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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-06-26

Ike, June 22.--Health OF this COM
is very good at this writing
Misses Bessie and Velma Mellow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Grew of Prescott
Palmer ReaChN. Y.

New York, Jan. 26.-Captain George
a. Carlisle and II of the crew of the
American 5-masted schooner Prescott
Palmer. recently abandoned at sea,
were aboard the steamer Bermudian,
which reached this port tonight. The
Prescott Palmer was on her way from
Norfolk, Va, to Portsmouth, n. H.,
with a cargo of coal, when the heavy
weather. which set in Jan. L, overlook
her and compelled her abandonment
Second Mate Hans Hansen was swept
overheard and drowned.
Aboard the Bermudian also were two
sailors of the British schooner Lady
smith, abandoned Jan. II. in Lat. 1850;
Long. 63.46. The survivors of the Lady
smith were picked up by the British
steamer Chignecto from Halifax to
Bermuda while the American crew was
rescued Jan. % by the British steamer
Camoens, New York for Pera ambuco
Both steamers landed the shipwrecked
men at Bermuda, whence they were
brought here by the Bermudan
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Speer Charged
With FavOritism.

Savannah Ga, Jan. 26.-Members of
the House judiciary committee who
are investigating charges of official
misconduct against Federal Judge
Emery Speer, today heard four mem
bers of the Savannah bar testify to
instances in which they charged that
the accused iurist displayed favoritism
and prejudice in the conduct of cases
before him.
Echos of the famous -Gayner
trial, presided ever by Judge Speer
were heard today when Alex A. Law
renee, member of the local bar and
one of the attorneys for the defence in
that case accused Judge Speer of hav-
ing selected "convicting' jurors.
Jugde A. j. Cobb of Judge Speers
tok the stand late today to testify he
had represented Judge Speer in an ac-
tor brought by the accused jurist to
have his mothers will set aside. The
witness said that the trial judge in
the case directed verdict in favor
of Judge Speer He took occasion to
pay a high tribute to Judge Speer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
WILSON CONFERS ON
FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Washington, Jan. 26.-President
Wilson conferred for nearly three
hours tonight with the Senate com
mittee on foreign relations. The en-
tire committee, Republicans and
Democrats with the exception of Sen.
ator Clark, who is in Arkansas, gath
cred in the Green room and discuss
ed foreign affairs of the nation.
For the first time during his ad
ministration the President broached
the subject of the Panama canal tolls.
The unratified arbitration treaties and
the proposed Bryan peace treaties as
we'll as the Mexican situation and Jap
anese alien land controversy were
among the subjects discussed. 1t was
the first conference of its kind, COW
ering SO broad fieid9f.hat Mr. Will
son has held. - -
No critical situation in any of the
international problems. according to
the President, caused the meeting to
be held. The enga cement was made
more than a week ago, in line with
the Presidents plan to take up sys-
tematically various important phases
of International questions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Great Britain Is
Again Threatened
ByLabor Uprising.

London, Jan. 26.--The United Kingdom
is again threatened with serious labor
unrest. The Building Trades Federation
in addition to calling upon the plumbers,
painters and allied trades to strike, has
also decided in favor of bringing about
a national building strike.
Should the recommendations of the ex-
ecutive council be ratified London s
building industry will be brought to a
standstill. Work has already ceased on
a dozen big buildings in the course OF
construction, involving the expenditure
of s50000,OO0 These include London's
new county hall and several government
buildings.
There is no sign of settlement of the
coal carriers strike and the employees
of several big street transportation COM
panies here expect to support the coal
men, The trouble is also brewing in the
shipping world on the eight-hour question
and higher wages
Tom Mann, formerly president of the
International Transport Workers FEEDER
alton, in a speech at Dublin tonight pre-
dicted general strike in England in
March, involving engineers, boiler max
ers and shipwrights.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
"LA MERE nU coNDAMNE.r
French Club Presents Pleasing Enter
tainment at the Opera House.

