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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22
MEMS TROUSERS, SPECIALS
CLEARING SALE OF MEMS SHIRTS

The best values to be had al any price them
est patterns to be found amy where at priest
cannot be undersoId by any legitimate hae>sn
is county Silk. ponSce. Sol>cle Madras
ptrcaIcs With or without Collars.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22

The Daily Light eife
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22

Il 5 the sale ih1l saves YOU money.
lis the sale that brings the crowds.
lis thc sale where the price is cul on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22

Buy the A-G Gas Range and save
80 per cent Of your gas bill lie.
Us show You. f 5. Cronk C,.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22

"AH EYES are en- Je0ery Cars
Eou can't hux better raterial at
any price. { L Cough AIT.
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Full line bath room trimmings
f. $. tRoNk co. al t
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-22

Mil and gin supplies, beittn
etc. +. :. CRONk co. adv.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
BOARDING READY CASH.
English Peer Had Million Dollars in
Bureau Drawer.


Among the eccentricities of the rich, the
passion for always possessing enormous
sums of ready cash is surely one of the
most extraordinary. A former Lord Dy-
sart one day asked a companion-nurse to
go to town and get a check cashed for
him at the Bank of England. When she
was ready to start the old peer sat down
and wrote out a check for s10O,0O0. and
told her to be sure and see that she got
one note for the whole amount.
The check was duly presented, and the
bank, having satisfied themselves as to
the nurses authority for making such
request, suggested that a clerk should ac-
company her and hand the G1OO,OOO note
in person to his lordship. After having
done so the clerk told the peer that only
three such notes were in existence. "One,
he said. I'VE have at the bank. another
have just handed to your lordship- and
the third, which some time ago disap-
peared from circulation, we have never
been able to trace" Perhaps can help
you," said Lord Dysart, and. going to a
out the missing f1000OO note, which had
been lying there for years.
Mr.. Ralph Nevill, who tells the story in
Fancies, Fashions and Fads. also men
tons a relative of his who died in the
forties of the last century, and who had
a similar mania for keeping great sums
of money at home. He had a love fer
putting banknotes in books. and a sum
amounting to little short of 10000 was
extracted from between the leaves of his
librs y by his executors.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
Appointments, Promotions and
Transfers in Interior Department.

The following changes in the personnel
of the Department Of the Interior were
announced today:
Probationary appointments = General
land office: Miss Carolyn L. Ragland,
Kentucky. s720; Francis L. Tetreault
Connecticut, $72O. Bureau of mines: Ad-
fred o. Ashman. Indiana, s1,Oa1 pitts
burgh. Pa: Eliot M. Muncey, District of
Columbia. $500 pittsburgh, Pa.). Freed
mems Hospital: Thomas E. Jones, Vir-
ginia- $1.3O0.
Promotions-Pension office: George B.
Fleming. Indiana, $500 to $1,4O0: Miss
Maggie Hughes, Wisconsin. $1,2O0 to
81. 400.
Transfers-Within the department. Sec
retary's Office: Mrs. Bessie l. Koehl
Texas. from pension office. Pension office:
Miss Johanna Bresnahan, Maryland $90O
by transfer from office of Secretary, and
promotion from telephone switchboard
operator. S720. From other departments
Patent office: William T. Ferguson, New
York, from legislative service, House of
Representatives. Geological survey:
Claude o. Brown, Massachusetts,, from
Philippine service. Reclamation service:
John l. Quinn, Minnesota, from Philip
pine service.
Observation-Disclosures office: Harold NJ.
Brown, Pennsylvania, $500. Pension Of
fee: Miles E. Bailey, Pennsylvania, 81, 400;
John B. Fairchild. Ohio, S1,4OO; Kobert
A. Etty, Ohio. $1,000. Patent office: Mel
win Y. Wilt PENNSYLVANIA, $500.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

