and Hay made the charge on the point of personal privilege that Captain Hobson had included in his leave to print personal criticism that should not have been made except on the floor of the House It is understood that after Cap tain Hobson read the reports of the Sat urday assaults he turned his steps towa I'd Washington, and is expected to arrive late tonight or early tomorrow If he takes the floor to answer the assaults of his two colleagues 1t will probably be of most sensational nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Shelbyville Quiet

Nashville, February 19.-Dispatches re- ceived from Shebyvlle at midnight state that it was quiet there then and no rear was felt that an attempt would pc made soon to kin inc two negroes who are still alive.
 Neal was badly shot in the head and doctors say he has about equal chance for recovery. Bomar is apparently not seriously injured. but is raving mad from fright
 Later dispatches indicate that there were about 70 men who led the mod and nearly all of them are said to have been rail- road men from Birmingham, Atlanta and Nashville. They scattered after the trag- edv. part of them coming to Nashville and part going to the other cities. No arrests have been made up to date. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
HEPBURN DEFENDS COMMITTEE REPORT Says Stephenson Is Entitled
 to Seat FIVE DIS s IN T E K s
Minority Report From Kenyon, Clapp and Jones, Republicans, and Lea and Kern, Democrats,
 Charges Corruption

Washington. February 1a.-The right or Senator Isaac Stephenson Of Wisconsin to his seat in the Senate was under dis oussion in the Senate today for the first time since the committee on privileges and elections concluded its investigation of his election.
 Senator Heypurn, who was chairman of the subcommittee making the inquiry, occupied the entire session in support of the majority report of the committed. He declared MT. Stephenson was entitled to his seat because the charges had not been proven. He said he would not ask for a vote before next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-20
Gov. Johnson Supports Roosevelt

New York, February ly.-ffiram Johnson, governor of California, hither 10 an ardent supporter of Senator La Toilette, issued formal statement here today saying that in his opinion Theo- dore Roosevelt should be the next re- publican nominee for President of tho United states. Tie statement was is-. sued, he said. with MT. Roosevelts s knowledge but not necessarily with his sanction,