La Mere du Condamne," presented
Monday evening at the Opera house
by the French Club, drew a large au-
dience and proved to be a play of rare
interest. The parts were we'll taken.
the costumes were elaborate and of
the 10th century type, and the scenery
was very pretty, making the play a
success in every detail.
The plot of the play rested upon the
substitution of 4 rascal for the son of
the countess, who had been condemned
to a jail sentence. The countess is
blind and is easily deceived All ends
well. however; the yillainous plot is
uncovered and the countess finds her
son.
The leading part, that of the Count
ess of Fronsberg, was excellently
taken by Nine. N. Blanchette, and
Nine f. Dion characterized Marguer-
ite, the adopted daughter. in a charm
ing manner. AS Hermann, Joseph La
vellee won the applause of the audi
ence and c. Brunelle made hit in
the part of a magistrate. In fact each
part was we'll taken, rejecting great
credit upon Nine. N. Blanchette, who
led the rehearsals.
Between the acts songs were rem
dered in a very creditabl manner by
Mile. Sadie LeClair, Omer Plante and
Pierre Perreault.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Monday in Congress.

Washington. Jan. 26.-The day in
Congress:
Senate: Met at noon.
Received the Interstate Commerce
Commissions report Of the Frisco
Railroad system receiVership.
Labor committee deferred action on
the Michigan and Colorado strike res
olutions.
House: Met at noon.
Secretary Lane testified before the
Mines committee on his project for
conservation of radium- bearing ores.
Took up general District of Column
bia legislation.
Senator Fall introduced bill to
make the Apache Indian reservation
in New Mexico a national park.
Senator Bankhead introduced a res
olution to create commission of five
TO investigate federal aid to good
roads.
Senator Root introduced a bill to
empower the President to name a
committee of seven to report plan
for the celebration of the treaty of
Ghent.
House: Representative SABBATH went
to the White House TO protest to Pres
ident Wilson against the literacy test
in the new immigration bill.
House adjourned at 5.54 P. NJ. to
noon Tuesday.
Senate: Adjourned at 5:57 P. NJ. to
noon Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
GOMPERS TO ANSWER
THE MOYER CHARGES.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Presdent Com
pers of the American Federation of La
Dor will leave for Indianapolis tomorrow
to personally answer the charges of Pres
ident Charles Fl. Meyer of the Western
Federation of Miners, made today before
the convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
When informed of Meyers allegations
tonight, Gompers declared that the rec
ords showed them to be seriously mis-
taken in fact"
He will go before the miners fortified
with a copy of the minutes of the last
session of the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor and other
documents which he says will disprove
Meyers statements.
IF President Meyer declared that the
executive council has taken no action on
the appeals made for aid for the copper
miners of Michigan" said Mr.. Gompers,
"he is seriously mistaken. The facts and
records show that prompt action was
taken and substantial aid given
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
u. of M. to Test
Road Material.

BY an arrangement with the State
Highway Commission. of which Paul
d. Sargent, SO, is chief engineer. a
read material testing laboratory is to
be established at the University of
Maine in charge of the department of
civil engineers. Tests will be made
by members of the faculty, and the
laboratory will also be available for
the regular work which is given the
students. The department announces
that the laboratory will be much bet-
ter than that In the Office of the pub
lie roads il Washington and far in
advance of laboratories Of this kind at
the average institution.
The Chemistry of Every Day Life"
is the subject of the series of Is lee
lures to be given by the department of
chemistry this spring, according to
the regular plan of the College of
Arts and Sciences, which provides for
a series of weekly lectures of pop
ular nature along lines covered by the
heads of departments in that college.
The course will begin Wednesday aft
ernoon, Feb 4, at 4.S0 O'Clock, in the
lecture room on the top floor of Co
burn hall.
Prof Roland P. Gray has been APP
pointed permanent representative in
the State of Maine of the National
Council of Teachers of English.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Progressives Will
Soon Return to
Fold Is Belief.