place in Chestnut Grove cemetery. Death
resulted in both cases from pneumonia
Miss Minnie Mock. nineteen years old,
died at the home of her parents, near
Vale, after a long illness.
Rev. W. H. Burkhardt of St. James
Church, Leesburg. preached at St. Tim
othy's Sunday afternoon.
Rev. D. Lacy Jones. son of Rev. AL
ford Jones of Winchester. Va. has been
secured as supply for the Presbyterian
churches Of Aldie and Floris, and will
begin his pastorate about May /.
meeting Of the Junior League was
held at the Herndon High School. f.
Hilton Jackson spoke on Duty" In
strumental music was rendered by Miss
Pearl Shreve. A trio was given by Misses
Mary MCGUIRE, Elizabeth Ellis and Helen
Evening star., 1914-04-07
MOUNT RAINIER TO VOTE
ON s125,0O0 BOND ISSUE
Council Names Committee to Canvass
in Interest Of Water and
Sewers.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, April Z, 1914.
The April meeting of the mayor and
common council, held in Potts hall here
last night, Mayor W. H. Vanneman pre-
siding, was attended by large number
of citizens interested in the installation
of the water and sewerage systems and
the electric lighting plant, to bear the ex-
pense of which the Legislature has just
authorized a bond issue of s125,O00.
The question as to whether or not these
bonds will be issued will be decided at a
special election to be held Tuesday. April
81. AS the result of the recent registra-
to vote at this election.
DR.. Joseph C. Ohlendorf, the local
health officer. read a communication from
DR.. G. W. G. Rohrer, state board OF
health, strongly recommending favor
able vote on the prop osition, especially
for the instaIlion of sewers and water.
DIR. Rohrer not being able to attend on
account of the prevalence of smallpox
in certain sections of the state. Town
Clerk James Stockman. just after the
meeting opened, announced that tnero
were 1870 delinquent taxpayers owing an
average of $3.50 each, and that It was
necessary for these persons TO come
across"
DR.. Ohlendorf stated that during the
year 1913 there were reported from
Mount Rainier Seventy-six cases 0! con-
tagious diseases. while the months OF
January, February and March OF this
year showed eighty such cases
Several citizens spoke in favor OF the
proposition. but a few of them wanted
further information as to what their IN
dividual burden would be. One speaker
declared that it had been reported that
certain persons Interested in the defeat
of the proposition had offered tenants
three months rent free to vote against
the bond issue. The following committee
was named to make a house-to-house
canvass in the interest of the project: ::
First ward-Stuart NJ. Weber, John 8.
Moran DIR. Harry Nalley, Frank H.
Crown and T. L. Funkhouser. Second
ward-W. W. James. DIR. Laing. A. M.
Hawk, Joseph Halier and Charles Pig
gott Third ward-A. L. Gilmore, NJ.
Lightbown. Fred E. Weber. NJ. G. Hari-
nan and Homer Stanforth- Fourth ward
&C. E. Jones, T. C. Elliott. A. C. Speight,
C. C. Peckham and w. w. Meadley.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Wants to Speak Freely.
DUBIOUS OVER ENFORCEMENT.
Senator Tillman Comments ON Secre-
tary Daniels Prohibition Order.

Commenting upon the order issued by
Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment to the effect that officers of the navy
shall not have liquor aboard ship or in
navy yards. Senator Tillman of South
Carolina. chairman of the Senate naval
affairs committee said:
II am not a prohibitionist. but realize
that there is too much drinking among
officers of both the navy and the army,
and / think Secretary Daniels order may
do some good
THE great difficulty will be In enforcing
the order. Who is going to spy on the
officers of the navy to see whether they
take drinks or not? Prohibition does not
always prohibit. by any means. Prohibi-
tion laws have been among the hardest to
enforce
Evening star., 1914-04-07

was voted by the assembly of the state
that $2OOOOO worth of this stock might be
loaned to the commissioners provided
they would take it at par, and in addition
to the guarantee of Congress would
guarantee in their individual capacities
that the loan should be paid at maturity.
Even this loan could not be realized on
except at heavy depreciation and the
100000 with accrued interest was sold
Tor $4,000, of which about $4,000 had
to be returned to the state as interest on
the loan, leaving a net sum of 100000
applicable to public purposes.
When Congress first met in Washing
ton, in November, 1890, only the north
wing or the Capitol was in a state APP
proaching completion, and Mrs. Adams,
dent John Adams in the early summer,
has left an interesting account of the in
completeness of the building operations
at the White House.
In 1901 the commissioners reported that
amounts OF money due. or shortly to be-
come due. from sales of lots totaled about
| $145,0O0, and debts had been incurred to
the amount of over $500, 600 The CON-
missioners admitted that payments for
| the lots were likely to be slow and ur-
! certain. and Congress seems to have be-
come thoroughly dlsgusted with the con-
dttion of the undertaking. In May, 1902
| 1t peremtorily terminated the offices OF
Commissioners and provided for a su-
perintendent of the city, giving him direc-
| tons to sell lots to pay the interest, ano
SO far as possible the principal on the
| outstanding loans. An appropriation was
made to make up the deficiency in income
| from this source. From that time the In
| come from the sale of lots in the city was
a minor incident in the creation of fed.
eral establishment and the cost of sue
cessive steps of Improvement of federal
property was betrayed from the federal
| Treasury. The proceeds of sales of lots
| were devoted to the assistance OF the
municipality in street and other improve
| ments. but less and less attention was
| paid to the real estate feature of the es-
| tablishment in Washington, and eventual.
| ly Congress gave away practically the en-
tire residue of the speculative property.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
MY Mothers Eyes. y
From London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit-Bits
A newspaper recently invited its read
ers to state in a few words what they
considered the most beautiful thing in
the world.
The first prize was awarded to the
sender Of the answer, The eyes OF my
mother"
THE dream of that which we know
to be impossible" suggested an imagina-
tive person. and this brought him second
prize.
But the most amusing thing was that
which read:
The most beautiful thing in the world
is to see a man carrying his mother-in-
law across a dangerous river without
making any atteInp to drop her IN
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Hollanders Subscribe
Only Third Required. :,