Boston, Jan. ga hopeful view of
the future of the Republican party
was taken and the prediction that the
Progressives would eventually return
to the fold was made today at the an
nual meeting of the Republican Club
of Massachusetts. The club spent s4458
in the campaign last fall in which
Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
the party candidate, was defeated for
Governor.
Former Representative Courtney
Crocker, of Boston, the new president
of the organization, declared that
there were already signs that the Pro-
gressives cannot and will not be held
in line. Their natural allegience," he
said, sis with the Republicans. If we
must fight them or surrender, let us
fight them to a finish. In the mean
time let us be willing to learn, so that
we shall be ready when the opportu-
nifty comes for the rang and file of
the two parties to join together again
for the common good"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
MAINE MAN SHOWS DIS
APPROVAL OF Dixie.

New York, Jan. 26.-Everywhere
that H. Francis Thurston of Masardis,
Me-, went they played Dixie. That's
the reason he was elected from the
Breslin hotel Saturday night and hur-
riedly took train for home, vowing
never to darken the threshold Of Man.
haitian again with his presence.
Thurston was in the Dixie room at
the hotel when the orchestra tuned up
and struck out at the top of its in
struments with Dixie. AS is the ma
ural and popular thing to do every
one present began to applaud, even if
he had not been any farther South
than Michigan. Thurston stood up
at his table and deliberately Kissed
And he kept on kissing. This per-
formance almost resulted in a riot.
Many of the diners We're from the
southland. and they moved toward
Thurston in a threatening manner.
C. c. Mobiles, the assistant manager
of the hotel, was in the dining room
at the time and hurried to the side
persisted in kissing and Mr.. Mobiles
then lost little time in throwing him
out This was no easy task, as the
Dixie room is in the basement and
Thurston had to be tossed UP. A
policeman was called but was dismiss
cd when Thurston agreed to go on
his way. He went away still Kissing
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
FLOOD SWEEPS COAST.
California Suffers-Santa Barbara Cut
From Communication.

San Francisco, Jan. 2e,-Flood waters
swept down from the Sierras to Califor-
MAS 700 miles of seaboard today as rain
runs off roof.
Santa Barbara was entirely cut OFF
from communication today. At last re-
ports water stood two feet deep on the
railway station platform. Five wash
outs on the Southern Pacii.c Railway s
coast and valley lines stopped all traffic.
The rain and windstorm which began
yesterday swept the Pacific coast from
Southern California to the British Co.
lumbia border and caused much damage
to shipping, though no serious mishaps
at sea have been reported Warm rains
have melted the snow in the mountains,
causing the rivers to rise rapidly.
AT many points along the Sacramento
and San Joaquin the situation is consid-
cred alarming as the rivers have broken
through their banks and fiooaed the low
lands.
Railroad traffic is seriously impeded.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Decision Affects
Citizenship Papers.

New York, Jan. 26.-First citizenship
papers issued more than seven years
ago, or ante-dating the passage of the
new naturalization law hereafter will
not be valid, according to Judge Ju-
lius M. Mayer of the federal district
court. In passing today upon the case
of an alien who in 1906 declared his
intention to become a citizen of the
United States but did not make ap-
plication for full citizenship until Oc-
tober 3, 1918, Judge Mayer who said
his contention was supported by Judge
Charles M. Hongh and Learned Hand
who ruled th2t the provisions of the
naturalization act which went into ef-
feet on Sept. 70. 1906, would apply to
all cases.
Under the ruling, aliens who have
failed to make application for full
citizenship within seven years of the
date on which first papers were is
sued to them will have to declare their
intention a second time and then await
the required two years for the final pa
pers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Portland Man Lost
Wife in Providence.

Providence, Jan. 26.-George Rolfe
of Portland, Me, found himself in a pc
culiar predieament here Saturday. He
came to Providence on a visit. The
first night he was here he registered
at q hotel and then changed his place
OF abode.
Saturday evening he went for trip
downtown, but never thought to note
the street and number of where he
was stopping. When George decided
to go home he did not know where
TO go. 1t wouldn't have made so
much difference but George had left
his wife at the elusive new home and
naturally wanted to show up. He
started out to find the place only re-
membering that there was a vacant
lot next to the building where he had
decided to stop.
The more George looked the more
he became confused, So he had a tax
ieab driver take him around more
expeditiously. The taxi man had to
give up and telephoned To the police
to see if anyone had telephoned in
locking for Mr. Rolfe, who finally
turned mp i'll person at the police sta
tion.
He couldn't get his bearings there and
the description he gave the police could
not put the sleuths on ,ne rig'at track
With the hope that everything would
come out all right he then left this city
bound again for him home In Portland
shortly before noon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
PLANNING HEARINGS ON
ANTITRUST PROGRAM.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Plans for public
hearings on the antitrust legislation pro-
gram probably will take definite shape
tomorrow when the House judiciary and
interstate commerce committees will hold
separate meetings. There is some feel
ing between the committees in both
branches of Congress over the question
of Jurisdiction and it was said tonight
that the House judiciary committee prob
ably would not consent to joint hearings.
Early hearings probably will be agreed
upon by both the House committees. The
judiciary committee expects to examine
soon William Draper Lewis of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Donald r. Rich
berg of the Progressive national head
quarters and Herbert Knox Smith, for
mer federal commissioner of corpora
tions, who have submitted requests to be
heard through Progressive Leader Mur-
dock
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Five Drowned and Immense
Damage About Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Jan. 26.-Four men and
a woman were drowned, a boy was
reported to have been lost, many per
sons were driven from their homes.
buildings We're damaged and steam and
electric railway traffic was tied up in
Southern California today as the re-
suit of the rain which deluged this
section in the last "a hours
The deaths were those of Louis Jones,
a retired banker of Montecto and his
wife; Hugh Spear Haven, said to be a
Chicago capitalist. who was drowned
near Montevia; Frank Ross, Mexi-
can; and Rico Rodiguez, who sank in
the flood waters of the San Gabriel
river near Whittier.
Haven, who had come to Monrovia
to pass the winter with his wife, was
drowned when he attempted to jump a
storm drainage ditch and fell in. His
body was found with his right hand
caught in the woodwork of a bridge
near the scene of his death
For 10 miles along the Rio Hondo
near Montabello. ranchers were ma
a depth of six feet in their homes.
forcing the occupants to roofs or sec
ond stories. All were rescued. The rail-
roads all suffered from the deluge
Damage to highways in Los Angeles
county alone is estimated at $500, 900.
With the entire countryside literally
soaking, the forecast for tonight and
tomorrow was more rain. Already the
precipitation to date is 1892 inches or
nearly twice the normal rainfall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Sen, Works Bill
For Commission to
Pass Appointments.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Federal ap
pointments were the subject of a
speech in the Senate today by Senator
Works of California, on his bill to pro-
vide for a commission appointed by
the President to receive and pass upon
all applications and recommendations
for appointment to federal offices.
The measure would forbid members of
the Congress to recommend applicants
or aid in obtaining positions. Senator
Works explained that his bill was in
tended to relieve the President and
Members of Congress from the bur-
dens of recommending and appointing
the thousands of officers throughout
the country to bring about the ap-
pointment of more competent men and
women and to relieve the public ser
vice as far as possible from the "odium
of the present pernicious system of
patronage" The time taken up by
the President and members of Con-
gress in considering matters of patron
age, he said, was enormous and could
be devoted to more important public
service.
From figures given to the Senate in
cember 1910, the senator showed the
total number of officers and employees
of the government at that time, ex-
elusive of the appointments made un-
der civil service and officers of the
army and navy, to be 14S,714, of whom
10,839 are appointed by the President.
These appointments, he said. had
steadily increased since the time of
that report, the number of postmas-
ters to be appointed by the President
having Been increased by 453.
President Wilson at the beginning
of his administration, he said, had
felt the necessity of some such help
as this bill would afford, but his ef
fort to transfer to the heads of de-
partments, the duty of making ap-
pointments had proved a failure.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Beal Not Candidate
For a 10th Term.