on Greenleafs lots, and the lots belonging
to the public were reconyeyed.
Samuel Blodget was another specula-
tor who purchased considerable amount
of privately owned land in the city and
proposed to sell his lots by means of a
lottery. He offered as the grand prize
hotel which was started on the site Of the
present general land Office and Is in
cluded in the building as it now stands
1t appears that at first the commissioners
employed Blodget to sell public lots in q
similar way. When complaints began to
be raised a little later. they repudiated
all connection with his scheme.
Both the Greenleaf and the Blodget
speculations failed, and it became ap-
parent that no considerable amount of
money would be raised by sale of lots
at least at the prices and under the con-
ditions fixed by the commissioners. The
ultimate removal of the Congress then
sitting in Philadelphia to the new seat Of
government would, it was thought, re-
suit in a material increase in the demand
for lots, and enable them to be sold at
the prices which had been fixed. The
commissioners, therefore. appealed to
available in the federal Treasury, but
Congress voted to guarantee any loans
which the commissioners might be able
to raise up to the amount of $1,000 the
security of the loans to be the lots which
had been assigned to the United States
for sale.
The lots and the guarantee Of Con-
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Five Little Stickers.

From the Boston Transcript
Why do we speak of extreme cold as
bitter?
Why do We say "as dry as a fish,
Or las deaf as a post?
or las dead as a door nail"r
Or "as slick a whistle?
Why?
Evening star., 1914-04-07

TIE IOtS ana tNt guarantee OF Con-
gress were not, however, such attractive
security that indi-
Maryland to Aid viduals would sub
cr r.-:4.1 scribe to a loan
and no specie was
forthcoming as the result of the COM
missioners' efforts. The state of Mary
land. however. had on hand largo
amount of per cent stock OF the United
States. which apparently was not regard
ed at the time as an active asset, and II
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Crippen. Misses Estelle Mohler and Gym
thia Cummins sang duet.
The Triangle Glass gave a chicken
pie supper in Walkers Hall. the COM
mlttEe in charge being composed of
Misses Amy Burton and Sara kidwell and
Messrs. Silas HUtchison and James
Nickel
Evening star., 1914-04-07

necessary funds led the commissioners
representing the United States into paths
of high finance and ultimately to serious
difficulties.
James Greenleaf, member of the New
England family for whom the poet
Whittier was named, made a proposition
to the commissioners booking 10 Jolnt
action IN securing a large loan IN aoi-
land for the purpose of financing tne
construction of the federal buildings and
to help carry Greenleafs own purchases
within the limits of the new city He
had agreed with BENJAMIN steddert,
Uriah Forrest, Motley Young and others
for the purchase of a large part of their
interests in the city lots upon division,
and also contracted with the commits
sioners to buy 5000 lots of those which
were to come to the public. guaranteeing
to fulfill the building conditions required
leaf was to pay 10000 Maryland pounds
OF s2.66 to the pound, in seven equal
annual payment, and it was thought that
this arrangement would keep the finances
OF the city in easy circumstances until
the federal buildings had been erected.
Under a supplemental agreement with
the commissioners, Greenleaf took title
to a thousand lots, which he proposed to
offer with two thousand lots of his pri-
vate purchases as security for loan to
be subscribed in Holland. The commits
sioners made deed in which they set
forth that the consideration for the lots
had been paid by Greenleaf and that he
was the owner in fee simple. This was
one of the transactions in behalf of the
United States which has previously beer
referred to as not particularly edifying
1t was possibly a necessary means to the
end proposed, since it enabled Greenleal
to appear in Holland with such title tc
the lots as would inspire confidence, bu,
it did not represent the fact and was
based on a secret trust agreement not
disclosed to the proposed mortgages
There was also the very undesirable fea.
ture that Greenleaf was only paying
Eos per lot, and it was proposed te
mortgage the lots at the rate of s1O(
per lot.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

The Hollanders. however, did not take
kindly to the investment and subscribed
Evening star., 1914-04-07

The difficulty in securing funds made
the commissioners anxious to expedite
Evening star., 1914-04-07
DOUBLE FUNERAL CONDUCTED.
Mrs. Ellen Beard and Mrs. Mary A.
Beard Buried at Herndon.
Il Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HERNDON. Va. April Z. 1914.
Mrs Ellen F. Beard. ninety-eight years
old, died at her home. near Lent's mill.
last Wednesday. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Revs. w. II. Gilmore and B. W. N.
Simms assisting in the services. At the
same hour and place services were held
for Mrs. Mary A. Beard, aged forty-eight,
who died last Friday. Interments took
Evening star., 1914-04-07
THE FEDERAL CITY.
W.-UncIe Sam, Spec
uIator.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