Bangor Me, Jan. 26.-Mayor F. 0
Beal of Bangor will not be candidate
for a 10th term. He says so in an open
letter in which characteristics of the
man who holds the Marathon record
for terms as mayor of any Maine city
are plainly apparent. Mayor Beale has
mad the habit of running whenever
he had an idea or ideas that he wished
to apply in municipal management.
That he has won so frequently is the
best evidence of the esteem in which
he is held In that city. He beat Mayor
Charles w. Mullen last spring and has
served as mayor and street commits
sioner this year. Three candidates are
seeking the nomination and Mayor Beal
seems willing they should fight 1t ont
among them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
Bryan Upholds Wilson Policy
In an Address at New York.

New York, Jan. 26.--President Will
sons policy toward business and his
proposed legislation affecting trusts
promise a lower cost of living at
home and increased international
trade, William j. Bryan, secretary OF
state, declared in an address before
the American Asiatic Society here to-
night. Secretary Bryan discussed the
Administrations attitude toward for
eign commerce as reflected by the
tariff and currency reform measures,
and it's policies toward private mo-
nopoly and the Chinese loan question
Abiding to the governments propos-
ed regulation of trusts and the prob
able effect, Mr.. Bryan said:
THE President has outlined a re-
form whose influence cannot be bound
ed by national lines. He has declar-
ed war on private monopoly and this
means the investment of capital that
has hitherto been frightened away
from industrial fields. If the new pol
icy results in a reduction in the size
of corporations that have become ov-
ergrown, it will mean a larger num-
ber of Independent and competing en-
terprises and this competition Will
mean a better article at a lower price
"It Is worth while to inquire wheth-
~ monopolization has not necessarily
suited in the restriction of exports,
the maintenance of abnormally
Ugh prices at home tends to prevent
expectation. the manufacturers fearing
that a reduction of price abroad might
result in the loss of the advantage en-
joyed at home. In proportion indus
tries rest upon their own merits rath
er than upon legislative favor, just
in that proportion will they be
strengthened for successful contest
with competitive industries through
out the world"
The authorization of international
banks under the currency law will
stimulate our foreign trade in the ORR
ent and throughout South America
Secretary Bryan said, and the new
tariff means larger international
commerce. Of which "the Orient will
have her share"
The secretary's discussion of the
Chinese loan was made after speech
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27

attained a velocity of so miles an hour.
The storm on Puget sound was the
most severe recorded since the es-
tablishment of the weather bureau
here.
A portion of Eugene, Ore, was
flooded by the overflow from Amazon
creek. 1t was reported that many
people in the lower part of the town
were marooned in their houses.
Telegraph and telephone lines be-
tween Portland and Salem were bad
ly crippled. At Salem the storm un-
rooted a portion of the State Insane
Asylum. AT Baker, Ore, the court
house was damaged and many houses
were unroofed. At Junction City, ore,
the water tower supplying the city was
blown down.
More than an inch and one-half of
rain had fallen at Portland during the
last "a hours
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-27
.MELLEN To APPEAR
AT COURT IN MORSE
SUIT AGAINST n. H.

New York, Jan. 26.-Charles A Mel
len, former president of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, was
ordered by the supreme court today to
appear as a witness here next Mon
day in the suit brought by Jennie r.
Morse, sister of Charles w. Morse, to
recover alleged losses she incurred
through the purchase by the New Hav-
en- Of the Metropolitan Steamship Co,
a former Morse line. Her attorney told
the court that he wanted to examine
Mellen in regard to the negotiations for
the purchase of the steamship COM
pany's bonds and unsecured notes.