Uncle Sam, at the time he decided to
build his permanent home on the banks
of the Potomac, was young man of eX-
celIent prospects, but his bank account
was a large figure in the minus column.
1t was the first time a nation had set
out to build a capital. and the only guide
was the experience of cities and towns
that had previously been promoted on
this side of the Atlantic. The temper of
the people Of the United States would not
permit the sale of concessions and mo-
nopolies to raise money, and the federal
government entered on the establishment
of its permanent seat on a similar specu-
lative basis to the enterprises of private
persons. There seems to have been no
alternative to this method, but it result
ed in a number of incidents that are not
edifying, and which would have been
avoided if the Congress had not felt the
necessity of raising revenue by the sale
of lots to make the new capital a profit
able proposition.
Although, under the agreements of the
tainty that the United States would
eventually have title to a large number
of building lots, a considerable expendi-
ture was necessary before this prospect
could be realized. The proposed location
had to be surveyed and mapped, salaries
of commissioners and clerks had to be
provided; some sort Of temporary build
ings were necessary to house the WORK
men on the agricultural lands which were
the subject of the agreement and thus
ready cash was the first requirement.
This was first provided, although only
in small installments. by the grants Of
the states Of Virginia and Maryland. Vir-
ginia appropriated $4,000, which was to
be payable in three equal yearly pay
ments. Maryland appropriated $1,000, to
be paid as funds might come into the
hands of the treasurer Of the land Of
fee for the western shore from the sale
of the conffscated estates Of the former
Gated could be carried out only at inter
walls, as repeated appeals to the treasur-
erers of Virginia and Maryland developed
that money was coming in very slowly.
The amounts which could be spared
were sent to the commissioners of the
new city and by them doled out as abso-
lutte necessity required. There is a let
ter in existence written on the subject of
payment Of the advances by one of the
treasurers in which he says that while
money was coming in slowly, it's influx
could probably be expedited il he took
the time to hurry up collections, and if a
reasonable commission on the amounts
collected could be assured him he would
devote portion of his activities to the
work.
The difficulty in securing funds made
the commissioners anxious to expedite
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Result Of First Sale
Proves Disappointing

plan Of the city was pushed forward
with a view of getting it engraved at
the earliest possible moment, SO that it
might be circulated in the United States
and Europe. The copies of the engraved
plan printed at Boston and Philadelphia
were sent Gut to booksellers for the sale,
and date was set for the first sale of lots.
The result of the sale was disappointing.
Only a few lots were sold. and as the
building regulations of the city had been
very rigidly drawn, a reduction in price
had to be offered The contract of sale
involved the building of brick or stone
houses and required considerable invest
ment, especially in view of the scarcity
Of building materials in the vicinity. This
failure of the first two propositions of
the original speculation to provide the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-28
FORMER politician
Of TULSA IN JAIL
BEN kESTFRSON ARRESTED IN
MISSOURI ON \ BAD CHECK
CHARGE.

Word has reached Tulsa that Ben
r. Kesterson. formerly an attorney
wy, conducted an erstwhilc practice
here with offices in the Bliss build
ing, has been in Jail at St Joseph.
Mo. on the charge or having passed
a. worthless check for S2j. -Four
other charges it is said, have been
brought against him at his home in
Princeton Mo, three being embezzle-
mcnt cases and one an action In dis
barment Hestcrson was formerly
prosecuting attorney of Mercer
county. Missouri. and is well known
in his section OF the state as an at
torrcv and politician. Kesterson
lived In Tulsa from 1903 to the late
'pring Of 1910 He entered vigor-
cusly into the city campaign Of 1910
on behalf Of the non-partisan ticket
Il is said that ne borrowed Consid-
cradle money from friends while
here. and that he left rather un-
cNprctedly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-28

In dlapiug Your windows and
doors ALLOW BASS to show you
their beautiful lime of Suntast
Drapclics, imported nets, SrrimS,
yoiIcS. marquiScttcS, etc.
BASS employs only the most
experienced hcp in the making
and hanging Of your drapcrlcS
and we guarantee them to be
right. We are pleased at amy
time to bring samples to your
home and give you an estimate
Of what the expense will be to
decorate your windows.
We give estimates on Window
Shading.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-28

jugtown precinct in Alabama went
for Hobson. who made his race on a
dry platform. in the late primaries.
So there isn't much in a name. after
all
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-28

Hear the new May records at Allen
& Thedc. 110 South Main.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-28

Paid in Full Majestic today.